Replacement/Upgrade

Stretched · 1 Aug 2011 at 02:10

Need to replace a dead board. So thought i may as well do a small upgrade as this hurts to say, i am a tipical(ish) gamer with out a Graphic card.
As i am in need of a replacement AM3 Board it seams only logical that i include a GPU in my order.

All i simply need is:
..........AM3 socket motherboard,
..........GPU of sorts.

Iv came to figure that N-vidia solution is will be better value in my situration for the games that i play and are intrested in all favour N-Vidia but do prove me wrong if not so. (play RTS and SIM games. paticuarly Racing SIMs)

Will order either wednesday or on the weekend. Also the parts dont have to be 'Future Proof' as such just to be good performing till around aprill.

but catch is that it cannot excide £205 inc VAT, exc delivery

stulid · 1 Aug 2011 at 02:13

The weekly offers change on wednesday, wait to see what becomes available.

But immediately a GTX560 and Asus AM3+ 7 series board springs to mind.

Stretched · 1 Aug 2011 at 02:19

ok. thanks. guess ill just bump this on the day then.

just noticed not all motherboards list support for GPUs (mostly single pcie x16)
so just for clear mind, does this mean they use either AMD/N-Vidia or only AMD?

stulid · 1 Aug 2011 at 02:23

You can use any ATI or Nvidia card in any AMD board.

Its crossfire and sli that becomes more difficult to get the right board for.

stulid · 1 Aug 2011 at 02:45

What about psu, what is it?

Stretched · 1 Aug 2011 at 03:08

PowerCool i think it was no big name or anything but seams pretty solid tho. cant rember the name or model but do rember the basic stats of it. has all the safty features as most highter end PSUs tho.

dual rail. total v12 25amps/300w

appologies for my slow repliey.

stulid · 1 Aug 2011 at 03:15

www.guru3d.com/article/ecs-geforce-gtx-560-review/8

Hmmm, I don't think you will find 300 w is enough

Stretched · 1 Aug 2011 at 03:34

nice find.

shows that it would peek just over it if including the CPU and other items. maybe so much that a underclock maynot bealbe to save it?

Stretched · 3 Aug 2011 at 12:57

right now so my perants are really annoyed and dont want me on their computer anymore even tho i was only on it for like 10mins a day or so to cheek my emails -_-

and so i have to order today.

so anyone got any advise on what to get.

stulid · 3 Aug 2011 at 13:01

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Shogun 2 PC Games £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Sub Total : £191.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £40.33
Total : £241.96

I know you said no more than £205, but I think you need a new PSU for this sort of graphics card which is currently on a special pre-order deal.

Stretched · 3 Aug 2011 at 13:12

yes i understand. i can now stretch to £265

so what happens with the "pre order" deal thing then sorry? does this delay the delievey of other parts with it or etc?

Edit : sorry just noticed its only 2days away so its no concern.

stulid · 3 Aug 2011 at 13:14

I think it delays the order then everything comes together, unless you phone OCUk and come to an arrangement for different shipments,

More detail on the card here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18301805

The ASUS motherboard does have a small little graphics core (DVI+HDMI) so you can still use the PC until it arrives

A bit more money also gets a modular cable PSU - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

Stretched · 3 Aug 2011 at 13:35

ok, thanks for the advise. is this now safe to order? still a litle left that i can use so is their nothing better at slight premiume or is this the order to make?

stulid · 3 Aug 2011 at 13:39

Order today before 6pm - 8GB DDR3 RAM - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-132-CR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Heatsink for the CPU?

Stretched · 3 Aug 2011 at 13:57

only got a 550BE.

i dont think that it needs a cooler but (kinda good news for me) i am allowed to spair 16 quide for a cooler in total to what i have left.

stulid · 3 Aug 2011 at 14:00

So £39.04 left?

What case do you have? don't want to be suggesting something that stops the side panel going back on.

Stretched · 3 Aug 2011 at 14:04

no just £16 total (what i had plus what i can) sorry for the confusing way of putting it.

could u please give me dirrections on how to post screenshots please. explaing would be much simpler why. its also becouse i have to get a few other things for other peaple and i dont have a choice on them.

stulid · 3 Aug 2011 at 14:06

Cant suggest anything

Just spend it on a modular PSU with the nicer braided cabling

Stretched · 3 Aug 2011 at 14:18

ok was just searching in storage and found a wireless card. forgot i had it and had a network wire in the order. removing that item gave me enought for this PSU...

what do you think of this PSU?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-LA

Edit : also left me 5pounds on top of that left. so i guess if theirs any last items you would recormend a change with the list looks like this.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CO-103-MS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-190-XF
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-LA
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-466-AS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-132-CR

or shoud i just order thermal compound out of the reminder?

stulid · 3 Aug 2011 at 14:22

Good PSU that will last for years.

Part of the Enermax brand and is essentially the same as this - http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/05/04/enermax_naxn_750w_power_supply_unit_review/