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kiel367

kiel367

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just had a bit of a bump in my car, someone drove into the back of it, so nice little payout soon, so i have decided to splash out when my claim comes through in a few weeks, im looking to have about 800/900 quid to spend
im looking at i7 mainly, i game a fair bit, the likes of dirt 3/grid/bfbc2 and a few others, i currently have a q9550 4gb ddr2 2x5770's 2.5tb, i plan on getting rid of the old pc after i have built this new one, iv been mainly on ati gfx and i dont really see myself going 3d anytime soon so dont think i will go green, as iv only just got my 25 inch hanns-g monitor, so spec awayy my pretties!!!
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forgot to mention, i can build myself, and wont be needing an o/s
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
XFX 750W Black Edition Modular Power Supply XFX 750W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £96.98
(£80.82) £96.98
(£80.82)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £92.99
(£77.49) £92.99
(£77.49)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £756.56
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £153.81
Total : £922.87

Can add a 2nd 6950 for this in the future also use MX-3 or MX-4 paste with the cpu cooler which will give you great temps.
 
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thanks sycho, just been havin a look at the parts you have suggested, its given me a few things to think about, im guessing it would just be too much over my budget to go i7
 
sk82jack said:
You looking for a complete new build or do you have old stuff you can use?
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i havnt actually decided wether to use some of my existing parts and sell what i dont use afterwards, im thinkin the hard drives i would keep, and i have 2 optical so im ok with those, my psu could do with an upgrade as i only have a 600w, and my case is a bit dated now, iv got a thermaltake tai chi custom painted in gold
 
kiel367 said:
thanks sycho, just been havin a look at the parts you have suggested, its given me a few things to think about, im guessing it would just be too much over my budget to go i7
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No, you could, but it wouldn't benefit you in any way for a gaming pc.

Whats the make and model of the PSU?
 
kiel367 said:
thanks sycho, just been havin a look at the parts you have suggested, its given me a few things to think about, im guessing it would just be too much over my budget to go i7
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No point going i7 for gaming and the cpu i suggested is best for your money currently.(gaming performance between the two is very very little.....about 1-3fps or so which no cares about as you will be playing games maxed anyway at smooth frame rates especially considering you can crossfire in future too.)

The 6950 combined with that cpu handles any game at 1920x1080/1200 res.
 
If you are just gaming then you wont see a real benefit from the i7. I think the other guys are right to suggest the i5K which you can overclock to boot. Not sure 8GB of RAM is necessary for gaming but that spec still came in on budget.

I'm adding a link so you can compare the i5 and i7, so you can see what we are talking about.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2
 
Are there any cases that have caught your eye? With your budget there's not too much restriction on your choice of cases so if you tell us what you like the look of then people can build a spec around it, or similar looking cases if they are better and still within budget.

At the end of the day your the one that's gonna be looking at it so you wanna get something you like the look of.

Also what CPU cooler are you currently using?
 
im using a bog standard intel cooler, the one case i have been lookin at was the antec dark fleet df10, but im unsure as to wether the cable management is any good, in my rig now, wires are all over the place, and id love to hide as many as possible
 
kiel367 said:
im using a bog standard intel cooler, the one case i have been lookin at was the antec dark fleet df10, but im unsure as to wether the cable management is any good, in my rig now, wires are all over the place, and id love to hide as many as possible
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Apparently the cable management is pretty bad to non-existent but I just read that from a forum, and I'm struggling to find a proper review on it lol
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £156.98
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Case with USB3.0 - Black £106.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £91.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £69.98
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
Total : £880.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).
  • Excellent quality SSD to use as cache for one of your HDD's (a feature of the Z68 motherboard).
  • GTX570 for top end game and CUDA support in applications which support it.
  • Good quality air cooler for some over clocking.
  • Superb case with excellent cable management.
  • No other HDD's specified due to you already having them.
  • No optical drive specified due to you already having one.
Your current PSU would suffice for this build but it would not leave you much headroom to play with imho so if you wanted to do SLI at some point then you would need to buy another one.

Stoner81.
 
Stoner81 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £156.98
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Case with USB3.0 - Black £106.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £91.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £69.98
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
Total : £880.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).
  • Excellent quality SSD to use as cache for one of your HDD's (a feature of the Z68 motherboard).
  • GTX570 for top end game and CUDA support in applications which support it.
  • Good quality air cooler for some over clocking.
  • Superb case with excellent cable management.
  • No other HDD's specified due to you already having them.
  • No optical drive specified due to you already having one.
Your current PSU would suffice for this build but it would not leave you much headroom to play with imho so if you wanted to do SLI at some point then you would need to buy another one.

Stoner81.
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Couldn't have done it better.
 
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