What do you guys think?

[Flaming Monkey]

Here is my Spec and nearly 100% happy apart from one thing. I cannot make up my mind regarding the GPU. Its between the GTX 670 2gb, 680 2gb and 680 4gb. It will be for Guild wars 2, high textured and FPS games mainly. I know the difference between the 670 and 680 are very slim but is it worth the extra and would i benefit from the 680 4gb at all? I use a 1920 x 1080 23" monitor. Anything else you notice regarding my spec do tell


Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-3770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, X-FIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II C240 DUAL RAD LIQUID CPU COOLER (Special Offer) (£79)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCI-E Soundcard (£45) *SPECIAL*
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,519.00 including VAT and delivery.

Cheers in advance.

[Rakk]

I cannot make up my mind regarding the GPU. Its between the GTX 670 2gb, 680 2gb and 680 4gb.

If you are using only one screen the 2GB 680 would actually perform better than the 4GB version, if using multiple screens then the 4GB one would be more useful.
However, the 670 is only very slightly worse than the 680's and it quite significantly cheaper, so I'd definitely go for the 670.

Any reason you're getting an overclocked machine if it's only for gaming? Most games won't benefit that much from OC'ing in general.

[keynes]

I'd also upgrade the warranty to at least silver for £5 and upgrade the power supply to a 750w PSU since your motherboard supports SLI.

[Flaming Monkey]

If you are using only one screen the 2GB 680 would actually perform better than the 4GB version, if using multiple screens then the 4GB one would be more useful.
However, the 670 is only very slightly worse than the 680's and it quite significantly cheaper, so I'd definitely go for the 670.

Any reason you're getting an overclocked machine if it's only for gaming? Most games won't benefit that much from OC'ing in general.

Many thanks for advise which i will take. I've been under the impression OC'ing is the best way to max out your gaming. The aim is to get the best FPS i can get. Have i chosen more then i need?

Thanks for your help

[Flaming Monkey]

[QUOTE=rubensolo;157085]I'd also upgrade the warranty to at least silver for £5 and upgrade the power supply to a 750w PSU since your motherboard supports SLI.[/QUOTE

Good idea, whats better then one 670...two! Many thanks

[keynes]

Many thanks for advise which i will take. I've been under the impression OC'ing is the best way to max out your gaming. The aim is to get the best FPS i can get. Have i chosen more then i need?

Thanks for your help

Most games are GPU dependant, I would put more emphasis in the GPU. If you decide not to overclock the CPU the triple copper heatpipe is a more suitable CPU as well as the non-pro version of your motherboard.

[vanthus]

For gaming I suggest this.
Case

InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)

Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard

ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)

8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card

2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk

180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk

1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply

CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling

SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card

Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCI-E Soundcard (£45) *SPECIAL*
Network Facilities

10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software

FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus

BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty

3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery

STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time

Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,261.00 including VAT and delivery.
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[Flaming Monkey]

Thanks everyone for your help, very much appreciated. There is more thinking to be done. Would the spec posted above run games with better FPS or just a better system regarding other aspects such as budget. What was my original build aimed more towards?

Thanks again.

[keynes]

Thanks everyone for your help, very much appreciated. There is more thinking to be done. Would the spec posted above run games with better FPS or just a better system regarding other aspects such as budget. What was my original build aimed more towards?

Thanks again.

Similar performance for most games, a few games that are more CPU intensive benefit from an overclocked CPU.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpu...k-cpu-review/6

[Flaming Monkey]

Interesting. Would an overclocked CPU benefit once adding a second GPU?