Spec check for a friend

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £69.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Blue £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £603.92 (includes shipping : FREE).



I know I have gone over and used the free P&P but I can save him money right now by saying DON'T get MoH Bugfighter........the game is utter garbage. Consider the premium pack for BF3 instead even if you go for a cheaper spec.

The Z77 mobo is cheaper and will allow overclocking. As the ivybridge i5K is on offer this week it's literally a few quid more for much better tech. It also has a better IGP which lucidMVP and quicksync utilise. This RAM is faster at 1600mhz rather than your 1333mhz for again a couple of quid more

I've used the Merc beta before it's very very basic. The shinobi is better for not much more, added a modular PSU which helps improve airflow by you using only using the cables you need. These are luxuries, the mobo bundle I would definately switch
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £69.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £616.92 (includes shipping : FREE).



http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=660

660 vs 7850, but some people say that with new AMD drivers Ati cards perform better.

If you friend does not like to overclock and doesnt need IGP, check out intel xeon 1230v2... doesnt sell here though...
 
Lazder you are such an nvidia fan boi lol

It's not just the new drivers, the 7850s also overclock very well, the 660 doesn't. Your benchmark link only compares them at stock on god knows what drivers.

I would take my spec over yours all day long, hell he could sell the free games to get some cash back if he wanted to. We can argue nvidia CUDA support (again) but it's mainly used for video encoding and quicksync is arguably better than CUDA for that purpose. Using a Xeon CPU he'd lose the IGP and quicksync and lucidMVP support along with it.

Not trying to "lay into you", just explaining why it's probably not the best way to balance the build for essentially a gaming rig. Especially as you have gone even further over budget
 
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honosuseri said:
Lazder you are such an nvidia fan boi lol

It's not just the new drivers, the 7850s also overclock very well, the 660 doesn't. Your benchmark link only compares them at stock on god knows what drivers.

I would take my spec over yours all day long, hell he could sell the free games to get some cash back if he wanted to. We can argue nvidia CUDA support (again) but it's mainly used for video encoding and quicksync is arguably better than CUDA for that purpose. Using a Xeon CPU he'd lose the IGP and quicksync and lucidMVP support along with it.

Not trying to "lay into you", just explaining why it's probably not the best way to balance the build for essentially a gaming rig. Especially as you have gone even further over budget
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FIGHT. Go on lads, take it outside. Lazder in the Green corner, hono in the red. Keep it cool and no OCing.:D
 
honosuseri said:
I'll take you all on lol Aren't you supposed to be tinkering with MSI afterburners OSD ;)
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I am, still like to watch a good fight.;)

Going to try Metro 2033, if I can get into it, gave up last time iI tried, bit slow for me.
But, have about 50+ games to try it on, so will be busy for a while.
Also hope to get my system installed into the Antec P280( tomorrow) , that I got a week ago. :cool:
 
Bacon? said:
Are they allowed to use batterings RAMs with tall heatsinks on them? :p
Pffft Hono we'll all take you on ;) Me and my toothpaste fight side by side :D
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I taught you everything you know......not everything I know lol Try and top my spec then "noob" ;)

stulid said:
You're all such a blatant ATI fanboi's, all you do is suggest ATI cards even when its obvious that a Kyro3D would be the better option.
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Do I now? ;) I must confess I did feel an urge to go 3Dfx :P
 
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Heres two cheap Nvidia options to keep the ATI fanboi's away,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x POV-TGT GeForce GTX 560Ti Charged 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £69.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £608.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).




YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti-448 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £69.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £608.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Both £593.92 with free delivery.


And one with a ATI card,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £69.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £614.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).




£599.92 with free delivery.
 
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honosuseri said:
Lazder you are such an nvidia fan boi lol

It's not just the new drivers, the 7850s also overclock very well, the 660 doesn't. Your benchmark link only compares them at stock on god knows what drivers.

