Poss new build

holbay · 13 Jan 2013 at 16:15

Ok i dont know if i have done that insert link properly. But i am thinking about buying the above from OC but cant afford to buy new video cards as well, so will my 2 N9600 GT cards work with this setup. Thanks guys....

zakblood · 13 Jan 2013 at 19:14

yes, they will work with board fine, board does both amd and nvidia

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-124-OE&groupid=43&catid=2384&subcat=2386

Why You Should Buy This Bundle?
- A fast and furious 4.40GHz overclock profile provides outstanding processing performance
- Prebuilt, overclocked and configured. Just "plug and play"
- 8 Hours stressed tested and quality controlled
- Quad Core overclocked CPU
- 16GB of Quad Channel DDR3 memory delivers unsurpassed bandwidth
- USB3, SATA 6GB/s and Intel Ethernet for next gen computing

Bundle Specification
- CPU: Intel Core i7 3820 3.60GHz @ 4.40GHz Ivybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard
- RAM: Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel
- Cooler: NZXT Havik 120 CPU Cooler
- Artic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-375-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2174

motherboard ^^ spec

Multi-Graphics Support for 4-way AMD CrossfireX/NVIDIA SLI Technology

2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8
2x PCI Express x1 slot
1x PCI slots

Doomedspeed · 13 Jan 2013 at 19:23

What are you using it for?

Might be able to get you cheaper kit that will do the job the same.. Then you may be able to get a new GPU.

holbay · 14 Jan 2013 at 00:29

I will be using the machine mainly online gaming GW1 GW2 and photo processing.....

zakblood · 14 Jan 2013 at 06:37

what program do you use for photo processing?

holbay · 14 Jan 2013 at 18:37

Hi i mainly use Photoshop and do a lot with google earth. Oh and i play in 3D when game allows ie. Guild Wars 1 and 2, Resident Evil 5, and Crysis.

Doomedspeed · 14 Jan 2013 at 19:43

Maybe a bit more than you were willing to spend:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660Ti Black Knight OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX16GX3M2A1600C11) £79.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £690.95 (includes shipping : £10.00).

The 660ti will help with 3D gaming.

You could get away with the 3570k (which will make it £70 cheaper)

holbay · 14 Jan 2013 at 20:08

Thx for your reply. Question how will the single card stack up against my sli setup..

holbay · 4 Feb 2013 at 19:35

Doomedspeed said:
Maybe a bit more than you were willing to spend:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660Ti Black Knight OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX16GX3M2A1600C11) £79.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £690.95 (includes shipping : £10.00).

The 660ti will help with 3D gaming.

You could get away with the 3570k (which will make it £70 cheaper)

Hey guys right been looking through the above list that Doomedspeed put together for me Thx m8, if i changed the 660Ti for the 660 Ti power edition or maybe the 670 OC what kind of advantage is there to the other cards. Thanks George

Doomedspeed · 4 Feb 2013 at 20:27

The power edition is faster, out of the box and may have an increased overclocking headroom.. This means that you'll gain maybe a few FPS more than with the Black Knight (as that is also stock OC'ed a little)... Whether a Few FPS is worth £45, im not sure..

Out of the 660ti BK and the Power edition, id say go for the BK, as the Power won't pull ahead..

The GTX 670 is a different matter.. Much better card, nearly on par with the GTX 680 (mild overclocking will put it above 680 stock performance). If you are willing to spend more than £220 this is the way to go..

Though it is an extra £100, you will see why. If you can afford to push your budget that way, i would go for that. Otherwise GTX 660ti BK

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
Total : £330.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).

holbay · 20 Apr 2013 at 16:10

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-146-OE&groupid=43&catid=2512&subcat=2519

Oki doki i decided today to go with the above,now all i need is it to arrive into my grubby hands. So a question can i just fit it all and run it with my HD as is and just install M/board drivers or do i have to do a OS reinstall Then M/board drivers...

BluD · 20 Apr 2013 at 16:46

I switched my mobo over last time without reinstalling but i was swapping a very similar mobo with all the same software just different drivers, it mean booting from a windows boot disk and installing the drivers in dos, but i would do a fresh install since your changing everything.