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Mr.Mccoy

Mr.Mccoy

Mr.Mccoy

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Hey there,
I was wondering if using a hexcore is better for gaming then a quad core,
or is it the other way round.

Also is this system spec good - Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game £95.99
(£79.99) £191.98
(£159.98)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £85.99
(£71.66) £85.99
(£71.66)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
(£55.82) £66.98
(£55.82)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £679.06
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £138.31
Total : £829.87

Thanks.
 
A quad core is usually better as each individual core tends to run at a faster speed and the amount of games that need more than a quad core are slim.

And to add to the info, a Intel Sandybridge is faster again.
 
Not many games out there use more than 4 cores at the moment. If you are looking for the best performance in games, the best chip out there at the moment is the Intel i5 2500K.
 
i5 2500K vs a AMD 955be - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=88

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So this spec has a Crossfire/sli motherboard.

The same PSU as you selected which will do Crossfire 6950.

And its cheaper and uses less power from your wall socket.

Get a SSD later.
 
So I should get a single powerful card over 2 weaker cards?
And can you please spec me an Intel build for 850£ with the OS please
 
Mr.Mccoy said:
So I should get a single powerful card over 2 weaker cards?
And can you please spec me an Intel build for 850£ with the OS please
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Yes, one strong card is better as it also has 2GB of Vram (crossfire you dont add the two cards memory together as the have the same data in both cards) and you can add a second 6950 2GB later for even more fun:D

As before really, but with a slight stronger PSU and a closed loop water cooler to get the chip to 4.5ghz+



Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £74.98
(£62.48) £74.98
(£62.48)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
(£55.82) £66.98
(£55.82)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £703.57
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 : £143.46
Total : £860.78
 
Nice build but that cooler is pretty much useless to me as i cant overclock.

I've also been looking at this build and wanted to know if its any good and how to improve it.
 
Mr.Mccoy said:
Nice build but that cooler is pretty much useless to me as i cant overclock.
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Never fear, the motherboard has a little button on it, Called "OCgenie" press it and you have 4.2ghz.

http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/P67A-GD53--B3-.html

Just press the OC Genie button or enable OC Genie II function in BIOS menu, the CPU performance (P67 series) or the 3D performance of iGPU (H67 series) will be highly improved. Whether users want to watch a high bit-rate HD movie or go online gaming, both can be enjoyed with image performance that is smoother and lag-free!
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Here's the build - Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £169.98
(£141.65) £169.98
(£141.65)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
Cooler Master Storm Scout Gaming Case - Black £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £55.99
(£46.66) £55.99
(£46.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £699.08
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £142.32
Total : £853.90
 
Mr.Mccoy said:
Here's the build - Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £169.98
(£141.65) £169.98
(£141.65)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
Cooler Master Storm Scout Gaming Case - Black £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £55.99
(£46.66) £55.99
(£46.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £699.08
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £142.32
Total : £853.90
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The ram is very tall blocking a lot of aftermarket heatsinks, its also more expensive.

Use this Win7+HDD bundle (500Gb or 1TB) to save money - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-000-OP
 
Mr.Mccoy said:
with a 1 TB HDD and saved 10£ so ill go with that and what 8Gb of RAM do you recommend?
Thanks.
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The kingston as used in above builds, or Corsair XMS3, they are both low profile so should you add a big heatsink it wont be an issue.

Pity you dont like the build I did above:(
 
I switched the RAM and from the previous build ive saved 12£, so with that saved money can I add it on to upgrade any component?

50 Posts YAY!
 
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