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wangchen1990

wangchen1990

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Hi,all .
I'm a uni student(overseas), & new to this area but interested.That's why i need u tutors for help.My budget is nearly 1100 including the monitor ,which i prefer ASUS VK278Qs £289.99. So sorry the OC wont supply this brand.:)
The PC is mainly used for MATLAB,ORCAD, and FPS games like COD,also i'm a fan of HD movies but i normally watched them online so no blue-ray included.
I build a rig myself (no monitor inc.) Would u pls help me 2 cut it down to less 900?
Krypton Ankylosaur MKII" Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz @ 4.60GHz Overclocked Bundle - Asus Extreme £503.99
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £213.59
Coolermaster CM690-II Lite Dominator Case & GX 750W Power Supply
£117.66
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003)
£66.98
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard £62.99
Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500dpi Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface
£39.06
Foam Silencing Kit for Cooler Master 690 II Cases Foam Silencing Kit for Cooler Master 690 II Cases
£29.99
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp - OEM
£19.9
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
£14.99
Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Viper Cool Fan
£13.26
VAT : £182.52
Total : £1,095.10
which is absolutly beyond my budget.
I also have a friend which gave me a £730 offer for a used PC including :
Intel Core i7 950
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
Radeon HD6970
corsair xms3 triple channel 6gb
Hard Drive: 1000GB
Primary Drive: CD-RW/DVD Combo
850 W power, with a windowed black mental case
Logitech G15 keyboard.
coolermaster V8 CPU cooler
Windows 7 Home Premium(which i dont care ,cuz i come from CHINA:))
I dont know which way should i go ? to choose OC to choose another monitor or go for the second hand one with a cheap price.
I also looked for the info about the differentce with 1366,1155 i prefer 1155,
Also i'm more concerning about the future. cuz i will keep the PC for next 2years. Thats why i apperiate all kinds of help from u guys.
Thank you so much ~~~
 
Looks nice...

Personally, I would:
  • Add an SSD; strorage drives are what will be bottlenecking a system like this.
  • Switch the 2600k to a i5-2500k as the performance in gaming is negligible.. Buy the OEM versions.. don't buy a bundle
  • Remove the headphone amp is the onboard sound is fine
  • Remove the asaka fan.. its simply snake-oil
  • Remove foam kit (reduce your prices)
  • Do NOT buy that keyboard.... Why pay £70 :eek: . Get something like the Sidewinder X4
  • Buy a monitor off OCUK > here's an example: CLICK ME

Good luck :):eek:
 
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I checked the SSD..ye u r right. i should add a SSD,
i dont know which is more safer..is i5 real 4core? i thought it may burnt for 2 years .
the fan ,headphone are removed
added this OCZ Vertex 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX60G)
still i7 2600K gives me Total : £1,135.24
and i really dont wana a small screen especially LG is a LCD one , i'd like to go for a LED at least LED backlight for better movie appearence.
Thank you ,
 
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £213.59
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
£161.99
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **
£104.99
Coolermaster CM690-II Lite Dominator Case & GX 750W Power Supply
£117.66
OCZ Vertex 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX60G)£73.99
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard
£62.99
Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3)
£54.98
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £42.98
G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL)
£39.98
Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500dpi Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface
£39.06
Foam Silencing Kit for Cooler Master 690 II £29.99
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.98
TOTAL :£969.78
I choose i5 2500K OEM one and gave me 969...still little higher ,Would someone pls reduce it to 900?
 
wangchen1990 said:
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I choose i5 2500K OEM one and gave me 969...still little higher ,Would someone pls reduce it to 900?
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Swap the 6950 to a Gtx 480.
Swap the H50 for something like this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-029-CM&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395


Now your down to £923.00 :)

Why have you chosen to keep that keyboard..?

With the sidewinder it would be BELOW £900

wangchen1990 said:
i dont know which is more safer..is i5 real 4core? i thought it may burnt for 2
Thank you ,
Click to expand...

Yes the i5 is 4 cores
 
hehe ,...i watched several video on utube., i really envy those keyboards with cool LED illuminated..
i will check GTX480,but wont be 2 much difference with a OC verision like 6950.
Could u pls tell me is there large diffence between the water cooling and fan ?
i care about the noise, cuz the PC will be in my bedroom.
And Predicament,would u pls give me some advice with offer? i really dont know whether i should refuse it or not. it seems cheap.But i really enjoy the moment now,2 learn how 2 build my rig.....haha......really confused now
 
regarding the mouse and keyboard there is NO point in paying that much for them IMO

I have these two atm
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-031-SK&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-060-LG&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=

they do the job perfectly, this would get you down to your budget, and the keyboard does light up :)

there is not much different between the pre built water cooling kits and air coolers tbh, you can get a pretty insane overclock from an i5 2500k on air, and no it wont be too noisy if you get a good cooler (ask someone else about the quietest)

good luck :)
 
Thank you guys .nobody agreed with the £730 offer above?
since that, i list my basket below:(thx 2 u , it now belows 900) would u pls help me to check is everything ok?....still a bit less confident with the GFX card and mobo, it is said that ATI6950 can easily flash 2 6970.While i heard nothing about GTX480,though it is definitly a good card for gaming from brech mark.
Also do u think my mobo is 2 cheap ...so cheap makes me nervous.
Just in case, none of u agreed with the £730 one ,r u ?
Could u pls let me know why?

The list:
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 480 SUPER OC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
£161.99
Coolermaster CM690-II Lite Dominator Case & GX 750W Power Supply £117.66
Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £104.98
OCZ Agility Series 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1AGT60G) £65.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS)
£42.98
G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £39.98
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £38.99
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006)£34.99
Foam Silencing Kit for Cooler Master 690 II Cases £29.99
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.98


By the way, a select a wireless mouse .will it be a prob when play FPS game?
2 be honest, i have 1 razer krait myself. n never find it 2 much difference from the normal cheap ones.
Thank you again for ur help.....Mind if i asked u 2 introduce some LED monitor about 24-27 inch,with a cheap price? since my budget will run out with this new rig as i was supposed 2 buy the used one. :P
 
Guys ..need help again
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-202-CM
As u know, i choose i bundle 2 save money ,
But when looked at it carefully ,i found someone complain it ,coz its not a modular 1..... i have no idea about the difference .but i'd like to hear some advice from u . will it fit my rig and further with this case?
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black
750W is enough for my PC ,isnt ?
thx
 
i know little about HD5870,but i will try 2 get a max res for a 27 inch monitor with Crysis2,n i do wanna 2 keep the card for next 2 years. Brech mark for HD5870 is lower than GTX570? 1GB memory enough ? i knew its a good card ,what i mean is it is now falling behind by the current ones

i may go for a CF in the future... do u think 650W is enough for CF?
if i choose 650 W modular n i do prefer a aluminum case without window side,
would u pls give me some advice? a cheap budget will be better.
Thx
 
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