Spec Check

[Netvyper]

Hi Guys,

I've been out of the hardware game a while, had a mate ask for a spec though.
Can you give it the once over for me, perhaps suggest something that'll give better bang for buck. Primarily a gaming rig, but also able to take some multipurpose abuse, perhaps some 3DS Max, photo processing etc.

Powercolour 6950 - 2GB - £199
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-143-PC

i5-2500 - £168
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-361-IN

Asus P8H67-M - £80
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-451-AS

Hyper-X 8GB 1333mhz Kit - £35
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-098-KS

CM Silent Pro Modular 600W - £65
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-166-CM

BD-Rom - £55
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-140-SA

That's £602. He has Monitor, Case (Antec P180 Mini), HDD (Luckily) & OS.
Many Thanks!

 

[Netvyper]

If you're planning on overclocking get the 2500k if not thats fine.

Should be okay. though i would get the 2500K and a aftermarket cooler.

No overclocking, so that's fine. As Surveyor below says, that means upgrading the motherboard which is all more cost. I'd quite like to keep it simple, as it'll be my mate doing the build.

I think you need a retail BluRay drive to get any playback software.

If you do get a 2500K for overclocking you'll need a P67 or Z68 motherboard.

The OEM chip is on offer until 9am tomorrow at £159.98 (or until the allocated stock sells out if that comes first) but you'll need to buy a CPU cooler for it and it only has a 1 year warranty.

It doesn't make a great deal of difference but I'd go with 1600MHz RAM for a few pounds more.

Is the HDD SATA? The vast majority of Sandy Bridge boards have no IDE support.

Edit:

You might have to make some adjustments to fit the graphics card in the case.



The PowerColor HD 6950 is 275mm long.

Good call on the BluRay, will look into what free software such as VLC can do, otherwise, will swap that out.
The HDD is SATA, and I fully expect to remove the lower HDD cage to fit the GPU in - so there shouldn't be any issues.

Thanks for the replies folks