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Got £900 to spend, need everything but a hdd.

I got 3 options,

i3 540 and GTX 470 sli
i5 760 and GTX460 sli/GTX480.
i7 930 and GTX 470

I prefer NV, but if someone can persuade me that'd be good.

What about CPU coolers? Noctua D14 the best bet? or what about the H50, H70.

I plan to custom WC the lot in 3 months or so.
 
Got £900 to spend, need everything but a hdd.

I got 3 options,

i3 540 and GTX 470 sli
i5 760 and GTX460 sli/GTX480.
i7 930 and GTX 470

I prefer NV, but if someone can persuade me that'd be good.

What about CPU coolers? Noctua D14 the best bet? or what about the H50, H70.

I plan to custom WC the lot in 3 months or so.

If its just for gaming then I'd get the i5 system with 1GB 460 sli
 
Sorry, should have been clearer, i need everything except hdd, monitor, keyboard, mouse and windows.

And yes it is purely for gaming.
 
Sorry, should have been clearer, i need everything except hdd, monitor, keyboard, mouse and windows.

And yes it is purely for gaming.

How about this mate:

2usu4ix.jpg


its what i'd go for

Edit just noticed you said u will WC later on, you can get a cheaper cpu cooler then for now.
 
How about this mate:

2usu4ix.jpg


its what i'd go for

Looks good, i think that with the standard 460's at £149 would bring me under budget and not much of a loss as i plan to WC anyway.

Is that cooler sufficient to get the i5 to 4Ghz ish?
 
oduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £219.98
(£187.22) £219.98
(£187.22)
OcUK Value GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 OcUK Value GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £187.99
(£159.99) £187.99
(£159.99)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £154.99
(£131.91) £154.99
(£131.91)
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £149.98
(£127.64) £149.98
(£127.64)
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply £102.99
(£87.65) £102.99
(£87.65)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel (CMX6GX3M3A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel (CMX6GX3M3A1600C9) £99.99
(£85.10) £99.99
(£85.10)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£38.29) £44.99
(£38.29)
Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AMD K8/AM2/AM2+/AM3) Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AMD K8/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £32.89
(£27.99) £32.89
(£27.99)
LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter Lightscribe Drive - Retail LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter Lightscribe Drive - Retail £14.99
(£12.76) £14.99
(£12.76)
Arctic Cooling MX-3 Thermal Compound Arctic Cooling MX-3 Thermal Compound £6.99
(£5.95) £6.99
(£5.95)
Sub Total : £864.50
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £153.69
Total : £1,031.94

Edit: Argh thought you needed £1k build....damn i am tired....drop the case to a Dominator II like above.(can sli the gtx470 later on and add a ssd whenever)
 
heres an i5 with a crossfire 6870 with 76p to spare.

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if u really want NV then just swap the 6870s with two gtx 470(swap psu for 750w version) and maybe add some 120mm fans to keep things cool inside the case.
 
Surely a single more powerful card would be better, unless your running multiple screens. In which case in the future you can then SLI rather than limit the option from the start?
 
could save some cash

by going for this mobo- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-124-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495

psu- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

and cooler- akasa venom or titan fenrir evo

anyway you can push for sli gtx 470 or crossfire hd 6870?

if sli'ng gtx 470 keep the current psu if sli'ng the gtx 460 or crossfiring the hd6870 the 650w should be enough

I wasnt aware that board did sli, thankyou very much. If any site admins read this it might be worth putting that it does sli on the bit you see when you select p55 MB's.

That 6870CF looks VERY tempting, will that cooler be able to handle 4Ghz? (Titan)
 
both builds look good but it could be done cheaper..and if it was me i would go for the single card rather than crossfire/sli as there is nearly always problems!! and if you are going to wc at some point your looking at £180 just for blocks on the gfx.
 
both builds look good but it could be done cheaper..and if it was me i would go for the single card rather than crossfire/sli as there is nearly always problems!! and if you are going to wc at some point your looking at £180 just for blocks on the gfx.

I understand that, have WC'd 5 machines before, the £900 now does not include the blocks.

Unless anyone has any other suggestions, i think the 6870 CF is the winner ATM.
 
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