beat this spec please

siumatfung · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:44

• Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
• ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
• 8GB Mushkin Silverline #996770 (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz 9-9-9-24
• 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive
• MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (REV B3) Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard
• 700W OCZ ModXStream Pro Modular Silent SLI/Crossfire Ready ATX2.2 Power Supply
• Antec 100 Black Midi Chassis
• Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 CPU Cooler

want a more bang for buck for gaming please and budget is 500£

thanks

stulid · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:47

Done.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £91.99
(£76.66) £91.99
(£76.66)
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £68.98
(£57.48) £68.98
(£57.48)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Sub Total : £421.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £17.85
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £87.89
Total : £527.32

£505.90 free delivery which you get

Jony27 · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:56

erm, change CPU/MOBO/RAM to i3 2100/H67/4GB and PSU to 500w modxstream.

siumatfung · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:58

yeh got similar to that spec but had a 5850 and z67 motherboard down likes

stulid · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:59

Quad core with a weaker card.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £68.98
(£57.48) £68.98
(£57.48)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Sub Total : £416.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £17.85
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £86.89
Total : £521.32

£499.90

Blue160 · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:07

Is there any point having a P67 board with a non 'k' chip. Would a H67 save some cash and leave room in the budget for better graphics?

Edit. Just checked and that would save a tenner if you got the MSI H67MA-E35. Stick with the stock cooler and you could afford the GTX 560.

stulid · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:09

The H67 board I was going to spec is out of stock (MSI £60) so I just thought sod it.

Blue160 · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:13

Ah. Didn't check stock levels before suggesting that mobo. With overclocking off the menu, an aftermarket cooler doesn't seem essential though.

Jordan97 · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:22

Blue160 said:
With overclocking off the menu, an aftermarket cooler doesn't seem essential though.

Agreed, and the Samsung F3 is faster than the Seagate and exactly the same price.

stulid · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:24

Adding a future 2500K or maybe Ivy bridge etc will be easier with a P67 board, then he can overclock all he wants.

stulid · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:25

Jordan97 said:
Agreed, and the Samsung F3 is faster than the Seagate and exactly the same price.

100% positive?

Jordan97 · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:32

stulid said:
100% positive?

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2009/10/06/samsung-spinpoint-f3-1tb-review/1

The F3 beats the Seagate in 4/7 of the tests they take.

stulid · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:59

Jordan97 said:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2009/10/06/samsung-spinpoint-f3-1tb-review/1

The F3 beats the Seagate in 4/7 of the tests they take.

Your going to have to help me out here, I count 11 performance tests and the seagate wins 8.

siumatfung · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:59

overclocking will be involved btw guys

stulid · 28 Jul 2011 at 20:02

siumatfung said:
overclocking will be involved btw guys

You can't overclock any of the non "K" chips.

And you also need a P67 or Z68 board.

Jordan97 · 28 Jul 2011 at 20:03

stulid said:
Your going to have to help me out here, I count 11 performance tests and the seagate wins 8.

I counted them by the page, but overall, I count 18, 12 of which the F3 comes out on top.

siumatfung · 28 Jul 2011 at 22:24

stulid said:
You can't overclock any of the non "K" chips.

And you also need a P67 or Z68 board.

gona get shot in the face but what the heck how about changing it to socket 1156?

Jony27 · 28 Jul 2011 at 22:52

no, stay with sandybridge, faster/cooler/more efficient

Jordan97 · 28 Jul 2011 at 23:02

Jony27 said:
no, stay with sandybridge, faster/cooler/more efficient

+1 on this.

i5 760 vs 2500K:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/191?vs=288

chrisarm · 28 Jul 2011 at 23:33

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £107.99
1 x Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £68.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £39.98
1 x Lepa N-Series 500W Power Supply £30.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.39
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £505.28 (includes shipping : FREE).

How is this, I am about £5 over budget but has a nice shiny 2500k inside, not sure about the PSU mind cause there's been no reviews for it. Anyone tried it, it's from a good company but someone here will know if it will work on the system