I would take my spec over yours all day long, hell he could sell the free games to get some cash back if he wanted to. We can argue nvidia CUDA support (again) but it's mainly used for video encoding and quicksync is arguably better than CUDA for that purpose. Using a Xeon CPU he'd lose the IGP and quicksync and lucidMVP support along with it.

Not trying to "lay into you", just explaining why it's probably not the best way to balance the build for essentially a gaming rig. Especially as you have gone even further over budget
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I am not a fanboi, I am value for money type of person... 660 was released after 7850 and it carried similair price tag, so therefore it was made to combat 7850, therefore in MY mind it should be better than 7850, before 660 came out I always specced 7850 over 560ti.

I did mention that if he did not want to make use of IGP and overclocking..
I have 2700k and I dont make use of any IGP features.

"I would take my spec over yours all day long" a bit childish... I mean we all got our preferences at the end of the day
 
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Dirty Intel fanbois make me puke.

Heres a lovely AMD spec,


YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795Q3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £227.99
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8120 Black Edition 3.10Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £69.98
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME ** £59.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £618.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).




£603.91 with free delivery.
 
stulid said:
Dirty Intel fanbois make me puke.

Heres a lovely AMD spec,


YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795Q3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £227.99
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8120 Black Edition 3.10Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £69.98
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME ** £59.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £618.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).




£603.91 with free delivery.
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:p

When I was building my build, I actually tried really hard to justify going for AMD CPU rather than Intel, but I just couldnt :( AMD always used to be value for money but it just isnt anymore...
 
Stulid is taking the mick, continuing from the kyro3D post. I'm waiting to be called racist next for using white components lol Its all a bit of friendly banter we are all here to help each other I would like to think :)

As I said in the other thread we debated, spec'ing a custom rig means tailoring it to the users needs. The real trick is balancing the build to the budget.

I've used the merc beta. It rattles like a bar steward when the optical drive spins up. No real cable management and no usb3 ports also go against it.

The case and PSU will often "outlive" a GPU, so ideally I like to invest at least £100 for the pair if possible. Of course there are alternatives to my spec, stulid showed that should the OP hate my "white look".

I look forward to seeing what he settles on. We can then look to help him "tune up" the performance. He should be talking about heat sinks, to see if Santa hears and bring him one for crimbo ;)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - Retail (0S03356) £219.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-4 Quad Core 4300 3.80GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Plug and Play 8GB (2x4GB) 1866MHz - KHX1866C11S3P1K2/8G £89.99
1 x OcUK Swift 750W V2 Silent Power Supply £36.98
1 x ASRock G41M-VS3 R2.0 Intel G41 Chipset (Socket 775) Micro ATX Motherboard £34.99
1 x Mach Xtreme Technology 32GB Starter 2.5" SATA II SSD (MXSSD2MST-32G) ** Special Price ** £23.99
1 x OcUK Flamingo FM-12A Midi Tower Case - Black/Red £21.98
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Backplate £19.99
1 x Sony DDU1681S-0B 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £575.32 (includes shipping : £11.25).



HDD, large for lots of storage. Quad core CPU, cant go wrong with that. 8gb of RAM, self explanitory. A 750w PSU, should handle that. The mobo is low end but enough. Nice large SSD. Best value case. That gpu is very good value (charts comparison to 7850 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=555) Just a regular optical drive :).
YOUR BASKET
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - Retail (0S03356) £219.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte H61N-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £44.99
1 x Corsair Value Select 2GB (2x1GB) DDR PC3200C3 400MHz 184Pin Dual Channel Kit (VS2GBKIT400C3) £39.95
1 x OcUK Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU) £29.99
1 x Mach Xtreme Technology 32GB Starter 2.5" SATA II SSD (MXSSD2MST-32G) ** Special Price ** £23.99
1 x Asus HD 5450 SILENT 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Low Profile Graphics Card £22.99
1 x Sony DDU1681S-0B 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £576.43 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
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