Ideas for future build? What should i get?

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

I mean i feel as if i get slow FPS when playing games. I create worlds for the sims 3. Worlds that are huge so it seems my CPU is struggling with the game. And i dont think the game was designed for CPUs with more then 4 cores.

Is $400 american? Im in England so i guess it might be cheaper?


Does that usage seem normal for the sims 3?

Firstly, it looks like you're on a lappy (just on the offchance that the others haven't spotted the battery being at 47% in your pic) so you are likely to need to build/buy from scratch...



Secondly, don't be silly....the price in USD is normally the same figure in GBP, you just change the currency symbol - so if a part is $300 in the USofYankland, then it would be £300 this side of The Pond...

Actually, I've just done a really quick Google shopping check and it seems that you could get a 2600K (latest released version of the i7 chip) for around £250 delivered, from somewhere that I've actually heard of...rather than the first few listed, that I've got no idea about and their price [esp the first one] seems considerably lower than the 'normal' retailers/e-tailers...

[ShyguyXPC]

current Currency rates:

300 USD
=
194.49 GBP

But then factor in all your guys taxes and fees, and your probably at 300 GBP



And i7 2700K is latest, just a 100MHz Faster 2600K is all it is, for a significant bump in price.

Then there are the Ivy Bridge chips yet to be released, that will be a bit better and probably replace all these current Sandybridge models in the same price ranges.


And I highly doubt their on a laptop... Specs in the opening post would be a dead giveaway..

motherboard - ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 - AMD 880G - Socket AM3
PSU - 950 wat

Don't know of too many Laptops that used Desktop motherboards or sport a 950W PSU

[ShyguyXPC]

not sure why that battery level indicator is on there though, unless its charging some sort of USB Device?

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

current Currency rates:

300 USD
=
194.49 GBP

But then factor in all your guys taxes and fees, and your probably at 300 GBP

The price you see on almost all UK sites is the price you actually have to pay....we don't have to feck about working what the tax would bring it up to - but even if we did, it is a flat 20% rate.. (excluding the items that fall into the VAT free [kids clothes, food and other "essentials"] or 4% [ladies sanitary products] categories)

And i7 2700K is latest, just a 100MHz Faster 2600K is all it is, for a significant bump in price.

Then there are the Ivy Bridge chips yet to be released, that will be a bit better and probably replace all these current Sandybridge models in the same price ranges.

I didn't see the point in mentioning the 2700K... ...and I forgot about it...

And I highly doubt their on a laptop... Specs in the opening post would be a dead giveaway..

motherboard - ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 - AMD 880G - Socket AM3
PSU - 950 wat

Don't know of too many Laptops that used Desktop motherboards or sport a 950W PSU

I thought you knew I'm not a "speccie techie"...

not sure why that battery level indicator is on there though, unless its charging some sort of USB Device?

Yeah, that's what confused me...

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

Oh, if you want to have a good CPU to play with, you do do a lot worse than this...


I think you'd just need to add in a GPU or two and you'd be golden....

[jamie6737]

not sure why that battery level indicator is on there though, unless its charging some sort of USB Device?

the battery level indicator is for the R.A.T 9 mouse. im not on a laptop


So i thinik we can say that some people think i need another GPU even though the sims 3 does not need a 580.

If i need to get a good mobo and a i7 GPU for under 400 GBP what can i get? What else would i need to buy? Just a mobo and GPU?

[jamie6737]

Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core

and a good mobo for i can overlock it. 'a bit not much'

can i do this for under 400? GBP

[stroyal]

That"s doable, for just a mothjerboard, and CPU

Newegg.com - ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $130

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2700K Sandy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623i72700K $370

Just an example $500US. 324 pounds

You can get a board for as low as $60, but it will only have 2 memory slots, no second PCI/ 16 slot @ 2x8, for SLI/Crossfire, and won't be good for overclocking, as well as less kinds of rear ports.

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core

and a good mobo for i can overlock it. 'a bit not much'

can i do this for under 400? GBP

If you look at my post (here) you'll see that you should be able to get a 2600K delivered for around £250, which leaves you 150 notes to splash out on a MoBo and anything else you want to get...like RAM and a new cooler..

I've got WKS04 running on an i7 920 D0 (stock = 2.6 GHz, mine's OC'd to 4.2 GHz) with an XSPC water loop...didn't spend much more than £400 on it in total [CPU, MoBo, RAM, WC kit, case, etc] but I did get the guts of it from the USofYankland, through someone on here..

[stroyal]

If you look at my post (here) you'll see that you should be able to get a 2600K delivered for around £250, which leaves you 150 notes to splash out on a MoBo and anything else you want to get...like RAM and a new cooler..

I've got WKS04 running on an i7 920 D0 (stock = 2.6 GHz, mine's OC'd to 4.2 GHz) with an XSPC water loop...didn't spend much more than £400 on it in total [CPU, MoBo, RAM, WC kit, case, etc] but I did get the guts of it from the USofYankland, through someone on here..

Thought you weren't a hardware guy

You have been hanging around us too long.

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

Hey...that's about the limit of what I know - hence why I didn't suggest any MoBo or CPU combo...


I still think that maybe go overkill and get something that could challenge Deeeeeeeebs...serious PPD..!

[stroyal]

Hey...that's about the limit of what I know - hence why I didn't suggest any MoBo or CPU combo...


I still think that maybe go overkill and get something that could challenge Deeeeeeeebs...serious PPD..!

Then I'm thinking LGA 2011, if money is no object

[jamie6737]

Intel Core i7 (2600K) 3.4ghz -- will be the CPU of choice - for £225.00 From uk.

then 170 for a mobo

[stroyal]

All kidding aside, that is a great CPU, and on my wish list for my next build, for FSX.


Here is the board, i was thinking of.
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

[jamie6737]

All kidding aside, that is a great CPU, and on my wish list for my next build, for FSX.


Here is the board, i was thinking of.
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

How much faster will it be?

have a
amd athlon ii x4 650 3.2ghz - overclocked to 3.82ghz

[stroyal]

Taking pass mark for what it is, almost 3 times faster.
10,072 vs 3,859
I suspect the difference is even more overall on a good system.


PassMark Intel vs AMD CPU Benchmarks - High End

[ShyguyXPC]

you originally mentioned it was a Phenom II, which is it?

[jamie6737]

you originally mentioned it was a Phenom II, which is it?

My mistake

yes i ment to say
AMD Black Edition - AMD Phenom II X4 3.2 GHz ---- @3.8 GHz

[ShyguyXPC]

The Phenom II Score would increase about the same, maybe more than the 980 model on that Passmark list then, since its OC'd to 100Mhz faster than the 980.

4,733 instead of 3,895.

[jamie6737]

The Phenom II Score would increase about the same, maybe more than the 980 model on that Passmark list then, since its OC'd to 100Mhz faster than the 980.

4,733 instead of 3,895.

here is the score i have now

will the CPU rating go to 7.9?