AmIdoingITright ?

[bulletdodger]

first of all hi
Im upgrading from core2duo E6300, ATI4850 and hoping to get into some BF3 online, i plan to keep my antec 900 case/1TB HD/DVDRW/KB+mouse. Anybody see any problems with what i have picked out ? all help/comments greatfully appreciated

800 is mytop end really but if i can save a bit of cash it will go a small way to putting the smile back on my wifes face

 

[Bacon?]

First off your going to want a good PSU

Will be back in a minute with a spec.

 

[RJC]

Hello and welcome to the forum

I have made a slight adjustment, you could save a little more with the OEM cpu.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £83.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Battlefield 3 Premium Edition [Full Game Plus Premium Pack] - PC £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
Total : £805.39 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 

[Bacon?]

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, Dirt Showdown & CODMW2 PC Games £224.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Battlefield 3 Premium Edition [Full Game Plus Premium Pack] - PC £32.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
Total : £845.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 

[Mei]

i like the 660 spec
tho 2pounds more for a vertex4 cmon now

 

[RJC]

A little over, the op mentions £800!

 

[Bacon?]

£20 on cashback on the monitor brings it down to just over the budget

 

[RJC]

See what you mean

 

[bulletdodger]

thanks for the great responses, i think i will swap to the samsung SSD as both recommended, dont really want to spend more oh the GFX thought i had got best bang for my buck with the 7870 2GB for £180 ? no ? is the GTX660 better or just personal choice ?
Also was contemplating upgrading to 16GB of the same RAM but is that just silly ? will i see any real world benefit to that much RAM.
While im at it i had planned to connect it to my TV in the same room for movies, can i just run a hdmi cable is it that simple or im i better off just sticking with my cyclone mkv media player http://www.sumvision.com.cn/productinfo/cyclonemkv/cyclonemkv.html and seperate HD ?

thanks again really helpfull

 

[bulletdodger]

Forgive me if this is a double post...
I will swap to the Samsung SSD as both advised and will pick a better PSU, don't want to spend anymore on the GPU so its a straight choice between the 7870 + GTX660 ? Also is there any real reason to up it to 16GB of RAM or is that just greedy thanks again for the help, much appreciated.