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My friend's graphics card just died, so what better excuse to revamp his PC? Currently its an old core2 system, he can carry over the case, monitor, dvd drive, peripherels and so on. He's also got a fairly new StealthXStream 500W PSU which will be used to power this.

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That's what I've come up with, but I just wanted to send this past everyone here incase I've missed anything or there are much better options out there. Also, he's going to need a cooler for the CPU, but I'm not sure on what the difference is between them all at the lower end, they all seem to be pretty similar. Looking to spend around £25 on one, but if there's one a little more expensive that would be much better, then its probably worth it, since he's going to have a go at overclocking it.

Only other question is about power for the GPU. It needs 2x6-pin cables, but the PSU only has one. Would the Mobo or GPU come with a molex to PCI-E power adaptor? Or would he need to find one from somewhere?

Thanks! :D
 
get the reatil version of the cpu, for an extra £6 you get a cooler and 2 extra years of warranty.

for the £25 on cooler, the tranquillo gets my vote.

however the stock cooler should be able to handle a mild overclock upto 4GHz.

everything else looks fine.

EDIT** didnt realise the OEM was on offer :rolleyes: . £15 difference. i would get the OEM plus the tranquillo then. :D

PSU can only handle 1 card, so i swapped out some parts

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £70.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
Total : £502.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).



lower spec mobo but faster GPU
 
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Jony27 said:
get the reatil version of the cpu, for an extra £6 you get a cooler and 2 extra years of warranty.
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Its an extra £14 actually, the OEM one is on TWO

for the £25 on cooler, the tranquillo gets my vote.

however the stock cooler should be able to handle a mild overclock upto 4GHz.

everything else looks fine.
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Hmm, if the stock cooler's that good, then £14 exta for 2 years warranty but not having to get a 3rd party cooler seems pretty decent value.
 
the mobo supports SLI/CF at 8x 8x but your mate will need a beefier PSU if they ever want to add a second GTXD560Ti
 
A used PSU after a few more years will be ripe for an upgrade. So the planets should align in your favor anyways, Jony. :) When that time comes, we can spec iviv's mate a beefier beastie to handle any multi-card needs he may have. :D
 
hence why i spec the lower p67 board, as the PSU wont benefit from the CF/SLI feature, the money saved could go to a better GPU.
 
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