Build for this month

danbt

danbt

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Hey guys, another spec me thread I'm afraid.

Im looking to build this prior to BF3, so anytime this month.

Budget of £900; I have monitor, OS, KB, mouse etc. Just need the tower.
I dont want an SSD, as I am getting one for Xmas.

My thoughts so far:
>i5
>z68 mobo
>gtx570
>8gb ram
>1tb HDD
> >= 750w PSU

I probably wont do another build for at least 2 years, so am wondering whether it is worth me getting a mobo thats suitable for ivybridge and gen 3 graphics.

Cheers all.
 
Did you want the option of SLI? or is a single graphics card all you will ever consider?
 
a little over budget but same or close asa to the one i want


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
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 £104.99
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) £43.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £37.99
Total : £1,064.00 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
could make that cheaper by downgrading psu and maybe a cheaper case also


edit
i just noticed i included an os sorry take £60 pound off
 
Hmmm... Im not sure. I think by the time I would have enough money to buy another 570, i would be looking for a new build.

Or do you think the price of 570's will fall much after say 12 months?

Thanks
 
danbt said:
Hmmm... Im not sure. I think by the time I would have enough money to buy another 570, i would be looking for a new build.

Or do you think the price of 570's will fall much after say 12 months?

Thanks
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I think a GTX570 is fast as it is, besides there will be newer faster stuff out next year or by the time you wanted to do some changes there maybe something next/next gen again.


If you wanted to save £100,


Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
(£146.66) £175.99
(£146.66)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.98
(£71.65) £85.98
(£71.65)
Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply with FREE Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - PC (Retail) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £668.25
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £136.15
Total : £816.90
 
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My stab at it but to be honest stulids is properly better edit after checking the systems out for 2 hundread cheaper theres not much diferance in the systems


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £104.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £37.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £947.39 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
So what will I be losing out on by having this mobo:
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.98

Over the Asrock one?
 
Big T said:
cool gold caps
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So there wouldn't be any performance difference?

And if they release any new graphics cards in the future, should I be able to slot one in?

What about a bulldozer build? Do any of you guys hold any hope for it?
 
Right wow. So what feature am I looking for on a motherboard, that suggests it will be ready for Ivybridge and Gen 3 cards.

And so really, all I am ruling out with that mobo, is SLI?

And are gigabyte mobos decent?

What wattage PSU should I need?
 
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danbt said:
Right wow. So what feature am I looking for on a motherboard, that suggests it will be ready for Ivybridge and Gen 3 cards.

And so really, all I am ruling out with that mobo, is SLI?

And are gigabyte mobos decent?

What wattage PSU should I need?
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850 if sli or xfire is an option you want in future
 
danbt said:
Right wow. So what feature am I looking for on a motherboard, that suggests it will be ready for Ivybridge and Gen 3 cards.

It is, it doesn't have any PCI-E switches like a 8X/8X Gen3 board, where 8 of the PCI-E lanes go straight to the top slot and the other 8 go through switches that either send them to the top slot )for 16X) or if a second card is detected then it sends them to the second slot (8X/8X).

This cheaper board just sends all 16XPCI-E lanes to the top slot and its the ivybridge CPU that has the PCI-E controller onboard so you get the full 16Xgen3.0 to the top slot.

And so really, all I am ruling out with that mobo, is SLI?

Yes, if a single card setup is all you want this is the board.

And are gigabyte mobos decent?

Yes, 3 year warranty and a UK based RMA centre so you dont have to send to Holland/Germany/Czech republic like other manufacturers

What wattage PSU should I need?

The 650W PSU I listed is enough for any single card you could expect to use, it also comes with a game that has to be worth £30
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Well thanks for the input guys. Really appreciate it.

What do you guys think to a BD build? Do you think it could rival a build like the ones you have recommended?
 
danbt said:
Well thanks for the input guys. Really appreciate it.

What do you guys think to a BD build? Do you think it could rival a build like the ones you have recommended?
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I have it on good authority that BD isnt as good a "gaming" CPU as a i5 2500K
 
danbt said:
Well thanks for the input guys. Really appreciate it.

What do you guys think to a BD build? Do you think it could rival a build like the ones you have recommended?
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no one will know for sure until it's released, so wait for that and you'll get your answer by the end of the week.
 
stulid said:
I have it on good authority that BD isnt as good a "gaming" CPU as a i5 2500K
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Yeh. I've been hearing that too.

Just dont want to get an i5 for gaming now. Then next year, all games will be multithreaded like crazy and BD will take over...
 
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