spec me a system that accommodate 480 GTX

jayextreme · 22 Nov 2010 at 19:49

Hi all,

My cousin is bringing a 480 GTX from HongKong, he is interested to set up a rig that accommodate this power-hungry monster. He is expecting to spend less than 500 quids for it (without OS, peripherals).

Please spec me a system with enough power to avoid "bottlenecking the performance".

Many thanks!

95thrifles · 22 Nov 2010 at 19:53

Little bit over, but Id look at somethign like this

Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £144.98
Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £98.98
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £69.99
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.98
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AMD K8/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £32.98
LiteOn IHAS124 - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Serial ATA - 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) 48x (CD) / 24x (DVD±R) /12x (DVD±R DL) 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM) - Internal - Black £11.97
Sub Total : £428.83
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £76.88
Total : £516.21

jayextreme · 22 Nov 2010 at 19:57

cheers for the prompt reply. If not OCing at all is it possible to opt for i7 build?

Boozebeard · 22 Nov 2010 at 19:59

i5 is faster than an i7 in most games. Any cpu at stock is going to bottleneck a 480 though.

95thrifles · 22 Nov 2010 at 19:59

i7 doesnt offer any advantages (in fact its actually slightly slower with single card set ups), and in fact if youre not OCing i5 will be better as it has a more agressive turbo boost, though you can ditch the aftermarket cooler if not clocking which will bring you in under budget

jayextreme · 22 Nov 2010 at 20:02

95thrifles said:
i7 doesnt offer any advantages (in fact its actually slightly slower with single card set ups), and in fact if youre not OCing i5 will be better as it has a more agressive turbo boost, though you can ditch the aftermarket cooler if not clocking which will bring you in under budget

so stock i5 760 is actually faster than stock i7 930? Would def go for i5 then :cool:

95thrifles · 22 Nov 2010 at 20:05

For gaming yes
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Boozebeard · 22 Nov 2010 at 20:05

Faster for games that is.

i7 is really designed for heavy duty professional applications.

jayextreme · 22 Nov 2010 at 20:11

Can I go for arctic cooler and a H55 board to cut some costs?

95thrifles · 22 Nov 2010 at 20:16

As I say you can ditch the aftermarket cooler alltogether, Id stick with the P55 board though, personally

jayextreme · 22 Nov 2010 at 20:21

is H55 board not good for OCing at all?

skylineboy · 22 Nov 2010 at 20:42

if you can squeeze the extra out for the build spec above. It would be well worth the money.