Gaming PC _ can you spec me?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Should these work with any standard 1150 motherboard?

Does multicore enhancement still work?

They should have TSX like the non-K series Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs.

Are we talking 760 or 760 Ti?

I have only seen a reference to a GTX760.

It could be that the GTX760 is the 1152 shader part and the GTX760TI the 1344 shader part?

[HalloweenJack]

only seen references for a gtx 760 - think nv have dropped the ti


and with a projected price of at least £240 , its around the 7950 price , and £40 more than a 7870LE version

[Andeh13]

if it helps 75% of the gaming will be Planetside 2 (FPS) and then Steam games tbh. The a lot of CAD work, but anything specced here will work for that!

[ekamdeep]

get a 660 ti and it will be enough you can always sli later

[Willzzz]

760 Ti = revamped 670
760 = revamped 660 Ti

That's what I'd heard, this was ages ago mind, but I'd still trust it over anything wccftech says.

[shaithis]

I haven't followed the latest developments of PS2......last I looked it majorly favoured intel CPUs.....

[Andeh13]

What do people think of the GTX660 instead of the 7950?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

[Willzzz]

That's a pretty good price for a 660 Ti, especially an Asus model.
Do you get the free copy of Metro LL from Amazon?

Planetside 2 does seem to be heavily Nvidia favoured.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

PS2 has had some major changes from the Beta release,so I am not sure if the results still hold true.

Edit!!

Not a bad price for a GTX660TI though.

[Andeh13]

There is reference GTX670 for around £250:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=GX-017-KF

The GTX760 is meant to be slightly faster and slightly cheaper.

That seems a great deal, esp with the 660 I was looking at only £20 cheaper. What's the catch with buying a "reference" card?

[kalniel]

That seems a great deal, esp with the 660 I was looking at only £20 cheaper. What's the catch with buying a "reference" card?

It's not factory overclocked.

[Andeh13]

So the difference is a factory over clocked lesser card vs unlocked better card? For similar money?

If I were to overclock it would I be able to achieve roughly the same levels that the better models would be running?

[Willzzz]

Factory overclocks are usually tiny anyway, reference cards usually overclock perfectly fine.

[kalniel]

So the difference is a factory over clocked lesser card vs unlocked better card? For similar money?

If I were to overclock it would I be able to achieve roughly the same levels that the better models would be running?

Maybe, but with a factory overclock you are explicitly buying the advertised speeds and if it doesn't reach them you're covered by sales of goods act etc. With a reference card you should be able to get the same overclock, but they're not selling you it so no refund if it can't.

[Andeh13]

3570K
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007RUZKK6/ref=nosim

B75 MB
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigab...vi-d-micro-atx

8GB 1600mhz CL9
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008LTJJM2/?tag=pcp0f-21

KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 2048MB
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=GX-017-KF

Is the build I am looking at, any suggestions or changes? £505 is my limit reached there.

I am swaying towards doing some o/c myself now as well, I have done it before and if I can get a better performance to price then I'd be a fool not too! Would the MB be sufficient to get a respectable overclock? I will look at getting an aftermarket cooler closer the time, once the rest of it is up & running.

£505

[Willzzz]

No the motherboard is not.

When I first posted the 3570K was cheaper than the 3570, that is no longer the case.

If you want to stick with the 3570K then you would need a Z77 MB to overclock and a CPU cooler this will cost extra.
If you don't plan to overclock and want an i5 I'd get a Haswell 4570 and B85 MB.