what would i need? can you spec me up please

Ian Jones

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Hi all, im looking to make my pc faster, but what would i need please?

I think i can reuse these parts

Ocz zs 750w PSU

Corsair vengeance 8gb ram

4870x2 graphics card (but can only play games with one core running, i get bsod if both are used, so prob need a new card??)

BenQ GW2750HM 27

keybord,mouse, hard drive

so i am looking at
cpu
motherboard
graphics card??
case/fans
ssd (for operating system)

if i had around £500, what would you recomend please. i like playing games like bf3, dead island etc

many thanks
ian

p.s my current mb/cpu are
asus P5G41T-m LX INTEL G41
q6600 cpu with freezer 7 pro cooler
 
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Id say:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A-B) £81.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £582.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).



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Ian Jones said:
p.s my current mb/cpu are
asus P5G41T-m LX INTEL G41
q6600 cpu with freezer 7 pro cooler
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Will make up the extra difference (about)
 
what about a overclocked bundle, then add on a case, graphics card, and a ssd at a later time?

as i could be getting 4.40 GHz with 2 years warrenty with one of them

(i havent got a clue on how to oc)

thanks
ian
 
To be honest a this time you don't need to overclock it. It will effortlessly fly through any game you throw at it.

Though when you do come to overclock it. Its very easy, it just a matter of increasing the multiplier (or turbo core) and tweeking the voltage to suit.

This way saves you a lot of £'s too...
 
I just recived my new benq monitor today.

would it make any difference to the package if im running it at 1920x1080 for the games?

any other options anyone recomed at all please?

thanks
ian
 
 
Idleman said:
Went for a 7950, as you can get an ssd another time.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £149.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
Total : £571.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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is that motherboard good for clocking in the future? and is it poss to fit another graphics card to it at a later point as well?

thanks
ian
 
Somthing Else said:
yes its fine for overclocking and yes you can crossfire later too as your psu and motherboard can support it

the motherboard has a x16 slot and x4 so it may be wise to upgrade to a proper x8/x8 motherboard

maybe somthing like this would be better if you want to crossfire later

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
Total : £114.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

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that looks good :-)
 
so would this set up be good? and last me 2-3 years with being able to play games at high settings? (guessing i know)

and would my current power supply be powerfull enough? (Ocz zs 750w PSU)

i would just need to sort out a case, something that will keep it nice and cool, and gauges on would be nice, but not to expensive :-) and a cpu cooler of some sort

MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5

thanks again
ian
 
Ian Jones said:
so would this set up be good? and last me 2-3 years with being able to play games at high settings? (guessing i know)

and would my current power supply be powerfull enough? (Ocz zs 750w PSU)

i would just need to sort out a case, something that will keep it nice and cool, and gauges on would be nice, but not to expensive :-) and a cpu cooler of some sort

MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5

thanks again
ian
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I'd go for this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Rev.2 High Performance Quiet CPU Cooler(Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £558.05 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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