Final Build Advice/Suggestions/Criticisms

[95thrifles]

This comparison shows best, as can be seen, the 570 is upto 50% quicker, this means that in complex scenes where theres a lot going on youre less likely to get any stutter where as with a 460 this would be more likely. Or to avoid stutter, youll be able to have more detail in each game with a 570 so the models will look better than compared with a 460 where you may have to turn the detail down to avoid any stutter as previously mentioned

 

[Anderson256]

Ahhh okay, thanks 95thrifles, I never really noticed stutter before but now that you mention it I can see it in some gameplay videos

 

[Anderson256]

Hey again, was trying to drop my final price below £1000 and im wondering, do I really need an after market cooler? Or will the stock cooler be fine until I decide to overclock?

Thanks

 

[stulid]

stock cooler will be fine, of course

re list your selection in case there could be a improvement.

 

[Anderson256]

Okay thanks stulid

I will buy an after market cooler and overclock within a few months of getting it but if I reduce the final price to under £1000 it means I can get it a week earlier than expected

 

[Anderson256]

MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £284.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - £187.99

MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) - £144.98

Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Black - £132.76

Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply - £102.98

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM - £41.99

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel - £37.99

TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N PCI Adapter - £19.99

Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface - £16.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) - £6.73

Sub Total : £814.50
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £165.40
Total : £992.40

 

[stulid]

still good.

P>S you can get the thermal compound when you buy the heatsink.

 

[Anderson256]

Ahh yeah I was wondering about that, so the Thermal Compound that comes with the i5 heatsink is decent enough then? Thats good

 

[stulid]

its up to the job, it would not be supplied if it wasn't.

 

[MrElve]

Looks good.

 

[Anderson256]

I noticed that there is only 2 of those GPU's left in stock so I was just wondering if they where to sell tomorrow for example, how long would it take for OCUK to get more in? I know that is probably a stupid question cause it all depends, but thought id ask anyway

 

[stulid]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-008-PL&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

same price/warranty and reference design, 10+ in stock.

 

[Anderson256]

Really like the MSI 570 though, nice blue colour and MSI afterburner, granted I dont know much about that but I have heard good things. I will go for the Palit if it is out of stock though

 

[95thrifles]

Only thing Id say re your last spec is, if you want to keep the SLi option open for future then you need a bigger PSU, if you dont you can drop the mobo back and just get the 45 instead of the 65, pretty sure it will still do all you need it to if SLi isnt an option

 

[Anderson256]

That's a very good point about the 65 vs the 45 mobo! Is the only difference the SLi compatibility?

 

[95thrifles]

There will be more (eg number of SATA ports, USB ports etc), check the MSI website for full list, get the cheapest one that does everything you want it to, if thats the 45 then why spend more on unneeded features?

 

[Anderson256]

I think I can go for the 45 then Thanks a lot for pointing that out mate! I wanted SLi to be a future option but when I really think about it the 570 will do me a long time so I doubt I will ever go SLi

 

[Anderson256]

Just looked at my old DVD+RW and I dont think it will work with this new build so the original BluRay drive is back in.

 

[stulid]

you are correct there, no IDE ports on that board.

 

[Anderson256]

Its too bad, I liked my old Lite-On LH-20A1H. Never let me down