Spec me a replacement machine

Judgeneo

Judgeneo

Judgeneo

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Story here:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18465990

Basically I've had simultaneous multiple component failure, and need a new PC.


I already have a new PSU (600W), and I'm pretty sure my hard drives are still functioning, and my case still does the business. Unsure about my RAM.


So that means I need a new Motherboad, CPU, and GFX. I figure since I'm buying new components anyway, I may as well get new RAM too, as I fancy having 8Gb, and its pretty cheap.


Performance wise I'm not that fussed. Previously I was running a AMD 965 + 5870, and that was enough power for everything I did. So I'll be looking at getting components to a similar/slightly greater performance than this.

From what I've seen, Intel is king at the moment, but the sheer range of different Intel motherboards is a bit daunting.


So basically I need a new:
CPU
Motherboard
Graphics card
RAM (8 Gb)

No budget has been set, but the lower the better, performance shouldn't be lower than my old machine.

Cheers!
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
Total : £477.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Or AMD

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Sapphire PURE Platinum A85XT AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
Total : £227.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
the second does not need a GFX, watch this video


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The Intel build is better, i recommend the AMD to people on budgets but want to play the latest games.
 
Opinions on this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7870 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £139.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - FREE Alpenföhn Civetta Cooler!! £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £49.99
Total : £481.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).



I've just realised that my monitors use DVI connections, so I chose a GFX card here that has two DVI slots.
 
If you not fussed about overclocking the 3330 would be ideal...

If you're spending £200 on a GPU (with 2 DVI ports) the 660ti is a good choice too..

Get Lower profile RAM, Tall RAM can interfere with air coolers. (if you decide to get one) :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 660TI 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £219.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Avexir Blitz Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2GW) £39.95
Total : £501.28 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
Cheers for the RAM advice. The same motherboard has been recommended twice now, is it that much better than the cheaper one I posted? The choice of intel chipsets is pretty confusing these days.


Just checked out the benchs on the Nvidia card, seems slightly better, but I think I'll stick with the 7870 as I already have AMD drivers installed and don't want to risk confusion.
 
Judgeneo said:
Cheers for the RAM advice. The same motherboard has been recommended twice now, is it that much better than the cheaper one I posted? The choice of intel chipsets is pretty confusing these days.
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They both use the same Z77 Chipset (top chipset for 1155) but the D3H is the Best reviews Sub £100 Z77 Motherboard. Also Gigabyte have UK service and RMA, Win Win...

Judgeneo said:
Just checked out the benchs on the Nvidia card, seems slightly better, but I think I'll stick with the 7870 as I already have AMD drivers installed and don't want to risk confusion.
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That's as a good reason as any. :)
 
I would be looking at a 3GB MSI/Gigbayte Radeon 7950..shame RAM isn't on sale at the moment, or you can drop down mobo to Asus P8Z77-V LX there won't be any difference in performance so no need to spend £90
 
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