In need of a build spec to replace a dinosaur

[Iron-man]

Thanks little freak can I ask what your suggestion is regards gpu research?

Thanks

 

[Little*Freak]

My god, sorry, i forgot about you i was busy!

Ok, google gtx 970 Memory Problem or read this ----> http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-memory-issue-fully-explained/

Iron-Man, very sorry for late reply. Also has 2 sides to it, some are saying they notice no problems & everything is great, others say it's driving them nuts. Have to make own call on this but personally, i would not touch a gtx 970.

If you want better than a gtx 960 and cannot afford a gtx 980 then i'd go with either one of these.


Powercolor Radeon R9 380 4096MB GDDR5 £180 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=gx-179-pc&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=3059

msi radeon r9 390 gaming edition 8192mb gddr5 £260 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=gx-289-ms&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=3059


would also like to say, i5-4690k is no slouch, i have one, it's bloody good. in your shoes, i would get something more like lemin's original spec.


gigabyte z97x-sli - devils canyon core i5 4690k bundle £270 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=bu-006-gi

raijintek themis direct contact cpu cooler £20 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-001-rt&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2666

kingston hyperx savage red 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-19200c11 2400mhz £39 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=my-205-ks&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=2549

crucial bx100 120gb ssd sata 6gbps 7mm solid state drive £47 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hd-054-cr&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

western digital caviar blue 1tb sata 6gb/s 64mb cache hdd £42 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hd-366-wd&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279

superflower golden green hx 650w "80 plus gold" power supply £72 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=ca-004-sf&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2057

samsung sh-224fb/bebe 24x dvd±rw sata rewriter (black) £15 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=cd-162-sa

zalman r1 midi tower - black £34 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zalman-r1-midi-tower-black-ca-088-za.html


That lot is £539. Now for GPU. One of these.....


Powercolor Radeon R9 390 8192MB GDDR5 £260 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-178-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=3059

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 £260 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-149-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010


Or one of these....


MSI Radeon R9 390X Gaming Edition 8192MB GDDR5 £350 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-288-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=3059

Palit GeForce GTX 980 JetStream 4096MB GDDR5 £380 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-015-PL&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1812


That sort of thing would be my idea of a system with or around your budget.

*forgot about windows so i'd go with Win7 £80 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-127-MS&groupid=33&catid=1555 Can be upgraded to Win 10 later.

 

[Iron-man]

Thanks again little freak, is there a reason why you said windows 7 rather than 10 as there isn't a lot of diffrence in price on those.

Does anyone else have any other suggestions or alterntive specs to give me some options and food for thought as looking to order this next week so just wanting to weigh up options.

Thanks

 

[Little*Freak]

You are welcome Iron-man.

Windows 7 does not come with all of that microsoft spyware that Windows 10 comes with. Well, so we think It's also as easy as XP to use and super stable.

 

[Iron-man]

Ok thanks, I don't know a lot about the new windows but I had read about the privacy issues

 

[defoerate]

Personally I'd go with something like this (all prices are from OCuk) it would eat games for breakfast

HIS Radeon R9 380 IceQ X2 2048MB £149.99
SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" £87.95
Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA £67.99
AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition 3.70GHz (Socket FM2+) £55.99
Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 AMD A68 Chipset (Socket FM2+) £39.95
Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz £38.99
BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Blue £29.99
LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - £13.99

Total : £484.84

Don't forget to add the price of Windows.

 

[Little*Freak]

Iron-man, are you also looking at the other threads in the OCUK Full Systems & Bundles section? Lot's of other idea's there

 

[Iron-man]

Defoerate thanks for the suggestion, I think I prefer. To stick with Intel at least an i5 but wondering if I should try and go for i7 in case the playing I am currently doing with photoshop leads to anything else.

Little freak yeah I always look around the other section as well as this to see if I can get ideas but a lot of the time it's difficult as people specs machines based on desired use and budget which you very rarely find someone else with exactly the same
But thanks I am always keeping an eye out too see as I want to get my best bang for buck but being not very knowledgable of all the tech it is difficult but hey ho I'll keep trying to learn

Thanks

 

[Little*Freak]

Fast and dirty i7.

Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade * £366 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-012-GI&groupid=2833&catid=2836&subcat=2861

GeIL EVO Potenza 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-20800C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £70 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-167-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=2548

MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £159 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-291-MS

Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive £68 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-055-CR

SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £72 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2057

Zalman Z1 Midi-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £31 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-080-ZA

Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-136-SA

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM £80 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-127-MS&groupid=33&catid=1555


Total is £860 +Shipping! Good PSU for the future. No second hard drive though (can get that later or add one yourself) and the slightly cheaper Zalman Z1 Case instead of the R1.

You could get 16GB of slightly slower ram for the same price though, if you want. Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/16) £69 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-204-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=2549

Hope this helps.

 

[Iron-man]

Thanks little freak for that spec