Upgrade pc..and should I buy an overclocked bundle

raycarmody

raycarmody

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Hi,

Current hardware

Prolite E2403ws
Pentium D CPU 2.8 ghz( 2 cores)
ASROCK 775Dual-VSTA Mobo
BFG 9500 GT 1 gb PCI-e 2.0 (16)
Createive SB Audigy 2 Zs with SB 7.1 sourround sound
2 gig RAM ddr2
750 w PSU (not SLI)
and a couple Bluray(sata) / DVD drives

The machine has developed a habbit of killing Sata drives 3 X 320GB Seagates in past 6 months and now one of the the IDE seems to be going the same way..

so looked over and upgrades bios etc and everything seems ok, so thinking should just maybe look at a new machine.

Had this one for a couple of years and runs ok ...but not brilliant

Have ordered windows 7 for October and looking at 64 bit

been pricing i7 bundle (OC or AWD-IT) against buying components seperate.

Have rebuilt pc a few times and fine with that..but never oveclocked...and no experience of windows 7 / 64 bit windows or the I7 just seen some very very good reviews and again some really bad ones..i.e no good for gaming..wait for i5...)


SO roughly pricing

I7 920 + maybe Gigabyte EX58-extreme /ud5 (any thoughts)

6 or 12 gb mem

initially keep graphics card but maybe spend 50 quid on adding another of the same so that I can SLI (good or bad idea?)

adding 2 x 1.5 tb sata 2 drives (seagate barracuda)...not sure what other damage has been done to exiting drives..

(currently running with a 1 tb external backup drive...just incase more of the current drives fail)

Cooler master 932 (although did see a rather nice tsunami ..but only want to spend max 150 on case)...(ideas )

Will need to add a new power supply..what is good for I7 750 (with sli)...>?

Sound card ....will this run (or should I replace ...fairly happy with it..but not sure if it will work in 64 bit..and have had no issues with HD)

so thoughts please, I want a pc that will maybe last me a couple years ....I am trying to re-use some components but this is so that i can divert cash to other parts of the build and replace those later ...but if it gonna be a bad idea then can investigate)

Will be looking at October for getting this procured ( so not want to buy before i get w7 as prices of some components / better components for similar money may come out (and obv they will not be installed until Oct so will loose some warrenty)

cheers

Ray
 
Hi
first thing is whats your overall budget? you can get much more specfic advice if we know where you stand, also what do you actually use the PC for? as this effects where you should spend your money
Re the mobo there is no need to buy the extreme version of that board, the plain UD5 is more than ample, the extreme merely adds WC blocks, also I doubt youd need 12 gig of RAM, 6 is more than ample in 99% of cases.
Case wise the HAF 932 is good, an alternative in the same region is antecs 1200
PSU depends on gfx card, your old card is not particuarly good, and youre thinking of re-using this, I presume you dont game? If you do game, then Id replace the gfx card at same time as this would be a massive weak point in any new system, if you want to stick to NVidia look at a 275, ATIs equivalent would be a 4890. If youre thinking of possibly running 2 of these in future then yeah 750W is about right, if youre not into gaming and not going to be using high end gfx, 500W is prob fine
not sure about your sound card, have heard quite a few horror stories re creatives drivers conflicting, though I think these have been ironed out but not sure, how much of an audiophile are you? if not massively then Id say just try onboard sound initially, this has come on a long way in recent years
 
Cheers for the reply 95thrifles

do the odd Call of duty / need for speed...but that dropped off..but plan to get back into...but nothing that is hugelly intensive..(but that may change)

watch Blu ray on machine at the mo and the other half has a raft of music (did see about creative releasing drivers for the Audigy for W7)...

Overall budget I am looking around £1200 (although i can probably stretch to 1500)

Looked at the extreme as I think it had more sata connections / could handle higher memmory...

Hopefully this is a lil more info :)

Cheers

Ray
 
Also based on another post rather then having 2 1.5 tb barracuda's is it worth putting a solid state in for the boot drive and keeping the barracuda for the files?
 
Main thought on this was to stop the misses complaining that it takes ages to boot up :)

so based on the top is it worth paying the extra for a overclocked bundle or is it just as easy to clock yourselve...(or does buying the bundle provide extra security if things start going pop)
 
any good?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
*OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz @ 4.00GHz Max / Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 Motherboard / Patriot Viper 6GB DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz DDR3 Bundle £559.98
(£486.94) £559.98
(£486.94)
Options applied to the above product:
4.00GHz Overclock £17.24
(£14.99) £17.24
(£14.99)
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £137.99
(£119.99) £137.99
(£119.99)
Kingston SSDNow V Series 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive Kit (SNV125-S2BD/64GB) £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply £102.99
(£89.56) £102.99
(£89.56)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS) £88.99
(£77.38) £88.99
(£77.38)

Have not included graphics card as waiting for the DX11 ones
 
I would personally wait for the Crucial SSD's to come in stock

Around the same price as the Kingston kit and i think they're double the speed! :D
 
ok brilliant cheers...Is there anything you would swap out ( still not sure on the case ...was looking at the haf 932 or this one...(and haf cheaper on ****) ..but this one has more slots ....
 
^^ I'd remove the competitors link pretty quick mate, the mod's are fast and firm with the rules around here.

I believe THESE are the SSD's the poster was referring to.
 
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