1500$ gaming PC (DK)

[Thaysenclaes]

Hello

I'm going to build a computer for the first time, and could need some input. I would like if it could play BF3, among others, on fairly high settings.

Approximate Purchase Date: At latest a month from now

Budget Range: 8000 DKR is 1450 USD, but in Europe the prices differs a lot from the US (I think)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies

Parts Not Required: Moniter, speaker, mouse, keyboard, Win 7, DVD drive

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.co.uk, something that delivers to Denmark

Country of Origin: Denmark

Parts Preferences:

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: In the future yes

Monitor Resolution:1920×1080

Additional Comments: I would like if it could play games at a better than average visual level, at least the next year or two

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I already have looked at a few parts.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1 TB Hard Drive, SATA, 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Barracuda-7200-12-Drive-Cache/dp/B0024FAN24/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1317333620&sr=1-2

Intel Sandybridge i5-2500 Core i5 Quad-Core Processor (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Sandybridge-i5-2500-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B004FA8NNW/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1317333721&sr=1-1

Coolermaster HAF 922 Mid Tower Chassis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coolermaster-HAF-922-Tower-Chassis/dp/B00290GKJO/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1317333671&sr=1-1

AsRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Motherboard, Socket 1155, PCI-Express 3.0, DDR3, USB 3.0, HDMI, 7.1 HD Audio, ASRock Instant Boot
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Z68-Extreme3-Motherboard-PCI-Express-ASRock/dp/B005FGQLQQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1317333761&sr=1-1

Kingston HyperX Genesis - Memory - 8 GB : 2 x 4 GB - DIMM 240-pin - DDR3 - 1600 MHz / PC3-12800 - CL9 - 1.65 V - unbuffered - non-ECC
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-HyperX-Genesis-PC3-12800-unbuffered/dp/B004JO7CZO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1317333465&sr=8-3

Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2UK Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 High Performance 750W Power Supply
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-750TXV2UK-Enthusiast-Performance-Supply/dp/B004O0P9VC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1317333550&sr=1-1

I have looked on these 3 graphic cards but I don't really lnow what gives the best performance for the value.

Asus GeForce GTX 580 DirectCu II Graphics Card (1.56GB)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-GeForce-DirectCu-Graphics-1-56GB/dp/B004L519MI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1317333879&sr=1-1

XFX Radeon HD 6970 - Graphics adapter - Radeon HD 6970 - PCI Express 2.1 x16 - 2 GB GDDR5 - DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-HD-6970-DisplayPort/dp/B004GCIZ5A/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1317333825&sr=1-1

Gainward GTX 580 "Phantom" - Graphics adapter - GF GTX 580 - 3 GB GDDR5 - DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort ( HDCP )
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gainward-GTX-580-Phantom-DisplayPort/dp/B004M39796/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1317333845&sr=1-1


For gaming purposes what card should I choose, and are the others parts that I need to change? The GTX 580 is 50% more expensive then the Radeon 6970 in my country of residens, is it worth it?

Thanks in advance

 

[kinar100]

I am not tooooo familiar with all of the hardware out today but i noticed you did not have a solid state drive in there. I would recommend picking up some form of 64g maybe a little higher so you can run your OS and bf3 on it only, install everything else to the tera.

 

[Thaysenclaes]

Thank you. I think I will buy an SSD. It looks tempting.

Someone recommended two 6870 in crossfire as the gpu, would that be better than what I have now?

 

[hellfire24]

yeah two 6870s will serve you better but buy a good 6950,unlock it and enjoy the power of 6970 at lower price.less noise,heat and offcourse money.otherwise grab a
good 6970 so that you can upgrade in future