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Nocturne_sa

Nocturne_sa

Nocturne_sa

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Howdy!

After considering building a gaming system myself, I've decided that its too risky/can't be asked (in my opinion) and the best way forward it to buy a prebuilt from OcUK (Intel only). My budget is approx £850 give or take (which excludes a monitor, keyboard and mouse).

I want the system to last me a good 3 years so looking for the best performance/budget system. The monitor size will be 24".

I have narrowed it down to this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-237-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=1712

with the following additions:

-Asus gtx 460 1078
-corsair 60gb ssd
-Samsung F3 1TB
-Windows 7 home addition


My only concern is future proofing. Things I'm not sure about:

-Should I go with i5 rather than i3?
-This motherboard doesn't support SLI
-upgrade the PSU to corsair 750 incase I want to go SLI in the future?
-upgrade to 6 gigs of ram?


Alternatively feel free to recommend a totaly different prebuilt.

Cheers
 
Nocturne_sa said:
Intel only...i5/i3...future proofing
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hmm..well, I'd personally argue that for future-proofing, you're generally/historically better off with AMD. Socket AM3 should last for a while, while Intel will be refreshing this/next year. This allows freedom in processor upgrading, without the premium of buying EOL tech.

I'd also argue that if you're focusing on budget, then an SSD is certainly a luxury product that you can do without. Stick to a larger capacity regular drive.

On PSU, you cant go too far wrong with more power. When in doubt, go for the higher wattage. If you are thinking of future proofing, then it's perfectly possible that you'll want the extra power of a second card, so I'd definitely keep that option open.

6GB RAM? Well..unless you have a reason why you'd need it, then I wouldnt bother. Stick to 4 for now and then add more when necessary.
 
6GB of ram is definitely something you should consider if you are going down the intel route and are looking for future proofing. That said, RAM is also the easiest thing to upgrade and something that prices vary on the most so you could leave this upgrade to the future and wait for the prices to be at a low.
 
Thanks for the advice guys. Can you recommend an AMD prebuilt? Are they as reliable as Intel? I had one years ago and it always had one problem or the other (mainly to do with overheating) and so tend to stay away from then.

Cheers
 
They have good systems built with experienced hands, but my heart aches thinking about the money you're paying for the comfort of pre-built and the money you could save taking out 2 hours to build it yourself. Just ask on General Hardware, you'll be taken through the built step by step. I promise that it's really really really easy. If you absolutely cannot do it, then the system you picked aint bad. If you have the money for 6 gig RAM, go for it. But it won't be necessary right now. 4 is enough.
 
An AMD system would actually be a better bet than the i3. You can get ..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-035-OP&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=1713

With a 460, H50 Cooler and Win 7 home added for £785. That's a six core CPU clocked at 3.80GHZ which is a stupid amount of future proofing. You can always add another 460 down the line for SLI goodness. Just a cheap HDD needs to be added to that built as it didn't give the option. Don't bother with SSD's yet. Way too expensive right now. Give it a year.

Btw, people WILL staunchly recommend Intel. If running inane, worthless benchmarks and posting them online is your thing, go Intel. The performance is better. If pure gaming is your thing, go AMD. Very very (if any) little difference in gaming performance, and very cost effective.
 
regulus said:
Btw, people WILL staunchly recommend Intel. If running inane, worthless benchmarks and posting them online is your thing, go Intel. The performance is better. If pure gaming is your thing, go AMD. Very very (if any) little difference in gaming performance, and very cost effective.
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Oh dear.

Did you know Core i3 is the real choice of CPU for gaming?
 
Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I am in pretty much the same position as the OP. I'm torn between the:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-237-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=1712

I'll be adding on an SSD and a 470 taking it just over £800.00

Or alternatively the:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-025-OP&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=1712

As my budget is around £850.00 if I go for the Onyx, I won't be able to afford the 470 and the SSD.

Any thoughts from anyone please?

It's a big purchase for me personally so I'd really like to make the best decision. Just for further info:

I would be using the PC for gaming at 1920 x 1080, photoshop work and my current set up is:

Dual Core E6750 2.66GHz
4.00 GB of cheap OCZ RAM
Ati 5770 card
Asus PN5 SLI PLUS Mobo
 
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regulus said:
... You can always add another 460 down the line for SLI goodness...
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hate to burst your bubble, but AMD boards dont do sli anymore, since nvidia have exited the chipset business. You could look at crossfiring some 5770s/5830s or its back to an i3/i5 setup if you want sli in the future
 
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