New Gaming PC for 2011+

MayheM_MakeR · 18 Jan 2011 at 20:59

hey all ,im new to Overclockers uk, but have heard good things from this company so im considering buying my new gaming pc from here ;D, im looking to buy a new gaming pc for 2011, and wish purchase one in the next week or so

my bugdet is around £1200 and would like a pre-built, since i dont know nor have the confindence to make one

been checking overclockers, and found the "Titan Spinosaur", which totals around 1100 with a GTX 580 selected and windows 7, would like your thoughts on it, or maybe some suggestions on some other rigs maybe?

PC from overclockers:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-176-OE
*remember to select the OS and gtx 580*

Cheers in advance, and any suggestions etc would be greatly appreciated

stulid · 18 Jan 2011 at 21:04

hello.

its a great spec, I only question the case it is in.

you can phone them when you order it, and ask them to swap the case for something more modern and less of a rip-off.

£52 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-101-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160

£45 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-161-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160

The antec100 is just nicer and cheaper.

danzhang16 · 18 Jan 2011 at 21:06

You could also switch the 580 for a 6950 and flash it into a 6970? Saves 130 quid.

stulid · 18 Jan 2011 at 21:08

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-175-OE&groupid=43&catid=1270&subcat=

all you need to select is win7 for a £1177 total.

MayheM_MakeR · 18 Jan 2011 at 21:14

stulid said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-175-OE&groupid=43&catid=1270&subcat=

all you need to select is win7 for a £1177 total.

nice, how does the 6950 square up against the gtx580?, i do prefer nvidia over ati indeed, might need to check some fps graphs comparing the two

stulid · 18 Jan 2011 at 21:19

There is a performance gap - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=305

But you can add a second 6950 in crossfire with that pc spec - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/299?vs=305

You would be stuck with a single GTX580 with the spinosaur as the OCZ 700w psu isnt good enough for SLI GTX580.

MayheM_MakeR · 18 Jan 2011 at 21:32

ah cheers

, hmm i dont think i would be able to afford the crossfire option on that rig, did some more snooping around found :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-177-OE

and with the crossfire option selected it would total 1297, which indeed i probs could afford

decisions decisions D:

Ginger-Menace · 18 Jan 2011 at 21:36

just build it your self. its not as hard as you think most ppl on here compare it to lego lol, if you can build lego then you can build a pc

it will save you some money and you will enjoy doing it and feel more satisfied at the end

aslo evryone on here will be more than happy to help im sure

KiiYzOo · 18 Jan 2011 at 21:47

MayheM_MakeR said:
ah cheers , hmm i dont think i would be able to afford the crossfire option on that rig, did some more snooping around found :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-177-OE

and with the crossfire option selected it would total 1297, which indeed i probs could afford

decisions decisions D:

That would definitely be a better choice

But you would be better building it yourself TBH

jamesfreddie · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:04

danzhang16 said:
You could also switch the 580 for a 6950 and flash it into a 6970? Saves 130 quid.

But it is not as powerful.

Cookeh · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:01

jamesfreddie said:
But it is not as powerful.

Eh?

A HD6970 is only ever around 10% slower than the GTX580 - even less so when overclocked.

I don't think such a small difference in performance is worth £130, do you!?

VonScar · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:56

580 is quieter? Faster...

Stick with the 580 unless your budget is your major concern.

cr@pbag · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:31

ordered the same system with the 580 and ssd plus an extra 4 gig ram and another hdd should arive friday buddy

Cookeh · 19 Jan 2011 at 20:38

VonScar said:
580 is quieter? Faster...

Stick with the 580 unless your budget is your major concern.

You -must- be joking?? :confused:

And ofc it's faster its £130 more expensive - but I wouldn't say the performance games (about 3-5% in most games) simply isn't worth £130.

Mayhem, looks like a very nice spec, don't forget to post some pictures!

VonScar · 22 Jan 2011 at 19:46

No, from all the reviews I have read the 580 is a quiet and efficient card. This is due to the new form of cooling intoduced with the 570 and 580 series, there is a copper block full of liquid which transports heat away from the GPU(I cannot recall the technical term right now). The 6 series from ATI, though quiet were reported to ramp up in demanding games.

However the information I have is from review sources and and not from personal experience.

The latest GPU's from ATI and NVIDIA, are both over priced at the high end in my opinion. However if the Op wishes to spend his hard earned cash, the 580 would be where I would recommend he invest until something faster comes along.

Cheers

Von