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I want this kick ass machine to be really good (play bf3 at high at least) and last years. I would also wish it be as environmentally friendly as possible. Meaning choosing components from companies that are more green than fox con men. So far I have bought following:

haf x case
hx750 psu
d14 cooler

I am upon recommendation of fellows here decided to get:

i2500k
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 Motherboard
m4 ssd
448 core 560ti gfx (will add second later)
Xonar DG sound card
kingston dual channel 8gb

I already have screen, keyboard and mouse.

My budget is now only 600 pounds. In my humble opinion above specs are really kick ass and will take on any game at high or higher res currently and for next few years.
 
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shadow_boxer said:
Is this a continuation of this thread? ;)

If power consumption is important to you then why not grab a 2GB 7850 for around £190! They overclock amazingly, by as much as 40% so will match a stock 7950. Cheaper than a GTX570, more VRAM, faster and more green.
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Yes this thread is continuation of "Kick ass system in the making. I am so good!" thread.

MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 looks like a real contestant to 570 and 448 560ti. I wanted to go with nvidia but if ati has something that good then i am prepared to compromise.
 
Kind people i have 4th component now. 7850 amd ati 2gb...

Now i just need to make up my mind on good mboard that has 22nm ivy bridge support and may be even 2x16pcie's. Can someone kind suggest something good please. ta
 
Latest update: I have decided to get Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H as opposed to z68 ud3...

Knowledgeable people have been recommending this and I listen to good advice.

If something better comes along please do let me know. ta
 
cmndr_andi said:
Sounds good, the UD3H board looks like a nice one.

Though you may want to consider going for the ~£33 cheaper Gigabyte Z77X-D3H (as previously recommended in this thread by shadow_boxer, beejjacobs and myself) since it performs very similarly to the UD3H, has almost the same features and costs a nice chunk if change less (which could be spent on components that will give you more of a performance/features boost for the money).
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Thanks for recommending Gigabyte Z77X-D3H but i think it has no on board dedicated monitor output. So if something wrong with my 7850 then what am gonna do? But another gfx to diagnose problem?
 
Thanks for laying it out clearly guys. So any other significant differences between Z77X-D3H and Z77X-UD3H?

I see that UD3H has esata 600 and D3H dont. Will i need that?
 
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Yes, the D3H doesn't have the eSATA connectors, however it does have the same marvell 6Gbps controller chip - instead this board uses them as internal SATA ports, not eSATA type. Therefore, this isn't as good if you want to connect an external HDD that uses eSATA (though USB3 is just as fast - so long as the drive supports it) but better if you think you may plug in a lot of internal hard drives.

Also, going by the spec sheets (though not explicitly stated) the 2nd main PCIE slot on the D3H board (which runs at x8 speed and shares bandwidth with the main x16 slot - just like the UD3H) seems to only conform to PCIE gen2 spec, while the same slot on the UD3H is explicitly said to work with PCIE gen3. Therefore, if this is the case then the D3H board's 2nd main PCIE slot can only offer half of the bandwidth of the same slot on the UD3H - when using a PCIE gen3 card.

This shouldn't be a massive worry, as it has been shown that the performance hit due to to a x8 PCIE gen2 slot with a top-end graphics card is only ~3-4% (compared to a x16 PCIE gen2 or x8 PCIE gen3 slot), but is worth bearing in mind.
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Thanks andi. Your kung fu is good. I will be using my rig for games and multitask... M4 ssd. And at first single 7850 then will throw in 2nd 7850... with k2500i. I think paying 20 quid (I've seen ud3h go for 120) is not much of a difference over D3H whilst benefits are better in long run. I will be using this board for even up to 5 years!


"In addition, the Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H supports the Virtu Universal MVP, which allows you to combine the performance of the integrated graphics processor available in the CPU with the performance of any video card installed." So get gfx boost. Amazing. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Gigabyte-Z77X-UD3H-Motherboard/1520
 
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Fair enough, for that price the UD3H is a pretty nice deal.

Are you planning to wait for the ivy bridge release? It is expected to come out on 29th April now, but the reviews are expected to be released on the 23rd (monday). The ivy bridge equivalent to the i5 2500K is the i5 3570K, it is expected to cost ~£10-15 more than the 2500K at launch, though this does buy you a slight stock clockspeed bump (3.4GHz), a considerably faster onboard GPU and more performance per-clock. We are waiting for the 23rd for some solid info on how these CPUs overclock, it may be worth waiting until then at least - so you can make an informed decision with the performance and overclocking figures of the i5 2500K and 3570K in hand.
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Yeah will hold on for IB benches to see if it beats k2500i. K2500i vs IB will be the battle of this year!
 
Just got a new component Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit for my birthday off my mate while they were at 24.99. Hehe. I love it when I snap up an offer.

For my new PC I decided to get memory that is made by manufacturer that has green credentials. Kingston is such company.

“Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is committed to operating our business in a manner that is Socially and Environmentally Responsible (SER). …

In June 2004, Kingston obtained certification to ISO 14001 which provides guidance in environmental issues. We are operating in ways that are more sensitive to the environment in order to reduce our carbon footprint and disclose our efforts through our participation in the Carbon Disclosure Project. ”

Now only mboard; ssd and cpu... Will see what those IB benches say... If it really is better than i5 2500k.
 
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