LostContent Posted June 23, 2013 Member ID: 12960 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 22 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 43 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 9 Achievement Points: 414 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 31, 2018 Birthday: 01/11/1994 Posted June 23, 2013 Hello all, Just a quick post on any ideas where I can get a decent setup ready for BF4, Rome 2 Total war etc, capable of running them on max settings. Struggling to find any that I can get relative to my price range, £600-£900 around that mark. Any links or suggestions would be lovely, I'm desperate for an upgrade !
KaptCrunch Posted June 23, 2013 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 316 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4882 Content Per Day: 0.85 Reputation: 4066 Achievement Points: 39497 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 51 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted June 23, 2013 dell outlet and buy a video card LostContent 1 Awards
Ironcity Posted June 24, 2013 Member ID: 3787 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 161 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 76 Achievement Points: 1463 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 12/11/1965 Device: iPhone Posted June 24, 2013 I know your budget is roughly under 1,500 dollars, but this is what I would build. If you can mod yourself. If not, buy a Dell like Kapt. Crunch says. The links below will have your games drooling for action. And, you can always add memory later if you only want to use 8 or 16 Gb now. I don't know what GPU your camp is, so I put both scalable link interface and crossfire options. And the PSU is single 12v rail. The case is mid tower. And you have the option to mount a radiator on top if you choose to go water cooling. Sometimes the full tower cases are too massive, so you can get by with a 0mid tower. This case probably is a bit over 2,000., but like I said you may change your GPU or Memory. I would definitely keep the SSD. At 256 Gb, you could probably install 10 games or more. Use your old HDD for storage. And just game on the SSD. You can always add another later. Have fun... Once you start, it don't stop. Mobo http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z87%20OC%20Formulaac/ Memory http://www.corsair.com/us/dominator-platinum-with-corsair-link-connector-1-65v-16gb-dual-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmd16gx3m4a2800c12.html Proc http://ark.intel.com/products/75123/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz Nvidia GPU http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-780 AMD/ATI GPU http://www.amd.com/US/PRODUCTS/DESKTOP/GRAPHICS/7000/7990/Pages/radeon-7990.aspx SSD http://ocz.com/consumer/vertex-450-sata-3-ssd Case http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/graphite-series-pc-case.html PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121093&Tpk=KINGWIN%20LZP-850%20850W%20ATX&IsVirtualParent=1 LostContent 1 Awards
Sergeant Fist Posted June 25, 2013 Member ID: 4367 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 13 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 43 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 9 Achievement Points: 370 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/17/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 17, 2024 Birthday: 08/30/1981 Device: Android Posted June 25, 2013 I agree with most of the things Ironcity has suggested, but you could probably get an intel i5 4670k instead of the i7 4770k. That will save you around £100 and all you loose is hyperthreading and 2mb of cache. Games generally see no benefit from hyper-threading anyway. I don't see that changing any time soon. You will still be able to overclock it as it is unlocked too. For the SSD, i'd say the Samsung 840 Pro would be a better purchase. It's £10 cheaper at scan and they are actually faster than the OCZ one. OCZ have been known to have some reliability problems in the past, although that may or may not have been resolved by now. TBH even the intel drives which are well known for their reliability due to extensive testing, are cheaper than the OCZ one highlighted in the previous post. For the GPU I would go for the Nvidia 780 as Ironcity has linked, but I'm in the Nvidia camp. So that may be biased. The reviews that I have read on the AMD 7990 have not been that kind to it. Also, AMD may have a reply to Nvidias gtx 780 by the end of the year to early next year so you may be better waiting if your an AMD fan. I would advise you not to try and save money by getting a cheap power supply though. Get a well known and reliable brand such as Corsair, Seasonic or Silverstone. The last thing you want is the power supply failing on you, or damaging expensive components due to bad ripple for example. Just a few things to think about. At the end of the day it is up to you though. Enjoy. LostContent 1
wildbill72 Posted June 25, 2013 Member ID: 1624 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 22 Topic Count: 56 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 669 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 558 Achievement Points: 5061 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 4, 2020 Birthday: 04/01/1972 Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Hi tom,for that kind of budget i think you will struggle to get some of the items listed above.....a gtx 780 would take the majority of that budget,let alone adding the latest i7 + ssd's.I think you should be looking towards at least a i5 3570k or if you could go the AMD route which are very reasonably priced,such as the FX 6300 six core £88.36 with scan.Memory you would probably get a good set of 8Gb for around £50 either gskill or corsair and i would go with a 128Gb ssd and use any existing hard drives and optical drives you are using for the moment,and as mentioned above dont scrimp on the power supply ,get a good named brand with plenty of headroom in case you upgrade other things later.... At the end of the day its down to personal preference at what you are willing to spend,but if someone gave me £900 and said build me a pc,i would probably put together something along these lines..... mobo.. