I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to update this thread with newer parts and maybe how well it would run various games. Personally, I'm not that bothered, but I think that would help out a lot of people.

SoulWager

United States464 Posts

March 15 2012 19:16 GMT

#282

If any updating is going to happen, it should probably wait till after the ivy bridge desktop chips ship, and maybe nvidia's new GPUs, same for building a new computer.

tQDanTe

United States270 Posts

March 15 2012 21:49 GMT

#283

On March 16 2012 02:56 kollin wrote:
I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to update this thread with newer parts and maybe how well it would run various games. Personally, I'm not that bothered, but I think that would help out a lot of people.

Yes I would greatly appreciate this as well as I'm going to attempt to build my first computer in the next month and want the best bang for my buck!

Wabbit

United States1028 Posts

March 15 2012 22:07 GMT

#284

It's really hard to keep the builds perfectly up-to-date due to constantly changing pricing and parts, more specifically now with the new generation of 28nm GPU's arriving. But as was explained earlier, they are good rough guides and if you take them for that and also make a post in the Computer Build Resource Thread, you'll get good help with optimizing for whatever games/other needs you list.

If you want to see how certain parts perform, google benchmarks. This tool is very useful, for example:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/129

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU12/398

DrN0

United Kingdom184 Posts

March 15 2012 23:06 GMT

#285

Could someone do me a huge favor and check that all these components are compatible, I am fairly sure they are but I would like to have someone check them for me before I buy:

Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced Case

Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor

Coolermaster GX 650W PSU

Gigabyte GTX 560 OC Edition 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card

Asus P8Z68-V LX Socket 1155 Onboard graphics output 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz XMS3 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V unbuffered

LiteOn IHOS104 4x BD-ROM SATA Blu-Ray Drive - OEM Black

Samsung HM160HC 160GB 2.5" Hard Drive IDE 5400rpm 8MB Cache - OEM

The hard drive is small because I have a 2 TB external one, but I would still like to have one on there for certain things. Also does anyone know the best UK supplier for hardware this is my first build and am really scared of being ripped of. Very grateful for any help given.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

March 15 2012 23:07 GMT

#286

P8Z68-V LX is not capable of SLI.

You're also missing an aftermarket heatsink.

DrN0

United Kingdom184 Posts

March 15 2012 23:50 GMT

#287

On March 16 2012 08:07 skyR wrote:
P8Z68-V LX is not capable of SLI.

You're also missing an aftermarket heatsink.

Switched the motherboard with the Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z Gen 3 Z68 Socket 1155 HDMI SupremeFX X-Fi 2 8 Channel Audio mATX Motherboard.

Also is the aftermarket heatsink a necessity? I am already over budget and I dont plan on overclocking for some time.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

March 15 2012 23:52 GMT

#288

Well Maximus IV Extreme is pretty overkill and a waste of money if you don't intend on overclocking for some time...

Alryk

United States2718 Posts

March 16 2012 00:02 GMT

#289

5400 rpm drive is too slow no?

Myrmidon

United States9452 Posts

March 16 2012 00:22 GMT

#290

On March 16 2012 09:02 Alryk wrote:
5400 rpm drive is too slow no?

More importantly, the drive is IDE (not SATA so not compatible) and also 2.5" though I think CM690 II can mount those natively.

If it's the older Cooler Master GX650 model (not 80 plus bronze) I would avoid that too.

DrN0

United Kingdom184 Posts

March 16 2012 00:31 GMT

#291

On March 16 2012 09:22 Myrmidon wrote:

Show nested quote +

I am having real trouble getting the core components within budget, especially since I can't find a good UK retailer, I am going to completely overhaul this build and start again.

Myrmidon

United States9452 Posts

March 16 2012 01:56 GMT

#292

http://www.ebuyer.com/
http://www.scan.co.uk/
http://www.aria.co.uk/
http://overclockers.co.uk/
http://www.dabs.com/

I'm not sure any of those count as good but some should be acceptable.

DrN0

United Kingdom184 Posts

March 16 2012 14:28 GMT

#293

Right, after gruelling consideration I think I have cracked it whilst still just about being within budget:

LG GH22NS50 22x SATA Internal DVD±RW Burner

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Disk Drive 250 GB 7200 RPM SATA 8 MB Internal

GIGABYTE GA-P67X-UD3-B3 - LGA1155 Socket - Intel P67 Chipset - ATX

PATRIOT 4 GB Single Channel DDR3-1333 PC3-10666 CL9 G Series PC Memory Module

Cooler Master Silencio 550 PC Case + GX 550 W power

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560 Ti OC - 1 GB GDDR5 - PCI-Express 2.0

MICROSOFT Windows 7 Home Premium

Intel Core i5 2500K - 3.3 GHz - 6 MB L3 Cache - LGA 1155 Socket

I have checked compatibility from my very limieted knowledge but would be very grateful if someone could tell me if I have made any mistakes, or if there are any obvious flaws, again this is my first build.

^^and thank you for all you help so far.

amd098

Korea (North)1366 Posts

July 31 2013 08:42 GMT

#294

I hate to necro this thread, but anyone want to update the original post with haswell era prices and parts? Or I mean, I could try to do that by finding similar parts.