If you built a computer to last 5 years...

A CPU should last for years without causing lack of performance.

I would personally upgrade my graphics card if required, but I am happy with at least 30 FPS performance on high+ settings so with my 7850 I think I wont have to upgrade for a while :)
 
AshD93 said:
Well this is the argument I'm having in my head at the moment. It's not just for gaming. I'll be encoding videos too.. But the thing is, I could just use a i5 and it would take slightly longer.

Main uses are work (Word, Visual Studio, MATLAB), gaming and encoding/video editing in that order.
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I would agree with my mate Idleman. You have to remember that you have quicksync for video encoding (providing your software supports it). I did a 2 pass encode of a 2hour dvd movie on a SB i5 2500K (4.4Ghz), on the fly from the dvd drive in 20mins!!

The offers change tomoz so what we spec might well change but I would make a few changes to your spec and aim for something like this
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £134.39
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,168.55 (includes shipping : FREE).



Any questions feel free to ask.....and don't forget your free P&P ;)
 
easy, wait till the xbox 720 has been out for 6~ months and then buy the best hardware on the market.

Should easily last another 5 years of terrible console ports
 
i7 920 D0>*

Bought it from here a few year(s)? ago - still like new - love it.
 
honosuseri said:
I would agree with my mate Idleman. You have to remember that you have quicksync for video encoding (providing your software supports it). I did a 2 pass encode of a 2hour dvd movie on a SB i5 2500K (4.4Ghz), on the fly from the dvd drive in 20mins!!

The offers change tomoz so what we spec might well change but I would make a few changes to your spec and aim for something like this
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £134.39
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,168.55 (includes shipping : FREE).



Any questions feel free to ask.....and don't forget your free P&P ;)
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Quick ninja edit in the spec, i see.:D
 
The Q6600 has been out about 5 years and ive just replaced mine with a 3570k but only because the motherboard packed in rather than anything beign wrong with the CPU,

The only thing Ive upgraded in that time is the Graphics card and ive changed the keyboard and mouse because the both packed in.

Other than adding extra storage with both internal harddrives, external harddrives and a NAS drive every thing stayed as it was when I first built the computer.

Im hoping the same will happen with the system Ive got not, ill upgrade the graphics but that will be it realy.
 
My i7 is almost 3 years old now, the only upgrade it has had is 4890->6850. Plays everything fine at 1920x1200.
 
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