New to gameing need advice on this set up please,

lamajam

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hey guys new to overclockers and gameing,
currently play wow and want to start rift but my dell inspirion laptop kinda sucks, big time,

currently making this set up on OC wandering what you guys think and how it would run rift and wow, as i dont no much about graphics cards :)

thanks guys

AMD Phenom II x4 840 3.20GHz Quad Core 95w Processor

XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5

Corsair XMS3 8GB 1600MHz CAS9 Memory(or Geil Value plus 8GB)

this + case comes to around £650 wich is what i want to go for as need to get monitor etc

thx

1TB Hard Drive

windows 7
 
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if i remember correctly WoW prefers Nvidia graphics cards so maybe switch the 6850 for a gtx460?

oh and you should probs post a budget so people can get an idea of what you're aiming for :)
 
Hi,

For spending over 650 I would recommend SB, or waiting for BD.

You should also buy a good brand PSU, don't cut down on that.
 
i always thought the bequiet 530W PSU was a pretty good one, because its been reccommended in countless budget builds in the past, including my one

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im sure i saw the bequiet PSU here a moment ago, whered it go?
 
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I wouldn't say you need 8GB of RAM. 4GB is absolutely fine for gaming. If you do video/photo editing then you might want 8, but for gaming 4 is fine.

I'd definitely go for SB, you can fit it into a £650 build.

There's also nothing wrong with the BeQuiet PSU.

One of the best deals around for cheap builds :) Reasonably Cheap but reasonable quality, which is a lot more than what you can say for a lot of cheaper builds...

kd
 
thx for such quick replys faster than i thought, i can dwngrade to 4gig memory as that saves £40 on it meaning i can spend it somwhere else,

sorry for being a bit simple with pc's but what is SB?

for a extra £8 i can get a ocz stealthxtreme 700W power supply,
 
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King Damager said:
I wouldn't say you need 8GB of RAM. 4GB is absolutely fine for gaming. If you do video/photo editing then you might want 8, but for gaming 4 is fine.

I'd definitely go for SB, you can fit it into a £650 build.

There's also nothing wrong with the BeQuiet PSU.

One of the best deals around for cheap builds :) Reasonably Cheap but reasonable quality, which is a lot more than what you can say for a lot of cheaper builds...

kd
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Indeed, i only have 8 in my gaming rig cause i multibox a lot and wow can be ram hungry, and as an above poster mentioned, i didnt know wow preferred nvidia :o
 
Could possibly save yourself a few quid with a 5850 deal at the moment, Don't rule it out as you can always SLI Later on at some point. My two cent
 
lamajam said:
sorry for being a bit simple with pc's but what is SB?
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SB = sandybridge, get a i5-2500k processor and a P67 rev B3 motherboard

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gainward GeForce GTX 460 GLH 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £151.99
(£126.66) £151.99
(£126.66)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Sub Total : £506.61
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £103.82
Total : £622.93

needs hard disk, optical, monitor, windows, keyboard and mouse.
 
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nkata said:
SB = sandybridge, get a i5-2500k processor and a P67 rev B3 motherboard

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gainward GeForce GTX 460 GLH 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £151.99
(£126.66) £151.99
(£126.66)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Sub Total : £506.61
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £103.82
Total : £622.93

needs hard disk, optical, monitor, windows, keyboard and mouse.
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thx very much m8
 
I just built the spec in my sig for under £560. Then you would still have plenty left over for a good PSU. Runs WoW over 60fps on everything maxed, and Rift on default Ultra again 50-60fps. Only ever seen it drop to 30fps when doing raid events.
 
I've got this for £650 for a 2500K. The 560 SOC kick some serious butts. Cooler should OC at 4.4, 4.5 GHz. Can replace the 560 SOC with the 480 SOC, or the 6950 2GB.

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Motherboard Bundle - Intel Core i5 2500K & Asus P8P67 Intel P67 Mainboard **B3 Revision** £277.98
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti SUPER OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.98
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £65.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £38.39
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £20.99
Total : £660.91 (includes shipping : £10.50).



missing.

Win 7
HD
Optical drive.
 
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