Hows this build?

Mr.Mccoy · 24 Sep 2011 at 14:42

Hello there again,

I want to know how good this build is.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £235.99 X2
(£196.66) £471.98
(£393.32)
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 980 Black Edition "140W Edition" 3.70GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £127.99
(£106.66) £127.99
(£106.66)
Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX (Socket AM3/AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £74.98
(£62.48) £74.98
(£62.48)
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)
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £911.07
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 : £185.16
Total : £1,110.98

IvanDobskey · 24 Sep 2011 at 14:50

Replace the CPU with an i5 2500K (And the motherboard for an intel one obviously) for a start. Drop one of the video cards if you have to. Can always add another one in the future if need be.

Mr.Mccoy · 24 Sep 2011 at 14:56

IvanDobskey said:
Replace the CPU with an i5 2500K (And the motherboard for an intel one obviously) for a start. Drop one of the video cards if you have to. Can always add another one in the future if need be.

Ill put together an intel build so you can check it out ok?

just80 · 24 Sep 2011 at 14:58

I'd drop the Phenom II 980 and go for the 955, will save you £45

Mr.Mccoy · 24 Sep 2011 at 14:59

Here we go -
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 OC WINDFORCE 3X 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £279.98
(£233.32) £279.98
(£233.32)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £74.98
(£62.48) £74.98
(£62.48)
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) £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99
(£47.49)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £824.40
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 : £167.83
Total : £1,006.98

IvanDobskey · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:00

Intel is definitely the way to go at the moment. Unless you can hold on and see how Bulldozer is.

IvanDobskey · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:00

Yep, that new list looks much better

Mr.Mccoy · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:03

IvanDobskey said:
Intel is definitely the way to go at the moment. Unless you can hold on and see how Bulldozer is.

I would wait for the Bulldozer but I don't know when its coming out.

panyan · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:04

closest one to yours with what i would suggest

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £209.99 (£419.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £159.98
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £129.98
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £85.20
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £67.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £43.99
Total : £1,035.14 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Mr.Mccoy · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:09

panyan said:
closest one to yours with what i would suggest

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £209.99 (£419.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £159.98
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £129.98
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £85.20
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £67.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £43.99
Total : £1,035.14 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Looks good to me except there is no CPU fan.

panyan · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:24

Mr.Mccoy said:
Looks good to me except there is no CPU fan.

or ODD

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £209.99 (£419.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £159.98
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £129.98
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £85.20
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £67.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £43.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,078.13 (includes shipping : £22.20).