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Best bang 4 Buck intel CPU with GTX 660?
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I'm looking at building a system for someone, and it's been a while since I've been 'on the scene' so to speak.
I'm currently looking at a i7 3.4ghz build with an Asus P8Z77 deluxe motherboard, but am just wondering if the deluxe mb is a bit overkill (I've no need for on-board graphics)?
The i5/i7 sandy bridge/ivy bridge business is very confusing. I've read that i5 is best for OC etc, but i7 is the top dog but only if used in the right systems etc as it has built in GPU support for on board GPU...
I know whatever I build will be pretty fast and capable, it's just that I want to eek out the best system for the money.
I've been looking at i7 3.4 for as little as £208 (amazon) and The Asus MB for as little as £144.
The GTX 660 2MB OC will come in around the £160 mark.
Overall I'm trying to keep the system under £700 as I'm going to include a decent PSU, memory (corsair) and a SSD (120GB, 500+read/write) Plus a 500Gb HD as well as a decent case.
So far I've got it to £731 total, but not too concerned about this as much as I am about wasting money on a poor MB and CPU combo!
I'm after quality more than anything else, so I'd rather stick with Asus / intel than anyone else atm.
I'm currently looking at a i7 3.4ghz build with an Asus P8Z77 deluxe motherboard, but am just wondering if the deluxe mb is a bit overkill (I've no need for on-board graphics)?
The i5/i7 sandy bridge/ivy bridge business is very confusing. I've read that i5 is best for OC etc, but i7 is the top dog but only if used in the right systems etc as it has built in GPU support for on board GPU...
I know whatever I build will be pretty fast and capable, it's just that I want to eek out the best system for the money.
I've been looking at i7 3.4 for as little as £208 (amazon) and The Asus MB for as little as £144.
The GTX 660 2MB OC will come in around the £160 mark.
Overall I'm trying to keep the system under £700 as I'm going to include a decent PSU, memory (corsair) and a SSD (120GB, 500+read/write) Plus a 500Gb HD as well as a decent case.
So far I've got it to £731 total, but not too concerned about this as much as I am about wasting money on a poor MB and CPU combo!
I'm after quality more than anything else, so I'd rather stick with Asus / intel than anyone else atm.
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All together everything cost £500.
Specs are;
Intel i5 3570k
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
650W OCZ ZS PSU
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H motherboard
MSI Twin Frozr GTX 660
Seagate Barracuda 500GB HDD
I can run Battlefield 3 on ultra 1920x1080 at 60fps so I'm happy with it
Just bought a new 2TB HDD and planning on getting an SSD next, then perhaps a new CPU cooler so I can try overclocking.
The i5 3570K doesn't come with built in GPU support, which doesn't matter as we will have the GTX 660. So that's a good chunk of money I can put elsewhere.
The full system specs I'm looking at are as follows:
i5 3750k (clocked to 4.5)
GTX 660 2Mb
Asus P8Z77 deluxe (He wants the add ons etc.)
120Gb SSD 500/550 R/W System Drive)
500 GB HD ( Storage Drive, External storage options already available)
8Gb Corsair Vengeance 1600 Ram
Sony Dvd/Rw
600w PSU (Bronze cert)
Coolermaster ATX Case
Any thoughts?
There's nothing available pre-made that gets close to that for £700, even in the sales.
Looking forward to seeing how fast this thing will go.
When I was building mine I suggested PSU but was told to buy better ones as they are one of the most important components.
SSD - I suggest Samsung 840\Sandisk Extreme.
Replace the stock cooler if you are going to overclock over 4Ghz. Nothing expensive is required ie Arctic Cooler.
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The Sandisk Extreme is one of the SSD's I've been looking at and it's spot on in the price bracket as well.
I'd like to go for one of the new water cooling CPU coolers, but I can't stretch to that. (Maybe for when I build my own system in the new year )
I've gone for a cheaper one in the end. My daughters BF decided he'd rather have better components than a high quality case. This is the one I got in the end.
Simple, screwless with adequate room.
I don't blame him really as he'll be looking at the monitor a lot more than he will at the PC, which will probaly end up under a desk somewhere.
Thanks for that. I think I'm leaning that way anyway.
All I can say is wow!
Boots to windows in less than 15 seconds from switch on!
7.9's across the board
What make\model of SSD did you go with?
This one, and I'm so impressed I might get one for my system.
Thanks for the info on the Page File, I'd forgotten about that.