Confirmed build-ish

scottomus0 · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:55

Right,

ive been on all day comparing things etc etc and ive finally decided what im gona go for. i think!

with the cpu, should i just go oem ? i havnt choose a cooler yet as im stuck with which one.

also the gpu, is it worth spenind more on a 2gb? dont really want to go over £200.

btw i have the ram, hyper x

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £184.99
(£154.16) £184.99
(£154.16)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99
(£72.49)
Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Sub Total : £629.11
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 : £128.32
Total : £769.93

GTO656 · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:59

There nots much need to go OEM for CPU aas they hardly break, as for cooler look at the Gelid Tranquillo if u plan on OCing the I5 it will go to over 4ghz easily. as for GPU 2GB is more than enough for gaming. Have a look at the GTX 560Ti or 6950.

scottomus0 · 29 Dec 2011 at 17:05

its out of stock unfortunatly.

as above i have selected the 560ti twin frozr, but the 1gb. is it worth getting a cheaper model but 2gb?

GTO656 · 29 Dec 2011 at 17:18

scottomus0 said:
its out of stock unfortunatly.

as above i have selected the 560ti twin frozr, but the 1gb. is it worth getting a cheaper model but 2gb?

Yeh the Gelid Tranquillo is very popular on here(have one myself lol) very cool running at only around 700 RPM. 2GB is definately worth it if you are gaming. If you plan to play high graphically intensive games such as BF3. I'd say go for it.

This one would be great but out of stock too:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-140-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

This one is good to consider:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-153-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

scottomus0 · 29 Dec 2011 at 20:40

yeah noticed them, £45 on top of the 1gb ....:s

i will b getting a new monitor too but wont be anything bigger than 24", 1920 x 1080 i guess.

fowler002 · 30 Dec 2011 at 00:08

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

save £20 there put it towards the better graphics card

are you planning on going sli in the future? if not you can save ~£65 by getting the gigabyte z68ap-d3, bios upgrade will allow for ivybridge which will mean you get pci-e 3.0 in the 1st pci-e slot(not mentioned in the specs but its due to the controler is on the cpu not the motherboard).

scottomus0 · 30 Dec 2011 at 00:15

id like the option too, i didnt realise that board supported ivybridge, hence my choice as it states gen?

also not keen on old bios, like the new one! is it worth looking at msi boards?

fowler002 · 30 Dec 2011 at 02:00

well it is worth looking at the msi boards but all but the g3 boards bar z68a-gd65 g3(£150) are out of stock.

if you want sli then would suggest 750w psu, tho the 650w will just about cut it best to have some head room.