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jay303

jay303

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hello everyone im going to build a new pc sometime in the next 2 months i did have a plan for a build here it is:-
2x hd 6970
amd phenom II x4 3.2ghz
4g dominator gt ram
corsair 750watt psu
asus crosshair IV formular
haf x case

but a mate of mine told me that it would be best to go with nvidia so my new plan is
1x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 3072MB
amd phenom II x4 3.4ghz
4g dominator gt ram
corsair 650watt modular psu
asus crosshair IV formular
cm storm sniper case

what do you think of the new build?
 
i dont really know what im looking at when it comes to sandy bridge and ive only got 380 to spend on cpu mobo and ram.
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £187.99
(£156.66) £187.99
(£156.66)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £89.98
(£74.98) £89.98
(£74.98)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
Sub Total : £263.30
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £54.56
Total : £327.36

There you go, the motherboard only has one 16X pci-e slot, but with a graphics card like that you wont have to add more.

this shows the difference between the two cpus - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/102?vs=288 some of the graphs are less is better.
 
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SB makes a lot more sense if you can accomodate it.

Also, 2x HD6950s will kill a GTX580 in absolutely everything - buy a long way too!

Flash those HD6950s to HD6970's, and :eek:!
 
its so hard deciding ive been looking at the SB systems and they do look good.
in total i have a £1100 budget and i know i can get quite a good system for that
if i go intel nvida or amd ati.
 
heres some options i have

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card OcUK ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £274.99
(£229.16) £549.98
(£458.32)
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXUK) Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXUK) £102.12
(£85.10) £102.12
(£85.10)
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Sub Total : £835.06
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £169.01
Total : £1,014.07

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
(£399.99) £479.99
(£399.99)
Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Coolermaster Storm Sniper All Black Edition Case - Black Coolermaster Storm Sniper All Black Edition Case - Black £118.45
(£98.71) £118.45
(£98.71)
Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650HXUK) Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650HXUK) £102.98
(£85.82) £102.98
(£85.82)
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMD4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMD4GX3M2A1600C9) £69.59
(£57.99) £69.59
(£57.99)
Sub Total : £892.49
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 : £181.25
Total : £1,087.49

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card OcUK ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £274.99
(£229.16) £549.98
(£458.32)
Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Coolermaster Storm Sniper All Black Edition Case - Black Coolermaster Storm Sniper All Black Edition Case - Black £118.45
(£98.71) £118.45
(£98.71)
Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650HXUK) Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650HXUK) £102.98
(£85.82) £102.98
(£85.82)
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMD4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMD4GX3M2A1600C9) £69.59
(£57.99) £69.59
(£57.99)
Sub Total : £950.82
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £193.11
Total : £1,158.68
 
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Sb way to go.

If you want go ATI/AMD for graphics and you happy to wait up to 2 months it may be worth while hanging on and seeing what the 6990 turns out like...
 
try to go for 1 card mate, 2 6970s is overkill consider that there is nothing demanding around the corner and save yourself some money.
 
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