Upgrading, what to keep

jaws104

jaws104

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Hi

I'm looking at putting together a new rig for BF3 in a few months, current machine is long in the tooth now but there a few items that I'm not sure i should get rid of, specifically;

Tuniq tower cpu heatsink
Raptor 128gb hd

Have heatsinks improved much in last 3-4 years? Also how many posts do you need for members market
 
For you - another 11.

I'd bung what you've got on there too. The tower you've got there may not fit the new sockets out there (unless tuniq do a kit for the new sockets)

The raptor may be quick for access times but It'll probably get beaten by the latest HD's for read/writes.

You can buy SSD's the same size as the raptor for 180 notes which will basically chew up & spit out that raptor for performance.
 
Hi there,

The Tuniq Tower is still a good CPU cooler. You can buy CPU mounts for modern Intel CPU sockets (s1155 uses the same cooler mounting holes as s1156) on the Tuniq website (possibly other places too). Using these updated mounts will mean you will be able to cool modern CPUs very effectively, even when overclocked.

As for the raptor, I probably wouldn't stick with it. Modern 7200RPM drives are almost as fast, but offer much more storage space, are quieter and are dirt cheap. Also, if you want speed, an SSD would be significantly faster than the raptor and is silent.

If you are looking to upgrade soon, then I would suggest going for either an i5 2500K + P67(rev B) system or wait to see how AMD's next generation "Bulldozer" CPUs turn out - which are expected in June/July.
 
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C2Duo E6600,
2g Gskill RAM,
Antec P180 case
Viewsonic 19" Monitor
8800gt

For upgrade will have budget of about £1000 but this will need to include a new monitor, 23" or 24"
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.98
(£166.65) £199.98
(£166.65)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £101.99
(£84.99) £101.99
(£84.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply £46.98
(£39.15) £46.98
(£39.15)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
OCZ Intel Extreme XMP 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C7 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit (OCZ3X1333LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £835.22
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 20.00% VAT : £169.79
Total : £1,018.76
 
Update on this, now ready to fork out for it this pc (viewsonic monitor died!)and wanted a recap on above if possible. Have a few points to add

-Budget £1,000 before VAT, not after
-Need a PSU able to handle crossfire 6950 for future proof
-8gb ram preferably

Lastly i would prefer the quietest 6950 available, I read some of the coolers are so big they can't be crossfired on particular motherboards so would need to consider that.

Would be willing to go above budget to get a quiter machine, not talking water based though!, just case and graphics card really, will be sticking with tuniq tower for cpu

Help is appreciated
 
So a base unit with Win7 and a monitor?


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 PC Game £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
LG W2363D 23" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £72.98
(£60.82) £72.98
(£60.82)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £816.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.20
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £167.82
Total : £1,006.92

So thats 8Gb ram, Crossfire capable board and PSU and a 6950 with a custom cooler.

Then remove the Gelid cooler and stick with your Tuniq Tower if it fits?
 
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I wouldnt buy anything until maybe 1-2 weeks before BF3. The prices from now until those weeks will Drop so much, So much that we will would even spec you a better system then instead of now so i would wait.
 
£1000 before VAT? If thats the case take Stulids build throw in a bigger HDD and either an ssd or a better gpu, if it was me id just get a bigger HDD and keep the spare cash until the machine needs upgrading again (:
 
I need a new monitor and there won't be new Graphics cards before BF3 so think it's the right time to buy. Please don't talk me out of it :)

Few tweaks i'll probably make to stulids recommendation is a slightly better/quieter 6950 (i think?) and storage below. Anyone know if the case fans on cooler master are decent?

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
 
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