Out of Loop spec me a system please :)

c4rm0 · 9 Dec 2011 at 21:14

Its about time i upgraded my system i have got a Core 2 duo E6600 CPU and and a 8800 GTS GFX with 4GB of DDR 2 i get about 20FPS on BF3

. I have a couple components i will keep for my new system

Coolermaster 850W modular PSU
Raptor VelociRaptor 150 GB (Gonna install Games onto this drive)

Main requirement is gaming but i also need plenty of RAM as i will be using vmware / Hyper V to study

I really like the Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White [CC600TWM-WHT] case so that has to be part of the build my budget is £1000-1200 Thanks

c4rm0 · 10 Dec 2011 at 15:19

anyone ?

Pc.robb · 10 Dec 2011 at 15:23

Are you planning on replacing your motherboard aswell?

If yes you should be looking at the x79 models and cpu's.
for graphics maybe a 570?
And looking around 8gb of ram perhaps?

sparky05084 · 10 Dec 2011 at 15:36

Your system is very similar to mine as I'm running a Core 2 Duo E6700 and an 8800 GTX. Mobo is Foxconn P9657AA.

Don't even ask me what I get on BF3 though as sometimes it won't even load

Personally, I am wondering whether it's better to wait until next year as we are stepping on the toes of Mr. santi claus so hopefully january will see some price reductions.

Theres a fella who goes by the name Stullid on here. He might pick up this thread and help you out. He's very good at speccing systems and knows his stuff.

Stoner81 · 10 Dec 2011 at 17:11

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £151.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £97.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £69.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
Total : £1,198.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I have not included a OS since you didn't specify if you need one.

Stoner81.

fowler002 · 10 Dec 2011 at 17:30

Stoner81 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £151.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £97.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £69.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
Total : £1,198.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I have not included a OS since you didn't specify if you need one.

Stoner81.

are you just copy/pasting this spec into different spec me threads and just adjusting the psu? you seem to be stuck on the kuhler 920 for some reason, unless the op is planning on really pushing the oc there is no point in spending the £30 ontop of the 620 or even better go gelid tranquilo/similar and save even more. oh and the op also said they'll be reusing their psu so no need to include that.

also you seem to have overlooked the fact that the corsair 600t white is a must.

Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £279.98
(£233.32) £279.98
(£233.32)
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £265.99
(£221.66) £265.99
(£221.66)
OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £43.98
(£36.65) £43.98
(£36.65)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
(£14.15) £16.98
(£14.15)
Sub Total : £989.07
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £200.56
Total : £1,203.38

you can drop the cpu to i2500k if you don't need the hyper threading and save yourself £85, can put that towards a hard disk if you need one

Stoner81 · 10 Dec 2011 at 17:34

I am rather tired since I have been up since 2am so hence the mistake on the PSU. As for copying and pasting then yes I did because I thought it was a good spec for what was/is wanted.

Stoner81.

fowler002 · 10 Dec 2011 at 17:44

Stoner81 said:
I am rather tired since I have been up since 2am so hence the mistake on the PSU. As for copying and pasting then yes I did because I thought it was a good spec for what was/is wanted.

Stoner81.

no arguments about it being a good spec, just that it can be adjusted a bit especially if the oop isn't a heavy overclocker then the kuhler 920 can be reduced. the 16gb kingston ram for £60 which the op would benefit from.

fair enough on the mistake

shadow_boxer · 10 Dec 2011 at 17:53

How about this one. More towards the lower end of your budget (& exc Windows 7).

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
(£299.99) £359.99
(£299.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £163.99
(£136.66) £163.99
(£136.66)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £151.99
(£126.66) £151.99
(£126.66)
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
MSI Z68A-GD55-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard MSI Z68A-GD55-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
(£14.15) £16.98
(£14.15)
Sub Total : £869.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £176.74
Total : £1,060.42

[WU-TANG]GZA · 10 Dec 2011 at 18:09

shadow_boxer said:
How about this one. More towards the lower end of your budget (& exc Windows 7).

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
(£299.99) £359.99
(£299.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £163.99
(£136.66) £163.99
(£136.66)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £151.99
(£126.66) £151.99
(£126.66)
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
MSI Z68A-GD55-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard MSI Z68A-GD55-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
(£14.15) £16.98
(£14.15)
Sub Total : £869.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £176.74
Total : £1,060.42

I prefer this spec. Main use is for gaming and speccing something like a 560Ti when the budget is £1000-£1200 is just not enough for gaming.

fowler002 · 10 Dec 2011 at 18:33

[WU-TANG]GZA;20765227 said:
I prefer this spec. Main use is for gaming and speccing something like a 560Ti when the budget is £1000-£1200 is just not enough for gaming.

with new graphics cards due out soon its pointless spending best part of £400 on a 580 right now.