I now have a stable job, with no current commitments to pay off - so while I can I'm going to channel the funds into a decent PC build. I don't need an upgrade straight away, so I'll save my funds until Ivy Bridge is released so that I have plenty to play with at that time. I'm having some preliminary thoughts and research on parts - please comment, opinions are useful!
Motherboard : [URL=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z68xp-ud4-gen-3-intel-z68-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-pcie-30-hdmi-atx]GA-Z68XP-UD4 v1.3 - Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Gen 3, Intel Z68, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, RAID, PCIe 3.0, HDMI, ATX[/URL] £143
CPU : Intel i5 3570K 3.4 GHz £~150-200
Cooler: [URL=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-h100-hydro-series-extreme-performance-cpu-cooler-s775-1155-1156-1366-2011-am2-am3] Corsair H100 Hydro Series Extreme Performance CPU Cooler[/URL]
RAM (Re-Use from old build): Corsair XMS3 4GB 1333MHz DDR3
GPU: I've not made a build in a while, so I don't know how performance is between 2x Cheaper cards in SLi or one expensive card alone. Any advice?
Either: 1x [URL=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1536mb-evga-gtx-580-ds-superclocked-40nm-4050mhz-gddr5-gpu-797mhz-shader-1594mhz-512-cores-dvi-mhdmi]EVGA GTX 580 DS SC, 40nm, 4050MHz GDDR5, GPU 797MHz, Shader 1594MHz, 512 Cores[/URL] £376
or
2x [URL=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-gainward-gtx-560ti-phantom-40nm-4100mhz-gddr5-gpu-835mhz-shader-1670mhz-384-cores-hdmi-plusfree-]Gainward 1GB GeForce GTX 560 Ti Phantom NVIDIA Graphics Card[/URL] £400
PSU: [URL=]Silverstone Olympia SST-OP1000 1kW PSU[/URL] £95
Case: Anything that will fit it all in. £100 or under
Anything else I will re-use from my old build.
Opinions?
Get a GTX570 or a 580. SLI off the bat is not that good.
You do not need a 1kw PSU. 850W should be fine even in SLI.
Motherboard seems to be fine but there should be some cheaper ones. Also, afaik there will come some new chipsets too. Of course, the old ones will work etc. but yeah.
Don't get the H100 cooler. If you're spending that much then get the NH-D14. Nvidia will also be releasing their new cards soon so get those instead of the 580 or 560ti.
Keplar is due to be released on [URL="http://news.softpedia.com/news/On-March-23-NVIDIA-Will-Launch-GK104-Kepler-GTX-600-Cards-256181.shtml"]March 23rd[/URL]. And the AMD 7000 series price might go down at the same time.
If you're waiting for Ivy Bridge then wait until it's released before piecing together a build.
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