Soldato
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Hi all, I’m building a new rig to play Battlefield 3 on and I’ve got a couple of questions for you guys.
Firstly here’s this bits I plan to buy: -
QTY x Item Description-Item(SKU)
1 x Processor -Intel Core i5-2500K (BX80623I52500K)
1 x Motherboard-Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P (GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3)
2 x RAM-Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (BLE463D2001CE1TXO.Y16F94)
2 x SSD-OCZ 60GB Agility 3 SSD (AGT3-25SAT3-60G)
1 x PSU-Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M (CP-9020004-UK)
1 x Cooler-Antec Kúhler H2O 920 (0761345-77086-6)
2 x GFX Card-EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD 732MHz 2560MB (025-P3-1579-KR)
Cost: £1,250
I already have a case and other bits from my current build. Now I will mainly be using it for gaming, but it will also be my main computer too with Microsoft office being run, Photoshop and some video editing.
Anyway, here’s my questions,
CPU – Will the 2500k be enough?
I read a BF3 benchmarking article on Tom’s Hardware which said that there were no gains using a i7 2600k/2700k over the i5 2500k in the game but he was testing with a single GFX card and in single player. I am planning to SLi and will be only ever playing multiplayer so should I just take a deep breath and spend the extra £50 on the i7 2600k?
I am planning to upgrade to LGA 2011 half way through next year so don’t want to spend more on a CPU now than I absolutely have to.
RAM – Do I really need 16GB?
I’ve noticed the higher speed modules only come in 2GB chips, meaning my PC would max out at 8GB which is why my initial plan is to buy the slightly slower 4GB chips so I can fit 16GB. But should I just go with the faster 2GB modules and be happy with 8GB total?
Do I have enough power?
Ultimately I’ll need enough juice to run….
2 GTX 570s
2 120GBs SSDs
1 7200rpm HDD
1 Blue Ray Drive
1 Antec Liquid Cooler
Will the 850 watts from the TX850M be enough or should I plump for an 1000 watt model?
Thanks for your advice in advance….
Firstly here’s this bits I plan to buy: -
QTY x Item Description-Item(SKU)
1 x Processor -Intel Core i5-2500K (BX80623I52500K)
1 x Motherboard-Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P (GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3)
2 x RAM-Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (BLE463D2001CE1TXO.Y16F94)
2 x SSD-OCZ 60GB Agility 3 SSD (AGT3-25SAT3-60G)
1 x PSU-Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M (CP-9020004-UK)
1 x Cooler-Antec Kúhler H2O 920 (0761345-77086-6)
2 x GFX Card-EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD 732MHz 2560MB (025-P3-1579-KR)
Cost: £1,250
I already have a case and other bits from my current build. Now I will mainly be using it for gaming, but it will also be my main computer too with Microsoft office being run, Photoshop and some video editing.
Anyway, here’s my questions,
CPU – Will the 2500k be enough?
I read a BF3 benchmarking article on Tom’s Hardware which said that there were no gains using a i7 2600k/2700k over the i5 2500k in the game but he was testing with a single GFX card and in single player. I am planning to SLi and will be only ever playing multiplayer so should I just take a deep breath and spend the extra £50 on the i7 2600k?
I am planning to upgrade to LGA 2011 half way through next year so don’t want to spend more on a CPU now than I absolutely have to.
RAM – Do I really need 16GB?
I’ve noticed the higher speed modules only come in 2GB chips, meaning my PC would max out at 8GB which is why my initial plan is to buy the slightly slower 4GB chips so I can fit 16GB. But should I just go with the faster 2GB modules and be happy with 8GB total?
Do I have enough power?
Ultimately I’ll need enough juice to run….
2 GTX 570s
2 120GBs SSDs
1 7200rpm HDD
1 Blue Ray Drive
1 Antec Liquid Cooler
Will the 850 watts from the TX850M be enough or should I plump for an 1000 watt model?
Thanks for your advice in advance….
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