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Well thats good news, otherwise the shipping company adds to the fees for their troubles

 

It's lower than the gtx 650, forget the Ti version.

http://novabench.com/gpuchart.php?a=1

Based on the meta data for benchmark/fps scores...

GTX 760 - 100% (set to 100% to compare relative performance of other cards to this)

GTX 650Ti - 58%

GTX 650 - 42%

GTX 745 - 33%

Since your budget is £750, you can easily fit in a GTX 770 - 129%. That's 4x the performance of a GTX 745. I think you'd also still have enough spare to upgrade the dual core i3 to a full fledged quad core i5 as well.

 

Its a little over your budget and you would need to get a new PSU but this is what I would go for...

http://3xs.scan.co.uk/configurator/overclocked-custom-gaming-hardware-bundle-z97oc15

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-...r5-gpu-1085mhz-boost-1150mhz-cores-1152-dp-dv

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1000w-corsair-rm-series-full-modular-80-plus-gold-1x135mm-atx-v24-psu

It also gives scope for future upgrade if needed.

 

1000w psu is extremely overkill.

He could easily get away with a 600W even with the i5 4670k and GTX 780.

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp (correct link)

 

Sorry mate, but I will disagree with you on this, I know some are happy running on low PSU, but with todays power hungry hardware I would not go for anything below 1Kw.

It maybe a bit overkill but at least there will be room for everything to breath and allow room for future upgrades.

I know as I have a corsair 1050, granted I have a 6990 that's power happy but it also allows the rest of the computer to demand what it needs.

But saying that I guess its each to there own and its what makes you happy.

 

Yeah, that's fine you have a smaller comfort zone regarding the PSU but it's not only not necessary, but very costly to advised him to buy one. If he were to spend more on getting such an expensive psu, he would surely have to sacrifice elsewhere.

In terms of upgrade, i doubt he'd be getting a dual gpu setup any time soon. A GTX 780 is already a beast of a machine for his requirements.

Even on your system, you're probably drawing no more than 700-800w in peak load.

Here are the safe minimums: http://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/printer/power-requirements-for-graphics-cards

He'd be well within the safety margin (by 150w) going with a Corsair 750W that's half the price of the 1000w.

 

It's not raw wattage, but the quality of current delivered on the rails. I ran two 680s in SLI (225w each) with an i7 etc...and it ran flawlessly on my 750W PSU. Running now a single 780Ti without issues too.

 

Well, the required amount of current supplied by PSU is most important ofc. The minimum 600W recommendation for the GTX 770, 780 and 780Ti are for a 600W PSU with at least 42A on the +12v. When you say "quality of the current delivered" do you actually mean "quantity of the current delivered"?

In keeping with Durge's quick put-together on OCUK, £20 more for the Corsair 750W with 46A +12V (plenty of juice even if he could afford a 780Ti) - http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/...V-V23-PSU-Retail-80-PLUS-Certified_44856.html

 

The internet is ace with the mass of multiple ideas, quotes, test and suggested specs and setups

Bit-Tech claim that a GTX780 would use 344 watts under load which is nearly half of a 750W PSU, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving only 400W to run the rest of the computer plus peripherals.

But that is just me, I am happy with what I run and have been for four years, without needing to upgrade or change anything.

 

That's fine adrian but were talking about someone on a tight budget who wants to get the most out of their money in one go….not future proof it for SLI/Crossfire. When you do the actually math on the power requirements, even after adding a few hard drives, 10 usb devices, 3-4 120mm fans, etc, there is simply no need for a higher wattage power supply and still be comfortably in the safe zone.

Physics and math don't lie.

 

I was happy with the i3, GTX760 and 500watt EVGA


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But it is right you should throw as much as you can at Graphics card.

Like in the OCUK build the GTX760 is only 25% due to the fact I included W7, if not I would have specced a GXT770 2GB OC and specced a better PSU still it would be under 700 quid

BTW:

I only included W7 because the X51 had a OS with it.

If you already have W7 and $750 to spend, well, you could get i5-4690, Cooler, GTX770 and better PSU.

which ever way you cut it makes the 600 quid alienware look pretty sad.

 

Indeed.

 

The thing I found with the gtx760 is all the specs are lower than the x51, so I'm not sure it would run rf2 as well. Also I've seen videos on youtube of rf2 with Alienware X51 and they look like they are running fairly high graphics settings...

 

Where are you getting this information and which graphics card are you comparing the GTX 760 to? There are three different x51's configurations, please be specific.

The best x51 is the £998.99 configuration which has a AMD R9 270x. This is a little worse than a GTX 760.

Just on example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9_Wn6w3InU

But that configuration is complete overkill for what you need. You don't need an i7, an i5 will do perfectly. It's just so expensive for what your getting.

In fact, working off Durge's OCUK selection and upgrading the cpu to and i5 and the gpu to the gtx 770, it would still beat the £1200 AW Andromeda R2 and cost you only £750 (a saving of 40%).

 

I wouldn't recommend that 600 quid X51 for rF2 to my worst enemy lool ( don't snigger muttley )

 

With regards to the psu, its advisable to change them after 5yrs, buying a 1000w wont last forever.
My recommendation would be i5 with a "k" 650-750 psu by a quality brand (dont skimp here) then go as high up the nvidia tree as possible.
The 770 as pretty much equivalent to last gen 680, if you can find an older 680 for much less than the 770 then thats an option.

 

http://www.corsair.com/en/professional-series-hx750-80-plus-silver-certified-modular-power-supply


That's the one I have and have no complaints. Runs my first gen. gtx780 without any issues.

 

Too expensive for his budget and not necessary. The standard CX750 is more than enough.

 

That's retail! Newegg has weekly sales. Standard version is good I'm sure. Corsair IMO is a good name.

 

Actually you could say they're identical as they are, lol, except for the slightly higher clock speeds to get a measly 5-8% extra performance.

Not a bad idea going for a second hand gtx 680 if cheap but something tells me he wants everything new. And if new, the 680 is over £100 more expensive than the 770.