Help with BF3 spec please

Ac1dh0u$3. · 24 Jul 2011 at 20:38

Hi there,

I am trying to build a computer for playing BF3 when it comes out.

My budget is about £1000

I already have a 700watt OCZ gameseXteme power supply (is this going to be enough for the spec I'm looking at?)

And hard drives, I've already got a 160gb sata WD raptor, so don't feel I need a hard drive

So this is what I'm looking at

Is there anything i could/should change ?
And will it all work together ?

Thanks in advance

Jony27 · 24 Jul 2011 at 20:42

for a spec mainly for gaming
i would get, i5 2500k/4GB Ram/P67.

MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
(£212.49) £254.99
(£212.49)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
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Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower - Red Dragon Windowed Edition Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower - Red Dragon Windowed Edition £86.78
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Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
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Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
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went for 8GB since it was on offer, 128GB SSD for OS/games/apps

i5 2500k vs i7 2600k
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287

barely any difference between them in gaming.

RJC · 24 Jul 2011 at 20:43

Go with the ram below, I think there may be issues with the ram and heatsink clearance:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Also you could change the CPU to the 2500k unles your going to ultilese the extra hyperthreading cores on the 2600k.

Ac1dh0u$3. · 25 Jul 2011 at 08:55

Ok, thanks for advice so far I've changed to the kingston ram and and the i5.

Is the 570 card you've put in the spec you posted any better than the card I've selected ?

And the same question with the motherboard ?

Have you done that just to save cost and get that SSD harddrive in ?

Also, I've kinda got my heart set on the 650D case

I've noticed that making the two changes to ram and to the processor, its got the price down to £837. which is a plus, however I would be using my Raptor harddrive

d_brennen · 25 Jul 2011 at 08:59

Those 160GB Raptors hardly have an advantage over fast modern drives nowadays tbh. I'd go with a 64GB SSD for boot and keep the Raptor for large games unless it is a very noisy drive

dfour · 25 Jul 2011 at 09:50

The 570 would be approx 10% faster and possibly quieter under load but its more expensive and for not much more you could get a 6970 or if your lucky unlock the core on the 6950.

The MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 is also oon offer ATM for £209:99

Captain Chaos · 25 Jul 2011 at 12:51

ssd drive all the way

Id try to stump up the extra for a 580gtx if it was me

Ac1dh0u$3. · 26 Jul 2011 at 16:53

Right I've more or less decided on my Setup now...

I'm gonna go with this

The SSD will have to wait because on a cash flow problem, I'll have to pick one up next month

Also here are the specs for my power supply (just realized its a 850watt)

NVIDIA® SLI™-Ready Certified
850W Configurations
OCZ PowerWhisper Technology
Internal 120mm fan w/ blue LEDs
150 x 140 x 86mm (W x L x H)
ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 80% @ 115V (Typical load)83% @ 230V (Typical load)
Overvoltage/Overcurrent/Short-Circuit protection
Active PFC
MTBF:100,000 hours
100~240 Vac 10-5A 50/60Hz
3 year warranty backed by OCZ's exclusive PowerSwap™ Warranty replacement program.

Connectors:
1 X 20+4-pin ATX
1 X 4+4-pin CPU
2 X 6-pin PCI-E
2 X 6+2-pin PCI-E
6 X Peripheral
2 X Floppy
6 X SATA

Will it power the new system ok ?

Thanks in advance

titan13131 · 26 Jul 2011 at 17:00

Ac1dh0u$3. said:
Right I've more or less decided on my Setup now...

I'm gonna go with this

The SSD will have to wait because on a cash flow problem, I'll have to pick one up next month

Also here are the specs for my power supply (just realized its a 850watt)

NVIDIA® SLI™-Ready Certified
850W Configurations
OCZ PowerWhisper Technology
Internal 120mm fan w/ blue LEDs
150 x 140 x 86mm (W x L x H)
ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 80% @ 115V (Typical load)83% @ 230V (Typical load)
Overvoltage/Overcurrent/Short-Circuit protection
Active PFC
MTBF:100,000 hours
100~240 Vac 10-5A 50/60Hz
3 year warranty backed by OCZ's exclusive PowerSwap™ Warranty replacement program.

Connectors:
1 X 20+4-pin ATX
1 X 4+4-pin CPU
2 X 6-pin PCI-E
2 X 6+2-pin PCI-E
6 X Peripheral
2 X Floppy
6 X SATA

Will it power the new system ok ?

Thanks in advance

yes it will. easily

dfour · 26 Jul 2011 at 19:10

Ans still be good if you want to add another 570 later

Ac1dh0u$3. · 16 Aug 2011 at 00:51

Hey again, Just a little update, The comments on SSD's and 580's played on my mind and i never ordered the computer above.

I went away and saved some cash ans now I'm looking at ordering this tomorrow, was just wanting to make sure it will all work together ?

Picked up a copy of windows ultimate already and already have the power supply as said above

Thanks in advance

Jony27 · 16 Aug 2011 at 11:11

get a Z68 Gen3 motherboard and change the SSD to the Crucial M4

King Damager · 16 Aug 2011 at 11:56

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-054-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

This motherboard is being recommended left, right and centre right now. Generation 3 so I believe it should support IvyBridge, along with PCI 3.0

It will all work together, personally I'd look at a different CPU cooler unless you have a particular fondness of the dark rock being black...

From personal experience there's nothing wrong with the Force 3's (they are quick) but again their is a preference on these boards for the Crucial M4, so you may want to switch over to this!

kd

Jony27 · 16 Aug 2011 at 12:10

if by any chance the ASrock Gen3 board goes out of stock when you order, heres another Gen3 board,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-188-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

olivier renault · 16 Aug 2011 at 12:13

You can get some posh thermal paste if you plan on enthusiast-level OC (over 4.6GHz). If you just want decent overclocks without straining the components (under 1.35 Vcore, 4.4GHz), then any £30 cooler will do (I'd go with a Gelid Tranquillo, MUX-120, Akasa Venom). That's £25 that can be spent on something else (Gen3 Z68 motherboard).

I would also prefer a M4. Just from the reliability reports on the new Sandforce drives. Reliability > performance for drive imo, and pretty much everything else really. The M4 is no slouch anyway.