A little help needed please :)

Xcitz

Xcitz

Xcitz

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What CPU do you have for this new motherboard? or is it a new build where you dont have anything yet?
 
I dont have anything yet, need cpu, psu, heat sink fan the lot really, but really like the look of that gfx card
 
Well a £110 for a motherboard instantly means P67 sandybridge such as,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-167-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-324-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-312-IN seemed quite a decently priced CPU, might be totally wrong though
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Nah, its an old dying socket, been replaced by the socket 1155 stuff.

As for that graphics card, its nice, but a tiny bit more can get this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-103-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1711

which should be a bit faster and has more Vram memeory.
 
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Best to pick everything all at once rather than bits and bobs individually. I'm sure the man there will get you sorted out for your system spec. Did you have an overall budget in mind, give him something to work with?
 
Was hoping to buy in stages, but to be honest want to spend around £500, thats the far end though (this amount not including things like hard drive, dvd rom and case).
Would like soemthing abit under that though if possible
 
Xcitz said:
abit
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Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £131.99
(£109.99) £131.99
(£109.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Sub Total : £403.28
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £82.66
Total : £495.94

thats "abit" under:D

just need a case/HDD and DVD drive.
 
By the way, thanks for quick friendly responses, use to forums like VN boards where you get trolled for the simplest of questions...was abit hesitant to sign up and ask lol
 
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By the way, thanks for quick friendly responses, use to forums like VN boards where you get trolled for the simplest of questions...was abit hesitant to sign up and ask lol
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90% of people on here are keen to help and show off there knowledge at the same time lol. Everyones a winner.
 
Sorry to be a pain
Just making sure...the 530w psu would be enough?. Was thinking id need maybe 600w+ no?
 
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Sorry to be a pain, but eventually would need he case too.
Just making sure...the 530w psu would be enough?. Was thinking id need maybe 600w+ no?
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/3809/nvidias-geforce-gtx-460-the-200-king/17

look at the middle three power consumption charts showing both the 5850 and GTX460, the three charts are at IDLE/gaming and full on stress testing using furmark, 530w is plenty, also consider that the test system used is an more power hungry socket 1366 i7 system, and sandybridge cpu's use less watts also.
 
damn, meant to edit out the case bit quicker lol, although one will be needed best to get all the components first!
Think I will def go for the spec you put up mate, looking good and thanks for the links also, very helpful :)
 
Just bought that gfx card and motherboard..makes a good start heh
Just wondering, is there an ground so to speak in going with the ripjaw memory sticks for that motherboard?.
Do they make any particular difference?
 
Xcitz said:
Just bought that gfx card and motherboard..makes a good start heh
Just wondering, is there an ground so to speak in going with the ripjaw memory sticks for that motherboard?.
Do they make any particular difference?
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Not really, just get the cheapest 4GB DDR3 kit listed, memory timings make little difference to sandybridge cpu's so more expensive ram with lower timings is a waste.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/memory/2011/01/11/the-best-memory-for-sandy-bridge/1
 
you should have bought everything bundled. but nvm. The 2500K sandy system is by far the best value for money in your price range. £40 gives you a good case, the BeQuiet PSU is best value for money for single card systems, and you have a whole lot of choices of graphics card to complete the rest.
 
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Sorry for all the questions, was also wondering, does it matter too much which cooler I go for?
Do I somehow have to cross reference it to the motherboard?, or just buy any one ?
 
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