Around £1500 for a build! Help me spend it!

[Ashton187]

So guys and girls its been 2 years and my http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=30155 has been providing much entertainment, but as with all things its time to move on. I have around £1500 to spend on a new system.

I don't need a monitor, mouse and mouse mat.

The idea is very powerful but quiet, but also as cheap as possible. If i don't need it, i don't want it, but i don't want to loose performance.

Main purpose for the system will be max settings gaming.

Water cooling would be nice, if possible.

Cheers.

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Looking at:

Corsair Obsidian 650D

Corsair HX 850W

Intel Core i5-2500

Noctua NH-D14-2011

Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz

Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB

LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive

Asus Xonar D2X 7.1

4gb GTX 680 (Not SLI)

Roccat Isku

Corsair Vengeance 1500 Dolby 7.1

Thoughts?

Thanks.

 

[yassarikhan786]

Why don't you opt for an IB system instead of Sandy? Price difference between the 2500k and 3570k is not very significant at all.

I would swap the Seagate for a WD, but that's just my personal opinion. There have been a few Seagate drives at my place of work that have failed. I've personally never used a Seagate drive, but I've read a lot of bad things about Seagate drives in general.

 

[jamesriley94]

Go for a gtx 670 over the 680 - save a lot of money for basically the same performance.

Also, I'd go for an AX650/750 if you arent doing SLI.

 

[seumasbeathan]

As james said the 670 would be a better choice and unless you are using a multi monitor setup a 2gb version will be just fine

 

[Ashton187]

As james said the 670 would be a better choice and unless you are using a multi monitor setup a 2gb version will be just fine

Well for example I've seen some screenshots of Skyrim modded using in excess of 1.9gb of Vram. I want this system to last at least 2 years with everything on max and currently 1gb isnt enough and 2gb clearly isn't enough.

 

[seumasbeathan]

Yes but I bet that mod screenshot was taken whilst the pc was running a 4gb card, if the vram is there it will use it but trust me for single monitor gaming 2gb is more than enough

 

[yassarikhan786]

The 2GB 670 will be sufficient.

 

[Ashton187]

This is what i've come up with:

KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 EX OC 4096MB
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz
Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler
Corsair Obsidian 650D
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77
Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2
Corsair Vengeance 1500 Dolby 7.1
Roccat Isku Illuminated Gaming Keyboard
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4Gb DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit
LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive

What about if i replaced the 4gb 680 with a 3gb 7970? Would save me £100, but would i get similar performances?

 

[seumasbeathan]

As we said mate there is no reason to go with a 680 as a 670 is just as good but a lot cheaper

 

[jamesriley94]

....Why still the 680?

 

[Ashton187]

....Why still the 680?

Well i want the best and i want it to last 2 years. Getting the 670 when the 680 is there doesn't seem like getting the best.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/598?vs=555

Shows that the 680 beats it, while performance is comparable, its still not as good as.

 

[jamesriley94]

How many monitors are you using?

 

[seumasbeathan]

but also as cheap as possible. If i don't need it, i don't want it,

Taken from the op, you do not need a 680 and getting one is just wasting money, don't ask for advice if you are just going to ignore it

 

[yassarikhan786]

Dude, the performance difference between the 670 and 680 is not massive my any means. The 670 is a smart purchase.

 

[Ashton187]

How many monitors are you using?

1x 24" LED Benq 1920x1080

And i have a 19" connected but i never game over the 2, just on the 1 listed above.

 

[Ashton187]

Dude, the performance difference between the 670 and 680 is not massive my any means. The 670 is a smart purchase.

What about if i swapped to a 3gb 7970?

 

[seumasbeathan]

Take our advice and go with the 670, you won't be dissapointed

 

[jamesriley94]

Yeh, look back at the benchmarks - on 1 screen at 1080p, the 670 gets pretty much over 60fps on every game, so there wont be any difference between the 670 and the 680. The only games that dont are the games that are coded poorly in the first place and so will always be a bitch with FPS.

 

[Ashton187]

Take our advice and go with the 670, you won't be dissapointed

I really want to trust your opinions and its the reason i'm here. But in the back of my mind i have this burning sensation saying to ignore you and take the 680! :lol:

I know your right, but i can't help but feeling in the long run I'd be always regretting i didn't get the 680.

Thing is the 680 4gb comes in under my budget with the spec i listed, so technically i could afford it, its just a case of is it the right choice.

 

[jamesriley94]

No, listen to us, because we're amazing.

Also, look at the clock speeds of the 670 and 680. If you overclock the 670 to the same clock speed as the 680, it actually performs better, so just overclock it, and you have better performance
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