"Black Ops" system

KalashnikovAli · 17 Oct 2010 at 12:49

I'm planning on ordering this pre-built system, I just have a few questions.

Is it worth getting the sli or an ssd, as I can only get either at the moment. I was about to order it with the sli, but a friend suggested it's over the top and that an ssd would be better. Need some guidance, the last system I built was 7 years ago.

Also, with the OC. I take it all OC is set up on the BIOS? So if Ordered with no OS and used my own it would still be overclocked?

KalashnikovAli · 17 Oct 2010 at 14:08

I'm still not completely convinced by the SSD. I'm just not sure it's worth it. You only get a few seconds less in waiting time.. What are the other benefits?

KalashnikovAli · 17 Oct 2010 at 14:44

I didn't mention I will be using it for gaming at (most likely) 1080.

95thrifles said:
but as I said Id personally go for i5 system with 480 n SSD rather than i7 with either SLI 460s or SSD/460, i5/480/SSD would spank either system, imo

You really think so? What about the i7 system with a 480? Would OC do that for me if I requested it?

KalashnikovAli · 17 Oct 2010 at 15:51

I'd say my options are now:

460 Hawk sli
470 + OCZ 90gb ssd
or
480

These combinations are roughly within my budget.

Would Overclockers put in a gpu not listed in the options if I asked?

KalashnikovAli · 17 Oct 2010 at 22:10

I'll probably give them a call tomorrow then, see what the price is like.

What's the difference between the OcUK Value 470 and the MSI 470?

KalashnikovAli · 17 Oct 2010 at 22:20

Jony27 said:
theres two msi gtx 470.
ocuk gtx 470 is £211 while the cheapest of the two msi gtx 470 is £223.
the second msi gtx 470 is the frozr II which has a custom/different cooler for £249.

Oh yeah I meant the cheaper one. The difference between them is £12, so I was wondering if you actually get anything for that £12..apart from the name.

KalashnikovAli · 17 Oct 2010 at 23:46

thingemajib said:
one way of thinking about it:
1) you buy with the SSD now, and add another 460 later. When you come to install, you open the case, pop the card in, connect the power, close the case, start the PC and enable SLI in the nvidia control panel.

2) you buy the sli now, and add an SSD later. When you come to install, you opend the case, pop the SSD in, fit the various cables, close the case, start the PC , go into the BIOS, set the drive boot priority and AHCI mode, reinstall windows, most likely gonna have to wipe your existing HD, reconfigure all of your programs and settings.

Option 1 sounds slightly simpler dontya think?

I've decided I'll definitely get a single card + SSD, precisely for the reasons you stated.

Now I just need to decide between the 470 and the 460 hawk. I'm not sure which is better, since the hawk has a higher clock speeds. Help?

KalashnikovAli · 19 Oct 2010 at 16:32

Thanks guys. After much thought, I've ordered it with the OCZ 90GB SSD and the MSI GTX 470. Just need to find myself a decent 24" screen.

KalashnikovAli · 19 Oct 2010 at 17:01

Boozebeard said:
If you're just looking at it from a game point of view then an ssd is pretty pointless but in terms of your overall computer experience an ssd is very nice.

I'll be using the PC for tasks other than gaming. I'll be working on a few projects soon, so would be great to have things loading fast.

I really can't wait, my current PC is a pentium 4 with a GeForce fx5700 lol. So quite a huge upgrade.