My first build - need advice and suggestions please

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Hi, i just bought a Dell XPS 17 laptop and i am very disappointed by the gaming performance (should have expected for laptop) so i have decided to send it back and build a pc which can handle games at MAX settings. The pc will be used for video encoding, surfing the web and msn etc, but mostly gaming. I have put together a few items that i think should be good enough now and in the future.

What do you guys think? any changes you would make? or suggestions? I would really appreciate some input from you guys ( me = noob :rolleyes:)

Thanks



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Pretty good I think though I would suggest possibly getting a higher rated PSU something like a 800-850. nVidia cards are power hungry though the 5 series are better than the 4 series but I would (in your position) still prefer a bit of room since you still have to connect your drives etc which all require power.

I run the GTX480 on a Antec TruePower 850W.

Overall though awesome spec!

Stoner81.
 
if you dont need an os

MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
(£199.99) £479.98
(£399.98)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £227.99
(£189.99) £227.99
(£189.99)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 700W Power Supply £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £71.99
(£59.99) £71.99
(£59.99)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £904.91
Shipping cost based on delivery to paypal address, EH31 2DX with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £180.98
Total : £1,085.89

if you do

Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £347.99
(£289.99) £347.99
(£289.99)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £227.99
(£189.99) £227.99
(£189.99)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 700W Power Supply £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £71.99
(£59.99) £71.99
(£59.99)
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 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £48.98
(£40.82) £48.98
(£40.82)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £892.74
Shipping cost based on delivery to paypal address, EH31 2DX with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £178.55
Total : £1,071.29

remember I get free shipping
 
Stoner81 said:
Pretty good I think though I would suggest possibly getting a higher rated PSU something like a 800-850. nVidia cards are power hungry though the 5 series are better than the 4 series but I would (in your position) still prefer a bit of room since you still have to connect your drives etc which all require power.

I run the GTX480 on a Antec TruePower 850W.

Overall though awesome spec!

Stoner81.
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unless he is planning to use two 580's in crossfire, he wont need any more power. a 600W PSU would be fine for 1 card
 
or just for gaming :)

MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
(£199.99) £479.98
(£399.98)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 700W Power Supply £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
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 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £48.98
(£40.82) £48.98
(£40.82)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £882.74
Shipping cost based on delivery to paypal address, EH31 2DX with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £176.55
Total : £1,059.29

sli 570 goodness :)
 
wow thanks for quick replies. I dont do a lot of video encoding just some, but i am thinking that if i get i5 i will surely in 1 years time be upgrading to i7 so might as well get it now.

I already have 2 dvd drives as well as 3 hard drives. So i won't buy new ones. I also have Windows 7.
 
ah cool, thanks stulid and everyone else.

now contemplating i5 or i7.. hmmmm

i just want to build a pc now and keep for a long time and i will update gfx card when appropriate. I'm just thinking that if i buy the i5, how long will it be before it becomes difficult for it to handle new games (ps. hope this comment isnt noob lol)
 
Either will be good for a number of years, before the games catch up. The i7 gives more performance for CPU and thread intensive tasks, the i5 is just as good for gaming and the rest. Games won't make much use of hyperthreading for a while.

What you save on the i7, you gain on the graphics card.
 
bit OTT! :)

Another system, more of a home computer than a full on gaming rig, but those 6950 are real fast. Can swap for an unlockable 6950, but I still think it's overkill, especially right now. Added a SSD for QuickSync SSD caching on the Z68, or just as a plain OS drive, and a cooler for 4.8GHz minimum overclock on the i7. Also overkill.

You can go either way. Either a i5-i7 with a 580 and not leaving much for the rest, or spread it a bit and get quality components while still monstering games.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £227.99
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x XFX 750W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £79.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX60G) £73.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £48.98
1 x Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £49.99
1 x Coolermaster CM-690 II Case Window Side Panel £17.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,056.78 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
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http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_560_Ti_SLI/23.html

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-560-ti-sli-review/17

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