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-970-extreme4-amd-970-s-am3plus-ddr3-2100mhz(oc)-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-20-(x16)-atx-us cpu.. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-fx-6300-black-edition-vishera-six-core-s-am3plus-35ghz-14mb-total-cache-95w-retail ram.. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-(2x2gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-pc3-16000-(2000)-cas-10-10-10-27-xmp-150v psu.. http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-P1-850S-NLB9-PRO850W-Edition-Supply/dp/B0045L4BNW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1372157716&sr=8-3&keywords=xfx+psu case.. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-haf-912-plus-black-mid-tower-performance-gaming-case-w-o-psu ssd.. http://imperialprice.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=520998 hdd.. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST31000524AS-Barracuda-7200rpm-Buffer/dp/B004HBAGSO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372159229&sr=8-2&keywords=hdd+1tb cooler.. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-120mm/dp/B0068OI7T8/ref=pd_sim_sbs_computers_6 gpu.. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-evga-gtx-770-superclocked-acx-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-7010mhz-gddr5-gpu-1111mhz-boost-1163mhz-cores-1 optical drive.. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-AD-5280S-0B-Protected-Enclosure-Emergency/dp/B005DX4DAM/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1372159646&sr=1-6&keywords=optical+drive This lot comes in at £894.98,so just under the £900 upper limit you qouted......these are just a rough guide as to what you could get and what would be easily capable of playing the latest games.As i said its all down to what you want and your budget but do your research and decide which route you want to take be it either AMD or Intel... Edited June 25, 2013 by wildbill72 LostContent and Sergeant Fist 2 Awards
LostContent Posted June 25, 2013 Member ID: 12960 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 22 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 43 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 9 Achievement Points: 414 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 31, 2018 Birthday: 01/11/1994 Author Posted June 25, 2013 Cheers people much appreciated, going to give these posts a read and look into! (Its hard dipping into my pockets ;D)
Ironcity Posted June 26, 2013 Member ID: 3787 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 161 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 76 Achievement Points: 1463 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 12/11/1965 Device: iPhone Posted June 26, 2013 @@Sergeant Fist That's why you get the proc with the k, which means unlocked so you can OC. I used Hyper Threading for video intensive stuff. That's why I always use it. And I did hear 'bout the OCZ a few years back. I would have thought that issue was resolved, but I should have said the Samsung SSD. Those are screaming fast. And on the PSU, PC power and cooling is one of the best. And I would only use one with a single 12 volt rail. Which is what PC power and Colling push. Sergeant Fist 1 Awards
Ironcity Posted June 26, 2013 Member ID: 3787 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 161 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 76 Achievement Points: 1463 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 12/11/1965 Device: iPhone Posted June 26, 2013 @wildbill72For your budget, this build would suit you better. I just layed out the high end candy and figured you could figure out what you wanted to sacrifice. But all of this hardware looks great. At least the AMD Proc is FX and is the black edition. This system should rock for a few years with your new games. If you have any questions when you build, drop us a msg. Awards
Damage_inc- Posted June 27, 2013 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Posted June 27, 2013 wtf i thought it said tities....dam my eyes J3st3r, LostContent, Ironcity and 1 other 4 Awards
Ironcity Posted June 27, 2013 Member ID: 3787 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 161 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 76 Achievement Points: 1463 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 12/11/1965 Device: iPhone Posted June 27, 2013 @@Damage_inc-LMAO Awards
LostContent Posted August 4, 2013 Member ID: 12960 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 22 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 43 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 9 Achievement Points: 414 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 31, 2018 Birthday: 01/11/1994 Author Posted August 4, 2013 @@wildbill72 Bill I was thinking of the Intel route,Rough idea if what i want, not sure how id go about either buying it all or getting it ready built..8gb ram;i5 intel processor (with 8cores?);120gb ssd;2tb hard drive;good cooling system;nvidia 670/680 or any nvidia that are cheap and will run bf4 etc for several years or your suggested http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-evga-gtx-770-sc-acx-28nm-pcie-30-%28x16%29-7010mhz-gddr5-gpu-1111mhz-boost-1163mhz-cores-1536-dport-a decent soundcard;not sure of motherboard though dont really understand that stuffHopefully thats enough information of a rough idea? not fussed if things could be tweaked out with similar performance abilities for lesser price,I'm a bit stuck on what to do though haha!Cheers!
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