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noenum pax

noenum pax

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hi i am currently making my first pc and have come up with this so far but still have £200 left over and looking for tips on where to invest it

motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68
cpu fan:Noctua NH-D14
ssd: OCZ 120GB Vertex 3 SSD 2.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Read 550MB/s Write 500MB/s 85,000 IOPS
hdd:Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache
gpu: Asus GTX 560 Ti Battlefield 3 Edition 1GB GDDR5
cpu: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Box Processor
case: Coolermaster HAF X Case
psu: Coolermaster Silent Pro 1000W Modular PSU
ram: 16gb G-Skill DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
 
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That's a pretty good rig! Have you overclocked your CPU?

Not a lot I'd change there tbh, what other peripherals do you have? Maybe a new monitor?
 
I have the moniter speakers arctic silver axtra fans etc but never posted to stop the post being too long etc

I have not ordered the computer yet as i was waiting for suggestions for upgrades before buying it
 
agreed, cant see anywhere really to invest it - you could just keep the 200 quid (in case of emergencies ? lol ) if you really must spend it (and already have an operating system) you could blow the money by using a h100 water cooler instead of the nh-14 and mabey go down a silent route, buy your self some games? a new mouse or keyboard perhaps?

Really im just guessing, I'd say the builds fine and you should count your blessings your build came £200 quid under budget XD
 
Hehe maybe you are right as for keyboard i bought a Logitech G19 Keyboard with Colour LCD Display along with Sharkoon FireGlider 7 Button Laser Gaming Mouse - 3600DPI with Adjustable weights for the mouse

I may look into the water cooling but know next to nothing about so what water cooling systems are top noth and last for a long.

Eg my friend bought one before and the pumps needed replacing every few months wich i do not want
 
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I have the moniter speakers arctic silver axtra fans etc but never posted to stop the post being too long etc

I have not ordered the computer yet as i was waiting for suggestions for upgrades before buying it
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Ah I see, okay then I'd suggest the M4 SSD as it is considered most reliable and very fast:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-009-CR

Also a 2GB version of the GTX560Ti may be a better idea, what resolution do you play at?
E.g.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-153-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

Or even for that money you can easily afford a 6970 instead:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-123-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
Excellent card

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/330?vs=292

Also you really don't need 1000W, 650W will be fine (or 850W if you want to SLI/Crossfire in the future).
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497
Or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497
 
ahh that may be a good idea with the power supply i little about the wattage etc so went for the meanest thing around

The 2gb may be worth changing to also but doesn't it make it perform slower when more gig added?

btw these are just things i heard while doing some recearch for the parts so i appoligise if info is totally wrong

Usually 1600x 1200 on resolution also
 
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The wattage isn't necessarily the most important thing, you want a quality unit from Corsair, Antec, XFX or similar. The one you chose is great but you could really save some money. Personally I like XFX, but any of those I listed are fine. Like I say I'd get 650W for the rig (even this is probably more than enough) and maybe more if you plan to SLI/Crossfire.

No more RAM will not slow it down. Sometimes in some games on high settings it needs for than 1GB of RAM, so not having 2GB would in fact slow it down - or at least limit it's potential. if you can afford it seriously consider the 6970, its a great card (especially that version!)

If you prefer Nvidia and have more to spend, what about GTX580 or a 570?
 
Having more VRAM is the big thing atm with games like Battlefield 3 eating the stuff for funsies! I would also advise switching the SSD to the M4 and to tone down the PSU (1000 WATT is overkill for your system).

What is your total budget?

Stoner81.
 
How about this spec though it does not include an OS, speakers, mouse and keyboard (mouse and keyboard you have you said).

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK ATI Radeon HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £154.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £149.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £137.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,389.50 (includes shipping : £22.20).



Stoner81.
 
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A little over, but a starting point:


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK ATI Radeon HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2312HM 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £219.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £154.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £99.98
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £81.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £72.98
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £39.98
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £34.98
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £26.99
1 x Creative A220 2.1 Speakers (51MF0400AA008) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,664.03 (includes shipping : £16.85).



Kept case as that's personal choice and I guess you liked that one?
Also that monitor has HDMI, so your xbox will plug into that?
It's got some really good reviews (OCUK don't stock full HDTVs from what I can see)

Also that GPU is currently the best there is, it only came out this week!

EDIT: forgot OS too :( Will you need this?
 
noenum pax said:
have now switched to http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-202-CM

and http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-086-GI

i hear bad things about the gts 580 mainly that gtx 570 is only slightly worse
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I wouldn't get that PSU, the GX range aren't very good. The 650W XFX I linked to is great however and not much more.

GPU choice:
GTX580 vs 7970 (bare in mind both can be overclocked, but generally the 7970 will overclock quite high i think)
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/508?vs=517

570vs7970
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/508?vs=518

570vs580
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/518?vs=517

These are only guides, and are stock speeds.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/508?vs=517
 
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^^ The Antec I mentioned is £10 cheaper, is there much difference between the one you put and the Antec?

Updated my post for the new ATI card since it's only £20 more than the 580 I put in :D here it is again anyway though.

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK ATI Radeon HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £154.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £149.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £137.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,389.50 (includes shipping : £22.20).



Stoner81.
 
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Well i went for the haf simply for airflow as i hear the fans are very good as i intent to go for a 4.8 ghz overclock that my friend will do for me meaning i will need a lot of cooling nice computer though ill definately use that as a starting point a just switch 1-2 things to my liking :)
 
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