New build - advice needed

kas12 · 19 Jun 2011 at 02:07

also i don't have the funds for the gfx card atm, since the p27 motherboard is no good with integrated graphics, which mb would you recommend?

sk82jack · 19 Jun 2011 at 02:09

Cheapest Z68 w/ onboard graphics would be the Asrock Z68 PRO3 but has no CF/SLI support

The Asus P8Z68-V PRO is on an amazing deal atm for £126 (reduced from £160 IIRC)

DJ_Martin · 19 Jun 2011 at 02:10

kas12 said:
Yep thanks a lot buddy. any noticeable difference with 8gb ram compared with 4gb? Do you think the antec psu are better than the corsair ones?
good price for that psu btw

With gaming there is next to no difference. The only games which use more than 4gb are Metro 2033 and Crysis 2 when using high detail mods. For now and the foreseeable future, 4gb is easily enough.
The Antec PSU is good. I am fairly sure it is a Seasonic unit which are generally considered the best. It's easily enough for your needs and is at a very good price at OcUK.
I doubt you will get a better PSU for the price.

DJ_Martin · 19 Jun 2011 at 02:12

kas12 said:
also i don't have the funds for the gfx card atm, since the p27 motherboard is no good with integrated graphics, which mb would you recommend?

If so then this is what I would recommend:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £156.98
1 x Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £28.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £468.49 (includes shipping : £10.50).

The Z68 mobos include integrated graphics.

EDIT:

sk82jack said:
Cheapest Z68 w/ onboard graphics would be the Asrock Z68 PRO3 but has no CF/SLI support

The Asus P8Z68-V PRO is on an amazing deal atm for £126 (reduced from £160 IIRC)

I'm always nervous to spec asus mobos since the problems they had. :confused:

kas12 · 19 Jun 2011 at 02:30

hmmm so what is better z68 or p67? damn hard choices which to go for
is this any good? Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H Intel Z68

DJmartin said:
If so then this is what I would recommend:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £156.98
1 x Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £28.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £468.49 (includes shipping : £10.50).

The Z68 mobos include integrated graphics.

EDIT:

I'm always nervous to spec asus mobos since the problems they had.

sk82jack · 19 Jun 2011 at 02:35

DJmartin said:
I'm always nervous to spec asus mobos since the problems they had.

I haven't heard anyone with any problems with them for quite a while now, I thought I heard they released a BIOS update which helped, don't know how true that is though. There Z68 boards will be fine though, they won't make the same mistake twice

kas12 said:
hmmm so what is better z68 or p67? damn hard choices which to go for
is this any good? Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H Intel Z68

No integrated graphics. The Asrock that DJmartin specced and that I suggested before is the cheapest with integrated graphics.