GAMING PC SPEC - PLEASE ADVISE

getcarter

getcarter

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I willl be building the following system in the next week or so but i thiought i would seek the approval of the forum first as i have seen so many great suggestions made and disaster averted once or twice so please any advice is most welcome.
I do plan to play at high resolutions once i get paid again and get a new monitor.

OcUK GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £157.99

Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98

XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £118.99

Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500HLFS) £99.98

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99

G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-17000CL9D-4GBXL) £47.99

Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99

Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98

Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.98

Akasa AK-FN055 Quiet Pearl White 120mm Fan - 3 Pin £11.98

Total: £1030.83

ANY SUGGESTIONS OR POTENTIAL COMPATIBILITY ISSUES YOU MAY SPOT WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED.
 
I'd go with this instead:

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 480 SUPER OC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 480 SUPER OC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
(£216.66) £259.99
(£216.66)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £118.99
(£99.16) £118.99
(£99.16)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £88.39
(£73.66) £88.39
(£73.66)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.98
(£5.82) £6.98
(£5.82)
Akasa AK-FN055 Quiet Pearl White 120mm Fan - 3 Pin Akasa AK-FN055 Quiet Pearl White 120mm Fan - 3 Pin £5.99
(£4.99) £11.98
(£9.98)
Sub Total : £844.71
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £171.69
Total : £1,030.15

Ditch the 570 for a 480 super OC, write of the velociraptor, replace its with a win7 bundle with a 500GB WD Caviar blue and a 60GB OCZ Agility 3, means you have more storage space and it should be just as fast if not faster AFAIK. And I just wouldn't bother with the ripjaws when you can get the XMS3 for so cheap. Also, not quite sure why you need to 120mm because I don't know where the'ye going to be place in the case, but I left them in anyway.

EDIT:

Only other thing I'm thinking is that if you decide to go SLI with these cards down the line the 850W XFX may be cutting it a bit fine, running two of either 480's or 570's will be near enough 800W power consumption as it is. Could be worth either going the whole hog and getting 1000W PSU now, or downgrading to about a 650W now and upgrading in the future. Your call though.

SECOND EDIT:

Cheapest best 1000W PSU you can get of OcUK is this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-053-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

Reputable brand, its 80 plus gold certified and beats paying nearer £200 for a PSU.
 
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getcarter said:
Cheers mate. Your spec is brilliant and i will go with what you suggest. Not built a pc in 5 years and think its about time i do.
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JFROs changes are all very good.

Except the change to a 480 - performance is near identical, but the GTX570 is much cooler, much quieter, draws less power and performs better in SLI, and the change of PSU.

850W is more than enough for SLI and plenty overclocking room (with 570s).
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £157.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £118.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £88.39
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £33.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £32.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,008.28 (includes shipping : £12.50).
 
Cookeh said:
JFROs changes are all very good.

Except the change to a 480 - performance is near identical, but the GTX570 is much cooler, much quieter, draws less power and performs better in SLI, and the change of PSU.

850W is more than enough for SLI and plenty overclocking room (with 570s).
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The 480 has more VRAM Though which games are now starting to eat up.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 480 SUPER OC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £157.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £99.98
1 x MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition Power Supply £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £54.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £51.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £32.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/939/AM2/AM2+) £22.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £966.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Notes

Includes a 64GB SSD for blistering performance, a 2TB HDD for storage, OS and the GTX480 which is an astounding card for the price. Ideally we could do with knowing what sort of budget you have and if there is anything you have already and so don't need to buy again. Anyway check out the spec and see what you think ;)

Stoner81.
 
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getcarter said:
So which one is best then. The 480 or 570. I dont think i will bother with SLI anytime soon so what one would be better for me?
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I'd say the 570.

Especially in the Antec 100 (it's not exactly a high end cooling case ;) and the 480 runs silly hot).

It also uses less power, and is quieter.
 
Another option would be this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £369.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £157.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** with FREE Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler £124.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W Power Supply £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £33.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £967.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Save the SSD purchase for a later date :p Or push the budget up another £100 and get an Crucial RealSSD M4

580 is the 3rd fastest gfx card around :p

Worth noting you can't SLI them on this PSU though.
 
mufcmark said:
Why do people keep recommending the 480 soc? I wouldn't want to buy that card with the amount I'd problems people are having with them.
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I keep forgetting that my 480 was a stock Zotac one and I then bought a Zalman VF3000-F cooler for it and it works a treat not a single problem ;) but obviously it's a different manufacturer.

Stoner81.
 
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