I had made a previous thread but as I cannot edit any of my posts I thought I'd start a fresh one as I've made quite a few changes.
Heres my current build.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-041-DE - Monitor - Dell U2771 £639.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/251596 - CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K £162.59
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/267313 - Mobo - Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 £141.55
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI/ATI+6900+Series/Sapphire+ATI+Radeon+HD+6950+2048MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+with+FREE+DIRT3+PC+GAME!+?productId=43097 - Graphics Card - x2 Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £406.80 (£203.40 each)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-062-GS - Memory - G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz £69.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/222943 - Case - Cooler Master HAF X £130.76
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/700-950W/850W+XFX+Core+Edition+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=45335 - PSU - 850W XFX Core Edition 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply £79.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA - Hard Drive - Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache (HD103SJ) - OEM £40.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-008-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395 - CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £79.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/190838 - Optical Drive - LiteOn iHAS224 24x DVD±RW DL RAM & Lightscribe SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black £14.49
Total = 1767.11
Any advice whether its opinion or fact is very welcome. I'd like to know if people think there's a better way of spending £1800 which is a budget I'd preferably not break but am willing to if necessary.
FYI - I already have Windows 7 Professional 64bit. I chose to go with CF 6950's over my previous choice of a singular 580GTX due to reading from several sources that for 2560x1440 resolution it is better to go with cards with a higher VRAM and best value/performance currently is CF 6950's.
It is pretty much solely for gaming with the odd movie here and there.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Heres my current build.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-041-DE - Monitor - Dell U2771 £639.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/251596 - CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K £162.59
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/267313 - Mobo - Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 £141.55
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI/ATI+6900+Series/Sapphire+ATI+Radeon+HD+6950+2048MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+with+FREE+DIRT3+PC+GAME!+?productId=43097 - Graphics Card - x2 Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £406.80 (£203.40 each)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-062-GS - Memory - G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz £69.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/222943 - Case - Cooler Master HAF X £130.76
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/700-950W/850W+XFX+Core+Edition+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=45335 - PSU - 850W XFX Core Edition 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply £79.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA - Hard Drive - Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache (HD103SJ) - OEM £40.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-008-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395 - CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £79.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/190838 - Optical Drive - LiteOn iHAS224 24x DVD±RW DL RAM & Lightscribe SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black £14.49
Total = 1767.11
Any advice whether its opinion or fact is very welcome. I'd like to know if people think there's a better way of spending £1800 which is a budget I'd preferably not break but am willing to if necessary.
FYI - I already have Windows 7 Professional 64bit. I chose to go with CF 6950's over my previous choice of a singular 580GTX due to reading from several sources that for 2560x1440 resolution it is better to go with cards with a higher VRAM and best value/performance currently is CF 6950's.
It is pretty much solely for gaming with the odd movie here and there.
Thanks in advance for any replies.