Another spec thread


noticed it but didnt include as the bundel may not be there when i order

I am having a re think on the monitors after reading that review to be honest.

Ok i admit i know f all about monitors my last buy was based on a friends recommendation.

So dumb question no. 1 Why go for the 120hz panels witch is for 3d if im using an ati card?

Dumb question no. 2 could i use the nivida 3d with an ati card ( common sense says no)

Have read that the 3 panels (in that review) are not ideal for surround setup due to size of brazel
 
The 120HZ refresh means you can go over 60fps in games making a smoother experience.

You cant use the nvidia 3d glasses with a ATI card.
 
For the cooler I'd get the Thermalright Venomous X Black and a couple of fans. You'll end up with better performance than the Antec 920, and it will certainly give you much better performance for a given noise level.

The 920 is terribly overpriced and relies far too much on high RPM fans for good performance. At lower RPM, it can't compete with the likes of the VX.
 
Ok i sort of gave up on the 3 monitors and keeping my old one (Dell 2407) untill it pops or untill i get the 27" 120Mh monitor i fell in love with (again dont tell the wife) so as im in budget and it seems some new games are supporting more cores i decided to go with the BULLDOZER....... lol only kidding im thinking about getting this at the end of the week as always improvements are welcome

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 570 DirectCU II 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £257.99
1 x Intel Core i7-2600 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £234.98
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Plug and Play 4GB (2x2GB) 1600MHz - KHX1600C9S3P1K2/4G £47.99
Total : £1,351.97 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
For the cooler I'd get the Thermalright Venomous X Black and a couple of fans. You'll end up with better performance than the Antec 920, and it will certainly give you much better performance for a given noise level.

The 920 is terribly overpriced and relies far too much on high RPM fans for good performance. At lower RPM, it can't compete with the likes of the VX.

might do that what dual fans do u recommend
 
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I know i dont need the I7 but to be honest its within my budget
i do , do a little encoding and graphics work but not enough to warrant the I7 i do admit so, meh its the e-peeen in me i guess

Updated and waiting for the buy button to be pressed if no one wants to make any changes


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 570 DirectCU II 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £257.99
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Plug and Play 4GB (2x2GB) 1600MHz - KHX1600C9S3P1K2/4G £47.99
1 x Thermalright Venomous X Black Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £36.98
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £1,337.94 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
might do that what dual fans do u recommend

If you can, try and get some 140mm fans. Someone mentioned that the cooler now comes with the appropriate fan clips. Thermalright's own TY TR-140s would be best but availability is non existant. Otherwise, Scythe Kaze Maru is also very good. From OCUK's own selection, Scythe GTs would be good.
 
I know i dont need the I7 but to be honest its within my budget
i do , do a little encoding and graphics work but not enough to warrant the I7 i do admit so, meh its the e-peeen in me i guess

Updated and waiting for the buy button to be pressed if no one wants to make any changes


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 570 DirectCU II 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £257.99
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Plug and Play 4GB (2x2GB) 1600MHz - KHX1600C9S3P1K2/4G £47.99
1 x Thermalright Venomous X Black Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £36.98
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £1,337.94 (includes shipping : £14.75).


You might have a bit of an issue with laptop memory ;)

Also, just to annoy you :)

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YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £209.99 (£419.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
Total : £1,363.48 (includes shipping : £16.85).




YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £389.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
Total : £1,330.97 (includes shipping : £14.75).





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