i-5 2500k Build :) Uk.

[Templar]

I bought an ATI one time in my life, and I'll never buy another one.

Nothing wrong with ATI graphics cards I've had a few in the past and they've all been good at their job. Rangeing from an old 9800 pro up to an X800 XT Platinum Edition. I've only recently switched to using Nvidia cards for the past 2 rigs I've built. I don't have a bad thing to say for ATI .

If you want to go to 4.6GHz you'll most likely need better cooling then air...

The new Sandy Bridge processors are much cooler running than previous generations of intel chips. Scan.co.uk (where I bought my preclocked bundle from) are offering 4.5GHz on air so I'd imagine an extra 100MHz is doable.

[Chickensoup23]

I know alot of people are saying the gtx 460 is the better choice, but remember that while being cheaper than other cards (ex; 6870) it is also less performant. Both are good cards for their price, the best on market right now. But one is better than the other.

[Templar]

I know alot of people are saying the gtx 460 is the better choice, but remember that while being cheaper than other cards (ex; 6870) it is also less performant. Both are good cards for their price, the best on market right now. But one is better than the other.

The GTX 460 (1GB model, not 768MB) and 6850 a virtually tied on performance. The GTX 460 has known good overclocking potential which swings the decision for a lot of people. Better than GTX 470 performance can be had.

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Hmm. I was actually swinging towards the 470>460. Because There's not a massive difference in price to be had, is it a noticeable upgrade? Or should I just stick to the on 11 Jan 2011 - Palit SONIC PLATINUM nVIDIA GTX 460 Geforce 1GB Graphics Card - Palit for £176.81 or Gigabyte GV N460OC-1GI £157.99 or the 1280MB EVGA GTX 470. I will probably be playing on a smallish screen like 20-24inch (no massive tv monitors or anything, as I've heard that can put some cards ahead of others in tests)

Decisions.
Definitely ruled out the radeons I think, I've always proffered Nvidia.

[Cilraaz]

I will probably be playing on a smallish screen like 20-24inch (no massive tv monitors or anything, as I've heard that can put some cards ahead of others in tests)

Screen size doesn't matter at all. 1920x1080 @ 56" is the same number of pixels as 1920x1080 @ 21".

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I didn't mean size - I meant resolution :P

[Qotsilla]

I was thinking about the following setup :

ANTEC Dark Fleet DF-30
CORSAIR TX650 Power Supply, Advanced Technology, High Per...
ASUS P8P67 PRO DDR3 Socket 1155 Intel® P67
INTEL Core I5 2500K 32NM 3.3GHZ 6MB LGA 1155 Boxed
OCZ OCZSSD3-2VTX120G 120GB Vertex 2 S-ATA II 3.5 Inch MLC
ASUS ENGTX460 Directcu TOP/2DI/768MD5 Nvidia GTX460 768MB...
CORSAIR TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB KIT (2X2GB) 1333MHZ DDR3 9-9-9-...
SCYTHE Mugen II CPU Cooler REV.b

OC the 2500K to like 4 - 4.5 gHz...
In the long run, maybe add a second gtx460?

Any thoughts/comments?

[Templar]

Hmm. I was actually swinging towards the 470>460. Because There's not a massive difference in price to be had, is it a noticeable upgrade? Or should I just stick to the on 11 Jan 2011 - Palit SONIC PLATINUM nVIDIA GTX 460 Geforce 1GB Graphics Card - Palit for £176.81 or Gigabyte GV N460OC-1GI £157.99 or the 1280MB EVGA GTX 470. I will probably be playing on a smallish screen like 20-24inch (no massive tv monitors or anything, as I've heard that can put some cards ahead of others in tests)

Decisions.
Definitely ruled out the radeons I think, I've always proffered Nvidia.

You can clock a GTX460 to 470 or a bit better performance. If you start with a GTX 470 you've already got a better starting point. I've had mine running at GTX480 clock speeds (Memory 3696MHz GPU 700MHz Shader 1401MHz) stable for a long time. I'm going to move up to GTX 570 clock speeds as soon as I get around to burn testing it in case I need to increase voltage (runs at GTX 480 speeds on default voltage). By the way my card is a Palit one which comes with a good heatsink and dual fan which is better than that of a reference card.



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By the way, do you have a budget for this build? Just spotted "RADIUS Core i5 BUNDLE Overclocked at 4.7 Ghz (http://www.scan.co.uk/Shop/Computer-...ed-3XS-Bundles)" on Scan for £431.60 and thought you might be interested .