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ldc2710

ldc2710

ldc2710

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hi im currently on the lookout for a new build,i have already got the ram but need cpu/mobo/psu/gfx card i have about £750 to play with

my original thoughts was

icore 7 2011 3820

MSI X79A-GD45 (8D) Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard

MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Silverstone Strider 1200W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply

i mainly play bf3 and a bit of wow,but prob other games in the future

are these a good choice or can anyone suggest something better in my price range,i could go a little higher on price for the right stuff :D


cheers
 
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ive had my heart set on a i7 tho for sometime,my last rig was a overclocked icore3 so wanted a bigger jump,it wouldnt be just used for gaming i do some video converting/photoshop too and i opted for the gtx660 so i could sli in the future without breaking the bank
 
ldc2710 said:
ive had my heart set on a i7 tho for sometime,my last rig was a overclocked icore3 so wanted a bigger jump,it wouldnt be just used for gaming i do some video converting/photoshop too and i opted for the gtx660 so i could sli in the future without breaking the bank
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ok if your using photoshop etc go for the i7
 
 
sorry to bother u guys again but i want to place my order tomorow and its getting to close to xmas and the kids lists are getting bigger and my bank balance smaller :D

@ rjc and stinger ive had a quick rethink and tho i will be using photshop and some vid converting,it will only be only every so often i do it but more gaming, how would the items you suggested fair up against my 1st post if i choose the cpu/gpu and mobo as i already got 16gig of hyperx and a akasa venom cooler ready,as i would pref to get 1 good gfx card than sli gtx660 in the future

i will stick with my selection of psu as its either the one listed or the ocz series 1000 as i would like the extra power incase i feel like testing the water cooling path

cheers
 
I have a custom water cooled pc (cpu only) and i7 2700k overclocked to 4.4ghz with several hard drives and the Gigabyte 670 WF card I pull 330w from the mains at full load, so a 1200w or 1000w is major overkill.

Link below shows a rough performance comparison between your cpu and the 2500k (but add approx 10% to the performance figures for the 3570k).

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=523
 
cheers for the replys guys,i decided to go with the i5 and got this lot

Goods Shipped:
£249.99 x 1 - KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£149.99 x 1 - Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
£89.99 x 1 - Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£79.16 x 1 - XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply
£62.49 x 1 - Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced USB3.0 Dominator Case - Black
 
Stinger53 said:
no point in i7 for gaming. ivy i5 is plently with z77 mobo

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £107.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
Total : £696.95 (includes shipping : £10.00).

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you have listed a sandy i5. I assume you mean the 3570K.
that PSU is easily overkill as well.
 
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