First gaming rig.

Melax · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:49

what would be your opinion on taking an hdd for now and upgrading to an SSD in say... 6 months?

Subliminal Aura · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:52

1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £69.98

Oops my bad on specing the low RPM drive - Someone spec him a decent mechanical - I'm not clued up on them any more

stulid · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:55

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA&groupid=1657&catid=1660&subcat=1665

Melax · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:55

Subliminal Aura said:
Oops my bad on specing the low RPM drive - Someone spec him a decent mechanical - I'm not clued up on them any more

what ssd would you recommend then?

hibernian1875 · 26 Jul 2011 at 23:57

Subliminal Aura said:
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £69.98

Oops my bad on specing the low RPM drive - Someone spec him a decent mechanical - I'm not clued up on them any more

Samsung F3 1TB mechanical HDD that he had in the build is solid enough, does the OP need 2TB storage? Would be fine to add in an 60GB+ SSD later, would involve an OS reinstall though (to install it on the new SSD to gain boot time benefits).

Edit* Stulid beat me to it

Subliminal Aura · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:01

Melax said:
what ssd would you recommend then?

For your budget - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-071-OC

Don't buy an SSD with less than 100gigs - That's just plain naff

For myself a pair of Vertex 3 MIs 240gig not in raid.

stulid · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:01

Dont forget if you want the stuff thats on special offer, such as the Gigabyte GTX560ti and the i5 2500K Retail CPU at £161 then you need to order before 09.00hrs.

Subliminal Aura · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:02

jamiegray85 said:
Edit* Stulid beat me to it

He normally does - deal with it

RiseAgainst · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:08

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
(£212.49) £254.99
(£212.49)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £148.99
(£124.16) £148.99
(£124.16)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £66.98
(£55.82) £66.98
(£55.82)
Cooler Master Storm Scout Gaming Case - Black £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
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-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £854.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £173.48
Total : £1,040.89

Another option there, may have spent a little too much on the power supply but it is a very very important component. This also includes a 64 GB SSD to use as a boot drive plus some games for faster response times

hibernian1875 · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:12

Subliminal Aura said:
He normally does - deal with it

Except when he deserts the forum and goes on holiday

the spec me thread's were sitting for up to an hour without a reply, Glad to have you back though Stulid... anyway, back on topic, 570 Twin FrozR III is Pre-Order Only so would miss the 2500K on offer and things.

Subliminal Aura · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:14

jamiegray85 said:
Except when he deserts the forum and goes on holiday the spec me thread's were sitting for up to an hour without a reply

Yeah tell me about it - what was that all about .... There should be a sticky in future if he's on holiday....

I was going to start a ' Where's Stulid - we miss you ' thread.

stulid · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:15

weyland yutani · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:30

Melax said:
what would be your opinion on taking an hdd for now and upgrading to an SSD in say... 6 months?

Don't worry about the SSD mate. If it's not within budget then hold fire, thats my motto. I ordered my parts this week and despite wanting a SSD for Windows, its a luxury I couldn't afford right now. The beauty of pcs is their modular nature, just add it later when more affordable

hibernian1875 · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:32

My first spec

Moving on:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £187.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.98
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £145.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £95.99
1 x Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £92.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £984.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Could save some on the Case and PSU, 850W should be enough to cover you if you want to go SLI later.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 PC Game £214.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.98
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £145.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £95.99
1 x Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £92.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,011.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Or ATI Radeon if you are open to that option... takes you over your max budget but could save on PSU and case again, again the PSU would cover Crossfire as a future option, threw in an SSD also, heard of reliability issues with the OCZ Agility drives so anyone feel free to correct me or recommend a better SSD or leave it out and add it later if you prefer.

Subliminal Aura · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:42

Nice spot on the Gelid Tranquillo - Let me see if I can come up with something with the 560

hibernian1875 · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:44

Subliminal Aura said:
Nice spot on the Gelid Tranquillo - Let me see if I can come up with something with the 560

Stulid recommended it earlier or the Crosair A50. Post #9

Also the Gelid runs a lot quieter than the A50.

stulid · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:49

Don't forget that gigabyte GTX560ti, it has higher clock speeds than the msi card and is cheaper.

Subliminal Aura · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:50

jamiegray85 said:
Stulid recommended it earlier or the Crosair A50. Post #9

Cool ...

Talking about cool, I'm still sticking with the FT02 theme not happy with the vertex...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Fortress 2 FT02B-W Windowed Gaming Case - Black £219.98
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £187.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-60G) £128.99
1 x Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £72.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,067.58 (includes shipping : £14.75).

OR the RV2 with vertex of choice

YOUR BASKET
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-120G) £199.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £187.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 2 RV02B Full Tower Case - Black £129.98
1 x Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £72.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,045.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

hibernian1875 · 27 Jul 2011 at 00:54

stulid said:
Don't forget that gigabyte GTX560ti, it has higher clock speeds than the msi card and is cheaper.

+1, I was going on great reviews I'd heard about the Twin FrozRs noise levels but having a read the Gigabyte seems to match it in that department so no reason not to go for it.

Melax · 27 Jul 2011 at 19:36

totally silly before missing OS and mouse/keyboard etc. what do you think?