Help me build a gaming PC!!!

Goshawk

Goshawk

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Ok so finially my £1500 cleared in the bank just in time for the VAT to go up :( but never mind anyway im looking to build a top spec gaming PC for that kind of price or simply buy one in, my main game of choice is WoW but im gonna start getting more intense games for my PC as soon as i have one that can handle max graphics, my preference is AMD i hate intel and TBH never see the performance increase to warrent the 500% price difference any suggestions would be great i did post a set up a few weeks back but it got shot down for being over priced rubbish :D cheers


Goshawk
 
If you can hold on Sandy Bridge comes out 9th Jan and Ocuk are doing a offer they will pay the 2.5% increase.
 
You say you hate Intel, so AMD spec for you.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £226.72
(£188.93) £226.72
(£188.93)
OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £194.03
(£161.69) £194.03
(£161.69)
BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P8 900W Modular Power Supply £159.31
(£132.76) £159.31
(£132.76)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £142.97
(£119.14) £142.97
(£119.14)
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 AMD 890FX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £137.86
(£114.88) £137.86
(£114.88)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £113.99
(£94.99) £113.99
(£94.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BD-ROM / 16x DVD Writer Drive - Black (Retail) £49.01
(£40.84) £49.01
(£40.84)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £30.62
(£25.52) £30.62
(£25.52)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.53
(£22.11) £26.53
(£22.11)
Sub Total : £1,005.84
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 : £203.92
Total : £1,223.51
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Krypton AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.20GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle £490.20
(£408.50) £490.20
(£408.50)
XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £226.72
(£188.93) £453.44
(£377.86)
OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £194.03
(£161.69) £194.03
(£161.69)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £142.97
(£119.14) £142.97
(£119.14)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £73.52
(£61.27) £73.52
(£61.27)
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BD-ROM / 16x DVD Writer Drive - Black (Retail) £49.01
(£40.84) £49.01
(£40.84)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £30.62
(£25.52) £30.62
(£25.52)
Sub Total : £1,264.81
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £255.91
Total : £1,535.47
 
of the 2 there stulid which do u think would pack more punch and have a longer shelf life that will require less upgrades in the long run? im looking at the second one and thinking X6 means at least 2 years for games to catch up if not more
oh and with the first one would
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 970 Black Edition "140W Edition" 3.50GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail at £153 be worth the extra £40? forgive the noobness
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Palit GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £459.56
(£382.97) £459.56
(£382.97)
OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £194.03
(£161.69) £194.03
(£161.69)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £142.97
(£119.14) £142.97
(£119.14)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £113.99
(£94.99) £113.99
(£94.99)
Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £90.89
(£75.74) £90.89
(£75.74)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply £73.52
(£61.27) £73.52
(£61.27)
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BD-ROM / 16x DVD Writer Drive - Black (Retail) £49.01
(£40.84) £49.01
(£40.84)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £30.62
(£25.52) £30.62
(£25.52)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.53
(£22.11) £26.53
(£22.11)
Sub Total : £1,089.25
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £220.80
Total : £1,324.80
 
Goshawk said:
of the 2 there stulid which do u think would pack more punch and have a longer shelf life that will require less upgrades in the long run? im looking at the second one and thinking X6 means at least 2 years for games to catch up if not more
oh and with the first one would
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 970 Black Edition "140W Edition" 3.50GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail at £153 be worth the extra £40? forgive the noobness
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Probably the first spec(can add a second 6950 in crossfire, just like the second spec has) hex core cpu isnt needed for a gaming pc, although the spec above is powerful as hell.

The 970 black edition isnt worth the money, it takes 10 seconds to turn the 955BE into the same cpu due to the unlocked multiplier.
 
stulid said:
Total : £1,324.80
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Click the arrow to go to the post by stulid im reffering to.

I think this one is a great way to go. GTX580 which is a stupidly overpowered graphics card which will dominate all competition, and probably one of the best you can actually get hold of at the moment alongside the 5970. A great motherboard and an all round system. However the extra £150 ish you will have spare i would personally use on that build by stulid but upgrade from an X4 black edition to the X6 1090T black edition, or maybe the 1100T if it takes your fancy but i'd recommend the 1090T :). But you might also have to upgrade from that power supply to something along the lines of a 750-850W.
 
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time for me to stew over a few things much love to everyone for the help i might even look at the sandy when its out as its looking like a bloody age before my internet gets connected stupid land lady grrrr :( but as i say intel are evil
 
Indeed have a think and check the reviews and prices of Sandy Bridge and then you can make a decision weather it be AMD or jump to the darkside!! :)
 
Goshawk said:
time for me to stew over a few things much love to everyone for the help i might even look at the sandy when its out as its looking like a bloody age before my internet gets connected stupid land lady grrrr :( but as i say intel are evil
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Or you can wait for AMD Bulldozer!! ;).
 
How big is your current monitor?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Iiyama ProLite B2712HDS 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £289.99
(£241.66) £289.99
(£241.66)
XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £226.72
(£188.93) £226.72
(£188.93)
AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1090T Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £204.24
(£170.20) £204.24
(£170.20)
OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £194.03
(£161.69) £194.03
(£161.69)
Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £158.29
(£131.91) £158.29
(£131.91)
Xigmatek Pantheon Silent Edition Case - Black (With Foam Dampening Kit Pre-Fiited) £102.12
(£85.10) £102.12
(£85.10)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £73.52
(£61.27) £73.52
(£61.27)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £30.62
(£25.52) £30.62
(£25.52)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.53
(£22.11) £26.53
(£22.11)
Sub Total : £1,193.37
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 : £241.42
Total : £1,448.54
 
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