Quick build check

playworker · 16 Sep 2011 at 11:51

Based on the CustomPC/bit-tech Gaming Workhorse build.

Am I missing anything?
Will everything work together?
Any improvements while staying in the same price range?

Fractal Design Define R3
BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P9 750W PSU
MSI P67A-GD53 Mobo
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
BeQuiet Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6970 IceQ Turbo 2048MB
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit

Fanks

mp260767 · 16 Sep 2011 at 12:05

heard so so things about the case, have you had a look at something like the BitFenix Shinobi Gaming case or the antec 300.

cooler wise have a look at the Gelid Tranquillo.

motherboard wise have a look at the z68's like the Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3.

whats the total budget for the build ?

playworker · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:29

mp260767 said:
whats the total budget for the build ?

As close to £1k as possible, it's running to just under £1200 atm. I'm prepared to spend a bit more but it needs to be justified.

As a bit of history I seem to build a new PC every 5 years, during the intervening years I tend to do a few small upgrades but nothing too expensive. Last build was circa 2006 and cost £1500ish, Asus mobo, Athlon X2 4400+, 2Gig, 2x X1900s in CrossFire. I upgraded the RAM and the graphics card since the original build but that's all.

Really this new build is for Skyrim and BF3. I play a bit of WoW too but the current rig handles that fine.

Cheers for the suggestions I'll take a look at them

mp260767 · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:45

look at swapping the western 2tb for the samsung f4.

maybe worth looking at the Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 80 plus bronze psu, unless the 80 plus gold is the interest in the be quiet one.

other thing, based on you building a system to last, the new ati cards are due out shortly iirc, so not sure if that would be of interest.

Ak!ta · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:56

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Fractal Design Define R3 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £79.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £73.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,039.00 (includes shipping : £14.75).

With the TOXIC, you may be able to flash the 6950 to 6970 instantly with the duel bios switch on the card... It's not guaranteed, but most people seem to be able to do this?
Also with free shipping this works out at £1024.25 ?

fowler002 · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:18

ak!ta it's better to say unlock to rather than flash to as you're not flashing anything, all you're doing is flicking the switch as the modified bios already comes pre-flashed(so no risk of any bricking). I would normally link the hardop review but when I looked last night was getting the article not found error(for any review I tried on their site).

Ak!ta · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:34