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Helping a friend with haswell build

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  • #2
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    The 760 is a good card but the with this going for €179 I'd find it hard to justify €60 more for a minor performance boost.

    The CM 212 evo comes with good paste. You don't need arctic silver.

    This board would do nicely and with a BIOS flash it supports overclocking.

    Not sure why you are getting parts from Amazon when the same or similar parts are on HWVS for less.

    Ram.

    Better ssd.

    I'd agree the xpredator seems good if he likes loud looking cases.

    A 500w psu would be loads for a single gpu system. With a good cable managed case there's no need for modular either. This would do nicely.


  • #3
    raymix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭raymix


    Thanks, man, this will save me lots of headache.

    I didn't choose 660 ti because of crippled memory it has, so went with 760 instead. I understand that for a random citizen it wouldn't mean much, but after a good bit of reading around it just didn't seem right, can't remember exactly why, but there was a good article about this (3 memory controllers, one at 1GB and other two at 512MB each to achieve 2GB) and how it affects certain types of games vs 4x512MB. EUR180 is actually crazy low price for 660 ti.

    just keeping eye on bargain forum:
    670 reference £186.80 free delivery
    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-670-oc-edition-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-965mhz-boost-1045mhz-cores-1344-plus
    670 reference £200
    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-052-KF&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294
    670 asus direct cu II £200 free delivery
    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-299-AS
    7950 € 219,90 (not sure about this card) excl. delivery
    http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/13354070/art/vtx3d/radeon-hd-7950-x-edition.html

    I am leaning towards Asus one because it performs roughly 10% better than reference 680, but I am still asking him if he cares much about factory OC and stuff, he might want to save some buck and either go with reference one or 660ti you offered.

    edit: any equal alternatives for haswell CPU you could suggest for non OC? Wouldn't worry if it's just few euros, tho. I know I can check this myself, but maybe someone had some experience they could share.. also it's half four in the morning.


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