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battser

SO I have decided to invest in a new machine specifically for BF and COD.

I have picked out a build and was just wondering if anyone would change anything up or can think of places to save!

SandyBridge i5 2500K
ASUS P8H61-M Pro Rev 3.0, H61
HD radeon 6950
500 Gig Samsung Spin Point F3 ( I have loads of exter HDD)
Crucial SSD 64G
Scythe Katana 3 (Sockel Intel/AMD)
Cooler Master GX 650W ATX 2.3 80+
24x SATA-II DVD Brenner Multi Fromat Dual Layer
8192MB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz (PC3-12800)
MIDI MS-TECH CA-0300 Raptor SE Schwarz/Grün( Upgraded case, If I went with was on offer id say 30 euro for this case Cooler Master Elite 335 )

So the cost of that machine incl delivery is 870. That really is my budget I might push to 900! depends! where can I save or maximise my spend guys?

cherryghost

For starters if you really want to cut down, I'd remove the SSD altogether. You won't lose any performance ingame and just have slightly longer longer loading times.

deconduo

You can't overclock with the H61 board. Either upgrade it to a P67 or drop the CPU down to an i5-2400

Here's the same thing from HWVS for cheaper:

Total build cost: €803.97 + €30 shipping
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155 €175.58
ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX €83.63
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB, SATA II (HD502HJ) €33.04
Crucial M4 64GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5") €88.19
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9 €31.61
Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower - black/black, ohne Netzteil €32.26
XFX RADEON HD 6950 800M 1GB DDR5 DUAL MINIDP HDMI DUAL DVI €198.84
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA €16.53
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W €52.06
Scythe Katana 3, für alle Sockel geeignet €17.72
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version) €74.51

battser

cheers mate!
will 550 watts be enough for that do ya think?

also does that include them building that?

Trevor451

battser wrote: »

cheers mate!
will 550 watts be enough for that do ya think?

also does that include them building that?

Yeah a 6950 should be able to run on a super flower amazon 550W power supply with no problems. It won't be enough if you decide to go down the dual card route though. Also you have to pay them €20 extra if you want them to build it for you.

battser

cheers for that guys. Right I have taken all of that into account and I am ready to order almost! The 6950. Is it going to be able to max BF3? Is the gtx570 a better card? Im still not sure on what Im willing to spend on a card I only know it wont be a 580. Any advice on the 6950 would be great.

Trevor451

The 6950 should be able to max BF3. Just have a look at these benchmarks from the alpha (does not reflect final game but should be close performance wise)

http://gamegpu.ru/plugins/content/jumultithumb/img.php?src=Li4vLi4vLi4vaW1hZ2VzL3N0b3JpZXMvVGVzdF9HUFUvQWN0aW9uL0JhdHRsZWZpZWxkXzNfQWxwaGFfL0JBVF8zX0RYMTEucG5nJmFtcDt3PTkzMCZhbXA7aD0wJmFtcDtxPTIwMCZhbXA7emM9MCZhbXA7Zmx0cltdPXdtaXx3YXRlcm1hcmsvd3MucG5nfEJSfDMw

battser

So I ordered the following with HWVS on Friday

Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155
ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB, SATA II (HD502HJ)
Crucial M4 64GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9
Cooler Master 690 II Advanced Midi-Tower
XFX RADEON HD 6950 800M 1GB DDR5 DUAL MINIDP HDMI DUAL DVI
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 700 Watt
Scythe Katana 3, für alle Sockel geeignet €17.72
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)

I changed up my budget and went for the better case and added a few fans on to the top and side as I think this is probably one of the main things to invest in from past experience. Wanted the extra psu incase I wanna upgrade anything. The total including delivery and build was 900. So I am just waiting on them to confirm my payment cause I am getting nervous and then all will be good. Cheers for the advice guys!!

Trevor451

battser wrote: »

So I ordered the following with HWVS on Friday

Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155
ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB, SATA II (HD502HJ)
Crucial M4 64GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9
Cooler Master 690 II Advanced Midi-Tower
XFX RADEON HD 6950 800M 1GB DDR5 DUAL MINIDP HDMI DUAL DVI
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 700 Watt
Scythe Katana 3, für alle Sockel geeignet €17.72
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)

I changed up my budget and went for the better case and added a few fans on to the top and side as I think this is probably one of the main things to invest in from past experience. Wanted the extra psu incase I wanna upgrade anything. The total including delivery and build was 900. So I am just waiting on them to confirm my payment cause I am getting nervous and then all will be good. Cheers for the advice guys!!

Sometimes it can take something like 7 days to clear Its better to use paypal imo

Hal Emmerich

battser wrote: »

So I ordered the following with HWVS on Friday

So I am just waiting on them to confirm my payment cause I am getting nervous and then all will be good. Cheers for the advice guys!!

I ordered lately, first order, done through the bank, I actually went in, 3 days for payment approved.

Around Tuesday evening so for you.

battser

Actually one better man! Sent today at 6 so that was very fast and I have to say impressive!