Desktop Advice

chrismscotland · 5 Sep 2010 at 18:34

Ok I have specced two builds, one Intel, one AMD, just looking for some comments / suggestions or if any of the components are wrong!

Intel:

Case Xigmatek Utgard
CPU Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2
GPU Gainward GeForce GTX 460 GLH 1GB
RAM Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR 3
CPU Cooler Titan Fenir
Hard Drive Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
PSU Antec True Power New 650W
OS Windows 7 Professional (Have)
DVD Drive Samsung DVD Drive (Have)

AMD

Case Xigmatek Utgard
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black
Motherboard Asus M4A87TD/USB3
GPU Gainward GeForce GTX 460 GLH 1GB
RAM Corsair Dominator 4GB DDR3
CPU Cooler Titan Fenir
Hard Drive Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
PSU Antec True Power New 650W
OS Windows 7 Professional (Have)
DVD Drive Samsung DVD Drive (Have)

RJC · 5 Sep 2010 at 18:38

I personally would probably look at the i5 but change the cpu to the i5 760 for a couple pound more.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=6&subid=1672

Link below shows performance between the 955 & 750 to gibe a rough idea:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/109?vs=88

Whats your budget.

stulid · 5 Sep 2010 at 19:01

did you want sli option with the i5 build? you only need to change the motherboard to do this.
and with AMD, sli is not an option at all, so get the best single card you can.

HW91 · 5 Sep 2010 at 19:07

swap the Gainward 460 for the gigabyte 460, better cooler, saves £20 and will probably overclock further

chrismscotland · 5 Sep 2010 at 19:10

I'm looking to spend around £700 but less if possible, yeah SLI would be an option I would consider for a small cost increase.

I will swap the GPU, really just picked the dearest one!

stulid · 5 Sep 2010 at 19:14

you need this UD4 for sli at 8X/8X

www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-226-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1693

chrismscotland · 6 Sep 2010 at 16:32

What advantage would I get by having the ability to run an SLI setup later on? Its just as the motherboard is an extra £60 roughly I think I could make a saving there.

stulid · 6 Sep 2010 at 16:35

chrismscotland said:
What advantage would I get by having the ability to run an SLI setup later on? Its just as the motherboard is an extra £60 roughly I think I could make a saving there.

when games get more advanced and the graphic card starts to struggle with all the fancy onscreen stuff, just pick up a secondhand identical card for peanuts and drop it in for more ummph.

Essexraptor · 6 Sep 2010 at 17:02

Swap the 956 for the 955 and change the multi to get same performance and save a couple of bucks

Get one decent GPU and not worry about the SLI / XFire option