New system

[19Smudge77]

hi all,

ok this will be my 1st build,and just wanted to know if all is ok
this rig will be used purely for gaming, and maybe a little bit of fraps
the rig looks something like this

1)case http://www.ebuyer.com/227150-antec-dark-fleet-df-85-case-0761345-15238-9

2)hdd http://www.ebuyer.com/193712-wd-1tb-3-5-sata-iii-6gb-s-caviar-black-hard-drive-7200rpm-64mb-wd1002faex

3)power http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-psu-corsair-enthusiast-series-650txv2uk-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-a

4)ram http://www.ebuyer.com/274035-corsair-8gb-2x4gb-ddr3-1600mhz-low-profile-vengeance-memory-kit-cl9-cml8gx3m2a1600c9

5)dvd http://www.ebuyer.com/176026-liteon-ihas124-19-24x-dvd-rw-dl-ram-sata-optical-drive-oem-ihas124-19

6)o.s http://www.ebuyer.com/259863-microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-w-sp1-licence-and-media-1-gfc-02050

7) as for the mobo and the cpu ive been pointed in the direction of

a)mobo http://www.ebuyer.com/260484-asus-p8h67-r3-h67-socket-1155-8-channel-hd-audio-atx-motherboard-p8h67-r3
b)cpu http://www.ebuyer.com/254976-intel-core-i3-2100-3-10ghz-socket-1155-3mb-l3-cache-retail-boxed-bx80623i32100

8) grafix http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-ati-radeon-6950-hd-810mhz-1gb-pci-e-hdmi-directcu-ii-7L66.html?refs=464800000
£200 is the max for a card, but if there is another card which is better pls link
the power is overkill i know but i was going down the c/f line a little later,

its the last few bits i want to get right,mobo,card and cpu,

my minds been changed from a AMD phenom 11 965 to a i3 2100
will it be worth steping up on my cpu to the next stage or will a i3 be good for me?. there will be no o/c, will the card i picked go with the board i dont want to bottleneck things. think i covered all so ill leave it to you guys,and ill be happy to take other options, remember i have all apart from mobo,card,cpu, my max cost is £800

many thks

 

[AdrianPerry]

Unless you have some burning desire for that case, your wayyyy overspending. Get yourself a decent mid-Tower ATX for around £50 and pump that extra £60 into getting the next level GPU (6970 or GTX 570).

Caviar Black also much cheaper at SCAN - £63 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-western-digital-wd1002faex-caviar-black-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-cache-8ms
Windows 7 also cheaper at SCAN - £75 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-sp1-operating-system-single-oem
RAM thats in stock £45 - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-%281600%29-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v

Cheaper HDD if you wanted it (good quality) - £43 SpinPoint F3 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-samsung-hd103sj-spinpoint-f3-sata-3gb-s-7200rpm-32mb-cache-89ms-ncq

£247 ASUS GTX570 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1280mb-asus-gtx-570-directcu-ii-40nm-3800mhz-gddr5-gpu-742mhz-480-cores-2x-dl-dvi-i-dp-hdmi-plusfree
or
£256 MSI GTX570 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1280mb-msi-gtx-570-twin-frozr-iii-power-edition-oc-40nm-4000mhz-gddr5-gpu-770mhz-shader-1540mhz-plus
or
£280 XFX 6970 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-hd-6970-pci-e-21-%28x16%29-5500mhz-gddr5-gpu-880mhz-1536-cores-2x-mdp-dl-dvi-i-dvi-hdmi

Total savings there on case, hdd, win7 of getting on for £100. MOAAARRR GPU power

 

[19Smudge77]

i had the case for the fans and the airflow,as i can put some stupid hours in gaming some times 16hrs + aday, ok maybe alittle over kill but still i think it would do the job,(plus i have it allready) as for the bits i had joined 1 site (e-buyer)and they seemed to have all that i needed and the cheepest, so i just stayed with them,like i say i have all the bits apart from the mobo,card,and cpu

 

[AdrianPerry]

*** what AdrianPerry said.

Get the case you want, dont buy a cheaper case then regret it each time you look at the case.

