Last and final spec advice please

Goshawk · 8 Jan 2011 at 00:35

EVGA GeForce GTX 580 SuperClocked 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £509.99
"Radon Allosaur" Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.60GHz Overclocked Bundle - Asus £449.99
OCZ Vertex 2 "25nm Edition" 100GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTX100G) £163.39
BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P8 900W Modular Power Supply £159.31
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £142.97
* Sub Total : £1,188.04
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 20.00% VAT : £240.36
* Total : £1,442.15

Gaming PC any suggestions of changes upgrades or tweaks would be great then I'll get buying, the graphics card I'm still deciding on if I should just save my £90 or not

Greavesy · 8 Jan 2011 at 00:39

You know you could crossfire some 6950's :eek:

( and make em 6970's ). With the overclocked bundle is their an MSI one the same price because then youl be able to claim the VAT back with MSI

Goshawk · 8 Jan 2011 at 07:27

Isn't the Fps gonna be a lot lower than the 580 still though?

Goshawk · 9 Jan 2011 at 14:58

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
(£349.99) £419.99
(£349.99)
Gigabyte P67A-UD7 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit £173.60
(£144.67) £173.60
(£144.67)
Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £164.99
(£137.49) £164.99
(£137.49)
OCZ Vertex 2 "25nm Edition" 100GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTX100G) £163.39
(£136.16) £163.39
(£136.16)
BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P8 900W Modular Power Supply £159.31
(£132.76) £159.31
(£132.76)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £142.97
(£119.14) £142.97
(£119.14)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599)
Any advice on changes etc?

Invertigo · 9 Jan 2011 at 16:52

6950 Crossfire will be faster than a single 580, plus 6950's can have their BIOS flashed to a 6970. And 6970 crossfire is much faster than a single 580

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Also, ask yourself if you really need the features of the UD7. It's hella expensive compared to other boards, like the UD4/Asus P8P67 Pro.

Finally, make sure you get the 'i5 2500-k', not the 'i5 2500'. The K variant is designed for overclocking, and has an unlocked multi, whereas overclocking is MUCH more restricted o the non-k variant

EDIT: a couple more points. 2000mhz memory supposedly shows no increase over 1333mhz memory on the Sandy Bridge platform, and RAM overclocking ability is unneeded, due to the CPU overclock being achieved with the multi now. I'd go for the 8gb Geil Value set, for less than £100. Also, you could save another £20 going for a HX850 psu. They're brilliant units, and come with a 7 year warranty with Corsair

Invertigo · 9 Jan 2011 at 17:03

OcUK ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £224.99
(£187.49) £449.98
(£374.98)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail £184.99
(£154.16) £184.99
(£154.16)
OCZ Vertex 2 "25nm Edition" 100GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTX100G) £163.39
(£136.16) £163.39
(£136.16)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £142.97
(£119.14) £142.97
(£119.14)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £115.39
(£96.16) £115.39
(£96.16)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £91.99
(£76.66) £91.99
(£76.66)
Sub Total : £1,082.25
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 : £219.40

This should suit you better, imo. 900w PSU would only be needed if you wanted to run more than 2 gpu's, which for gaming is pointless.

hybrid572 · 9 Jan 2011 at 17:13

What res are you playing at? Unless you're playing at 2560x1600 or on multiple monitors/3D, I really fail to see why you're spending over £200.

Goshawk · 9 Jan 2011 at 18:26

Cheers for the advice I've basically done my selection based on what I've read on these forums and cobbled something together and your spec I'm gonna guess gives the same performance for a lot less pennies