New rig :3

Fuggan · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:15

Yeah, another one of those threads. I'm looking at buying a new PC, specced mainly for gaming but will be using it for some 3D work, video/image editing.

Couple of mates have come up with this rig so far, just looking for any tips or things you would change. Also any build issues you can think of:

Wasn't sure about that monitor, nor the hard drive.

Any information on these components is greatly appreciated.

Thanks :cool:

siumatfung · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:30

does that HSF fit in that case? i have a friend who has the same fan in his antec 1200 and he says theres 1mm clearance from the side panel

you can save a couple quid if you pick a cheaper DVD burner

RJC · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:38

By the looks of things you will need to use the adapter below for the cooler to work with the cpu.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-040-ZA&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

You also could get away with a lower wattage PSU as well, ie the Corsair 650w or 750w.

Fuggan · 15 Mar 2009 at 23:01

Thanks for the replies, i'll look into the cooler situation.

Everything else look ok?

karl01 · 15 Mar 2009 at 23:29

If you going to do a lot of gaming think about getting the antec 902 great cable management and plenty of fans.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-110-AN

siumatfung · 16 Mar 2009 at 00:27

karl01 said:
If you going to do a lot of gaming think about getting the antec 902 great cable management and plenty of fans.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-110-AN

how much better is the cable management than the 900?

Linx · 16 Mar 2009 at 00:40

i would change ram with ocz 1800mhz pc3 1440, cpu cooler to v8, psu to corsair hx 620 mod, but the hdd is good F1's are fast. For monitor go 24" pointless running 1680x1050 with a 4870x2...and for case 900 or 932 sounds good.

siumatfung · 16 Mar 2009 at 00:43

Linx said:
i would change ram with ocz 1800mhz pc3 1440, cpu cooler to v8, psu to corsair hx 620 mod, but the hdd is good F1's are fast. For monitor go 24" pointless running 1680x1050 with a 4870x2...and for case 900 or 932 sounds good.

932?

Quixote · 16 Mar 2009 at 09:02

The monitor is 1920*1080, it's a 16:9 ratio. I know, because I have one.

karl01 · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:10

check this review of the 902 that i found on youtube

Its a much better case than the 900.

Fuggan · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:34

Thought about both those cases, although the aesthetics of the p182 are far superior in my view, I like my cases to look fairly low-key :E

OzZie · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:39

I'd use an OEM i7 chip to save a little extra. I'd also go with the modular corsair 650w, and also i'd get another F1 if you can afford it. (although maybe lower capacity)

VortexA1 · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:57

western digital drives are good - black etc .Also there's the noctua cooler highly recommended on here. Not sure of the model.(edit nh-u12p)

Oem for cpu is cheaper price but don't forget you get less warranty on that.

Musty Pie · 16 Mar 2009 at 13:01

noctua cooler for definate, monitor is ace i have 1, get a 280 or 260 much better value for money the x2 is overkill

icey_haj · 16 Mar 2009 at 13:10

This is what I'd personally go with;

EDIT: I would definitely go with a 24" monitor if you can stretch a bit more, to fully utilize the power of the 4870X2.

Fuggan · 16 Mar 2009 at 13:14

Thought about going with a 24" but with my desk and general size of the room think it's gonna be too big. Thanks for the replies so far i'll look into it

Talbs13 · 16 Mar 2009 at 13:26

Get the Noctua cooler.

Linx · 16 Mar 2009 at 13:33

Fuggan said:
Thought about going with a 24" but with my desk and general size of the room think it's gonna be too big. Thanks for the replies so far i'll look into it

I hardly think 2" will make a significant difference to the perspective of your room, but if your being perdantic then fair enough.

mythrandyr · 16 Mar 2009 at 14:06

why don't you drop both the case, the psu and that cooler (that icey suggested but keeping the rest of the basket together) and get an antec titan (complete with 650W psu) for £160 and a Zalman CNPS9700 (for £46)? i'd also be tempted to drop all 6GB of that ram and go for 3GB because you'll have to shell out on a 64bit OS to be able to use all of that memory (which might be a bit overkill anyway tbh and you can still use 3GB to be able to take advantge of tripple channel).

Fuggan · 16 Mar 2009 at 23:04

I'll see what happens over the next month, not gonna purchase this until end of april so will see how things look then.