Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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My current setup is getting rather old now. Despite the fact that it played COD MW3 very well (not on max settings though), i feel as though it needs to be updated (it is about 4 and a half years old tbh)
Current setup is as follows:
Asus P5Q SE Motherboard
Intel e8400 CPU
4GB Corsair RAM (unsure of the actual model)
Corsair 620w Modular PSU
Nvidia 8800GT GPU
Antec P182 Case
Asus Silent Knight 2 CPU Cooler
Ideally, i'd like to keep the PSU and case, but i'm happy to upgrade everything else.
Truth be told, i aren't much of a hardware person, and therefore i aren't sure if the bundle below is a rip-off or a good deal (this was one which Overclockers personally recommended to me after i contacted them via e mail)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-001-GI&groupid=43&catid=2384&subcat=2288
They also recommended this GPU, which seems quite expensive:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-283-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2379
I use the computer for playing COD (2 to the Black Ops 2...and all versions in the middle), web browsing and porno.
My gut feeling is that the bundle is a good one, but i aren't sure about the graphics card.
Any thoughts?
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
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What they have recommended is fine.
Bundle is a great spec, gotta love the i5's for the low price and great performance.
A graphics card is a very personal choice. You generally get what you pay for.
If its slightly over budget, then tell us the budget and we can find a card for that value.
Nvidia definitely have the edge on performance, but AMD isn't THAT far behind but do tend to be a lot cheaper.
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Bart
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If you wanted to save £40 on a graphics card, then Id look at Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition 2048MB GDDR5 its about the best you'll buy in that price bracket.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
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Cool, thanks for the info. I think i'm going to go with the products recommended by Overclockers. I was just a tad worried that they were trying to sell me some old tat to clear the storerooms 
Looks to be a good setup to me. I just want it to be future proof for a few years. My current setup has lasted 2 years longer than i thought it would have, so i can't really complain i guess
[Edited on 01-12-2012 by Aaron]
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Y869 SRA
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Sounds pretty good to me.
Wish I had the monies, I'd be buying that bundle in the first link.
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Sunz
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Personally I would go for a gpu that allows you use of nvidia physx, some of the affects that allows you to see over non nvidia physx gpu's is rather lovely, something like borderlands 2 for example looks so much better with Physx enabled.
[Edited on 02-12-2012 by Sunz]
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Bart
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quote:
Originally posted by Sunz
Personally I would go for a gpu that allows you use of nvidia physx,
The GTX 660TI is PhysX enabled? 
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
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Bought, as my Christmas present to myself.
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chris_uk
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im selling my SLi setup if you want that?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127510
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Aaron
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Too late mate, already bought the stuff from Overclockers now
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chris_uk
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bugger lol
never mind lol
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