I did quite clearly say "Unless you have some burning desire for that case".

You would be amazed how many people think they need to buy a FULL Tower case for a standard build. Full towers are generally aimed towards watercooling and e-ATX motherboard sized builds. Just putting the facts out there.

 

[AdrianPerry]

If you have £800 for Motherboard, CPU and Graphics card, this will be more than enough:

i5-2500k - £162 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-2500k-unlocked-s1155-sandy-bridge-quad-core-33ghz-gpu-850mhz-6mb-cache-95w-oem
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P £122 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z68xp-ud3p-intel-z68-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-sata-pcie-20-%28x16%29-atx
Gigabyte HD 2GB 6970 £285 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-hd-6970-oc-pci-e-21-%28x16%29-5500mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-1536cores-2x-dvi-dp-hdmi

 

[19Smudge77]

ok the the build would be £800, or cheaper,as for the 3 bit i have around £400 mark sorry for the confusion

the prices i had are

1)mobo £77.99
2)cpu £91.35
3)card max £200ish (£220)

 

[AdrianPerry]

Since you already have most of the components.....

What is your budget for CPU, GPU, Motherboard?

 

[19Smudge77]

sorry i beat you to the reply,

 

[AdrianPerry]

£108 Intel CPU i3 2120 Sandy Bridge
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i3-2120-s1155-sdy-bridge-33ghz-5gt-s-gpu-850mhz-3mb-cache-core-r-33x-65w-retail

£102 (SLI ready) Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z68xp-ud3-intel-z68-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-sata-pcie-20-%28x16%29-vga-on-board-atx

£180 Gigabyte GTX 560Ti
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-gigabyte-gtx-560ti-oc-40nm-4000mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-shader-1800mhz-384-cores-dvi-mhdmi-plusfree-

or

£177 MSI Twin Frozr II
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-gtx-560-ti-twin-frozr-ii-40nm-4008mhz-gddr5-gpu-822mhz-shader-1645mhz-384-cores-dvi-mhdmi-pl


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750w PSU is required for SLI 560Ti's or 6950's.
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Buying one of these might be better: XFX HD 6870 Dual Fan ATI £135 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-xfx-hd-6870-dual-fan-4200mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-1120-stream-processors-2x-dvi-hdmi-2x-mini-display
And then you can add another in Crossfire without having to buy a new PSU.

 

[19Smudge77]

ive been thinking and reading on forams that i might need to upgrade from the i3 to an i5 im not going to o/c so i wont need the k version i waiting for bf3 to come out and i want to run it on medium-max settings will this set up run bf3 and future games ?

 

[cbrunnem]

the i3 will probably bottleneck that gpu. i recommend an i5

 

[19Smudge77]

so the i3 wont run with the 6950 card smoothly ? i know the i3 2100 is the min for gaming but i want to run them without loss of performance, thats why im thinking of the i5 and a 6950 card, im currently useing ebuyer for parts so if you could link a i5 along with a good mobo thks

 

[19Smudge77]

will this one be the one i need

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?q=i5+2500k

i read if i go for a i5 go with the k version, and still have the option to o/c if i want

 

[AdrianPerry]

Yes the cost difference is very small between i5-2500 and i5-2500k so may as well just buy the K. That way overclocking is always there if you want it.

 

[19Smudge77]

ive just spotted a combo deal does this look good

http://www.ebuyer.com/251597-core-i5-2500-3-3ghz-socket-1155-6mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80623i52500

http://www.ebuyer.com/260484-asus-p8h67-r3-h67-socket-1155-8-channel-hd-audio-atx-motherboard-p8h67-r3

£234

 

[AdrianPerry]

Its not a combo deal, its just two items frequently bought together. No money off or anything like that.

 

[19Smudge77]

i dont suppose you have seen a good i5 2500k and mobo combo have ya ?

 

[AdrianPerry]

www.SCAN.co.uk

If you check their "Today Only Deals" tab, they often have some pretty nice combo's on there where you can save like 10% or so.

 

[AdrianPerry]

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