Need some advise on upgrade?

shiver2k12 · 17 Nov 2012 at 00:05

Hi all,

Wanting to build a new rig as my q6600,asus maximus formula and ballistic ram just isn't cutting it anymore. My budget is around £1600, although the cheaper the better :-)

. TBH Im looking for an all-purpose rig, but not sure how far to go in price with this socket conundurum.

Hope someone can help as comparing specs is doing me in.

Cheers

DrPeirson · 3 Dec 2012 at 12:22

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15160262/OCUK/pricepc.PNG

I would probably do something along those lines although my current dream PC build is edging towards £2000 and uses the 2011 socket and the cosmos 2 but all that is personal preference

Doomedspeed · 3 Dec 2012 at 12:40

Is it just a gaming rig? Or do you heavily uses video editing programmes or CAD?

If its just gaming the i5 3570k would be perfect. 32gb of ram is a lot, 16gb will fulfil any need.

The gtx 680s are the most powerful card, though the gtx 670 offer much much better 'bang for buck'. Though the 7950's come in very similar for the price.

IncognitoX · 3 Dec 2012 at 12:50

Things need to be clear before we spec anything.

Do you:

- need monitor, keyboard, mouse and os?
- Do you prefer liquid cooling or air?
- Will you be doing any high end photo editing or video editing?

DrPeirson · 3 Dec 2012 at 12:53

I just saw this lonely post and thought I would quickly throw it together. Without any information on usage etc I just assumed you wanted a slick little beast at/above the budget =P

Of course, when it comes to getting your performance/money ratio then your better to stick to 16gb ram and go to AMD for the graphics card

Its my brand preference and styling that makes me usually blow the budget

IncognitoX · 3 Dec 2012 at 12:59

I assume its a full system you want, so something like this would handle most things.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £221.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £147.98
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £14.99
1 x Gigabyte K7100 Stylish Keyboard £8.99
Total : £1,198.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Has 24" monitor, keyboard, mouse and Operating System.
SSD for bootdrive, then 2TB is definitely enough storage.

Bacon? · 3 Dec 2012 at 13:06

Bit of an odd choice of PSU since it wont cross-fire a 7950.

triggerthat · 3 Dec 2012 at 13:10

Something like this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Seasonic M12II 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX16GX3M2A1600C11) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £15.98
Total : £1,097.29 (includes shipping : £17.85).

IncognitoX · 3 Dec 2012 at 13:16

Bacon? said:
Bit of an odd choice of PSU since it wont cross-fire a 7950.

He didn't say he wanted to, but still my bad as it could be needed

What would you recommend?

Bacon? · 3 Dec 2012 at 13:20

I certainly would get a better case than the £30 Merc

If he was looking at single GPU then:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-013-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

x-fire or SLI:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

IncognitoX · 3 Dec 2012 at 13:21

Bacon? said:
I certainly would get a better case than the £30 Merc

If he was looking at single GPU then:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-013-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

x-fire or SLI:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Thank you good sir, I'm always learning!

IncognitoX · 3 Dec 2012 at 13:23

Thanks to Bacon, whos a genius

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £221.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £147.98
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Seasonic M12II 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £114.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket /LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3/FM1/FM2) £92.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Blue £49.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £14.99
1 x Gigabyte K7100 Stylish Keyboard £8.99
Total : £1,356.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).

My spec improved.

Bacon? · 3 Dec 2012 at 13:33

I'll wait for the OP to reply on what the usage of the system will be before adding my own spec to the list