Please Check my new AMD build:

[trif]

Hi, i've specced up the following with a bit of help and was hoping you could let me know your thoughts

£70 - Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

£132- AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Socket AM3 3.2 GHz 8MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor

£140- Sapphire HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort HDCP PCI-E Graphics Card

£70 - XFX 650W XXX Edition Single Rail Modular PSU - 13.5cm Fan 6x SATA 4x PCI-E

£87 - Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz/PC3-10600 Ballistix Memory Kit CL7 (7-7-7-24) 1.65V

£30 - Casecom 6788 Black Mid Tower Case

£33 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 - 500GB

thanks,

 

[stulid]

the psu is abit over specced, a OCZ 550w psu would save some money.

check the harddrive isn't the slower ecogreen version..

 

[snaggster]

i would swap for this case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-XG&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1572

 

[ashlaqueen]

the psu is abit over specced

Seconded. Consider the Antec 550W PSU.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-111-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

 

[trif]

With cases I prefer the psu at the bottom and vent in the top style.

Psu wise I want to leave head room for a 5850/5970 type of gfx card if a new game comes out in a year and the 5770 doesn't cut it, £10-20 more now on a psu leaves room for that?

 

[ashlaqueen]

If you plan on upgrading to something like the 5970 then 650W makes sense. 550W is enough for the 5850 though.

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk...s/ati-radeon-hd-5850-system-requirements.aspx
500 Watt or greater power supply
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk...s/ati-radeon-hd-5970-system-requirements.aspx
650 Watt or greater power supply

 

[Marine-RX179]

With cases I prefer the psu at the bottom and vent in the top style.

Psu wise I want to leave head room for a 5850/5970 type of gfx card if a new game comes out in a year and the 5770 doesn't cut it, £10-20 more now on a psu leaves room for that?

How about getting a motherboard that can crossfire like this one?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-366-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481
You can add another 5770 to crossfire in the future.

Also, a decent 650W PSU is enough to power an overclocked system with not just one 5850, but a pair of 5850 in crossfire.

 

[Fras]

You will regret buying that case down the road buy an antec 300 or zalman Z7

 

[infernox]

get the med kit out that case will ruin your hands right up i used a ten pound case before and god i needed so many plasters it was unreal... have fun

 

[wilko49]

seconded on the case, I am using this absolute **** cheapo case, and it is a nightmare. I will never make this mistake again...

 

[trif]

whats wrong with it apart from the ovbious sharp edge issues? (i accept those as a risk, i've had a lot of £10 cases)

 

[Big.Wayne]

If you plan on upgrading to something like the 5970 then 650W makes sense. 550W is enough for the 5850 though.

OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w (£56.99 inc)

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w (£64.99 inc)