£600 Gaming Rig (advice please)

[crazyeyesreaper]

yea i saw which is why i edited mine saying sneaky edit lol but yea 460 will overclock past 5850 and gtx 470 speeds and both of those run every game i have maxed at 1920x1200 with 2xAA or more

 

[MilkyWay]

yea i saw which is why i edited mine saying sneaky edit lol but yea 460 will overclock past 5850 and gtx 470 speeds and both of those run every game i have maxed at 1920x1200 with 2xAA or more

Its cool "ninja edits"
Hookey still needs an mATX case and cooler that will fit it.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

thubans run cool and use less volts he can probably get 3.4ghz out of it on the stock cooler as for a matx case ill leave the choice up to him we can pick cases all day but its gotta be something HE wants so

 

[NdMk2o1o]

I meant I have to go mATX so its a small case lol

PS: how well does the GTX460 1GB run at 1920 x 1080 ?

460 will do anything its faster than a 5770, a 5770 is like a GTX260 ive heard.

IF YOU WHERE PAYING ATTENTION I JUST EDITED MY POST

NZXT Vulcan looks fricken awesome, and I think everyone is agreed on the 1gb 460, awesome price/preformance that ATI can't beat this time round at least!

 

[MilkyWay]

The one you posted Hookey, Coolermaster Elite 342 actually looks pretty good. I think it fits long cards and coolers. Has a space to get into the backplate not that you need to on an AMD. Front panel to me looks sweet.

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6625
Coolermaster Elite 342 Black Micro ATX Case - No P...

The NZXT Vulcan is sweet looking its a bit more costly than the cooler master tho. There is a giant handle on it lol!
NZXT Vulcan Micro ATX Black Case - No Psu | Ebuyer...
http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/crafted_series/vulcan

Stock coolers are like a lump of iron ore, use it for a while then replace it if you want to get better temps and or clock higher.

 

[kurosagi01]

or you really want a really awesome MATX the antec mini p180 i heard is amazing:
Antec Mini P180 Black MATX Case - No PSU | Ebuyer....

 

[NdMk2o1o]

or you really want a really awesome MATX the antec mini p180 i heard is amazing:
Antec Mini P180 Black MATX Case - No PSU | Ebuyer....

I can personally vouch for the mini p180 having owned one, though if the vulcans build quality is anything like that of the m59, I would opt for that having had 1st hand experience with both of them

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

well with that cm case it actually brings the price down to around $630 quid shipped

 

[Dent1]

yea i saw which is why i edited mine saying sneaky edit lol but yea 460 will overclock past 5850 and gtx 470 speeds and both of those run every game i have maxed at 1920x1200 with 2xAA or more

Are you talking about the GTX 460 768 or GTX 460 1GB?

An overclocked 5850 is still faster than a GTX 460 1GB overclocked!

Considering that the GTX 460 1 GB costs almost the same as the 5850, the 5850 is the better choice.

However the GTX 768 MB is the best value for money as its only £150. Personally I'd either get the GTX 460 768 MB or go all out and get the 5850.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

actually in alot of games the 460 1gig is = to a STOCK 5850 the 5850 will still be faster in most senarios that said he had an exact budget at $630 quid im $30 over all ready the 5850 would put him closer to $70 euro over budget and in many reviews the 460 1 gig OCed matches the 470 or exceeds it and that included TPUs reviews

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_460_SLI/25.html

the regular 460 is on average 7% slower then a 5850 i recognize the 5850 is the faster card both stock and at max overclock that said the 460 1gig still gives it a damn good run for the money

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3809/nvidias-geforce-gtx-460-the-200-king/18

i own 2 5850s there great cards but at this point 2 460s overclock to and surpass the stock 5850s and sli does scale better then crossfire meaning when it comes to dual card situations the 460 wins overall there 2 great pics but for his budget he would have to sacrifice a few things to make it fit

also take into mind MINIMUM frame rates a 5850 might win average but a 460 seems to have less dip on the FPS making for smoother fluctuation in frame rate.

but while id like 2 460s and sli mobo for me the 460 is just way to late otherwise currently id take them with a new build