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DataVampire

DataVampire

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Hey guys its the time i have been waiting for scriping and saving as they say

before i start il list my system spec


Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Cpu
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Ram
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
Video card
nvidia Asus engtx480
Display
Hanns.G HZ281HPB 27.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor
ssd 1
Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB
SSd2
OCZ Vertex 2 60GB

PsU

Enermax Galaxy 850 watt

Its time to buy a new graphics card i have a few in mind and was after advice from you guys.

The ones i have in mind

Palit GeForce GTX 680 Jetstream 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 EX OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE NVIDIA GPU Keyring

Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Gainward GeForce GTX 680 Phantom 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WHITE PCB** with FREE NVIDIA GPU Keyring

Basicly any of the ones listed in the 680 section bar the wc cards.
while im at it woudl i bennifit from an extra 8gb of ram taking me to 16 ?

I will be purchasing tomorrow (03/07/2012)

Many thanks
 
Would you consider a 7970? You mentioned scrimping and saving and I just cannot fathom spending £450 for a card when you can buy this baby for £350.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-097-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

Performance wise they both are around the same ballpark. the 680 will beat the 7970 @ stock, but overclock it a little and they're both around the same ballpark.

If you're putting your fingers in your ears going lalalalalalalalalala I'd go for this one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-093-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2255

Enjoy, looks like a nice system!
 
Thanks for the advice i have around or jsut over £700 but i wanted to get a new psu, so when i pass on my current graphics card he gets the psu to run the card lol
 
Sorry i forgot to add i will be honest and say i want the fastest possible card im normly a nvidia guy but if ther eis a faster ati card i will go for that
 
I would go for either of these...

Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB - £529.99 inc VAT
It's expensive, but by god is it powerful!
NOTE - Triple slot cooler, may cause problems if you want to go SLI in the future.

OR

Gigabyte GTX680 Windforce 3x - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-093-GI - £419.99 THIS WEEK ONLY

I know what I'd go for... Absolute BARGAIN for the Windforce!


And for Gaming, 8GB is fine. 16GB is overkill unless you start working heavily in photoshop, or programming / video encoding etc. :)
 
So

Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB - £529.99 inc VAT
and
Corsair Professional Series AX1200 High Performance 1200W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-1200AXUK) £214.99

or
Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB - £529.99 inc VAT
and
OCZ ZX Series 1250W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
-£154.98

i want the best of both worlds hehe, and a bit conserned about cable lengh in my corsair obsidian 800d

Many thnaks for the replies so far
 
the reasoning behind the new psu is this
future proofing plus lots of head room. and generaly because i will be passing over my current one to my son so i need one, has to be fully modular 80 gold rating long leads with enough oomph for me not to worry about power, in my system i forgot about other 4 hds im running and external hds and also somtimes charging 2-3 mobiles at once. that type thing and as while th ewife will let me hehe

Not ot mention i cannot afford to upgrade every year.

EDIT: and becuase i dont upgrade so often i need the most powerfull card atm as it will have to last a couple of years

Thank you for the advice thus far
 
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As components get more power efficient each new iteration a 1200w psu isn't future proofing imo.

Unless you intend to quad SLI or w/e, in which case I think the ax1200 only has enough cables for 3 8+8 pin cards anyway..
 
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