Hey all :) // Help with a build..

I've got in the basket:

Asus P7P55D Pro Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard @ £142.99
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail @ £151.99
Club 3D ATI Radeon HD5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £223.99
Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXUK) @ £97.29
Coolermaster CM690-II Advanced Case - Black @ £89.99
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM @ £18.99

Total : £739.04

So I'm just looking at RAM options, does the rest look appropriate?
 
samurl said:
been out of the loop for quite a while

Can anyone give me any suggestions on how I could improve this [£856.72] for a similar amount of money?

don't mind spending a tad more, a tad less obviously wouldn't be a problem.

I'm going to be mainly looking at PC games based around counterstrike source, possibly WoW, COD:MW2 - So nothing to strenuous!

it will be used for general web browsing, anything you'd do when chilling out, movies/music so on quite a lot of gaming
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Start with one card if it's not enough you can always pick up a second

Start with the stock cooler, as chip is cool, you can pick up a 3rd party HSF once uBer overclocks are released!

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Further info please read: 4P
 
Big.Wayne said:
Start with one card if it's not enough you can always pick up a second
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Thanks for that dude, much appreciated. I've taken note of suggestions.

Aleksandrs said:
Personally I'd say http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-224-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516 for memory.

What you doing about cooling?

Oh and as for the processor you picked, for the extra 12 quid I really would suggest getting this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-315-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1672 if its only for gaming.


Edit: Or just go with Waynes suggestion! lol
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You say that.

i5 750:

- Lithography Process: 45 nm
- Cores: 4
- Threads: 4
- Frequency: 2.66 GHz
- Multiplier: 20
- Cache: 256 KB L2/core and 8 MB shared L3
- Memory Controller: Dual channel DDR3 800/1066/1333 MHz
- TDP: 95W
- Socket: LGA1156

i5 661:

- Lithography Process: 32 nm
- Cores: 2
- Threads: 4
- Frequency: 3.33 GHz
- Intel Turbo Boost: 3.60GHz
- Integrated Graphics Frequency: 900 MHz
- Cache: 4 MB shared L3
- Memory Controller: Dual channel DDR3 800/1066/1333 MHz
- TDP: 87W
- Socket: LGA1156

I'm looking at these two, would I be wrong in thinking the 750 would probably benefit the build more for the purpose it will hold?

For cooling, how hot will this chip run on the standard HSF if we said that it wouldn't be overclocked for a few months at which point I could then look at upgrading the HSF, so we're talking stock HSF on stock clocks.
 
I'm saying that more because of the speed of the 661 overtakes the 750, and seeming you just want to play games on it I would have seen it as a plus.

There is a review done here that compares both processors and also an AMD proc just to make your mind up whether you want an intel spec pc or to follow Waynes more price efficient setup he suggested.


Quote from the conclusion on the review:

If you run games that don’t take advantage of four CPU cores (most of them) you can buy Core i5-660 or Core i5-661 to run with a discrete mainstream video card: they cost the same as Core i5-750 but because of their higher clock rate (3.33 GHz vs. 2.66 GHz) they perform better. With high-end video cards the scenario is a little bit different, as usually with them the CPU does not impact a lot on gaming performance.
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Just double checked a few reviews.

Alexsandrs is correct the 661 is faster than 750 at stock speeds.
 
Club 3D ATI Radeon HD5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £223.99
Intel Core i5 661 3.33GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) £163.99
Asus P7P55D Pro Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £142.99
Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply £97.29
Coolermaster CM690-II Advanced Case - Black £89.99
Corsair 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit £74.58
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99

£811.82
£690.91 ex VAT

CPU Coolers, what do we think. Stock if running stock speeds? There won't ever be a large OC.

P.s. what are the chances of this Club 3D card being in stock first thing monday morning? :p
 
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That will definitely get you on the way! Maybe a couple of case fans at some point too?

I guess you'll need to ask the man in the charge about the Club 3D cards, but definitely worth waiting for. Cheaper than the other ones and much better from what I can see!
 
Stock levels look crap for all the cheaper 5850, and it's not worth paying the extra for one of the 5850 that are in stock.
 
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