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LeoAnderson

LeoAnderson

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Hey all,

I was looking to spend only around £800, and for this money could you tell me if the following parts could be improved? And more importantly, would these components work together?

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with Battlefield 3 PC Game**

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

Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX)

OcUK Battle 750W Dual Rail High Efficiency Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply

Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLE2CP4G3D1608DE1TX0CEU)

BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black

Zalman CNPS10X Flex CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366)

OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

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Total: £780'ish
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I'm not so bothered about SSD, I just want to be able to play games without needing minimum settings and restricting to 30 fps :mad:.

As a side note, I'll be purchasing the CPU fans / case fans separately since OCUK are out of stock for the Nocuta fans.
 
Hi,
looks good, few changes tho:
never skimp on the psu! and a 2gb gpu would be better

heres a build for under 800 which gives you the option to sli in future
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Thanks for the great advice.

Would you therefore not recommend the
Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz
over the
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz?

Regards
 
both the same rly (as far as i know), no performance difference, but the heat sinks are taller so may have trouble fitting with cpu cooler. up to u which u perfer.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
Total : £210.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).




This 2GB card for £20 less:D

Otherwise you may as well buy a GTX570 or GTX560ti "448 edition"


YOUR BASKET
1 x ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 730W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £79.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £61.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £38.39
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 : £761.30 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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As Stulid directs you to the 2GB card knowing what I know now I wish I had done that. No free game but the 2GB card will last you longer as games display the need for more vram even @ 1080P
 
Me and lots of people have had problems with the hyperX grey RAM on sandybridge mobos because it's rated at 1.65v, and the SB systems are supposed to work nicely at 1.5v.

Caused me unimaginable problems, but I don't know how well the ballistix sport functions.
 
Sandybridge can run at 1.65V though, so its fine. Plus 1.65V is the upper end of the test voltage, could be as low as 1.5V depending on the particular kit.
 
beejjacobs said:
Sandybridge can run at 1.65V though, so its fine. Plus 1.65V is the upper end of the test voltage, could be as low as 1.5V depending on the particular kit.
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Not without causing problems, or so i've found (And other people apparently, after having people reply to my thread. I might link it later)
 
It shouldn't cause problems, I know they mentioned it in the sticky about sandybridge voltages that OCUK had no problems, and stulid runs his at 1.65V I believe.
 
horrorwood said:
Please do, because the 1.5v ram only for sandybridge is a myth.
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1.5V +/- 5% is the official specification from Intel, so 1.575V maximum.

OcUK, in discussion with Intel, have stated that 1.60V is the absolute maximum for safe operation:

- Recommended memory voltage is 1.50v, so make sure to run your memory at 1.50v, higher than 1.60v could limit lifespan of the CPU
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1.65V is a no, no if you value the longevity of your processor.

Everyone with a Sandy Bridge processor should be running their RAM as close to 1.5V as possible unless it'll actually run lower than that.
 
Memory - Intel recommend 1.50v plus/minus 5% which means 1.60v is the ideal safe maximum, but we have found in our testing all 1.65v memory is fine. We have also found most new 1.65v like Corsair XMS3 will run at its rated timings with just 1.50-1.55v which is well within Intel specifications. So people upgrading to Sandybridge you can still use your old DDR3, but we do recommend you run it at 1.60v or less. We are shipping most of our bundles which feature Corsair XMS at 1.50v-1.55v at rated timings. We've also discussed with Asus and MSI regarding voltages for memory and they also confirm in their testing 1.65v caused no issues with reliability.
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sehcure said:
Me and lots of people have had problems with the hyperX grey RAM on sandybridge mobos because it's rated at 1.65v, and the SB systems are supposed to work nicely at 1.5v.

Caused me unimaginable problems, but I don't know how well the ballistix sport functions.
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There's nothing wrong with the Crucial Ballistix.

It's perfect for Sandy Bridge and as cheap as chips.

You lose nothing in performance using it:



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