Narrowing down my choice

Madals · 13 Aug 2010 at 12:21

Hi guys,
Some of you might have seen my thread a week or so ago about a 8-900 machine (pre-build from OC). Situation has changed a little and I am not looking at around the £1100 mark

So,the two systems I am looking at are either the:
Titan exodus - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-252-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=
or the
Titan goliath MKII - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-034-OP&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=

Obviously there will be some difference in optionals,
The exodus would have - GTX 480 + Corsair Force 60GB F60 2.5" SATA-ll Solid State Drive

The goliath MKII would have - Corsair Force 60GB F60 2.5" SATA-ll Solid State Drive + the base GPU (to be upgraded to the GTX 480 in about 2-3months).

For either system, I would also be looking to upgrade the RAM in about a years time - would that be possible?

The main things the system will be doing is gaming (WoW + SC2 mainly).

The final thing the system will need is a wireless card suitable for gaming - unfortunately I know very little about network cards and am hoping someone can suggest something suitable.

Thanks,
Madals

95thrifles · 13 Aug 2010 at 12:46

Just go for the exodus, there shouldnt be any need to upgrade RAM, re wireless card, depends how serious you are about gaming, if youre really into it then try n avoid wireless, best wireless option would be an N class router and card if you do decide to go down that route

danewesley · 13 Aug 2010 at 12:53

Id go with the titan goliath with a 460 for now, seems like the best option as 460s are quite populat now so shouldnt be too hard to pass on in a few months.

simon12 · 13 Aug 2010 at 14:23

I agree get the goliath with a 460 and get a second 460 in a few months if you need it

95thrifles · 13 Aug 2010 at 14:59

for gaming theres no need for an i7, i5 plus 480 is better than i7 plus 460, no contest

NathWraith · 13 Aug 2010 at 15:43

Agreed the Exodus is more than sufficient for your needs as suggested by everyone here. The Goliath MKII will give you a longer lasting system (technology wise) with the i7 over i5 and the option for SLI or Xfire in the future.

On the wireless card front, I woul suggest getting a Wireless USB adpater. They function just aswell as the PCI cards and you don't need to fiddle around with the inside of your system.