My new PC. need help!

dalehitchy1 · 28 Sep 2011 at 10:51

Tehdeadly said:
ah thanks! sounds like a fair reason to go with the radeon ^_^ i dont think ill be getting sli/cross for a long time xD

Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £254.99
(£212.49) £254.99
(£212.49)

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £224.99
(£187.49) £224.99
(£187.49)

I have the HIS card you have listed.... Had it for about a week... It's a great card.... Has a nice quiet cooler that's better then the reference cards and it is also abit faster then other 6950 reference cards.... It's playing most games on max at a recent frame rate

Tehdeadly · 28 Sep 2011 at 10:53

dalehitchy1 said:
I have the HIS card you have listed.... Had it for about a week... It's a great card.... Has a nice quiet cooler that's better then the reference cards and it is also abit faster then other 6950 reference cards.... It's playing most games on max at a recent frame rate

Cool, ill be geting that one then

what sort of games and what sort of frame rate?

dalehitchy1 · 28 Sep 2011 at 10:55

That being said the 570 card u listed is a great card too.... It's up to you whether u want amd or nvidia... I went with and because I wanted eyefinity.....

Some people prefer nvidia for physx etc

dalehitchy1 · 28 Sep 2011 at 10:56

Tehdeadly said:
Cool, ill be geting that one then what sort of games and what sort of frame rate?

ATM Im playing assassins creed with full settings and get 60 fps....

Metro 2033 I get just over 30 fps on full...

Tehdeadly · 28 Sep 2011 at 10:57

well most of the people here said ati card and i dont really know what eyefinity is/does or physx =/

Tehdeadly · 28 Sep 2011 at 10:58

dalehitchy1 said:
ATM Im playing assassins creed with full settings and get 60 fps....

Metro 2033 I get just over 30 fps on full...

ok thanks! sounds good enough! xD

Tehdeadly · 28 Sep 2011 at 11:12

I have another question. I saw on the processors that one said retail the other said OEM. does this actually mean anything to me and will it effect anything?

Thanks

dalehitchy1 · 28 Sep 2011 at 11:23

Dnt quote me on this but I think retail has longer warranty... You may also get a cheap CPU cooler with it.... Still I'd get it for the warranty alone

**Edit**

I was right with the retail

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=19290164

Tehdeadly · 28 Sep 2011 at 11:25

ok cheers! wasn't to sure. Think u get a game with the retail one too

Tehdeadly · 28 Sep 2011 at 11:40

for anyone who cares this is the updated basket!

imput still welcome i.e cheaper mother board or something ^^

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £224.99
(£187.49) £224.99
(£187.49)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
BeQuiet Efficient Power 600W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply BeQuiet Efficient Power 600W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Akasa AK-CC4005SP01 Venom Nano CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) Akasa AK-CC4005SP01 Venom Nano CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £21.98
(£18.32) £21.98
(£18.32)
Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £18.98
(£15.82) £18.98
(£15.82)
Sub Total : £581.57
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 20.00% VAT : £118.81
Total : £712.88

mp260767 · 28 Sep 2011 at 13:10

have fun

Tehdeadly · 28 Sep 2011 at 15:53

i have been researching for most of the day and i cant make sence of motherboards. does anyone know if i can get away with a cheaper one?

i have been researching the graphics cards and seems the gtx570 is better than the hd6950 is if worth the extra few pound for the 570?

i have been checking other peoples posts and people keep posting the same processor as the one i choose but for £10 less that i cant find...im really confused. i was hoping to order all this today lol

thanks for your time