Ian

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Hi all

im looking to spend around £500 max for a gaming pc set up.

I can use some parts from my current pc, like the ram, power supple and monitor, but think i will need to replace the other bits, inc graphics card.

current spec

Asus p5g41t-m lx intel g41 mono
Corsair vengeance 8gb ram
4870x2 graphics card
Ocz zs 750w PSU
benq GW2750HM monitor.

what would you recomend please

thanks
ian

eagle

asus p8z77 v (varies around 125-145)
intel i5 3570k (varies around £165 - £179)
amd 7870 or a gtx 660 .. (£175 ish)

would also sell the mobo ram on fleabay and use the money to buy somenew ram, whist i know your board is ddr3 would be mad not to get some new faster memory to go in it ..

should be able to get that lot for around £500.

or use a lower spec asus board like a p8z77-lx .. the v is better for overclocking, hence the 3570k be rude not to. might need an aftermarket cooler if you want to overclock it though. corsair hydro £78 or a noctua d14 at £65 ...

Ian

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is there anywhere you would recomend buying it from? been having a look at the cpu, and it looks like it is best to go for the retail version over the oem version, as it comes with 3 years warranty instead of 1 year with the oem

stevebt

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I would go i7 cpu as they are quite cheap now and go with a lower spec gpu as even the 580gtx will play all the top games.

Ant

What spec is your current pc? CPU and that

Ian

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current spec is

Asus p5g41t-m lx intel g41 mono
Corsair vengeance 8gb ram (pc3-10700h)
4870x2 graphics card (but could do with a new one)
Ocz zs 750w PSU
benq GW2750HM monitor

will need a new case ssd would be nice

LeeP

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What games are you planning on running?

Ian

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bf3, dead island, sniper elite v2, planetside 2

on the benq 27'' at 1920x1080

Ian

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this card gets v good reviews, but i might need to increase my budget?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=GX-098-GI

it would be nice if there was a extra slot for a graphics card incase i want to run with 2 in the future, and good OC on the mother B

jura11

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Hi Ian

Personally I would go down the route this spec

MB: Asus P6T SE
CPU: i7-920 D0(easy to overclock up to 4.0GHz on air with Arctic Cooler Freezer 13)
CPU Cooler:Arctic Cooler Freezer 13,Noctua or Corasir H60-Great cooler for not too much money)
RAM: 12GB should be enough
GPU: HD5870 or HD5970(those cards you should be able get now cheap)
Don't forget on the SSD for OS and games


Jura

Ian

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i know this is going over my budget, but am looking at these at the mo

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

then just need to sort out a cpu fan and a case

scoobyverysoon

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i7 not really needed for gaming setup i5 more then capable plus can overclock

SouthWalesSam

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Well if you're going over budget ...

I'd be looking at something like ...

Processor: i5-3570K OEM (no CPU fan) - Ebuyer.co.uk £167
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LE Plus - Aria.co.uk £110
Memory: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengance 1866Mhz - Aria £50
CPU Cooler: Artic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro - Aria £27
Case fan: Artic Cooling F12 Pro PWM - Ebuyer £6
Graphics Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II OC 2048MB - Aria £195

Around £550 the lot.

- Asus () compatability throughout
- i5-3570k is probably the best price/performance processor on the market. The two I've built with cruise through anything we throw at them.
- M/board comes with an easy overclooking utility that takes the i5-3570K speed up 20-25% comfortably
- You can overclock the graphics card as well
- M/board supports SLI/Crossfire so you can add a 2nd GTX 660 graphics card when your budget allows.

And use you old case - a new case won't make your rig run any faster!

Evolution Stu

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Get a Z68 mobo that supports SLI / Crossfire and dont worry too much about processor and ram, keep to something a little older with 8gb of ram (or 4 if running a 32bit OS as it cant see or use any more than that) and spend the bulk on the GPU as your going to want 60+FPS @ 1080P and 90% of stuff out there is almost exclusively processed via the GPU with the CPU just working the control lines.

As an example, in BF3 at 5760x1080, a tad short of 200FPS from the GPUs, running at 120hz on 3x24" monitors, I don't think I ever see my CPU exceed 20% from memory.

Not sure, will test later and fire up a screenshot. .

Evolution Stu

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Took me a while to get the phone to focus on both the screen and the keyboard display, so forgive the washed out colours, but it shows you all you need to know.

This is Black Ops II with ALL settings at ultra, doing 200FPS. CPU is still on holiday at 33%.

mickywrx

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CPU on my PC kicks off just playing Angry Birds on FB.

360ste

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Have a good look at www.scan.co.uk. On their front page they have overclocked bundles which have CPU, motherboard and RAM. I have got all my computer parts from them over the last 9 years with no problem.

TMX

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+1
Their "today only" prices are usually good discounts too

360ste

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That's all I do if I need something non-urgent scroll through the today only till the right bit comes up.


Stu just read your thread on your computer. That is some setup!!!!!!!!!

Evolution Stu

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I use scan too, almost exclusively and luckily only live 40mins away so often use the Q-Collect feature which works damn well.

Evolution Stu

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Thanks Ste, I am pretty proud of it, it works well.

Ian

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Hi Stu, i have just seen what you have put, but i ordered my syspen this morning.

hopefully this will play most games on high settings.

im going to upgrade to a ssd, biger cpu fan and better ram at a later date.

this is my system so far, what do you think?

- Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W)
- MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
- HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5
- OCZ ZS 750w power supply
- Corsair vengeance 8gb ram (pc3-10700h)
- bitfenix Raider case

Ant

You selling the old rig?

Ian

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ill be using the power supply and ram from my old set up.

ill have the mother b, and graphics card, cpu for sale

Ant

What CPU is it?

Ian

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Q6600 processor on a Asus p5g41t-m lx intel g41 mono

Ant

Would you be willing to sell CPU separate with cooler? If so how much my mobo will take the CPU upgrade as its only dual core

360ste

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I normally go shopping when visiting my parents as they are only 15 minutes away. But as I am 3 hours away in Lincolnshire opt for delivery normally get it lunchtime the next day.

boxst

I'm replacing my Q6600 Quad-Core and want something similar.

I've spec'd out this, any comments? I don't really want to spend more than £600...

Rob_Impreza99

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If your not confident about building your own i'd look for a system that someone has already built and is selling, these enthusiats are upgrading all the time and are looking for the latest case and technology etc so you can pick up a bargain if you know what your looking for, make sure its got all the receipts for warranty etc and they have come from a reputable retailer.

When you build a computer you your getting a lot better components than you get from a high street shop, japanese capacitors etc and better CPU and GPU's and better most things really especially the power supplies, the only problem though when you come to sell it is you lose money so you can take advantage of that if you know where to look and you know what your looking for.