(2012-09-02 14:53)Dowpie Wrote:  SPECS:
Intel® Core™ i5-2500K (Maybe even just a 2500 if you don't plan on overclocking)
8 GB DDR3 1600MHz (Is all you really need)
1TB + 80GB SSD-disk
GTX 660 Ti/670 (SLI is a waste of time, imo)
Stealthfighter-design
Blu-ray (Do you watch Blu-Ray movies?)
Intel Z68-chipset (Good choice, but if you want to go with Ivy Bridge instead of Sandy then a Z77 would be better)

(2012-09-02 16:17)KaraK Wrote:  Kenwood, don't just think of what you need now, but what you might need in the future. 16GB of RAM seems much now, but I'm sure more and more games or programs will require more RAM, so why not if you have the money. Plus, it's nice to showoff. As is the i7.

What's your budget, Dowpy?

(2012-09-02 16:22)KaraK Wrote:  I'd rather have a computer which I don't have to upgrade myself in 2 years, so I won't have to worry about buying parts later on.
Even though it's easy, you'll still need to get RAM compatible with your motherboard, which will probably be older by the time you'd be upgrading it. Also, he said he didn't want to build it himself. Guessing this includes installing parts later on.

Depends on what Dowpy wants. If you have enough money, get the max you can get.

(2012-09-02 16:47)KaraK Wrote:  Unless your mom is a gamer playing the latest games, you can't compare her to Dowpy.

(2012-09-02 15:43)Crille Wrote:  My thoughts:

* Take away the Bluray-reader unless you have Bluray DVD's that you watch on your computer.
* I'd say you go for a cheaper i5 proccesor unless you are rendering or doing other stuff that is procceesor-heavy. You could use the money you save there on a more expensive videocard.
* If I where you I'd look for a newer graphicscard, 560 is getting old. Nvidia has launched their new 600'series and ATI has launced some cards aswell.

Here are some graphs showing how some of the graphicards that are out on the market performs. First graph shows a test on some of the older graphiccards and the second one shows a test the newer ones.

Green line is: Avarage FPS
Red line is Lowest FPS


Ah i see, as you are from Sweden you maybe wanna link a computer from like, NetOnNet because im gonna buy it there

(2012-09-02 15:58)Kenwood Wrote:  

(2012-09-02 14:53)Dowpie Wrote:  SPECS:
Intel® Core™ i5-2500K (Maybe even just a 2500 if you don't plan on overclocking)
8 GB DDR3 1600MHz (Is all you really need)
1TB + 80GB SSD-disk
GTX 660 Ti/670 (SLI is a waste of time, imo)
Stealthfighter-design
Blu-ray (Do you watch Blu-Ray movies?)
Intel Z68-chipset (Good choice, but if you want to go with Ivy Bridge instead of Sandy then a Z77 would be better)

Fixed.

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Currently NVIDIA seems to have the edge with the 600 series when it comes to price/performance. 16 GB of ram is a lot, maxing out 8GB would be a challenge for most people.

What do you do on the computer apart from playing games? You probably don't need the i7, and the money saved and go to a better GPU like Crille said.

(2012-09-02 16:17)KaraK Wrote:  Kenwood, don't just think of what you need now, but what you might need in the future. 16GB of RAM seems much now, but I'm sure more and more games or programs will require more RAM, so why not if you have the money. Plus, it's nice to showoff. As is the i7.

What's your budget, Dowpy?

(2012-09-02 16:17)KaraK Wrote:  Kenwood, don't just think of what you need now, but what you might need in the future.

(2012-09-02 20:04)Kenwood Wrote:  Gamer i10 (though the 1333MHz RAM is below average for today's standards)

(2012-09-02 20:32)Elmo Wrote:  By that metric, he may as well spend 2 grand on a CPU, 3x €800 graphics cards, 64GB RAM a 512GB SSD and a couple of 3TB HDDs, because he *might* need it in future.

(2012-09-02 20:32)Elmo Wrote:  

(2012-09-02 20:04)Kenwood Wrote:  Gamer i10 (though the 1333MHz RAM is below average for today's standards)

No stock CPU (except possibly some of the faster i7s, I'm not certain) needs more than 1333MHz RAM. Faster stuff is usually cheap and easy to come by, but there's no point in getting it unless you're going to overclock.

(2012-09-02 19:59)Crille Wrote:  Ye inet.se or komplett.se are the sites to buy from

Just wondering: Will BF3 be the most demanding game that you will play? Will you only run 1 monitor with 1920x1080? Will you be overclocking the processor or graphicscard?

(2012-09-02 20:04)Kenwood Wrote:  Worthy of a look on Komplett.se:

Gamer i10 (though the 1333MHz RAM is below average for today's standards)
Gamer Premium BF3 Edition (same thing with the ram, and a slightly slower model i5, but TWO GTX 660 Ti's!)
Gamer i25 Crazy Edition (with the i7, 16Gb RAM, and the 670...sweet deal)

I personally prefer the i25 because it has the most RAM, the fastest RAM, the i7, and the GTX 670 (I prefer single card solutions instead of SLI/CrossFireX) and seems to be the best in the long run (great if you want to keep the thing for 10 years). I think it's the best deal. I'm not sure if most games support SLI/Xfire, anyway.

The BF3 edition is best for pure gaming performance with two graphics cards, and the i10 is the cheapest one, but still very capable.

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On Inet:

http://www.inet.se/produkt/1517099/taurus-ultra-gtx-670-i5-3570k
**Overclockable!**

Looks like that's the best performing one in your budget, you can save 1000SEK by going with the 660 Ti in the model under it.

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From both sites, the Komplett Gamer i25 looks like the best deal.

By the way, were you planning on overclocking?