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BAD SANTA

BAD SANTA

BAD SANTA

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Alright people,

I am a newbie, not totally but to the forum and high spec custom stuff and really could do with some help. I am going to spend no more than 2000 on a desktop and need to know the best option what do you lot think?



AMD X6 1090T, OC-3.80
ASUS CROSHAIR IV EXTREME
8GB KINGSTON 1600
2x 2GB HD 5870



INTEL I7-950, OC-3.80
ASUS RAMPAGE III EXTREME
12GB KINGSTON 1600
2x 1GB HD 5870


A help would be really appreciated,
cheers,
Adam
 
basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £292.58
(£249.00) £585.16
(£498.00)
Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £227.94
(£193.99) £227.94
(£193.99)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £214.99
(£182.97) £429.98
(£365.94)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 16000C9 2000MHz Triple Channel Kit (CMX6GX3M3A2000C9) £135.99
(£115.74) £271.98
(£231.48)
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Black £129.99
(£110.63) £129.99
(£110.63)
Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650HXUK) £99.99
(£85.10) £99.99
(£85.10)
Corsair Hydro H70 High-Performance CPU WaterCooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £83.99
(£71.48) £83.99
(£71.48)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63) £82.99
(£70.63)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £72.99
(£62.12) £72.99
(£62.12)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card (70SB073A02007) £65.99
(£56.16) £65.99
(£56.16)
LG GH24NS50 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail £18.99
(£16.16) £18.99
(£16.16)
Sub Total : £1,761.69
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £310.70
Total : £2,086.14





ok what about this? i still think you get more for your money by going down amd route but if you guys think intel then i will go with that , will all that ram fit in with my other components and also how do you show your basket page(the actual pic)
cheers again
 
hi watsup with the motherboard? did you buy two?

and for the basket picture you have to print screen, crop/save and then upload it using imageshack or something similar
 
look at the price now!!!

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £211.49
(£179.99) £211.49
(£179.99)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE CODMW2 PC-Game £199.99
(£170.20) £399.98
(£340.40)
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £140.99
(£119.99) £140.99
(£119.99)
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Black £129.99
(£110.63) £129.99
(£110.63)
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Low Latency Triple Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £109.99
(£93.61) £109.99
(£93.61)
Corsair Hydro H70 High-Performance CPU WaterCooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £83.99
(£71.48) £83.99
(£71.48)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63) £82.99
(£70.63)
XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
(£37.44) £43.99
(£37.44)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.46) £16.99
(£14.46)
Sub Total : £1,098.20
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 17.50% VAT : £194.37
Total : £1,305.07

6gb of ram is enough.

you dont really need a sound card, the onboard Intel HD audio is excellent, and you dont need that extreme overclockers motherboard.
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 980X 3.33GHz (Gulftown) Extreme Edition (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £740.24
(£629.99) £740.24
(£629.99)
OCZ Reaper 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Triple Channel Kit (OCZ3RPR2000LV12GK) £387.74
(£329.99) £387.74
(£329.99)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £214.99
(£182.97) £429.98
(£365.94)
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Black £129.99
(£110.63) £129.99
(£110.63)
Corsair Hydro H70 High-Performance CPU WaterCooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £83.99
(£71.48) £83.99
(£71.48)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63) £82.99
(£70.63)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £72.99
(£62.12) £72.99
(£62.12)
XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card (70SB073A02007) £65.99
(£56.16) £65.99
(£56.16)
LG GH24NS50 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail £18.99
(£16.16) £18.99
(£16.16)
Sub Total : £1,772.67
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 17.50% VAT : £312.40
Total : £2,097.57


yer what a plank i did it twice cheers what about this and will the ram fit and do i need a bigger power suply.
 
whats this pc to be used for because that cpu is a bit EXTREME!!!

and you dont need a bigger psu, the power consumption of these new cards is good.
 
i was trying to go for future proofing as i have about 2k to spend, i want it for hardcore gaming, online and not and to watch blueray's on 1080p tv which is what it will be plugged into. do you think i am spending to much cash, thing is i dont wanna regret it.
 
your spending to much money.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £211.49
(£179.99) £211.49
(£179.99)
OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) £204.25
(£173.83) £204.25
(£173.83)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE CODMW2 PC-Game £199.99
(£170.20) £399.98
(£340.40)
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £140.99
(£119.99) £140.99
(£119.99)
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Black £129.99
(£110.63) £129.99
(£110.63)
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Low Latency Triple Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £109.99
(£93.61) £109.99
(£93.61)
Corsair Hydro H70 High-Performance CPU WaterCooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £83.99
(£71.48) £83.99
(£71.48)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63) £82.99
(£70.63)
XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
(£37.44) £43.99
(£37.44)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.46) £16.99
(£14.46)
Sub Total : £1,272.03
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 17.50% VAT : £224.79
Total : £1,509.32

now includes a large 128gb SSD.

kept the £590 in your pocket.
 
cheers for your great advice might stick a bluray player in it though, will this definatly be future proofed and fast and also whats the ssd for, do i use that for the os?
 
BAD SANTA said:
cheers for your great advice might stick a bluray player in it though, will this definatly be future proofed and fast and also whats the ssd for, do i use that for the os?
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its as futureproof as the 980x cpu you wanted, the new range of Intel sandybridge cpus and motherboards will be out next year, and the current i7 stuff wont be compatible, so just use the £590 to upgrade when that is released(or you may just find that the i7 930cpu is well fast enough anyway and keep it for quite a few years)

The SSD is used to run your OS and favorite games and APP's from, its so much faster than a harddrive.
 
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