Approximate Purchase Date: Start of November 2011
Budget Range:within 800USD / 1000SGD in my Country
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming( BF3, Skyrim and other hardware intensive games) to opening 50tabs on Chrome , internet surfing,
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, HDD , SSD(unnecessary for me)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: am getting locally from stores.
Country of Origin: Singapore
Parts Preferences: no specific preference, instead i wanna know what brand do u guys suggest
Overclocking: Yes - CPU & GPU
SLI or Crossfire: No ( i've read that SLI&Xfire has its fair share of problems and if i wanted to , it would cost more from buying the PSU/COoler/mobo?)
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: none as of now
the parts i've been considering :
CPU+MOBO: Intel i5 2500k w/Biostar TP67B+ - $414 (intending to overclock this !)
RAM: 2x4GB G.Skill ValueRam DDR3 1333 - $56
GPU: MSI GTX 560Ti 1GB Hawk - $347 / TFII
or : HD6950 1GB/ 2GB
PSU: FSP Aurum 600W [80+Gold] - $139
HSF: Xigmatek Gaia - $39
Chassis: Coolermaster HAF 912 Advanced - $139
all these adds up to about 1100SGD, which is about 800USD,
this is what i have in mind now , i'm not too sure about the Mobo, Case , Cooler and PSU, so please leave suggestions for it guys
i want to OC the i5 2500k to the maybe around 4.5ghz?
and uh, currently i'm already having a coolermaster case , but im not too sure if still can fit all the new rigs, so how do i make sure of that?
and for the GPU, i'm open to suggestions as well, cause i'm abit stuck between the 6950 and 560 ti (though i guess i'll wait for awhile to see how these two perform in BF3 before deciding)
the 6950 seems to have slightly better performance than 560ti trading punches, but it seems to have heat problems?but it has 2GB advantage as well which seems to be important for BF3 and future proofing, and Ati seems to have issues with its driver? (correct me if im wrong)
and if i do go with 560-ti, which one ? MSI GTX N560-TI Twin Frozr II or Twin Frozr III (HAWK)
i've read a few posts and discussions from other forums saying Hawk runs quite loud?
i'm not sure which one to go since one is higher clocked than another but higher priced as well (by just 10SGD actually,lol)
if i do go TFII, how well does it OC to 1Ghz or even the Hawk's Clock?
is their performance difference in FPS very noticable or just a mere 1-2 FPS?
thanks in advance guys!appreciate all the replies!
Budget Range:within 800USD / 1000SGD in my Country
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming( BF3, Skyrim and other hardware intensive games) to opening 50tabs on Chrome , internet surfing,
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, HDD , SSD(unnecessary for me)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: am getting locally from stores.
Country of Origin: Singapore
Parts Preferences: no specific preference, instead i wanna know what brand do u guys suggest
Overclocking: Yes - CPU & GPU
SLI or Crossfire: No ( i've read that SLI&Xfire has its fair share of problems and if i wanted to , it would cost more from buying the PSU/COoler/mobo?)
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: none as of now
the parts i've been considering :
CPU+MOBO: Intel i5 2500k w/Biostar TP67B+ - $414 (intending to overclock this !)
RAM: 2x4GB G.Skill ValueRam DDR3 1333 - $56
GPU: MSI GTX 560Ti 1GB Hawk - $347 / TFII
or : HD6950 1GB/ 2GB
PSU: FSP Aurum 600W [80+Gold] - $139
HSF: Xigmatek Gaia - $39
Chassis: Coolermaster HAF 912 Advanced - $139
all these adds up to about 1100SGD, which is about 800USD,
this is what i have in mind now , i'm not too sure about the Mobo, Case , Cooler and PSU, so please leave suggestions for it guys
i want to OC the i5 2500k to the maybe around 4.5ghz?
and uh, currently i'm already having a coolermaster case , but im not too sure if still can fit all the new rigs, so how do i make sure of that?
and for the GPU, i'm open to suggestions as well, cause i'm abit stuck between the 6950 and 560 ti (though i guess i'll wait for awhile to see how these two perform in BF3 before deciding)
the 6950 seems to have slightly better performance than 560ti trading punches, but it seems to have heat problems?but it has 2GB advantage as well which seems to be important for BF3 and future proofing, and Ati seems to have issues with its driver? (correct me if im wrong)
and if i do go with 560-ti, which one ? MSI GTX N560-TI Twin Frozr II or Twin Frozr III (HAWK)
i've read a few posts and discussions from other forums saying Hawk runs quite loud?
i'm not sure which one to go since one is higher clocked than another but higher priced as well (by just 10SGD actually,lol)
if i do go TFII, how well does it OC to 1Ghz or even the Hawk's Clock?
is their performance difference in FPS very noticable or just a mere 1-2 FPS?
thanks in advance guys!appreciate all the replies!