£2k Build

jwnip · 21 Jul 2011 at 11:40

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John101 · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:01

Do you need windows 7 or any peripherals??

Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £369.98 (x2)
(£308.32) £739.96
(£616.64)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi-Tower - Black £142.99
(£119.16) £142.99
(£119.16)
Gigabyte Z68X-UD4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £134.40
(£112.00) £134.40
(£112.00)
XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £122.99
(£102.49) £122.99
(£102.49)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£12.49) £14.99
(£12.49)
Sub Total : £1,346.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £272.33
Total : £1,633.98

Still got £400~ to spend. You could either save it, bigger ssd, buy windows 7 or get a beastly monitor, thats my suggestion anyway

Duesix · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:14

Silverstone Fortress 2 FT02B-W Windowed Gaming Case - Black £219.98
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 PC Game £209.99 x 2
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £161.98
Gigabyte Z68X-UD4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £134.40
Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £69.98 (not sure if this fits in the case)
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA-II 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARS)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £46.98

Total : £1,349.48 inc VAT

how is this for a start and maybe tell us what John 101 asked.

jwnip · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:33

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Pickman · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:34

jwnip said:
Any chance of an i7 build?

The i5 is almost identical to the i7 for games. Infact in some games the i5 performs better. It is just a waste of cash for gamers.

John101 · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:36

the money saved could be put to better things

jwnip · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:37

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John101 · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:38

Go ahead then, its within the budget. As long as he realizes that there wont be a massive difference.

Reaper 392 · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:39

Pickman said:
The i5 is almost identical to the i7 for games. Infact in some games the i5 performs better. It is just a waste of cash for gamers.

thought i'd get a couple of benchies to back you up on this:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287

however, if your friend is likely to be recording his gameplay, then he's going to see a benefit over the i5 2500k

does he need/want any peripherals, or a new monitor?

jwnip · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:42

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Pickman · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:43

jwnip said:
He has monitors the budget is for the tower alone

What monitor/s is he using?

Reaper 392 · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:52

since he's determined to have an i7, then i guess i'll put one in the spec

YOUR BASKET
2 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £369.98 (£739.96)
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £239.99
1 x Silverstone Fortress 2 FT02B-W Windowed Gaming Case - Black £219.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £173.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156//LGA1366/AMD K8/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £32.99
Total : £1,871.08 (includes shipping : £16.85).

the cooler i was going to put in the spec, the thermalright silver arrow, has dissapeared from OcUK shelves for some reason

i really cant think of anything else to spend the money on

Pickman · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:56

Reaper 392 said:
i really cant think of anything else to spend the money on

If he is determined to burn the money then a larger SSD.

Reaper 392 · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:58

Pickman said:
If he is determined to burn the money then a larger SSD.

yeah, thats about the only place you can get any noticeable difference. the only other thing i can think of is a TV card, or a recorder card for the xbox/PS3

jwnip · 21 Jul 2011 at 13:13

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jwnip · 21 Jul 2011 at 13:41

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oulton · 21 Jul 2011 at 13:57

For eyefinity choose the crossfire twin fozr 6950 setup as mentioned above

Jony27 · 21 Jul 2011 at 14:18

Reaper 392 said:
yeah, thats about the only place you can get any noticeable difference. the only other thing i can think of is a TV card, or a recorder card for the xbox/PS3

a revo-drive perhaps?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-083-OC&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1427

R088ieS86 · 21 Jul 2011 at 14:36

Jony27 said:
a revo-drive perhaps?
SNIP

Or 2

Reaper 392 · 21 Jul 2011 at 16:06

jwnip said:
Sorry to bother you again, Any chance of an eyefinity build?

how about eyefinity in 3D:
(nvidia 3D vision surround)

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
3 x LG W2363D 23" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £155.99 (£467.97)
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 2 RV02B Full Tower Case - Black £129.98
1 x NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit with Duke Nukem Forever £113.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £1,987.30 (includes shipping : £32.90).