graphics card ..

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 17:05

Does anyone recommend me a graphics card which i wont have to upgrade for a few years and that can handle coming games on ultra settings ( like bf3 )
.. I was thinking: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-141-GW .. is it good enough ?

thanks

Alex h · 22 Oct 2011 at 17:27

yes its a decent card but you might have better response if you post in graphic section

cmndr_andi · 22 Oct 2011 at 17:33

That's a good card, though personally I would go with this msi if i was buying a gtx 580 - since it has a year more of warranty and an excellent cooler.

that said, unless you plan to play games at 1200p+ resolutions then i would opt for a hd 6950 2gb card instead. it's still a fast card, much better band-for-buck and can play modern games (including bf3 if the beta is anything to go by) very well.

However, apart from the graphics card, may I ask what the specs of the rest of your system are?

Hyburnate · 22 Oct 2011 at 17:41

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-128-GW&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830
Buy two of them in SLI

I'm obsessed how their better and much cheaper

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/314?vs=305

Surveyor · 22 Oct 2011 at 18:05

Hyburnate said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-128-GW&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830
Buy two of them in SLI I'm obsessed how their better and much cheaper

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/314?vs=305

The card you've linked is a Gainward GTX 460 GS which is a slower and more expensive card than the EVGA GTX 460 OcUK sell.

And perhaps it would be a good idea to find out if the OP's motherboard is SLI compatible before suggesting an SLI solution.

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:21

here are the rest of the specs

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £359.89
1 x Benq XL2410T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £280.24
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £181.91
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £157.32
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK) £137.66
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) £98.32
1 x Razer Naga Molten Special Edition Expert MMO Gaming Mouse £83.57
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.94
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £39.32
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £37.36
Total : £1,589.99 (includes shipping : £129.22).

i do not have this yet but will be hopefully getting it very soon .. i was just thinking about the graphics card

Gregster · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:25

<----is Jealous...good set that lil lot

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:25

i have the i5 because i want to get the ivy when it comes out and its enough for me as it is mainly a gaming rig

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:26

thanks gregster i hope to order this lot very soon

cmndr_andi · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:28

If you are going for a 120Hz monitor, then I wouldn't suggest the BenQ. There seem to be quite a few issues with it. Instead, I would suggest something like the LG W2363D-PF.

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:33

cmndr_andi said:
If you are going for a 120Hz monitor, then I wouldn't suggest the BenQ. There seem to be quite a few issues with it. Instead, I would suggest something like the LG W2363D-PF.

Do you know if OCUK have it i cant seem to find it :/

cmndr_andi · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:38

No, they don't seem to stock it any more. IMHO the best 120Hz monitor to go for which is available from OCUK is this ASUS, though it does have a glossy screen.

OCUK also stocks this Samsung, but it is very expensive.

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:47

cmndr_andi said:
OCUK also stocks this Samsung, but it is very expensive.

wow that samsung looks amazing but like you said it is a bit too pricey

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:56

I have made some changes the price went up a bit but i believe its for the best

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S23A750D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £373.66
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £373.66
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £181.91
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £157.32
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK) £137.66
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) £98.32
1 x Razer Naga Molten Special Edition Expert MMO Gaming Mouse £83.57
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.94
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £39.32
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £37.36
Total : £1,654.23 (includes shipping : £92.82).

also i will be getting a case from a local store as shipping goes up a lot since i do not live in UK

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 21:16

does some recommend a different cooler as OCUK will not have it soon enough .. not much more expensive but cheaper is good

(as long as it can cool the 2500k overclocked)

cmndr_andi · 22 Oct 2011 at 21:20

Personally I would go with this one. Great cooling performance, very quiet and no chance of it leaking.

Here is a review.

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 21:26

ok thanks but will i need to change ram to low profile or are those gd ?

cmndr_andi · 22 Oct 2011 at 21:32

I think you would need a set of low-profile RAM to install all four modules, however with just 2 modules installed (in the 2nd and 4th slots) you should be fine.

If you do want to go for low-profile RAM, this kit costs the same has almost the same specs (for gaming there will be little to no performance difference).

Edit: For the Samsung monitor, it probably isn't ideal coupled with a graphics card that doesn't have a displayport output (since the monitor only has HDMI and displayport connections, and HDMI doesn't have the bandwidth to support a 1080p@120Hz image). Instead, I would suggest using one (or two) of the AMD HD 6900 series cards or switching the monitor choice back to one which does 120Hz over dual-link DVI.

dean_b · 22 Oct 2011 at 21:44

cmndr_andi said:
Edit: For the Samsung monitor, it probably isn't ideal coupled with a graphics card that doesn't have a displayport output (since the monitor only has HDMI and displayport connections, and HDMI doesn't have the bandwidth to support a 1080p@120Hz image). Instead, I would suggest using one (or two) of the AMD HD 6900 series cards or switching the monitor choice back to one which does 120Hz over dual-link DVI.

what if i switch back to the other graphics card http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-141-GW would that be ok ? because i really want that monitor

Reaper 392 · 22 Oct 2011 at 21:47

the antec khuler is under £40 and your recommending something else :eek:

this is what i'd do. however, i know very little about monitors and other peripherals so i went with what you chose for the peripherals and the asus monitor someone else recommended

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £379.99
1 x Asus VG236HE 23" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £249.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £184.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £148.99
1 x Lepa G-Series 900W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Razer Naga Molten Special Edition Expert MMO Gaming Mouse £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £62.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £39.98
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £37.99
Total : £1,494.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

i assume you have a SATA DVD drive that your nicking from somewhere else

i put in a faster SSD in the real world (the mods did some test on the main SSDs and the crucial came out on top overall)

i also put in an 80+ gold rated modular PSU. modular means there will be less cable spaghetti to hide, the 80+ gold means that whoever pays the electricity bill will be a lot happier (especially if you decide to go SLI in the future). its made by enermax so it will be as reliable as the universe