george1992uk

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Hello everyone, i have a bit more funding now, so around £550 instead of my original £500. Here is the set up i have worked out with the more future proof mobo and a beefier power supply after taking some advice. However should i spend it? on a better gpu or a better processor and so take a longer run approach?

Mobo - Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard

CPU - Intel i3-2100

RAM - Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 XMS3 8GB

GPU -Sapphire HD6850 1GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

HDD -Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch

OS-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 64-bit

PSU- OCZ OCZ600MXSP-UK ModXStream Pro 600W

Sony 24x Internal DVD Rewriter - Black - Sony
CiT Vantage Midi Mesh Gaming Case with HD Audio, 4 Fans, Card Reader and No PSU - Black - CiT

I was thinking either a i5 2400 for the cpu but can't decide between AMD or Nvidia for the GPU if i decide to upgrade that:??:
Any help would be much appreciated
 

mad2

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You dont need a z board unless you are overclocking. Get an h77 and spend the difference to get a 560 ti.
 
Are you going to SLI/Crossfire on that board? If so it only runs dual cards at x4, any SLI/Crossfire needs to run at-least x8 for the benefits to actually show up.

The RAM you have listed is 1333Mhz. Standard now is 1600Mhz. I would suggest getting this 8Gb kit instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186

I would suggest with the extra money to get a better CPU instead of GPU. Just means that when/if you swap out the GPU later, you dont have to buy another CPU to avoid bottlenecks.
 

mad2

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For gaming the gpu is much more important and an i3-2100 will not bottleneck anything. Its a great gaming cpu.
 

george1992uk

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Thanks alot for the pointers, i was told by another member on here to get a z77 as it will allow for better upgradeability of other parts in the future eg cpu. Will an h77 still allow me to upgrade it all easily?

 

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If you think eventually you will get a cpu such as one of the unlocked "k" series and going to overclock, then get a z board. If not the H77 will allow an ivy bridge cpu but again no oc'ing i believe.
 

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mad2

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That looks like a good one. :D Im a big asus fan.
 

That is wrong. IB is the last of its socket. It is worth keeping, though, because not everyone will upgrade next year.