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SilverTongue

SilverTongue

SilverTongue

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Hey guys, well was just about to order the new rig you all so kindly helped me spec and my computer has died completely now, seems that it's managed to cook itself, one minute fine, next minute dead. Taken it apart and the CPU socket is burnt and the PCI-E slot is half hanging off.

So...£500 budget though £520 is the absolute highest i can go.

Need everything except optical and HDD, would like a rig that will play most games on medium @1280x1024 although will be getting new monitor for my birthday so will be playing @1920x1080 from then.

This is what I've got in my basket but what are your opinions?

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YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 560TI Dual Shock Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1567-KR) £167.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £504.94 (includes shipping : FREE).



Not really interested in overclocking the CPU so haven't got the k for that reason. Prefer the Merc Beta but if you think the Alpha would be better will go for that

EDIT: Already have Windows 7 Pro 64-b
 
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so looking at it then everything is fine except swapping out the gpu for the 7850, are there any problems with the 7850? I've had problems with ATi/AMD cards in the past which is why I went for the 560, but am happy to go red again if its a reliable card
 
As far as I know there are no major issues with the 7850s. If you are unlucky you may get a dud card but you are just as likely to get a dud 560.

The main issues you may face is if you are going to try to hot swap the cards over, as this could cause problems with drivers conflicts.

The Nvidia cards are way way overpriced, the 7850 will give you the best bang for your buck with your budget at present.
 
Brilliant thanks Fire-fly, also would I notice a real world difference between the 3.1 and the 3.3 i5's? Or is it more that for an extra tenner you can't go wrong?

Sorry seems like I'm picking everything apart, what are the main differences between the OCZ and the CoolerMaster PSU's?
 
depending on what you are going to be doing you may see a difference. (sorry but that is the best answer I can give.) For the extra £10 you might as well.

The main difference between the two PSUs is the Cooler Master is modular, so it is easier to build with as you only need to plug in the cables that you are using. Also personally I would not use that OCZ one, it boarders on the cheep and nasty end of the PSU scale.
 
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