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theipodkid

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Hi there, I made a topic not so long ago about what to get but I've been thinking about every thing I want and now I know so doing new topic.

Here is the main things I want

*Fast speed (My old PC used to take like 3-4mins to load up fully)
*8gb memory (For future prove)
*Cheep to run (Things that don't use much electric if that's possible)
*Graphics Card (That will play games like (WoW, CS:S, BF2 on full)
*Silint fans

I don't need:
Operating System, Mouse, speakers etc just the main base (OR what ever it's called :rolleyes:)

Now, I ain't sure what I want to spend so may I have 3 specs

£400
£600
£1,000

Thank you!
 
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£750 will get you a decent system if you only need the tower


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 PC Game ** PRE-ORDER ONLY PRICE ** £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £169.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £114.98
1 x Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £72.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £19.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £741.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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Thanks that looks good.

I would change the memory from 4 to 8GB and I think I would change the case. But other than that looks good.

I'll see what other people come up with aswell.

Not much point in this, but here is what my old PC had.


Manufacturer:
DIXONSXP
Processor:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2330 @ 1.60GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory:
1014MB RAM
Hard Drive:
159 GB
Video Card:
Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Monitor:
Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card:
Realtek HD Audio output
Speakers/Headphones:
Creative Inspire T2900 2.1
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Desk
Operating System:
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.100216-1441)
Motherboard:
Asus P5n-e sli
 
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It does matter if you are reusing windows xp for the new rig. It will be pointless buying 8GB as the OS won't even use it.....even 4GB is too much!

If you are mainly going to be gaming then 4GB will suffice anyway. Better to spend out the difference towards the GPU
 
honosuseri said:
It does matter if you are reusing windows xp for the new rig. It will be pointless buying 8GB as the OS won't even use it.....even 4GB is too much!

If you are mainly going to be gaming then 4GB will suffice anyway. Better to spend out the difference towards the GPU
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I'll be using Vista.
I will be using things like photoshop but I'll just be using it for games more.

Will it still be pointless?

Thanks.
 
Windows 7 is the way forward. Get Windows 7 Home Prem 64

Only reason it's "pointless" was because I think 32bit Windows XP only reads up to 3-4gb so having more would be..well...pointless.
 
I would use 8GB of the Corsair XMS3 RAM £60ish and opt for windows 7 64 bit bundled with a Sata HDD, I think you save about £10 on the deal.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-000-OP&groupid=33&catid=1963&subcat=

So spend less on the RAM basically for money to by an OS that can use it. The problem with the RAM you suggested is that those aggressive looking heatsinks can cause problems when fitting the heatsink. Unless you are going with the "entry" sealed watercooling units that is, which would have no issues ;)

N.B Those F3 drives you suggested are good, quick drives. The 1TB isnt much more though unless prices have shifted again. See what you think of the bundle, good luck with the build.
 
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You dont need fancy memory. Take the cheapest 12800 sticks and they'll work just as well.

For the games you noted, you can have a machine for £500.

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £46.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £35.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £509.81 (includes shipping : £11.25).









For a mid system, you can get a [email protected] overclock, and a 6950 2GB.


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 PC Game ** PRE-ORDER ONLY PRICE ** £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £760.80 (includes shipping : £13.75).



This thing will have some serious poke.





then something like this for £1K.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £95.99
1 x Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £56.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £47.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £982.78 (includes shipping : £13.75).



with SLI potential, big overclock.

A lot of mixing and matching. It's best to have a single budget, then we can get the best out of it.
 
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Thanks for them specs all look good.
Why do you guys think I don't need 8gb memory?

Bit of a stupid thing to ask, but what part in the PC will get it to load up fast, and load other things up fast like software?

Also, why do I need a Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive aswell as a Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit :S
 
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theipodkid said:
Also, why do I need a Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive aswell as a Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit :S
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SSD is for installing the Window and applications that you commonly use. It will make them become like lightning fast responsive. But because SSD drive has limited capacity, you'd need a separate HDD for storage use (videos, MP3 etc)
 
4 gigs is plenty for gaming and everyday use. You can make use of 8GB if you use memory hungry software, otherwise there is little point. Depends what your needs are really. I would spec 8GB for myself anyway, so no grudge from me.

