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CREATIVE!11

CREATIVE!11

CREATIVE!11

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I made a previous thread but was told to wait for haswell to see if prices shifted but they haven't so I'm just going to go with an i5 3570k I guess cause it's slightly cheaper and overclocks better apparently. (Feel free to correct me)

What spec would you guys give?

CPU I want a i5 3570k and then I need a GFX Card, Ram, Mobo and a monitor, what would you guys suggest? I've got a case and PSU corsair 650w and hard drives.

Mainly for gaming/streaming.
 
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A tiny bit over your budget, but something like this? If you need to get under £600 could go for a 7870 or a Nvidia 660.

MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £217.99
(£181.66) £217.99
(£181.66)
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Sub Total : £526.62
Shipping cost based on delivery to paypal address, with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £105.32
Total : £631.94
 
Why do you want a 3570k rather than a 4670k?

Prices are pretty similar and its newer tech.

The spec above needs a better motherboard (voltage locked I think)..
 
 
Doomedspeed said:
Why do you want a 3570k rather than a 4670k?

Prices are pretty similar and its newer tech.

The spec above needs a better motherboard (voltage locked I think)..
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I don't know just read 3570k was cheaper and saw performance as similar and though meh May as well just go 3570k.

I could be convinced otherwise though.
 
If you're buying everything brand new you may as well go for the newer tech - the price difference is non-existent.

If you could grab a 3570k cheap from someone who's upgrading for example it might be worth it, but brand new I'd go for newer.
 
CREATIVE!11 said:
I don't know just read 3570k was cheaper and saw performance as similar and though meh May as well just go 3570k.

I could be convinced otherwise though.
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Ethermaster said:
How about something like this ?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 WindForce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x BenQ GW2260HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £49.99
Total : £621.95 (includes shipping : £10.00).

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Ahem....... Haswell Core i5 4670K, RAM, MOBO & cooler so overclocking possible out of the box, and a GTX 660 ...... and a monitor that you requested, for the saving of £30 do you really want to get a dead socket instead of having an upgrade path.
 
 
Considering the small price difference the extra 5%-10% increase is worth it anyway. Nit to mention that getting a haswell chip now will give you the opportunity to upgrade to a broadwell chip...

Unless they are an absolute bargain (half price) there no point in getting a dead socket.
 
Ethermaster said:
Ahem....... Haswell Core i5 4670K, RAM, MOBO & cooler so overclocking possible out of the box, and a GTX 660 ...... and a monitor that you requested, for the saving of £30 do you really want to get a dead socket instead of having an upgrade path.
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Thanks for the advice.

You guys are right I didn't think about it, like you all said dead socket and no upgrade of CPU in future if I ever require it.

I will probably try go haswell then.

Also that deal you linked was really good considering it includes a cooler already.
 
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