Spec Check

shadowake · 3 Jun 2009 at 16:19

What do you guys think of this spec?

EDIT: Spec updated to include current sugestions:

Help apreciated!

EDIT: Oh and used for mostly gaming (dula 1920x1200) and some photoshop. Also plan to overclock quite heavily. Will be using Win7.

wbc1 · 3 Jun 2009 at 16:24

A few things.. drop the motherboard to this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-335-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1377

Keep the SSD if you think it's necessary, however if your on a £850 budget, I personally wouldn't spend £150 on SSD.

And finally.. £85 for case fans?!?! Get a few of these instead http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-XI&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

mp260767 · 3 Jun 2009 at 16:32

as per wbc1 go with his mobo or maybe the Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P.

only need 2 of the fans you spec'd for the cpu cooler, get some yate loons if you need case fans as well.

drop the ssd get 2 western digital black 500gb and raid them.

shadowake · 3 Jun 2009 at 16:38

wbc1 said:
A few things.. drop the motherboard to this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-335-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1377

Keep the SSD if you think it's necessary, however if your on a £850 budget, I personally wouldn't spend £150 on SSD.

And finally.. £85 for case fans?!?! Get a few of these instead http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-XI&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

I think I went for that board as it has dual 16x on the PCI-E slots.

I've heared good things about the nocturna fans, and I have serious heat issues in my computer room, but if those fans are comparable? I might swap them?

Also just noticed I've forgot a PSU! Knew it looked to cheap, what would people recomend? I'll want to add a second card in 6 months or so.

wbc1 · 3 Jun 2009 at 16:42

I don't think any gfx cards will be bottlenecked by pci-express 2.0 8x except the dual gpu ones (4870x2, gtx295). With the 4890 you speced or even go crossfire in the future, you won't tell the difference to the dual 16x speed.

The noctua fans are definetly better and quieter, but really just doesn't justify the price.

Get a be quiet or corsair 650W PSU, should be a good set up.

Any reason why you're willing to pay £150 for SSD on that budget?

biuro74 · 3 Jun 2009 at 16:51

1. You can buy smaller SSD for system partition - 30GB is enough (even with swap file).
2. As mp260767 said, you can buy second HDD and RAID them - but it is somehow risky. BTW, I like my RAID ;-)

You can consider buying WD SpinPoint F2 Green 5400rpm - they are as fast as 7200 rpm, but more quiet and cool.
3. It's too much fans, 2 should be enough.

biuro74 · 3 Jun 2009 at 16:55

OCZ ModXStream 600-700W as PSU would be good choice, with future for second GFX in CF
Cooling - Scythe Ninja v2 should be most quiet and efficient.

shadowake · 3 Jun 2009 at 18:09

So is this a decent PSU? Cheapest of the ones recomended and modular:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

I'll keep 2 noctunas for the CPU and swap to three cheaper case fans.

What connectors does the 4890 take is it 1 8pin or 1 six pin?

I'll post a new spec showing current recomendations shortly!

Thanks guys

shadowake · 3 Jun 2009 at 18:23

OK spec with some of your recomended changed, swaped to a smaller SSD, RAID for the hard drives, cheaper fans, different mobo, I've also swaped from the TRUE to the Fenrir cooler as it's cheper.

How's this now: