New System - about to order

Mikey · 25 Oct 2009 at 16:47

Upgrading my Q6600 and about to order the following, anything I should change?

I'm keeping from my current system
160GB, 250GB & 320GB HDD, DVDRW, Noctua HSF, Corsair 520W PSU, Antec 300 Case.

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £198.98
(£173.03) £198.98
(£173.03)
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - OEM £142.98
(£124.33) £142.98
(£124.33)
MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £132.99
(£115.64) £132.99
(£115.64)
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Dual Channel (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £69.99
(£60.86) £69.99
(£60.86)
Noctua NM-13 Intel Mounting Kit for LGA775 / 1156 / 1366 £5.99
(£5.21) £5.99
(£5.21)
Sub Total : £479.07
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £73.29
Total : £561.86

ETNiES · 25 Oct 2009 at 16:59

Everything looks fine, mobo has OC genie which is nice eye candy :>

Mikey · 25 Oct 2009 at 17:02

ETNiES said:
Everything looks fine, mobo has OC genie which is nice eye candy :>

It's the reviews and OC genie that's led me to the MSI board.

I'll be playing GTA 4, GRID and COD stuff.

Tempted to add a steering wheel to the order...

PermaBanned · 25 Oct 2009 at 17:06

Pointless upgrading from a Q6600 really...

Mikey · 25 Oct 2009 at 17:11

Superewza said:
Pointless upgrading from a Q6600 really...

So what would you change? Just add a 5850 to a Q6600?

Mikey · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:22

Intel Core i7 860 2.80Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £226.99
(£197.38) £226.99
(£197.38)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £198.98
(£173.03) £198.98
(£173.03)
MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £132.99
(£115.64) £132.99
(£115.64)
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Dual Channel (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £69.99
(£60.86) £69.99
(£60.86)
Noctua NM-13 Intel Mounting Kit for LGA775 / 1156 / 1366

Added an I7 instead

Would it be better just to get a 5870 card into my Q6600?

b-star · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:03

what's the reason of upgrading?

This games run pretty well even on HD4870/GTX260/HD4890 ...

Mikey · 25 Oct 2009 at 20:06

Because I thought it's about time and I don't rate my current system and I can't play GTA 4 or GRID on max settings.

Got a 9800GT at the mo with 512MB RAM.

daniel_bourton · 25 Oct 2009 at 21:12

best thign to do is the thwe gpu atm and if you still think its worth changing the rest to do so i isnt gona cost you anything really to do it that way

fizzle-187 · 25 Oct 2009 at 21:33

Depends, If you need abit more umphh and you have the cash, why not spend it while you can? The i7 spec is very good. I don't regret buying my spec and I'm more than happy with it as it fulfills my needs when gaming.

Although, make sure you get a good graphics card otherwise there is no point upgrading from your current spec. A 5850 would be ideal.

b-star · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:47

well, 9800gt is a bit outdated for maximum details... I would upgrade only card to hd5850-70 or second handed hd4890/gtx275/gtx285... q6600- still is a good chip for those games,,,

Mikey · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:49

I'm looking at the route of keeping my Q6600 at the moment, changing the motherboard and getting a 5780, but it's all still a bit up in the air

Mikey · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:25

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £298.99
(£259.99) £298.99
(£259.99)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £19.99
(£17.38) £19.99
(£17.38)
Noctua NF-P12 Vortex-Control 120mm Quiet Case Fan - 3 Pin £17.24
(£14.99) £17.24
(£14.99)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.89
(£5.99) £6.89
(£5.99)
Sub Total : £298.35
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £46.18
Total : £354.03