Spec check please

shahpor

shahpor

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Hi all.

Can some kind soul please have a look at this spec and tell me if it is ok?

i5spec.jpg


Just a couple of questions, if I may.

First, I only really play WOW, so was wondering if the 580 was a bit much and maybe go for an i7 instead since WOW is more CPU intensive?

Also, I just want to confirm that the power supply is modular? I know the photos are, but it is not mentioned in the text?

Thank you :)
 
yeah its modular, i think WOW would benefit more with an SSD
and yeah, if your only going to play wow that spec is way OTT.
 
For wow that's way overkill. You can keep a 2500K in really, but a graphics card like a 560ti will be ample. Then you don't need an expensive motherboard, or PSU either. 8GB is overkill as well, unless you're one of those hardcore user with multiple instances and accounts running.

this is ample

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £99.98
Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
Thermalright MUX-120 Black CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £34.99
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
Total : £576.53


although this will do the job as well.

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £139.99
Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £59.99
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
Total : £478.94
 
Err wow, you guys don't hang around, do you? :) Thanks for all the replies so far.

As for spec, I agree that it is a bit OTT for WOW. The reason for the extra headroom is that I am not looking to change this system for some time and I want to cover anything that might come up in the near future. Who knows what I will be doing with it 6 months from now. :)

So, although I personally hate the phrase, I am looking at 'future proofing' as much as I can.

Looking at the spec I posted, I can see a lot of potential for future use. I was just wondering if I was spending the money in the right places or whether I should spend more or less in some areas?

I hope that makes sense.

Thanks.
 
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iv never played WOW my self but i do enjoy my RTS games.

560Ti would easly keep you going for some time. easly power you for that 6months you mentioned.

spending the savings of graphics on quality SSD should more then make up for the compramise.

await to see if anyone agrees to my point tho please
 
Ok, updated spec. How about knocking the 580 down to a 570 and getting an SSD as well?

Something like this:

i5specssd.jpg


Better or worse than before?
 
Better, also gives you a option of going SLI in the future, but do change the SSD to the Crucial M4 as people have had troubles with BSODs with OCZ SSDs.
 
Stretched said:
560Ti would easly keep you going for some time. easly power you for that 6months you mentioned.
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Sorry, I should have made it clear that 6 months was just an example. I plan to keep the computer in this spec for much longer than that. :)


Stretched said:
spending the savings of graphics on quality SSD should more then make up for the compramise.

await to see if anyone agrees to my point tho please
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It seems at least one person agrees with you :)
 
Either the m4 or the agility 3 would be fine, they are both very good, personally I would go for the agility, I've heard nothing but good things, bar the few comments about freezing, but if you look im sure there is complaints about the m4 as well somewhere! :P
 
Cool. I am sure people have had problems with the M4 as well. If that is the case, then I can't see why you wouldn't go for the Agility 3 then?

I must say I am impressed. I can into this thread convinced my spec was perfect and you guys have shown me otherwise :)
 
Jasonst888 said:
Either the m4 or the agility 3 would be fine, they are both very good, personally I would go for the agility, I've heard nothing but good things, bar the few comments about freezing, but if you look im sure there is complaints about the m4 as well somewhere! :P
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+1

i sit in the same view. but if your put of you can be sure the M4 will perform just about as well in gaming situration so is still totaly viable
 
Thanks for all the recommendation so far.

Something comes to mind though. At the moment the plan is to get another GTX 570 down the line sometime. Just wanted to make sure the PSU can cope with that?

Thanks again.
 
yes it will, a quality 750w like the XFX 750w could handle it but you would want headroom for overcloking/future upgrades.
 
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