Ok Final spec ordering in 5-7 days any suggestions please?

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AAli

Member
Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics


Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX


Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)


Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable


Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s HDD, 32MB 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 (£87)


Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)


Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)


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 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)


Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)


Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL


Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)


DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)


Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)


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

Comes up to £1218 at the moment :) Could do with some suggestions if it could bring the price down :) I want to run Battlefield 3 on ultra settings and want to be able to run games for atleast the next 2 years without doing any upgrades :)
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
firstly drop the HDMI cable, unless you need it to send the sound to the monitor, if you have speakers etc no need for the hdmi cable, as the IIyama models come with DVI cable.

other than that, with ya budget its a choice between a 6970 vs a 570. As 6970 is better for multi monitor set-ups, the 570 offers 3d. levels of gaming will be similar ish,

a few things to consider, with that mobo you could crossfire 6970's in the future, however, its not SLI capable, so i'd stick with the 6970. BUT note though that two 6970's would require 1050w, and two 570's (needs better mobo tho) only 850w.

have a look at this thread, you can see the 570 is slightly ahead on bf3, (note that results may differ now though, due to new drivers)

Tough call mate, 570 is slightly better than a 6970 on bf3, two requires less juice, but better mobo,
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
The most obvious thing to cut would be the CPU, drop it down to an i5 2500. For gaming it's pretty much even between the i5 and the i7, that is because most games don't make use of the hyperthreading that the i7 offers. So in effect you get a 0.1GHz clock speed boost which is hardly anything.

Save a couple more pounds by getting the standard 1333MHz RAM, again this wont have any effect on your gaming performance.

Then it's just a case of cramming in the biggest GPU you can afford.
 
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AAli

Member
Ok guys, took more advice on board and changed to GTX-570 as tom said because i might need to add another card in future so even though I need 560w according to spec check I took 750W for future proofing.

Dropped down to i5 2500 as need to save some quids and there is no difference as mentioned by mantadog..

Please see the spec below do you think it will run bf3 on ultra settings? Secondly is the case a over kill or it is good to have this one??

Oh yeah and the most important change I was reading some other forums and found out to be able to add another GPU u need SLI ready mother board? So I changed that aswell because might need to add a GPU in the future. Being not to good with computers a question for you guys, lets say after couple of years I decide to add another GPU will my previous one and the new one would then work together as one unit?

Thanks :)

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics


Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX


Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)


Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready


Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s HDD, 32MB 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 (£87)


Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)


Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)


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 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)


Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)


Anti-Virus
NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2012 - 1 Year Licence for 1 PC (£14)


Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)


Speakers
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)


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

Total price for all this 1078 :) Any thoughts?
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
can you squeeze 850w instead of a 750, just gives you that much extra juice. cehck on the configurator thingy ma jiggy how much power your spec with two 570's would need.

other than that looks a fantastic spec mate,

If you add another GPU in the future, you have to add another 570. Best to try and get the exact brand as you receive. ie two palit 570's or two gainward 570's
 
TJWhonley

TJWhonley

Enthusiast
ye Im 14 (don't worry about reliability) i still know more about tech than my dad (head of IT at England's leading vetinairy firm).
yet i still cant use his discount;(
 
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AAli

Member
Probably you know more then me :D I am 24 now!! Since I changed over from my pentium 4 to PS2 and then PS3 I prety much forgot what Computers were :D
 
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