Advice on which prebuilt system to get please!

Exogenesis

Exogenesis

Exogenesis

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Hey,

I'm going to be buying a new system in the next couple of weeks after my old computer died.
I just wanted some advice on which prebuilt system will be best for my requirements?

- The system will mostly be used for gaming, and I hope to run Guild Wars 2 at max settings.
- I also do lots of video editing, rendering and 3D modelling.

I was thinking about maybe going for the Titan Photon, as the I5 ivybridge cpu seems to be a popular choice, and the ram and hdd seem good too. I was thinking of having a 7950 in there to cope with the most graphical of games.

The thing is... I do have a 6950 from my old computer, which I am 80% sure is still perfectly fine (I think it was the psu/mobo that was the problem). So perhaps it might be worth having no gpu in the new system and using the one I already have? (If overclockers would allow me to buy a prebuilt with no gpu) would this have any problems for overclockers testing the pc etc if It didn't have a gpu in?

I have a monitor, mouse, keyboard etc so it is just the system i need to buy.

My budget is around £900-£1000, obviously the lower the better.

My main aim is to get guild wars 2 running as max as possible.

Thanks for reading!
 
I once bought from a different company who would fit your own parts in, such as the graphics card, if you sent it on to them. Perhaps OCUK would do this. If not, you could crossfire the cards.
 
Hi there,

Sure you can order a build without a GFX card, if you contact our sales line they can put an order through without and then the best thing to do would be to send your current GFX down for us to install.
 
Hi there,

Sure you can order a build without a GFX card, if you contact our sales line they can put an order through without and then the best thing to do would be to send your current GFX down for us to install.
 
Ah thanks that's good to know and something I will consider. Do OCUK need a graphics card in the computer in order to apply the overclock to the CPU and to install the OS? If not I would be happy to install the graphics card myself once the system was sent.
 
Exogenesis said:
Ah thanks that's good to know and something I will consider. Do OCUK need a graphics card in the computer in order to apply the overclock to the CPU and to install the OS? If not I would be happy to install the graphics card myself once the system was sent.
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I suppose they could use the onboard graphics of the mobo if it had it, otherwise I suppose they would just put a test one in. Its best to let them do it for you as suggested above.
 
What you can get if you build yourself.
Sli/xfire capable mobo.
SSD for OS and a few of your favorite games. Use the hdd for satorage.
Case is your choice.
A better cooler.
Better quality Psu, if you decide to xfire the 6950.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £99.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
2 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.19 (£62.38)
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £792.77 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
If your doing 3d rendering, depending on the software you use, I'd definately spend that lil bit more on the i7 systems, as if I remember rightly - the I5's are quadcore whereas the i7's are quadcore with hyperthreading so you will see an improvement with an identical clock comparison.

That said if you use a new version of 3ds max, you can opt for a slower i5 cpu and spend the difference on an nvidia gpu compatible with the iray renderer.
 
Thanks for all your advice! :) I'm going to decide on either throwing caution to the wind and building it myself, or buying the Photon prebuilt with a 7970 and just sell on my 6950.

Thanks again!
 
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