Finally made my mind up on spec

Invertigo · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:00

Well...sort of

Just wondering if anyone has any improvements for this spec? Selling my current one minus hard drives for £650 (see sig) and with shopping around, I can get the price of this down to £720.

All opinions would be great!

EVGA GeForce GTX 470 Superclocked with Backplate/Bracket 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £209.98
(£178.71) £209.98
(£178.71)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £139.99
(£119.14) £139.99
(£119.14)
MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard with Free USB 3.0 PCI Controller Card £99.99
(£85.10) £99.99
(£85.10)
XFX Pro 850W Core Edition Power Supply £86.99
(£74.03) £86.99
(£74.03)
G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £76.36
(£64.99) £76.36
(£64.99)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1156/1366) £46.86
(£39.88) £46.86
(£39.88)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.46) £16.99
(£14.46)
Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £14.99
(£12.76) £29.98
(£25.52)
Sub Total : £655.44
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £116.54
Total : £782.48

skylineboy · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:04

I don't think the 470 you have is worth the extra over this one:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-128-EA&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1810

You can very easily overclock that card to reach the same level as your one but for less £.

Invertigo · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:06

Reviews seem to show the backplate and high flow bracket with the Superclocked model can cut a few degrees off load temps was my reasoning.

Porcelina · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:08

Love it, looks like a fabulous spec.

As said, you can save some money and still get a 470. Overclocking it yourself is easy. The EVGA budget one looks good as it still retains a whooping ten year warranty.

Apart from that, I assume you are going with a possible SLI in the future? Otherwise your 850W PSU is quite overkill.

skylineboy · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:09

Ok if your happy with that then sure go for it. I wasn't aware of that

Learnt something new today.

Invertigo · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:10

Yes the psu and mobo were selected for the SLI capability. Spent ages debating modular vs non for the psu, but the price difference is pretty hefty!

skylineboy · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:14

I think it is worth it in the end. Airflow is improved and things look tidier (You wouldn't say that if you saw my PC) but it can be quite a difference particularly at the higher wattage end.

Invertigo · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:15

THIS is my main reason for looking at the SC model. a 6 degree difference isn't HUGE, but should show better gains in SLI I assume

skylineboy · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:18

if your happy with paying that much more then go for it. If you do SLI then you will see some benefit I assume as the airflow seems to be better. One card will run hotter though.

Invertigo · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:31

I would like a modular PSU, but I can't justify an extra £40+ for it. I'll just do my best at making all the cables vanish

skylineboy · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:35

The CM 690 II cases is quite good for cable management overall I think.

jakesnake · 24 Nov 2010 at 23:43

stretch and get the gigabyte 470 SOC

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-066-GI&tool=3

its super quiet and cool. got me almost 21k on vantage. i run the fan at 100% while gaming and my titan evo is still louder.

Invertigo · 26 Nov 2010 at 20:27

Caved in and ordered, despite my current rig still sitting here.
Still, I have an agreed price with a mate for it and I know I'll be recieving payment in December so not too bad.

Went for the spec above, but swapped out the EVGA for the MSI 470. With shopping around, free shipping deals etc it came out at £685, so I'm pretty chuffed! Better than my current rig, and only cost me £35 in theory!

skylineboy · 26 Nov 2010 at 20:52

not bad then. enjoy!

Invertigo · 1 Dec 2010 at 15:32

So, got this all finished today. Running P95 at stock just to see what the Megahalems is like...getting 25 degree idle and 45 degree full load! Ambient temps are 21 degrees...I'm amazed!