Good build or not?

SparkiUK

SparkiUK

SparkiUK

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Hey,

I'm planning to build a gaming computer under a budget and I decided it would be easier for me to build my own computer. I can take the HDD and the Disc drive from my old computer which just leaves the key components:

Product Name
Club3D HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Deus Ex PC Game
Asus M5A97 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
OcUK Rage GT 800W PSU 80+ Dual Rail "80 Plus" Efficient Power Supply
Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9)

I was hoping that you could tell me if these components would work together and how good they would be for gaming? Anything extra I will need apart from a HDD and a disk drive?

Thanks in advance :)
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x Sharkoon WPM 500W Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £39.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.99
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 £17.99
Total : £715.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).




5409359354x better than the AMD build in original post.

Go intel over FX.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition" OC 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £214.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G) £34.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £721.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Is he dosen't need a HDD

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE MAFIA 2 PC Game £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G) £34.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £686.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Also the FX 4 is about the speed of a intel pentium G850
 
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sehcure said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x Sharkoon WPM 500W Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £39.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.99
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 £17.99
Total : £715.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).




5409359354x better than the AMD build in original post.

Go intel over FX.
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Isn't 500W a little low for this build? Maybe I'm wrong.
 
With the 7950

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Gelid Tranquillo cpu cooler £25.99

HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
(£269.99) £323.99
(£269.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
* Sub Total : £584.94
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 : £119.49
* Total : £742.93




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Incapable said:
With the 7950

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
(£269.99) £323.99
(£269.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
* Sub Total : £584.94
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 : £119.49
* Total : £716.93




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You will want a better CPU cooler aswell for overclocking, also you will need atleast a 600W PSU.
 
SparkiUK said:
So you guys would go for the 570 over the 7950?
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The card is not as good.

But with your build you would have major cpu bottleneak

If you want a HD7950 then i would go with this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card £341.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G) £34.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £788.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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