SSD for the OS will make it boot much faster than using a mechanical drive. There are other things you can do in the bios to make it load faster, as with a SSD, about 1/2 the boot time is taken by the system startup and various component checks (SMART, memroy check, ...). Loading the OS will be done in seconds.

You usually put your OS and programs on SSD, and your data (music, video, ...) and most of your games on the hard drive. You can put some on the SSD for fast loading, but space on a SSD is at a premium, so you need to prioritise what you want to load fast. I would try to leave 5-10GB free on the SSD at any one time, and not max it out. Note that a OS drive will steadily fill up with rubbish, and it's good to keep an eye on the User folders as well (temp files, 'My Documents", "Downloads", that sort of things).
 
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Thanks for that, only thing is I don't need to buy windows 7.

I could do the 1k one for £944.38

With:

Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit
To
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache
£32.99

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Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
To
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) [F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ]
£59.99

What do you guys think?
I know you guys say I don't need 8gb but then I'm future proved and things like photoshop etc use abit.

Thanks
 
theipodkid said:
Thanks for that, only thing is I don't need to buy windows 7.

I could do the 1k one for £944.38

With:

Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit
To
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache
£32.99

-------------------

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
To
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) [F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ]
£59.99

What do you guys think?
I know you guys say I don't need 8gb but then I'm future proved and things like photoshop etc use abit.

Thanks
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'Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit
To
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache
£32.99'

Why do you want to change that? Don't use vista, you will end up throwing the PC out the window...and also you will not see the potential from the hardware you bought.

I would change the ram to http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-105-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

as it has a low profile heatsinks and won't interfere with the cooler :)
 
OK, if you want a 1K build then that's a start :)

Then we can spec the best bang for bucks. If you want 8GB, then that's fine by me.

With a grand, can spec a good GTX570 build, 8GB, and maybe a SSD thrown in although OS will eat in the budget. I do recommend you get an OS (OcUK or somewhere else, as long as it's reputable).

Wait for us to give you the best equipment for the money, what I threw in was just an example.
 
Windows 7 is much better than vista. You said you have vista but is it a 64bit version? If it's 32bit you can't use more than 4GB of RAM and you might as well upgrade it to windows 7 64bit.

If you want 8GB then get it. Personally I don't think it's needed for your uses and lets be honest it's not the hardest upgrade to do if you want to add more later ;)

Get the XMS3 RAM. If you want 8GB then buy the 8GB XMS3 kit it's practically the same price as the GSkill 8GB kit. I wasn't joking, you might think the heatspreaders look cool on the GSkill RAM but they can cause problems when fitting the heatsink as I've already said.
 
olivier renault said:
OK, if you want a 1K build then that's a start :)

Then we can spec the best bang for bucks. If you want 8GB, then that's fine by me.

With a grand, can spec a good GTX570 build, 8GB, and maybe a SSD thrown in although OS will eat in the budget. I do recommend you get an OS (OcUK or somewhere else, as long as it's reputable).

Wait for us to give you the best equipment for the money, what I threw in was just an example.
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Thanks, been having a think and maybe spending 1k is to high as I've still got games to buy. So maybe £650 max?

Sorry for being a pain /:

honosuseri said:
Windows 7 is much better than vista. You said you have vista but is it a 64bit version? If it's 32bit you can't use more than 4GB of RAM and you might as well upgrade it to windows 7 64bit.

If you want 8GB then get it. Personally I don't think it's needed for your uses and lets be honest it's not the hardest upgrade to do if you want to add more later ;)

Get the XMS3 RAM. If you want 8GB then buy the 8GB XMS3 kit it's practically the same price as the GSkill 8GB kit. I wasn't joking, you might think the heatspreaders look cool on the GSkill RAM but they can cause problems when fitting the heatsink as I've already said.
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Well I don't have the vista yet but that's what I was going to get.
But, now I like windows 7 so think I would get that.

Don't need that in a spec though as I already know where I'm getting it.
 
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