Spec me a System

Check if your software supports CUDA. If so an nvidia GPU might make more sense.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Asus VS228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £801.54 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
CreateNPlay said:
I have no idea how to add the basket into a message so heres a pic.

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Hi guys, I have a little bit more to spend so specced myself this:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660Ti Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x BenQ GW2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-G1-Sniper M3 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £139.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Military Green £109.99
1 x Corsair Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020012-UK) £69.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) £65.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP4G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU) (Orange & Blue Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £49.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 5 5600 DPI Gaming Mouse £49.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
1 x Creative A60 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1635AA001) £14.99
1 x Ozone Ground Level Small Gaming Surface £7.14
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
Total : £1,258.52 (includes shipping : £25.45).




I'd like a Monitor with HDMI. Is there anything I can improve on or could be had for cheaper. I want a nVidia graphics card instead of ATi, I quite like the reviews of the one I've chosen. I will be overclocking so is there a better motherboard out there, better than the one I've chosen?

Any advice appreciated.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660Ti Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x BenQ GW2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Military Green £109.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 5 5600 DPI Gaming Mouse £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £46.99
1 x Creative A320 2.1 Speakers (51MF0405AA003) £32.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
1 x Ozone Ground Level Small Gaming Surface £7.14
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
Total : £1,259.63 (includes shipping : £22.20).





• Stronger PSU, also modular.
• 2.1 speakers (you need a sub dude)
• Better SSD
• retail Blu-Ray will come with playback software.
 
How much difference is there between the i7 3770k and the i5 I have chosen?

Is hyperthreading really needed?
 
Vita said:
How much difference is there between the i7 3770k and the i5 I have chosen?

Is hyperthreading really needed?
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Heres the usual CPU comparison - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/701?vs=551


Hyperthreading comes into its own in CPU intensive tasks (lots of editing/rendering/cad/design etc)

With the Nvidia card you also get CUDA support (programs that support it can use the GFX core huge power to do the tasks instead of the CPU)

You also have Quicksync support available, again a way for programs to use the CPU's built-in GFX core to speed up tasks.
 
Really appreciate the responses Stulid. I want to purchase a system where I won't need to upgrade at it for a while. I'm not an intense user, usual browsing, light gaming on a Mac, photoshop etc.

Then again I'm unsure as whether I really need to spend the extra money or not as like I said I'd like something that will last me at least 3 years and in that time my use of a machine may change.
 
Sounds llike an i5 will suffice just fine for you, as said you have CUDA/Quicksync available also.
 
Added that to the bottom of post#27.

Its just a way for programs (where supported) to use the huge number of processing cores of a GFX chip to speed up the process (rendering times/editing times etc)

CUDA = programs can use the cores of an Nvidia card.
Quicksync = Use the GFX core built-in to the CPU.

You can Google to find out a lot more, even watch video demonstrations on Youtube where they have a side by side comparison between two identical machines.
 
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