Best choice for gaming

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
F

for3v3r

Honorable
May 4, 2013
19
0
10,510
Hey guys it will be greatly appreciated if you can help me pick out the best hardware for my gaming computer. My budget is under 700 pounds and I'm looking for solid fps rates in games. I am in a dilemma between i5 3570k or amd fx8350 and for gpu's between dual 650 ti, single 660ti or the radeon 7950. What would be the best combination out of all of those components ? Also I am concerned about the motherboard as it will increase the price. Should i buy a decent one or expensive one?
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
dholster

dholster

Honorable
Jul 6, 2012
86
0
10,640
are you looking for a full system? or are you replacing certain parts? check out the stickie in the systems thread for a good way to get a proper answer.

as far as motherboard goes, look at the Asrock Extreme 4 or 6 to go with the 3570k and a single 660 like MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card will only set you back £164.99
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
JackNaylorPE

JackNaylorPE

Titan
BANNED
Oct 30, 2004
32,255
14
99,960
700 pound sis about $1100 USD .... This rig would be $1,085 on this side of the pond..... you guys do tend to have to pay more than us though and not all the discounts and MIRs are available to you over there also.

Case - $80 - Corsair 500R White http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010
PSU - $56 - Cougar PowerX PX700V2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817553016
MoBo - $115 - ASUS P8Z77-V LK http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837
CPU - $220 - Intel Core i5-3570k Ivy Bridge http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
Cooler - $28 - Hyper 212 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
RAM - $71 - (2 x 4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 (White) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233199
GFX - $140 - MSI N650TI TF 2GD5/OC BE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127728
GFX - later - MSI N670 PE 2GD5/OC Same
SSD - $150 - Samsung 840 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192
HD - $160 - WD Caviar Black 5 yr warranty 2 TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136792
DVD Writer - $65 - Asus Blue Ray Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252

Get another 650 Ti Boost when ya have the cash and you will be faster than a GTX 680 or 7970 Ghz Edition.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost_SLI/21.html

The 650 Ti Boost is the best value per dollar on the market today.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost/27.html

Various conclusions comments from above reviews:

Overclocking of our sample worked well and provided an easy 10% performance boost, which means that the overclocked GTX 650 Ti Boost almost matches GTX 660 performance .... NVIDIA's recommended pricing for the 2 GB GTX 650 Ti Boost is only $169, which makes the card the most cost-effective solution on the market by a large margin......

After running the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI through our test suite, I have to admit that I'm impressed. The duo delivered performance easily matching and often exceeding much more expensive single-card options such as the GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition, and they don't cost as much. SLI multi-GPU scaling works well with all of our titles except for F1 2012. Scaling by going from one to two GTX 650 Ti Boost cards is around 70%, even with F1 2012 taken into account. Unlike AMD, NVIDIA does a good job of maintaining its SLI profiles, so you should be able to play new games without a long wait for multi-GPU support. However, the risk that a game will not be supported still exists, and you might, at worst, end up with single-card performance. This is in my opinion, given the massive performance-per-dollar advantage, an acceptable tradeoff. I would definitely recommend a GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI setup to a friend looking to spend as little money as possible on a high-end gaming rig.
Click to expand...
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom