5850 and gtx470

[Gorman]

More like the cheap and cheerful option.

Gf100 gives better:

Physx
Tesselation
Higher res performance (unless you SLI 2gb models)

And of course you are not reliant on a multiple GPU setup which is not as much of a problem with Nvidia but can still cause issues with some games.

 

[infernocy]

This is one more build the price is very close to the above
if i overclocked it to 3.2 would it have the power of i7-960?
cos if it has then i should keep this because it can have the power of i7-960
just asking cos this build has two 1gb 460

COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 750W PSU (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£88)
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI EXPRESS CARD (£19)
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D FULL HD 1920x1080 (£139)
Logitech® Internet 350 USB Keyboard (£9)
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound (£45)

 

[Phoenix]

This is one more build the price is very close to the above
if i overclocked it to 3.2 would it have the power of i7-960?
cos if it has then i should keep this because it can have the power of i7-960
just asking cos this build has two 1gb 460

COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 750W PSU (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£88)
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI EXPRESS CARD (£19)
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D FULL HD 1920x1080 (£139)
Logitech® Internet 350 USB Keyboard (£9)
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound (£45)

The i7-950 and i7-960 are pretty much identical apart from the clock speed so if you overclocked it you'd get a CPU that was equal to or better than the i7-960 (depending on what speed you settled on).

 

[Sleinous]

Infernocy i strongly suggest you spec an 'overclocked pc' on pcs website, because, the i7 950 is the cpu they offer the overclock on, from 2.80ghz to 3.80ghz, no extra cost unless u buy artic paste. Advantage: No voided warranty on cpu which WILL happen if u oc it urself.

 

[infernocy]

The i7-950 and i7-960 are pretty much identical apart from the clock speed so if you overclocked it you'd get a CPU that was equal to or better than the i7-960 (depending on what speed you settled on).

the difference is between i7950 and i7 960 is £200 so its better to buy the i7950 overclocked and buy one more 1gb 460

i dont intent to overclocked it but i see that i can achieve the speed of i7 960 if i buy the i7950 overclocked and put one more 1gb 460

thanks guys

 

[Sleinous]

You mean get it pre-overclocked by PCS? Wise decision, I also like the idea of a 2nd GTX 460.

 

[infernocy]

You mean get it pre-overclocked by PCS? Wise decision, I also like the idea of a 2nd GTX 460.

yep this what i mean

ok this is the build

hopefully this is ok with everything
this build uses 692w power

COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER)
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI EXPRESS CARD
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
1 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D FULL HD 1920x1080
Logitech® G15 Gaming Keyboard with Gamepanel LCD Display
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound

 

[Phoenix]

Looks good to me.

 

[Evil Tactician]

Looks perfect!