£1300 gaming build...!?

[Gregster]

Stuilds build looks awsome. Just add windows and done job for under £1300

 

[NeverWinter]

Stuilds build looks awsome. Just add windows and done job for under £1300

Definitely.

 

[Remote_zero]

Another £360 gtx680, incredible.

 

[Varsh]

I have to agree with the P280, just got it through the post and for £65 it's better than a bargain, this case is astounding and easily worth over £100. Just purchase the case now while it's at this price and pick up the other stuff later.

 

[Pabl0]

Case looks great, just what i was looking for.

680 over 7950? whats better..?

That build does look great though.

 

[stulid]

A GTX680 vs 7950 (stock speed cards) - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/555?vs=550

I've left a nice £80 in your pocket, you could even get get a bigger IPS panel screen or put a 256GB SSD in there.


Heres a slight alteration with a bigger SSD and an a great fully modular, silver rated PSU,


YOUR BASKET
1 x POV-TGT GeForce GTX 680 Ultra Charged 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Dell Studio S2340L 23" IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £161.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 750W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (ST75F-P) £104.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** £61.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £35.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,299.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).




PSU reviews,

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=183
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/SilverStone-Strider-Plus-750-W-Power-Supply-Review/911/10

 

[passey89]

A GTX680 vs 7950 (stock speed cards) - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/555?vs=550

I've left a nice £80 in your pocket, you could even get get a bigger IPS panel screen or put a 256GB SSD in there.


Heres a slight alteration with a bigger SSD and an a great fully modular, silver rated PSU,


YOUR BASKET
1 x POV-TGT GeForce GTX 680 Ultra Charged 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Dell Studio S2340L 23" IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £161.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 750W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (ST75F-P) £104.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** £61.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £35.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,299.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).




PSU reviews,

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=183
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/SilverStone-Strider-Plus-750-W-Power-Supply-Review/911/10

Best setup now.As always stulid delivers

 

[Pabl0]

that build looks great, i have always been team red but i suppose i could be swayed to team green!

 

[Remote_zero]

Personally, id want a 120hz monitor with that budget.

 

[Pabl0]

I'm still half convinced by the 680 over a 7970/7950...? With the new drivers and games package won't that make them a better buy... Pound per performance..?

Is the 120hz monitor really worth the extra over the IPS?

 

[stulid]

I just tried to give you the fastest I could think off, also the Nvidia cards have a flash new driver set released just yesterday that boost performance too - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18453298

 

[Remote_zero]

Is the 120hz monitor really worth the extra over the IPS?

I wasn't convinced myself, so I tracked one down to have a go, and the difference is significant. Even whilst just on windows everything looks so much smother, and gaming is exceptional.
The only problem I see is that it encourages you to spend more on your graphics as you want to keep the framerates high to get the full advantage.

 

[Trusty]

Yeah, that's why i specced in a 120hz monitor, much nicer. 1080p isn't going to be going out of fashion either anytime soon.

 

[Remote_zero]

Here's a build with a good 120hz monitor, its actually out of stock, but i'm sure it will be back soon. I've managed to keep the 680. The trade off is you've lost the abillty to run two cards, and i've dropped your SSD back to 128gb.

YOUR BASKET
1 x POV-TGT GeForce GTX 680 Ultra Charged 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** £57.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,298.20 (includes shipping : £20.10).



If you don't want to make that sacrifice, then you could drop to a 7950, and get your SSD and ability to crossfire back.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** £57.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,306.15 (includes shipping : £20.10).



I'm not 100% on that cooler, but most of the standard options are out of stock.

Just throwing some options out there.

 

[passey89]

i love my 120hz definatly worth it

 

[Pabl0]

Thanks for that, good to see lots of different opinions...

I've come up with this..

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7970 IceQ X² 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H797QM3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £323.99
1 x Benq XL2410T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** £57.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £39.95
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,338.67 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 

[Pabl0]

Think i might drop the 120hz monitor and buy something normal as i'm considering a 1440p at somepoint in the future..

Oh and i'm really stumped on 7970 VS 680!

 

[stulid]

The POV GTX680 is only £359 today only, so if you dont order quickly, then £379 is the next cheapest.

At £379 it starts to look like bad value compared to a 7970.

 

[Remote_zero]

They're both really great cards. You won't regret it whichever you choose.

 

[Pabl0]

Is it worth paying extra for different editions (7970) as the chips are the same? Surely its worth just buying a cheaper card (with the aftermarket cooler) and over clocking it yourself?