Graphics Card/Onboard Graphics for Media Centre PC

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  1. Posts : 82
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #111

    So do you think this is a good choice of hardware?

    What's wrong with my Corsair 620W HX Modular PSU?
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  2. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #112

    The only recommendation I would make is if you get the P67 board, might as well get the K version of the CPU.
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  3. Posts : 1,496
    7 Ultimate x64
       #113

    Sheepdisease said:
    So do you think this is a good choice of hardware?

    What's wrong with my Corsair 620W HX Modular PSU?
    Since it's not listed in your system specs, I had no idea it existed. It will work well.

    essenbe said:
    The only recommendation I would make is if you get the P67 board, might as well get the K version of the CPU.
    I thought about that.. but this is primarily a media room machine, so the likelihood of overclocking is slim to none. Besides, that opens up a whole new can of worms with respect to cooling.
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  4. Posts : 199
    Debian Squeeze Stable 64-bit
       #114

    No point getting H67 or P67 anymore. Go for Z68. Benefits of both platforms.
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  5. Posts : 82
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #115

    Ah, the choices!


    Aria

    Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £189.99
    Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4 Intel Z68 (REV B3) Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard £129.99
    8GB Patriot G2 Division 2 Edition (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 'SandyBridge' 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £58.99
    MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card + FREE Stalker Call of Pripyat Game £177.38

    Basket Total £556.35
    Approx. Delivery £6.95
    VAT £112.66
    Total £675.96

    Ebuyer

    Asrock Z68 EXTREME4 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard £140.26
    Intel Core i7 2600k 3.4GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor £235.01
    HIS HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Dual Mini DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card £214.98
    Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz XMS3 Memory Kit CL9 1.65V £75.20
    Cart total inc vat: £665.45

    Dabs


    Asus P6Z68-V PRO LGA1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 ATX (USB 3.0) £149.98 (Get Medal Of Honor: Buy & Mail duncsdeals@dabs.com Free)
    Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz LGA1155 8MB £244.32
    Sapphire Technology ATI Radeon HD 6950 800MHz 2GB PCI-Express DVI + 2 x mDP £215.98
    Corsair Memory 8GB (2x4GB) Vengeance Performance DDR3 1600MHz CL9 DIMM £79.99

    Delivery (3.590kg) Free!
    Total (inc VAT) £690.21

    Overclockers UK

    Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £227.99
    MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game £199.99
    Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99

    Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £150.00

    Sub Total: £536.64
    Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
    DPD Next Day Parcel
    (This can be changed during checkout) Shipping: £9.50
    VAT is being charged at 20.00%
    VAT: £109.23
    Total: £655.37

    Amazon UK


    Sapphire 21188-00-40R HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card Offered by boomdeal by SAPPHIRE £235.00

    Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 Motherboard Supports Socket for Intel 2nd Generation Core i7/ Core? i5/ Corei3 Processors ATX Featuring LucidLogix Virtu Technology by Asus £168.47

    Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit Offered by KOMPBAY by Corsair £68.50

    Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Offered by KOMPBAY by Intel £219.89

    Total: £714.70 (including delivery)
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  6. Posts : 82
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #116

    After looking through these options, I am considering the following:

    HIS HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Dual Mini DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card 264775 15 in stock £214.98 £214.98

    Xenta Gold Plated V1.4 HDMI to HDMI Cable Black - 2 Metre 193821 15313 in stock £5.99 £5.99 CABLE TIE PK 100 2.5MM X 100MM 235786 21 in stock £2.23 £2.23

    Cart total inc vat: £223.20

    Intel Core i7 2600k 3.4GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor £235.01 (Ebuyer)


    Asus P6Z68-V PRO LGA1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 ATX (USB 3.0) £149.98 (Get Medal Of Honor: Buy & Mail duncsdeals@dabs.com Free) (Dabs)


    Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit £68.50 (Amazon)


    Total: £676.69


    Can you please tell me what you think and whether this is a fair price?
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  7. Posts : 1,496
    7 Ultimate x64
       #117

    All are good choices. Nobody is going to come in here and say x or y part is bad. About the only thing you can get at this point is opinion... what matters most though is yours. You've done all the work, now it's time to build and enjoy.

    About the only thing I could add at this point would be that you don't need to get fancy smancy hdmi cables. As long as they're hdmi 2.0, then they will work... leave the gold plated stuff for the schmucks at best buy..

    HDMI Cable
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  8. Posts : 664
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #118

    yeah, good point about the cable quality. with analog cables (like s-video ones), you'll want them to be good quaity. however, with digital (eg HDMI), it's either 1 or 0. There can't be any quality degradation etc.
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  9. Posts : 199
    Debian Squeeze Stable 64-bit
       #119

    I'd get a GTX 570 or 580 instead of that 6950, and an 8GB set of Kingston HyperX instead of that Corsair set.
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  10. Posts : 1,496
    7 Ultimate x64
       #120

    cmd187 said:
    I'd get a GTX 570 or 580 instead of that 6950, and an 8GB set of Kingston HyperX instead of that Corsair set.
    That would be bad advice. Except for model khx1600c9d3p1k2/8g, the Kingston kits use 1.65 volts... which is high for the Sandy Bridge memory controller. Aside from that, the Kingston doesn't run any faster or tighter.

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