Help building PC for gaming

stulid · 22 Jun 2011 at 17:57

Well done, you have linked every product to a competitor except the Silver arrow.

Did you read the FAQ's?

Surveyor · 22 Jun 2011 at 17:59

Someone is going to get into trouble on their very first post.

We, Overclockers UK (OcUK) are happy to provide the resources of these forums to responsible individuals without charge. They cost a substantial amount of money to maintain and use considerable amounts of bandwidth which is paid for exclusively by us. As you know OcUK are in the computer hardware business and therefore the promotion of OcUK's competitors is forbidden. Examples of promotion are :-

Posting links to competitors websites
Posting links to reviews that promote competitors
Quoting the names or contact details of competitors
Offering to provide the names or contact details of competitors
Hinting about product availability at competitors and their pricing
Using the forums to notify a member of intent or actual supply of names or contact details of competitors
Listing competitors names, URL's or e-mail addresses in signatures
Listing competitors names, URL's or e-mail addresses in profile
Posting links to or the mentioning of auction sites
Disguising attempts to do any of the above

stulid · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:08

Whats the total budget? lets see if OCUK cant do something.

sk82jack · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:09

i5-2500K is just as good for gaming and a lot cheaper - Gaming Performance Comparison

You'll wanna get RAM with smaller heatsinks like the Corsair XMS3.

Do you need the retail Windows 7? The OEM will be cheaper.

And the XFX 850W modular PSU will save you a bit of money.

CrixxzeH · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:11

Surveyor said:
Someone is going to get into trouble on their very first post.

damn, that was BOLD.

Jasey24 · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:14

stulid · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:15

I added up your totals, and done this build for you.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £347.99
(£289.99) £347.99
(£289.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £130.00
(£108.33) £130.00
(£108.33)
XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £122.99
(£102.49) £122.99
(£102.49)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Fractal Design Define XL Full Tower Case - Black Pearl £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
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)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £50.99
(£42.49) £50.99
(£42.49)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £989.41
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £16.85
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £201.25
Total : £1,207.51

A 2500K is as fast as in gaming as a 2600K - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287

The Fractel XL Tower is only £5 more than a R3.

The XFX PSU I selected is good,

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/808
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=165

Also included the latest Z68 motherboard and a SSD

Surveyor · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:15

stulid said:
Whats the total budget? lets see if OCUK cant do something.

Around £1,300 adding everything up.

stulid · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:19

Surveyor said:
Around £1,300 adding everything up.

What I got too, he did say he wanted it cheaper so have saved him £100

Jasey24 · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:45

stulid · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:52

Read thsi for the Z68 vs P67 differences - http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2011/05/13/what-is-the-intel-z68-chipset/1

I cant say if the XFX or Corsair are the quietest.

The XL was just bigger for a tiny bit more money, you would need to visit the fractel website to see the differences for yourself.

Moothead2 · 22 Jun 2011 at 19:24

Can I ask where this fabled FAQ is? I can assure you that there is more chance of people reading the ToS than reading an FAQ unless it's shoved it your face on the Forum homepage.

Surveyor · 22 Jun 2011 at 19:29

Moothead2 said:
Can I ask where this fabled FAQ is? I can assure you that there is more chance of people reading the ToS than reading an FAQ unless it's shoved it your face on the Forum homepage.

The link is at the top of this page.

But here you are to save you scrolling up:

FAQ

Moothead2 · 22 Jun 2011 at 19:31

Surveyor said:
The link is at the top of the page.

But here you are to save you scrolling up:

FAQ

I think that the Forum rules FAQ should be a lot bigger here, I missed it before when I clicked that link because it's not exactly eye catching. Just my thoughts since so many people, myself included, include competitor links in our first few posts because the FAQ isn't in your face.

anuraj · 22 Jun 2011 at 19:33

Next to user cp

Admiral Huddy · 23 Jun 2011 at 14:22

Moothead2 said:
Can I ask where this fabled FAQ is? I can assure you that there is more chance of people reading the ToS than reading an FAQ unless it's shoved it your face on the Forum homepage.

How can you not miss this:

You were also asked to tick the the "I have read the rules and FAQs" when first registering.