First build in 8 years

BATTLE99

BATTLE99

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Hello all,title says it all really.I am running a P4 3.4ghz skt 478 and an ATI X1950PRO 512MB and 2 GB ram(all very old school).So after some thought and some serious saving I have decided to build (To me) a super computer that will run all my flight-sims (FSX plus add-ons,Lock-on plus-addons includinding DCS A10 that I dont have yet (that looks amazing)plus BF3 and any other games that come along.Here is my selection which I dont mind being critisized on but Im looking for some advice aswell.My budget is roughly £1200.00 give or take £100.00.Dont need a mouse(have the Logitech G5)or Joystrick(Saitek Cyborg Evo Force).Dont need keyboard either.

OcUK GeForce GTX 580 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.98
(£333.32)

Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £161.99
(£134.99)

Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99

MSI Z68MA-ED55 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98

NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Black £104.99
(£87.49)

Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) £99.98
(£83.32

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £59.99
(£49.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
(£34.99)

Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £37.99
(£31.66)

LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16)

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £7.99
(£6.66)

Total : £1,315.98

The only thing that is bothering me is the Mobo and the Gpu.Was thinking that the 3 GB card was excessive(dont plan to SLi until maybe the middle of next year)but have read that more vram is better.I dont really know which mobo is better (advice again please).Thanks for taking the time to read this from a very old gamer.And if I have missed anything out you's can point me in the right direction.Hoping to send the order tonite or tomorrow.Thanks again
 
Looks pretty good to me :D

Stulid will be here in about 15 seconds.

Edit

Are you planning on overclocking, you have after market cooler but only a 2500 i5
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £371.99
(£309.99) £371.99
(£309.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.98
(£129.15) £154.98
(£129.15)
Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Black £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £1,043.57
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.20
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £213.15
Total : £1,278.92

Re-done it for you.


• i5 2500K so you can overclock.
• Gen3 motherboard is more future proof.
• Gold rated PSU uses less electricity.
• Win7+HDD bundle saves some money.
 
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Wow, thanks guys for the replies.I do plan on overclocking the cpu (sorry typo in were the 2500k i5 is) but is there much difference between the 3 gb and the 1.5 gb card. thanks
 
have you considered http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=123&rows=0

the psu is the one you originally had so going by what stulid said it uses more electricity and the bundle comes in at ~£36 more than stulids' spec but comes with a better cpu cooler, the corsair h80 would mean you're not restricted to low profile ram.

not sure if it'll be heeded but I'll throw it out there any way, have you considered 6950 2gb/6970?

btw stulid or anyone else who know, seeing as fsx is cpu dependent wouldn't it benefit from the hyper threading of the i2600k?
 
fowler002 said:
have you considered http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=123&rows=0

the psu is the one you originally had so going by what stulid said it uses more electricity and the bundle comes in at ~£36 more than stulids' spec but comes with a better cpu cooler, the corsair h80 would mean you're not restricted to low profile ram.

The Gelid is a great cooler and will easily manage a 4.5GHz+ overclock and theres no difference between low profile ram and ones with tall heatsinks

not sure if it'll be heeded but I'll throw it out there any way, have you considered 6950 2gb/6970?

FSX prefers nvidia cards.

btw stulid or anyone else who know, seeing as fsx is cpu dependent wouldn't it benefit from the hyper threading of the i2600k?

For gaming the i5 2500K is all thats needed http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287
Click to expand...
 
I know there isn't a difference between the rams but the op may like ones with fins but due to the cpu cooler wouldn't be able to get them, the corsair h60/80 means thats not an issue.

amd I know i2500k is enough for games but wasn't sure about fsx(as read its also cpu dependent not just gpu like most games.
 
stulid said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £371.99
(£309.99) £371.99
(£309.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.98
(£129.15) £154.98
(£129.15)
Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Black £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £1,043.57
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.20
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £213.15
Total : £1,278.92

Re-done it for you.


• i5 2500K so you can overclock.
• Gen3 motherboard is more future proof.
• Gold rated PSU uses less electricity.
• Win7+HDD bundle saves some money.
Click to expand...

Update::

Put order in on Saturday,unfortunately the Phantom case and the dvd drive was out of stock.I went with the Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black and a Sony dvd writer.Hope to have it all delivered on Tuesday.

Thank you stulid and the other peeps for your advice.


ps I went with the 3gb Palit GTX 580, sorry stulid.:cool:
 
BringTheRain, I managed to view 1 review on the case (because I had already hit the purchase button and I was determined to purchase the day) and it got a good write up.

stulid ,will do with the pics.

Just cant wait till Monday night itll be like Christmas Eve. lol
 
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