Final spec check please :D

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Hey

Sorry for the boring thread but not done this for 3 years...

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I have a 650W Antec Signature PSU, Vertex 2E SSD and an Antec P180 case. I intend to do a comfy OC to 4-4.5GHz.

I mainly browse and game at high FPS, 1980x1080 @ 120Hz

Look OK?

Cheers :)
 
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.98
(£116.65) £139.98
(£116.65)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £38.99
(£32.49) £38.99
(£32.49)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sub Total : £470.78
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £96.06
Total : £576.34
 
Sundance said:
I mainly browse and game at high FPS, 1980x1080 @ 120Hz

Look OK?
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Too much cash spent on the motherboard and too little on the CPU cooler. That will probably get you to 4.4, but no guarantees on load temps...

more than 4 gig of RAM is a waste for a gaming rig, it will be a long time before games can use more than that.

The money is better spent on the 2GB version of the 6950, rather than the 1GB version you have in the basket.
 
i would also spend that little extra more on the retail version of the CPU as it comes with 3 years warranty instead of OEMs 1 year, for peace of mind :)
 
Jony27 said:
i would also spend that little extra more on the retail version of the CPU as it comes with 3 years warranty instead of OEMs 1 year, for peace of mind :)
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Usually I agree but the OEM is on sale so the gap is about £15 atm. and I don't think I pay that for an extra 2 years warranty, but on top of that I would quite like the excuse to upgrade if my CPU died after 12 months. It depends on how long you want or even need the CPU to last for.
 
Pickman said:
Too much cash spent on the motherboard and too little on the CPU cooler. That will probably get you to 4.4, but no guarantees on load temps...

more than 4 gig of RAM is a waste for a gaming rig, it will be a long time before games can use more than that.

The money is better spent on the 2GB version of the 6950, rather than the 1GB version you have in the basket.
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- I fib a little, I already own that motherboard because I got it £20 cheaper some weeks ago :)

- That cooler gets very good reviews: (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2010/01/20/gelid-tranquillo-cpu-cooler-review/4) and it's very quiet. I didn't see the need spending more for a low-ish OC..?

- I don't upgrade very often so I thought I might as well go for 8GB as it's so cheap at the moment. Also the vengence is newer than the XMS.. so worth it for a couple of quid more?

- 2GB 6950 seems unnecessary for me as I don't play with high textures usually. Also the 1GB OC will perform better at lower settings/res (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2011/02/11/amd-radeon-hd-6950-1gb-review/7).
 
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