New system needed

The1nonly1

The1nonly1

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Really need to buy a new system, hopefully you guys can help me out. The components I need are; Case, Processor, Graphics card, Motherboard, RAM, Power supply and if their is enough a HDD aswell. My budget is £500 but can go up to £600.

Ive seen a lot of people mention the Intel i5 2500k as it is very overclockable as i intend yo use it for gaming, hopefully it will run BF3.

Thanks
 
A bit over budget


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE MOH, Deus Ex & Stalker Games £124.99
1 x MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £94.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £71.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £35.99
Total : £608.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).




*EDIT* I don't recommend overlocking at the moment while using the intel stock cooler
 
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cre's setup could be under budget if you swap the msi mobo for the Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (£72.00 inc VAT).
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE MOH, Deus Ex & Stalker Games £124.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.00
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £71.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £35.99
Total : £580.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).




- There is only a 1 pound difference between the HyperX blue and the black
The black is at 1600mhz and the blue is at 1333mhz
 
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for a 6870? Sure. A classy PSU like the Antec will deal wih that easy.

To get into details, It's 550W, but has a lot of power available on the 12V rail, the very max power usage on that rig would be under 400W. That's running unrealistic loads like Furmark and Prime95 together, and that's measured at the plug (I run 420W like that with a overclocked 1055T and a 560ti). The Antec can output 540W on 12V and even more. In games and benches, you will be running under 350W. That's about 60, 65% peak power.
 
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yup

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games £137.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £597.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).



1TB if it's within budget.
 
olivier renault said:
yup

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games £137.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
Total : £580.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).



1TB if it's within budget.
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Thanks that looks fine, although i dont need the DVD drive and i may be able to pick it up from the store which will save me £12.50, Total : £568.41. If i want to overclock it, what cooler do you recomend, although at 3.30ghz i may not need to as i could use the turbo mode to 3.70ghz.
 
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Space_is_Orange said:
What is the difference between the Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 and the OCUK ATI Radeon 6870 cards? The OCUK card is cheaper.
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usually warrenty, sometimes better coolers on the none ocuk stuff, but aside from that next to nothing performance wise.

cooler wise have a look at the Gelid Tranquillo seems to be well liked at the moment.
 
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