Hi all,
I'm closing to actually ordering this build but I am getting very confused from different opinions. The plan is to have an i5 2500k system with a great graphics card that can handle mw3/bf3 etc.
My current situation to clear a few points up is I have my old SATA drive and Optical drive that I can transfer over that is not an issue, I currently use a dual-monitor set-up and the resolution my main screen is that I game on is 1600x900.
I've been told many things about the PSU/motherboard and the greatest opinion is on the graphics card where for my resolution supposedly that the 6950 1gb is sufficient, however I was considering x-fire 2 x 6850 as my budget will be up to a max of £800. But really I wanted to get your take on this build and if you were to be in my position what build would you optimally choose?
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £185.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £83.99
OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.98
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit £29.99
Sub Total : £541.59
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £110.82
Total : £664.91
Thanks in advance for your time.
I'm closing to actually ordering this build but I am getting very confused from different opinions. The plan is to have an i5 2500k system with a great graphics card that can handle mw3/bf3 etc.
My current situation to clear a few points up is I have my old SATA drive and Optical drive that I can transfer over that is not an issue, I currently use a dual-monitor set-up and the resolution my main screen is that I game on is 1600x900.
I've been told many things about the PSU/motherboard and the greatest opinion is on the graphics card where for my resolution supposedly that the 6950 1gb is sufficient, however I was considering x-fire 2 x 6850 as my budget will be up to a max of £800. But really I wanted to get your take on this build and if you were to be in my position what build would you optimally choose?
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £185.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £83.99
OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.98
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit £29.99
Sub Total : £541.59
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £110.82
Total : £664.91
Thanks in advance for your time.