Spec for NZXT Phantom Guts

[blasphemyweb]

Hey guys,

First time poster. I have been saving for a gaming PC for a while now, but a friend has given me his NZXT Phantom after he moved over to a HAF - X. This will be my first build and will be hoping to delve into OC as well.

Budget at the moment is £750 give or take a bit, and I don't need a case, monitor, any peripherals or a OS.

Thanks in advance for any replies

Edit: Forgot to say it will be mainly for gaming. ARMA 2, Mass Effect 2, that kind of thing.

 

[hybrid572]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX60G) £73.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £69.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £19.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £744.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Flash the 6950 to a 6970, and pow! Awesome computer.

 

[blasphemyweb]

Thank you kindly sir. I've been reading that the new batches of 6950's can't be flashed, is that right? Even if it can't be, the 6950 seems to be a pretty solid card in itself.

 

[sk82jack]

Yeah your right about the 6950s - they have to be rev 1 but they don't do so well in crossfire I've heard. I think your better off not getting an SSD and focus your funds on the motherboard and PSU to allow future CF/SLI....here's my effort:


MSI ATI Radeon HD 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £245.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £173.99

Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99

XFX Pro 850W Core Edition Power Supply £79.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS) £53.99

Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £35.99

Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £27.98

Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98

Total : £755.90 (includes shipping : £10.00)



Although if your not too fussed about crossfire you can ignore this post

 

[blasphemyweb]

Thanks for the reply.

Quite surprised about the 6950 in X-Fire as I've heard good things. Is it driver support or general performance there's problems with?

Any suggestions for a Nvidia alternative even if it means adding a few £?

 

[sk82jack]

Thanks for the reply.

Quite surprised about the 6950 in X-Fire as I've heard good things. Is it driver support or general performance there's problems with?

Any suggestions for a Nvidia alternative even if it means adding a few £?

Oh no, I meant flashed 6950s in crossfire, not stock 6950s. Sorry, I should've made that clearer.

Yeah an Nvidia alternative would be a 570. Produces pretty similar FPS to a 6970.

MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99



Or one that is clocked a little higher with a superior cooling system but for a bit more money

MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99

 

[blasphemyweb]

Thanks for the replies. Going to pick the case up this weekend, will order the Hardware next week. Think I've decided to go with a 6950 just now with a view to X-Fire it with another when the price drops in the future.

 

[sk82jack]

6950 will handle anything you throw it's way, nice choice make sure to check back before you buy hardware as the weekly deals will be different.