What do you think to this?

[nibbler]

http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx
Scroll down to the SSDs.
OCUK is not highly recommended, but don't worry you don't have to buy from Scan these aren't their forums

[Predator]

Ahh Thank you

The only reason I was going OCUK over scan was the availability of the products, OCUK seems to have higher stock levels (Or less orders )

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Hi guys about to make my second system!!

I have shortlisted these components:

MSI HD 5850 1GB Twin Fozr
i5 - Sandybridge
SandyBridge mobo - Maybe UD7
OCZ Vertex 2 "25nm Edition" 50GB SSD
Corsair 500w
Corsair xms 4Gb (2x2GB)

Everything else I have (i.e. large HDD, optical drives, fans, case, memory card reader, mouse, monitor and keyboard )

What do you think?

Motherboard maybe a bit overkill?

I have a budget of 500, with that I am just over, but, if sandy bridge is more than people are guessing at (150) then hopefully it will push 1156 down in price so I will get that.

Its mainly for wow gaming at a medium rez

Are you going to overclock??

Are you going to use Crossfire??

Be careful of overspending on a motherboard with features you will never use.

Also, I know a few people who play WOW and a Q9300 and an MSI HD5850 1GB will run the latest version of the game at 1920X1080 at higher settings.

DX11 actually increase the framerates in WOW over using DX9.

[Predator]

Are you going to overclock?? Not untill the future when I can invest in some kind of water cooling and a better PSU
Are you going to use Crossfire?? - Not untill the future, I think one card will be sufficient for now.
Be careful of overspending on a motherboard with features you will never use. - I am still new to all this so working out which I need and which I don't I am still learning. When I built my old pc I was told to invest in a motherboard above anything else.
Also, I know a few people who play WOW and a Q9300 and an MSI HD5850 1GB will run the latest version of the game at 1920X1080 at higher settings. - I may be looking to play some other games, like racing or some form of FPS - Heard counterstrike is good.
DX11 actually increase the framerates in WOW over using DX9.

Thanks

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I would probably look at a Core i5 2500K due to the unlocked multiplier. However,this will probably be over £150 AFAIK. The Core i5 2400 is more limited for overclocking it seems and will replace the Core i5 760 but probably will be around £140 to £150. I would also look at not spending more than £80 to £100 on the motherboard TBH and Crossfire capable Intel motherboards are quite expensive too. With 4GB of DDR3 this will come to around £300.Also, a decent air cooler or an integrated water cooler like the Corsair H50 should be fine with the new Intel CPUs too IMHO.

[Predator]

I need a graphics card in there too, 6850 I am looking at now.

Would it be better to go AMD with a tight budget? The UD5 for AMD is available at about £115 or I could get a cheap board for now and upgrade when bulldozer is out and keep the processor...

[kurosagi01]

You won't be disappointed with AMD for £500 just to spend on important parts,this what i would spend if you can go over the budget by £25,you won't be disappointed with the GTX460 either:

[Predator]

That looks ok, but not sure I need x6. I can get rid of the psu for now and the SSD aswell which takes it down loads.

I am tempted by this board:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-...ta-ii-raid-atx

Any views? Overclockers has it in stock if Scan don't get it in soon

[kurosagi01]

If you want the formula then get the newer version if you are going postpone on getting an SSD but getting a new PSU is essential if you are upgrading from a 400w psu or something.
Also what resolution are you playing games on??

[Predator]

The newer one is £153. Is it worth it if I am going to replace in less than a year?

My psu is currently 500w and my current graphics card only allows up to 1366 x 768.

This is my build:

Asus Crosshair III Formula, AMD 790FX, AM3, PCI-E 2.0(x16), DDR3 1600(OC)/1333, SATA II, RAID, ATX
£101.75

4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.65V £38.88

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2.1 - S1366/S1156/S775/AM3/AM2+/AM2/939 Up to 130 Watts!
£15.23

1GB XFX HD 6850 Dual Fan, 4000MHz GDDR5, GPU 775MHz, 960 Stream Processors, 2x DVI-I/ HDMI/ DP
£147.22

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, S AM3, 3.4GHz, 8MB Cache, 125W, Retail
£125.99

Total £429.07

[kurosagi01]

What graphics card are you using because i doubt they have type of limit and what PSU are you using aswell and what monitor you are using and the max resolution the monitor to go??

[Predator]

The graphics card is 7300GT

The screen is LG 19" Flatron. I don't know the maximum resolution...could this be limiting it??

I have a Jeantech 500w psu that has been going for about 2 years and it's been fine so far

[Domestic_Ginger]

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Quiet CPU Cooler is £9.60 and should be better than the freezer. You're case needs to be 20cm wide to fit it.

The 955 would be better value and just put the multiplyer up by one to get a 965. You're screen is quite small; unles syo are upgrading it yo could probably get a weaker card and save alot of cash.

[kurosagi01]

The graphics card is 7300GT

The screen is LG 19" Flatron. I don't know the maximum resolution...could this be limiting it??

I have a Jeantech 500w psu that has been going for about 2 years and it's been fine so far

Okay maybe that might the case with resolution on that old 7300GT,2ndly most 19" monitor i know these days go upto 1366x768 or 1440x900 which the GTX460 can easily max out on that resolution.
And i would still reconmend getting a new PSU,i would say get the quad 955 when its available and get either 6850 or gtx460 which ever is in your liking,they both can max any games on those resolution i mentioned.

[Predator]

I think I am going to go for the 6850 and crossfire formula iii board now....depending on if the intel prices ldrop or not when sandy bridge comes out