Physically Possible to do better with £1200 ?

BauerCTU

BauerCTU

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No monitor, OS or speakers needed. Nearly did a new rig when sandybridge launched but decided against it. New range of games + aging hardware means i think its time. Will be wanting to max out games at 1080p resolution thats all have a Acer Revo for XBMC etc.

EVGA GeForce GTX 580 DS SuperClocked 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** EVGA GeForce GTX 580 DS SuperClocked 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £389.99
(£324.99) £389.99
(£324.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
NZXT Hush 2 Silent Midi Gaming Case with Fan Controller - Black NZXT Hush 2 Silent Midi Gaming Case with Fan Controller - Black £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £87.98
(£73.32) £87.98
(£73.32)
Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99
(£72.49)
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+) £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £45.59
(£37.99) £45.59
(£37.99)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD7500AALX) Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD7500AALX) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Saitek Cyborg V3 Gaming Mouse Saitek Cyborg V3 Gaming Mouse £21.98
(£18.32) £21.98
(£18.32)
Ozone Ground Level Small Gaming Surface Ozone Ground Level Small Gaming Surface £7.14
(£5.95) £7.14
(£5.95)

Total : £1,198.09 with free shipping :-)
 
Thanks for the input, never thought about Xfire 6950's as i wanted the possibility of Sli 580 in the future so my upgrade path isnt as damaging on the wallet.

The sound card is a must as I wont be using my PC monitor, its getting hooked up to my home cinema so i need DDLive/DTS Connect capable soundcare to realtime decode me 5.1 audio via optical/coaxial as all the cables are already in the walls/floor or i could have used 5.1 analog and got a cheaper sound card :-(

Off to check 580 vs 6950 xfire.......
 
Had slight updated build then just losing the KB/Mouse which im sure i can live without for the small time being. Can also use another HDD from another Pc and get a upgrade at another point in time.

Better/Worse ?

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £239.99
(£199.99) £479.98
(£399.98)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £87.98
(£73.32) £87.98
(£73.32)
Asus Xonar D2 7.1 PCI Sound Card Asus Xonar D2 7.1 PCI Sound Card £87.98
(£73.32) £87.98
(£73.32)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
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+) £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Sub Total : £1,005.72
Shipping cost based on delivery to Home, ***** with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £201.14
Total : £1,206.86
 
Thanks for all the help will be doing the ATI gfx card route and i can bin off the sound card in the process as i stumbled across the fact ATI cards let you output Raw LPCM via HDMI which is a million times better than encoding and then re-encoding audio before it hits the speakers :)

Double happy now BF3 here i come.
 
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