Thanks Dane - how much did that set you back?
Core i5 or i7 for gaming?
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Mate I can just about plug a computer in - self-overclocking won't be happening as I'll blow something up for sure!
theres a good deal on the piratebay. if you wer a previous owner of Windows Vista (which u were
) you get to download windows 7 for free because vista was such a failure and wasent out that long before it was changed. thanks microsoft for this you had to give us our £100+ worth sumhow from buying vista
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Yea, if you can wait a month then it certainly looks like you will be able to get a better gaming computer for the same money.
If you are daunted by building a PC, have a look at this great guide by greywolf.
If we assume that you will be spending ~£250 on a graphics card in a months time (perhaps a 6800 series) then how does this spec look?
Please ignore the 5850 - I just wanted to put in a stop-gap graphics card that costs £250.
If you can spend a bit more, moving to an IPS monitor like this would be amazing.
If you are daunted by building a PC, have a look at this great guide by greywolf.
If we assume that you will be spending ~£250 on a graphics card in a months time (perhaps a 6800 series) then how does this spec look?
Please ignore the 5850 - I just wanted to put in a stop-gap graphics card that costs £250.
If you can spend a bit more, moving to an IPS monitor like this would be amazing.
theres a good deal on the piratebay. if you wer a previous owner of Windows Vista (which u were
thanks microsoft for this you had to give us our £100+ worth sumhow from buying vista
Where do I find this deal mate?
Soldato
I believe this deal is still called "piracy", even if you feel it is justified.
Many thanks for the build suggestions so far folks - much appreciated.
Soldato
mine cost around £1300 altogether, i dont have a ssd but thats my next addition, my mistakes where buying things too fast and wanting to upgrade to something better a few weeks later, i had a 500w psu now a 700w but will need to change again if i want crossfire so i wish i had got the hx 850 right away, i also changed my case three times, from cm elite 335 ~ cm storm scout ~ now antec 1200.
My advice is get the best you can now, especially things you dont think are as important. i was pi**ed that i paid £260 for my 5850 and then found they where around £180 on the mm, if id waited a week for mm access i could have had a 5870 or maybe even a 5970 for a bit more.
£1300 includes all peripherals though.
My advice is get the best you can now, especially things you dont think are as important. i was pi**ed that i paid £260 for my 5850 and then found they where around £180 on the mm, if id waited a week for mm access i could have had a 5870 or maybe even a 5970 for a bit more.
£1300 includes all peripherals though.
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get this bad boy, it will be like a little toaster, but will pwn anything you throw at it.
What's "the mm"? I've seen this a couple of times, but don't know what it means lol.
Thanks Dane...decisions, decisions lol.
I think it's a part of the members forum. Possibly members market at a guess.
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i5 against i7 seems a bit generalised, maybe you should specify in a bit more depth - maybe also because I'm looking down this route now as well...
At stock clocks, the i5 will beat the i7s - there are tens if not hundreds of benchmark results and reviews to back this up. However, what there does seem to be a clear lack of, is a direct comparison of the mainstream parts (i5 750/760, i7 860/870 and i7 920/930/950) when all overclocked to a ball park figure, say 4.0GHz.
Lets be honest, I'd be surprised if someone was putting this much money into hardware and hadn't even thought about overclocking - so the stock clocks are really there for a minimum target audience (on this forum anyway).
Thoughts?
At stock clocks, the i5 will beat the i7s - there are tens if not hundreds of benchmark results and reviews to back this up. However, what there does seem to be a clear lack of, is a direct comparison of the mainstream parts (i5 750/760, i7 860/870 and i7 920/930/950) when all overclocked to a ball park figure, say 4.0GHz.
Lets be honest, I'd be surprised if someone was putting this much money into hardware and hadn't even thought about overclocking - so the stock clocks are really there for a minimum target audience (on this forum anyway).
Thoughts?
Soldato
My thoughts are the relative results between i5 and i7 at stock clocks, say 2.8GHz, would be the same as the relative results at 4GHz. Being almost identical in architecture, neither one chip is going to 'scale' better than the other with overclocking, if that's what you're getting at.
Basically i5 pretty much = i7 unless the app uses more than 4 threads heavily, then the i7's hyperthreading will be of some use (max of about 25% gain but usually less). In current apps/games the other i7 advantages - tripple channel ram and 16x/16x x-fire/sli aren't worth the transistors they're made of.
Disregard!
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How do you gain access to this prestigious place?
250 posts and 3 months on the forums afaik.