Help on my PC

[jalo123]

hey guys,
ive got a budget of £1000 ive found some stuff i want just want some suggestion...

OcUK 24" True HD Widescreen LED Monitor - Black -prefered
NZXT Hush 2 Silent Midi Gaming Case with Fan Controller - White -prefered

Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 80 PLUS® Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXV2)
Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5C)
Gigabyte P67A-UD3P-B3 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 ICEQ X TURBO 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Games Pack
Intel Core i7-2600 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

its all under 1000 quid atm

 

[jalo123]

hey guys,
ive got a budget of £1000 ive found some stuff i want just want some suggestion...

OcUK 24" True HD Widescreen LED Monitor - Black -prefered
NZXT Hush 2 Silent Midi Gaming Case with Fan Controller - White -prefered

Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 80 PLUS® Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXV2)
Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5C)
Gigabyte P67A-UD3P-B3 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 ICEQ X TURBO 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Games Pack
Intel Core i7-2600 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

its all under 1000 quid atm

 

[tlg]

The ram you have posted is DDR2, totally outdated. At your budget you should be looking at

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9-1600MHz-Vengeance-Memory/dp/B004CRSM48/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306797822&sr=8-1

very cheap and good performance. Or even something with lower latency (less than CL9).

I am not sure about that i7-2600... maybe the 2500k would be better? or 2600k if it fits your budget. Have a look at those. But i7-2600 is still very good, its just up to you.

The HD6850 is too low for a £1000 budget. you should aim for atleast 6950. Especially if you want to play at 1900x1080, the 6950 will last 2 years with no problem (perfomance-wise).

Also, I cant see any CPU cooler. You should really buy an aftermarket one... the prices varry from £20-60.

 

[ghnader hsmithot]

Hi!
I want to know is this pc for gaming?
If this is then a i5 2500k would be good for you, that way you can save money for a better gpu.Are you willing to spend 100quid on an i7 2600k for the Hyperthreading feature and 2mb of extra cache?

 

[jalo123]

cheers mate very helpful

 

[jalo123]

btw the RAM is like half the price and why is it better??

 

[jalo123]

yh its for gaming

 

[jalo123]

i was also wondering if i needed watercoooling?
CoolIT Eco A.L.C. 120mm CPU Watercooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)

 

[jalo123]

could you also recommend a cpu cooler

 

[walterm]

jalo123 read the articles in computer memory.
Basicly DDR2 was pushing its design limits, SO ddr3 offers more performance at less voltage.
When DDR2 was the most popular it was cheapest.
Now DDR3 is most popular> most competetion> lowest price. Most expensive super performance versions.

 

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