Pc spec

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 11:42

Hello, new here and intend to stay as you can't beat a few nerds and a bit of pc chat. Who knows maybe I can offer advice!

I know i've built this PC on another website but it was just easy to see all the components and then copy and paste.

I built my old PC 6 years ago, back then it was pretty top notch. amd 3800+ nvidia 7800GT etc. Only 2 days ago the gfx card packed after I overclocked it slightly

. A new pc is long past due anyway. Am looking to spend £650 or so, no more really as i'm not "semi pro" at gaming anymore, just play games with a few friends. CoD in particular.

I'd like my PC to last me again, plenty of years even with the higher demand of games these days, so potentially to be easily upgradeable in the future.

This one I came up with, a little over the budget by about £50 so can you guys advise what I can skimp down on, or what's a waste of time. I don't really want to overclock again as I didn't enjoy it the last time. As mentioned i'd like to be able to do my day to day pc running, facebook, building websites, play music whilst doing this then quickly change to MW2 or Black Ops with GOOD fps. (Was currently getting about 20fps on all low settings, yikes!)

CAS:Thermaltake V3 Black Mid-Tower Case

CPU:Intel® Core™ i5 2500 Quad Core 3.3GHz 6MB cache LGA1155 + HD Graphics [-8]

FAN:Asetek 510LC / Xtremegear Liquid Cooling system w/ 120mm Radiator ***Overclockable XXX*** (For Slient and High Performance -- AKASA Silent Fans, 1200rpm w/ Sleeve Ball Bearing and LED light in Push-Pull Airflow [+10])

HDD:500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache HDD (Single Hard Drive)

MEMORY:4GB (2x2GB) PC12800 DDR3/1600mhz Dual Channel Memory [+31] (Kingston Hyper X Blu Series w/Heat Spreader ***Overclockable XXX*** [+21])

MOTHERBOARD:Asus P8P67-M P67 DDR3 Intel LGA1155 DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, SATAIII USB3.0 ***Overclockable XXX***

POWERSUPPLY:700 Watts Power Supplies [+23] (Cyberpower 700watt Gaming Power Supply)

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

VIDEO:NVIDIA GeForce GTX460 1GB 16X PCI Express [+79] (Major Brand Power by NVIDIA)

Appreciate your thoughts..

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 11:53

Sorry yes I more than likely would. HDD's definitely and I still love my TT Coolermaster, my PSU may need upgrading if the GPU needs it.

@Davey Just read back the build to myself and thought the exact same thing as I saw your post har har

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 12:03

Have read a few other threads too, few nice linked specs further down for about £500 - 600 which seem reasonable. The problem I have always occurred is "Shall I spend an extra £15 on this to improve" or "an extra £30 as it looks better". I'm not a very decisive person. The spec I have put to you guys there, obviously changing what you have noted, would be good or excellent for what I want it to do?

Just seen your build Davey will take a peak

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 12:49

Yeah that looks good Davey, thanks very much! Those prices from overclockers? I'll probably cut out the HDD as I got 2 raptors and may invest into a new case as I want it to feel like a new PC as well as look like a new PC.

My room can get quite hot, would that fan suffice?
Never used Geil, how does that perform?

I very much doubt i'll ever want to overclock - if I move to the 2500, take out the HDD, move the mobo to a H67 (is there much in difference other than clocking to a P67) - i'll be able to grab a case. At first glance, the H67 is £40 cheaper, HDD £32, £10 or whatever for the 2500k, so £80 on a case or a bit added extra to wherever needs improving again.

What about a PSU/case bundle...

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 13:50

Asus GeForce GTX 460 1024MB DirectCU TOP GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor

Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard

Cooler Master GX 750W Power Supply Cooler Master GX 750W Power Supply

Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366)

Total : £620.74

Something like this? my only concern is would everything fit okay in the case (CA-214-CM)

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 13:58

So this build I have here thanks to Davey is good for everyday use plus MW2? Any ideas on what FPS i'd get on high performing games. Hard to estimate I understand..

I've got about another £40 or so.. What shall I tweak?

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 14:11

Clearly an i5 is the way to go, having done research I will not use the i7 for what it's meant for. Very interesting about the 6870 vs GTX, you've thrown a spanner in the works.

VERY similar prices too, i've always gone NVIDIA though. What would you recommend? Clearly the website speaks for itself, but why is there such a performance difference? I'm not to good on gfx cards these days..

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 14:21

money isn't much of an issue, there is enough of it I just don't want to fork out unnecessary amounts! My HDD are pretty old, so maybe I use nvidia and them grab the hdd which davey suggested?

Appreciate everyones time here!

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 14:41

Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £165.59
(£137.99) £165.59
(£137.99)
Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £103.99
(£86.66) £103.99
(£86.66)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £19.39
(£16.16) £19.39
(£16.16)
Sub Total : £526.44
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £107.39
Total : £644.33

So this is very good for it's money? Anything else worth tweaking? I'm just wondering why my new friend Davey didn't suggest the Radeon over Nvidia, personal preference maybe? Everything is compatible, yes yes yes?

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 16:51

Stulid the PSU was included in that build I posted. I doubt I would need the cooler no, but for only £20 I may aswell, right? My room can get quite hot and where it'll sit it's not extra ventilated.

I've always gone for OCZ memory, so maybe i'll change that too. What's a better performer? The Geill is slightly more expensive, one could suggest better lol. So I may stick with Geill even...

Hmmmm?!

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:06

haha thanks very much all for the advice. I've just had a mare, the only OS I have is XP SP2, would this be alright for the time being? It wouldn't under perform any of the hardware would it, by not using windows 7?

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:12

Meh, i'll stick to the XP for now then, ill try and pick up a version from work or something.

I shall hopefully be purchasing this system tonight, just hope it all fits into the case!

Many thanks all.