On a budget, need reccomandations

[Josh Weston]

Do you have 3 screens? Or a 2560x1440+ monitor? If not, then no.
Go with a EVGA 670 FTW. More than enough, and is compatible with 680 waterblocks.

 

[andrewmchugh]

meh, so many options.

What do you think i should do, give me your honest opinion!

thx lol

If money was no object .. 680.

In the real world get the 670, the 680 simply isn't worth the money.

 

[jamesriley94]

670 all the way

 

[kruzhd]

Im thinking of getting this http://www.amazon.co.uk/YAMAKASI-CA...TF8&colid=29OX44BP7WXN4&coliid=I2B5EX9YLFNLGD

which is 2560 x 1440.

 

[Josh Weston]

Sod's law prevails.

 

[kruzhd]

ok thanks for all your advice.

this will help me lool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwGG8JhBAnM <- this guy is a legend.

 

[andrewmchugh]

Do you have 3 screens? Or a 2560x1440+ monitor? If not, then no.
Go with a EVGA 670 FTW. More than enough, and is compatible with 680 waterblocks.

Could grab a 4GB 670 I guess, its cheaper than the 680 4gb and can hold the textures/vertex data for the larger resolution. I think 2GB is fine for 2560x1440. Suppose if you are using like higher res textures with mipmaps then it could gobble the memory, but 2560x1440 isn't extreme.

 

[andrewmchugh]

I got emailed this but the post isn't showing

"kruzhd has just replied to a thread you have subscribed to entitled - On a budget, need reccomandations - in the Liquid Cooling forum of Overclock3D Forums."

turns out theres a waterblock for the 4GB 670,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbKDjjY6Wq8&feature=plcp

i might just go with that.

Yeh thats the 04G-P4-2673-KR which is reference 670. The XSPC razor 670 will fit on that.

Lol that guy.. I watch his video where his res leaked all over the pc. xD

 

[kruzhd]

My fault, i ended up deleting the message as i didnt complete the video, to find out in the end the water block actually didnt fit. ;(

ill keep you posted on what i decide on the next couple of days

the kit looks epic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseLyQzK_7I

 

[kruzhd]

PC. inc 2 thunderbolts. http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/0bd5c46dd8b8476997769da338839a09

What do you think of the asus maximus formula mother boards?

or should i go with the gigabyte one?

 

[jamesriley94]

They're good but overpriced for what they are. Go with an MSI board, as mentioned earlier

 

[kruzhd]

Can you show me what the best Optimised MSI board for gaming ?

 

[seumasbeathan]

Personally I would say as its just a gaming rig the MSI Z77A G45 would be just fine

 

[jamesriley94]

Pretty much all the Z77 boards are very good and so spending between 100-300 pounds doesnt really make too much of a difference in performance. You pay for the extra features or the branding really - hence why the RoG boards are so expensive.
You wont really see a difference between the G45 or the GD65 - but if you're thinking about spending 250 quid on the RoG, you may as well go for the extra features of the GD65

 

[andrewmchugh]

Ive always perfered Gigabyte and asus over MSI. Especially after MSIs cheap vrm usage resulting in failures from years back.

I though you wanted thunderbolt mate?

 

[kruzhd]

alright, thanks.

im thinking of getting MSI Z77A-GD65 Z77 instead of the asus overpriced ones.

do you agree or is there a better one for the price?

 

[kruzhd]

its either Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4-TH or MSI Z77A-GD65 Z77.

not sure wich one to pick!!!!!!

 

[seumasbeathan]

The gd65 is a fantastic board although as I said for a gaming rig a g45 is more than enough

Your choice though

 

[kruzhd]

gd65 looks good man,

will it go nicely with the 3770k* ?

 

[kruzhd]

you know any good ssd's as in for the boot up drive?