£1500 - £1700 Rig

wt123

wt123

wt123

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Hey I'm looking to spend around about that much on my new system, I have chosen all the components would just like a few suggestions about things I could change before I do buy it :P, I'm not gunna buy them all at once just over a short period of time so maybe the prices would decrease within that time, anyway here is the list.

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Eventually I will be overclocking the CPU and various other components, so does anyone think I need a higher wattage PSU, if so what should I go with? If the prices go down on the 5870's I will probably buy 2 of them instead of 1 5970 but we will have to wait and see, also some people have been suggesting G-Skill Perfect Storm(?) 6GB I think, what do people think about that rather then the Corsair Dominator.
 
dont know how they compare to the WD blacks but I was led to believe the samsung F3 1TB drives are one of the fastest. Plus its 4 quid cheaper than the WD Black ;)
 
wt123 said:
Alright thanks, but I think I'm gunna buy an SSD like when the prices go down because IMO at the moment they are to expensive.
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You don't really need a massive one, so the ones available are still pretty cheap when considering the massive performance gain, your call though of course
 
wt123 said:
Alright thanks, but I think I'm gunna buy an SSD like when the prices go down because IMO at the moment they are to expensive.
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It's your money but I'd want the best system, and changing the ram to something abit cheaper and getting an SSD is going to give you a lot better system! You'll see very little difference, if any, by using the more expensive ram! However, youll see a massive difference in load times etc.. with the SSD!
 
Apachegunface said:
It's your money but I'd want the best system, and changing the ram to something abit cheaper and getting an SSD is going to give you a lot better system! You'll see very little difference, if any, by using the more expensive ram! However, youll see a massive difference in load times etc.. with the SSD!
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Do they really increase the speed THAT much? Because if they do I'll get one but what size?
 
wt123 said:
Do they really increase the speed THAT much? Because if they do I'll get one but what size?
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I dont have one and I haven't used one but I've read a lot of reviews from people who have and they say that the performance is v.good! I just don't get the point of really expensive ram! It's a no brainer for me!
 
Apachegunface said:
I dont have one and I haven't used one but I've read a lot of reviews from people who have and they say that the performance is v.good! I just don't get the point of really expensive ram! It's a no brainer for me!
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Alright thanks, what size SSD do you suggest, I think I'm gunna change the ram to OCZ Gold cause it is a lot cheaper and seems to be the same so I see where you are coming from :P
 
Nice rig. Only thig i suggest is going for 2 5870's you would get a lot more out of it than the 1 5970 and only for about £60 more. saves upgrades in the future also.
 
Schoieuk said:
Nice rig. Only thig i suggest is going for 2 5870's you would get a lot more out of it than the 1 5970 and only for about £60 more. saves upgrades in the future also.
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Yeah true, I might do this depending on if the prices go down within the next 6 months or something which I would hope and expect they will. ;p
 
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