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dziekanone

dziekanone

dziekanone

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Hi everyone.
This is my first post here.

My current system is:

CPU: Intel Q6600 @ 2.4
Motherboard: Asus Striker Extreme ( I )
Memory: OCZ Gold 4GB 1066Mhz
PSU: BeQuiet 600W
GPU: 8800GTS 512MB (G92?)
Sound Card: CREATIVE LABS Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium 7.1 Ch PCI
HDD: 1TB Samsung F3
Case: Zalman HD180 Plus
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster BX2035 LED 20" 2ms

This is my shopping list:

Budget is ~£900.

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Is it possible to request some changes to a PC.
I know there is no good CPU Cooler will get it latter. :)

Thank you
 
Just to note, the cpu, mobo and ram have all gone up slightly so it'd be roughly an extra £20.

Anyways I'd probably change to a WD green 1TB and some XMS3 or Geil value and save a few quid. The difference between C8 and C9 is pretty small, particularly when it comes down to gaming. Also get some MX4 instead of AS5 as it's non-conductive (less chance of it exploding ;))

With the psu I'd get the Corsair TX650w, it's not modular, but if you can keep things tidy I'd preference that over the OCZ personally.
 
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Personaly i would go with the Samsung F3 1TB HD its proven to be dam good. Also watch what cooler you get as it probably will interfear with the first ram slot if you have high ram sinks like the Vengance ones. Why did they make the ram slots so close to the cpu on the P67 boards seems silly to me.
 
Welcome to the forums :)

Assuming its for gaming I would get this:

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
(£199.99) £239.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail
(£166.66) £199.99

Foxconn P67A-S Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)
(£83.32) £99.98

Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1)
(£79.99) £95.99

Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply
(£66.66) £79.99

Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black
(£64.16) £76.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
(£35.99) £43.19

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)
(£34.16) £40.99

Samsung SH-S223L/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail
(£13.32) £15.98

Sub Total: £744.25
Shipping cost based on delivery to Home Address, DE65 6EY with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £148.85
Total: £893.10

A better motherboard which allows Crossfire; a graphics card which can be flashed to a HD6970 (the 2nd/3rd fastest graphics card around); a case with better cooling (and is imo better looking :p); a modular PSU (I'd stay away from OCZ as they're moving away from PSUs, which may affect warranties/returns); a larger and faster HDD with better firmware; faster HDD; the ram has lower heatsinks so you can actually fit a cooler next to them :p

If you re-used your current PSU I think you could get 2x HD5850's and Crossfire them - giving performance which beats the fastest graphics card around :p
 
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How about keeping most of it,

1) adding a big heatsink and thermal paste.

2) overclock cpu

3) buy a 24" monitor and a graphics card
 
Cookeh said:
Welcome to the forums :)

I would get this:

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
(£199.99) £239.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail
(£166.66) £199.99

Foxconn P67A-S Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)
(£83.32) £99.98

Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1)
(£79.99) £95.99

Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply
(£66.66) £79.99

Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black
(£64.16) £76.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
(£35.99) £43.19

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)
(£34.16) £40.99

Samsung SH-S223L/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail
(£13.32) £15.98

Sub Total: £744.25
Shipping cost based on delivery to Home Address, DE65 6EY with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £148.85
Total: £893.10

A better motherboard which allows Crossfire; a graphics card which can be flashed to a HD6970 (the 2nd/3rd fastest graphics card around); a case with better cooling (and is imo better looking :p); a modular PSU (I'd stay away from OCZ as they're moving away from PSUs, which may affect warranties/returns); a larger and faster HDD with better firmware; faster HDD; the ram has lower heatsinks so you can actually fit a cooler next to them :p

If you re-used your current PSU I think you could get 2x HD5850's and Crossfire them - giving performance which beats the fastest graphics card around :p
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I was just about to post one up very much the same as this one...
 
stulid said:
How about keeping most of it,

1) adding a big heatsink and thermal paste.

2) overclock cpu

3) buy a 24" monitor and a graphics card
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That would be the other alternative OP - a 3.6GHz Q6600 is still more than a match for most games.
 
Thank You for help and posting in my thread. :)

Still have few questions:

1) Why foxconn motherboard? Because is cheap? Any big difference compare to Asus?
2) Don't like Samsung F3. My is less than 1 month old and start to be very noisy.
3) Crucial RealSSD C300 has just Write Speed: 70MB/Sec. Is this not a problem? I know is 14GB bigger for same price but maybe better go for less bus faster?
4) RAM? OK I will change. :)
 
dziekanone said:
Thank You for help and posting in my thread. :)

Still have few questions:

1) Why foxconn motherboard? Because is cheap? Any big difference compare to Asus?
2) Don't like Samsung F3. My is less than 1 month old and start to be very noisy.
3) Crucial RealSSD C300 has just Write Speed: 70MB/Sec. Is this not a problem? I know is 14GB bigger for same price but maybe better go for less bus faster?
4) RAM? OK I will change. :)
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1). Better features, more upgradeable, overclocks better - main difference is cheaper yet still allows symmetrical (8x/8x) crossfire unlike the Asus.

2). So swap it for a Seagate Barracuda (same speed, similar price)

3). Fair point, never noticed that. I assumed it was the same as on their 128GB and 256GB models (375MB/sec :p) Go for the OCZ Vertex 2 then :)

4). Good choice :p
 
stulid said:
How about keeping most of it,

1) adding a big heatsink and thermal paste.

2) overclock cpu

3) buy a 24" monitor and a graphics card
Click to expand...

I'd do this if you only want it for games, as Cookeh mentioned an overclocked Q6600 will still hold it's own :)
 
I don't know why but I don't like my PC. :D
This is reason to change this PC

I'm still not siure what to buy. :D

Few questions:

1) Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply is out of stock :(
2) My monitor has resolution 1600x900 is there good decision to change i7 to i5 and go for reference 6950 ?
 
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dziekanone said:
I don't know why but I don't like my PC. :D
This is reason to change this PC

I'm still not siure what to buy. :D

Few questions:

1) Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply is out of stock :(
2) My monitor has resolution 1600x900 is there good decision to change i7 to i5 and go for reference 6950 ?
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1). Hmm, it's the best PSU for its price - Corsair TX650W would be the alternative - but it isnt modular.
2). Depends on uses, if pure gaming then the extra £100 for the i7 just isn't worth it - regardless of resolution.
 
dziekanone said:
Thank You for help and posting in my thread. :)

Still have few questions:

2) Don't like Samsung F3. My is less than 1 month old and start to be very noisy.
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I would think about a RMA if i was you then as mine is about a month old as well and its silent.
 
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