New System - Around £600 Advice Required Please.

[hearmenow]

Approximate Purchase Date: (Soon!, This week Most likely)

Budget Range: (£600)s

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (Gaming, 3D software (Maya / UDK)

Parts Not Required: (keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, HDD, Case,PSU)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (Ebuyer, Scan, or other UK websites) Have free delivery with Ebuyer atm (next day)

Country of Origin: (UK)

Over clocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Hey guys, I'm after a new system now as mine is very dated and am wondering whether to purchase the following this week, or wait it out a couple of weeks for new products.

OLD PSU - Arctic Power 700W PSU - 4x SATA 1x PCI-Express
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124927

MotherBoard - Asus P8P67 Pro R3 P67 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard 260185 £140.90
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/260185

CPU - Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor 251596 £164.46
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/251596

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Socket 775, 1156,1155 AM2, 1366, AM3 Processor Cooler 245376 £21.33

RAM G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM) [F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM]
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-062-GS

GPU Sapphire HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/247611

Many thanks in advance on new suggestions etc, I would also prefer a Nvidia card if there is an equal or other make as I have had bad experience with ATI Cards.

 

[mosox]

Looks nice.
Alternatives for the video card:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-xfx-hd-6870-4200mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-1120-stream-processors-plus-free-shogun-2
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-xfx-hd-6870-black-4600mhz-gddr5-gpu-940mhz-1120-stream-processors-plus-free-shogun-2

The AMD cards are good, you can get a GTX 560Ti if you want Nvidia.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-130-MS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-247-AS

 

[hearmenow]

Cool thanks mate, yeah decided to go ahead with your last advice on the graphics card xD

 

[hearmenow]

Also would you recommend the GTX 560Ti over the others?

 

[yummerzzz]

Doesn't the HD 6870 need two 6pin PCI-E cables?

 

[hearmenow]

Am not to fussed about the Gcard atm can purchase it after I currently have Radeon HD 5770. Just wanted to get your advice on the other bits, but you don't think on the CPU / Ram / Mboard I can get any better for my cash ?

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/261255 £131.43 inc. vat Free Delivery
Asrock P67 EXTREME4 V3 1155 Socket 7.1 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3/Dual+Channel+1600MHz/8GB+Mushkin+Blackline+LV+%23996995+%282x4GB%29+DDR3+1600MHz+9-9-9-24+?productId=44336 £75.36 inc. VAT
8GB Mushkin Blackline LV #996995 (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 1.5v Lifetime Warranty

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel+Core+I5+%281155%29/Intel+Core+i5-2500K+3.30GHz+%28Sandybridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=43216 £159.95 inc. VAT
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/CPU+Coolers/Coolermaster+Hyper+212+Plus+CPU+Cooler+?productId=39577 £17.10 inc. VAT
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/255699 £189.99 inc. vat Free Delivery
MSI GTX 560 TWIN FROZR II 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card

Total: £573.83 inc. vat

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_gtx560_twinfrozr_2/ <----- review/benchmarks of that MSI 560

http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000116#axzz1EqpvWFEN <---Review on that Asrock motherboard after the latest bios update

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1098/pg2/asrock-extreme4-p67-and-fatal1ty-professional-p67-vs-x58-with-core-i7-950-review-asrock-p67-extreme4.html <---Review on that Asrock motherboard after the latest bios update

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4080/welcome-to-sandy-bridge-with-the-asrock-p67-extreme4 <--- Review before the latest bios...and it still smoked the Asus and Gigabyte boards in it's class

http://www.asrock.com/news/events/201102ex/warranty.html <---- Asrock two year warranty

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=P67%20Extreme4 <----- ASRock P67 Extreme4 Motherboard

 

[mosox]

I would hold on until summer for a new video card.

 

[hearmenow]

Thank you very much Why_Me so in your opinion to would you go for what you listed there or hold out for a little longer.

Also everything you've listed is a lot better than what I put as im not to fussed if i go a bit over my budget if I get something a lot better...

 

[hearmenow]

Also I thought that the RipJawsX was better than the RAM you listed because of the voltage thing?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-062-GS

8-8-8-24 2N RipJawX V 9-9-9-24 Mushkin Blackline ?

I'm not to knowledgeable on how it all works 100% just advice i was told from Mosox I believe.

 

[Why_Me]

Also I thought that the RipJawsX was better than the RAM you listed because of the voltage thing?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-062-GS

8-8-8-24 2N RipJawX V 9-9-9-24 Mushkin Blackline ?

I'm not to knowledgeable on how it all works 100% just advice i was told from Mosox I believe.

You want low voltage RAM (1.5v or less) for these 1155 mobo's. Both that G.SKill and Mushkin or low voltage (1.5v) RAM. It's on and below that link I posted for that Mushkin RAM @ Aria PC.

 

[Why_Me]

Thank you very much Why_Me so in your opinion to would you go for what you listed there or hold out for a little longer.

Also everything you've listed is a lot better than what I put as im not to fussed if i go a bit over my budget if I get something a lot better...

I would go ahead and get that build I posted and then later on if and when you decide to SLI (add another of those MSI 560's), get a decent 750w psu like this one down below.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/700-950W/XFX+Pro+Series+750W+80%2B+Bronze+Certified++Single+Rail+?productId=41847 £67.91 inc. VAT
XFX Pro Series 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Single Rail

 

[hearmenow]

awesome mate, thanks very much for your help probably go ahead and do that. Nothing worth holding out for that you know of then?

 

[cmadrid]

the new z68 chipset is supposed to come out next week

 

[hearmenow]

Ah just ordered the P67, Can always return it / cancel if you think it's better to wait out for the Z68. apparently is only a few quid more than the P67.

 

[cmadrid]

They seem better to me, I am waiting on them to come out so more info can be obtained myself.. tom's has some article

 

[hearmenow]

Know what the difference is, have no idea when it come's to Motherboards lol.

 

[Why_Me]

Ah just ordered the P67, Can always return it / cancel if you think it's better to wait out for the Z68. apparently is only a few quid more than the P67.

The Z68 boards won't have much affect on gamers. If this was a build for gaming and video encoding then it might help...

 

[hearmenow]

Ah, so not worth swapping it over when it's released then, not gonna build it any time soon till handed uni work in.
I do 3D modelling so would the Z68 help in that department?

 

[Why_Me]

Ah, so not worth swapping it over when it's released then, not gonna build it any time soon till handed uni work in.
I do 3D modelling so would the Z68 help in that department?

OK I missed the 3D modelling part until now.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme4

http://www.asrock.com/microsite/intelz68/index.asp

 

[cmadrid]

z68 should be perfect for your 3d work

 

[cmadrid]

http://livetechnoguide.com/intels-z68-approaches-asus-p8z68-v-pro-preview/

 

[hearmenow]

Not to much difference init though?
Can always keep it boxed and send it back if it's a massive upgrade? or even if it's worth to get it?

 

[cmadrid]

It won't make a huge difference for games, but will help with 3d rendering immensely

 

[hearmenow]

Ah ok thanks, Probably best that I swap it then. Everything else should fit in it right?