Advice / Suggestions - About to buy these components

x6411

x6411

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Hi All,
I'm just about to buy the following and was wondering if I should change anything?

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 465 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail
Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AMD 890GX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard
Coolermaster HAF 922 Case with Window - Black
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply





Thanks,

Chris

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Thanks for the replies
mp260767 said:
nope wouldn't change anything if it was me.

i take it you have a newish hard drive etc ?
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I have a "Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache"

I may switch to a SSD in the future (when my funds are replenished :D )

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Also;
I have a Logitech G19 Keyboard, G9 Mouse, G25 Wheel, Pioneer DL DVD+RW writer to add.
:) So I should be ok with them for now


95thrifles said:
Hi and welcome
Looks good selection but to give you best advice, whats your total budget and intended uses for the system
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Hi, Thanks, My budget is pretty much whats there at the minute which is £721 :(
 
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Isnt the 465 a bit of a dog? Would go for the 460 1gb maybe, cooler, quieter and a better performer.... unless its been working out lately...
 
Podmonkey said:
Isnt the 465 a bit of a dog? Would go for the 460 1gb maybe, cooler, quieter and a better performer.... unless its been working out lately...
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I keep hearing this everywhere I go! lol

Maybe the following would be better?

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Sacrificed on having before 12pm Delivery, for the 2GB 460
 
Big.Wayne said:
Hello x6411,

a 700watt PSU is pretty overkill no? . . . also you could save £15 by choosing this motherboard . . .

Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H

£104.99 inc

As far as I know this offers exactly the same "fuctions" as the ASUS board . . . .
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Hi Wayne thanks for the reply,
I was thinking about getting that motherboard you suggested but the Asus one has 'Express Gate', and a few other functions which I would probably enjoy :P

As for the PSU, I used Asus' PSU Calculator and it recomended around 650watts minimum, so I'm just gonna be on the safe side and spend a few extra £
 
x6411 said:
I was thinking about getting that motherboard you suggested but the Asus one has 'Express Gate', and a few other functions which I would probably enjoy :P
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Oh yeah "Express Gate" . . I forgot about that? . . . Do you know what it is? . . do you think you will use it?

I've had that on a few ASUS boards and gave it a test run, used it for about 20 mins and then disabled it . . . I wouldn't want to deprive you of some first hand experience yourself but I'm pretty sure you will reach the same conclusion . . . it's basically a gimmick that I don't see will be useful to a lot of people . . . could be great if it was customisable and allowed you to run loads of geek-tech diagnostics and such like but as it stands if you don't mind waiting a few more seconds for your main O/S to boot its a redundant feature . . .

What other "functions" are you intending to "enjoy" on the ASUS board?
x6411 said:
As for the PSU, I used Asus' PSU Calculator and it recomended around 650watts minimum, so I'm just gonna be on the safe side and spend a few extra £
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Hmmm, PSU calculator eh? :) . . . . they have "always" been known to be wildly inaccurate and probably just a tool to make people pay more money for a PSU wattage they will "never" use . . . . I agree it's better to have a little bit more wattage if you intend to run a PSU for 3 years + as this allows for capacitor aging but 700watts is completely OTT for your needs and will mean your always running the PSU outside of its "optimal" efficient zone (won't be 85+) bit like driving a sports car at 20MPH and never going out out second gear . . .waste!

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Big.Wayne said:
700watts is completely OTT for your needs and will mean your always running the PSU outside of its "optimal" efficient zone (won't be 85+) bit like driving a sports car at 20MPH and never going out out second gear . . .waste!
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I see.

Could you suggest a modular PSU that would support the x6 & 460 2GB etc...?
 
Do you really need a hexcore cpu? If your gaming even a quadcore is OTT for most games.

I would drop to the X4 955BE and change the mobo for one of the asus crosshair boards, that gigabyte doesn't do xfire properly (X16 & X8).

read what i've put in the thread i've linked below let me know your thoughts. Good luck with the build whichever way you go

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18173532
 
Definatly dump the 465 in favour of the cheaper, cooler and more power efficient 460 1gb model and with a little overclocking your faster than the 465 as well. Bargain :)

As the hexa core isnt much more expensive and the turbo boost will give it a good boost its not to extravagant vs the 955 and might be a little future proof (maybe) :)
 
honosuseri said:
Do you really need a hexcore cpu? If your gaming even a quadcore is OTT for most games.

I would drop to the X4 955BE and change the mobo for one of the asus crosshair boards, that gigabyte doesn't do xfire properly (X16 & X8).

read what i've put in the thread i've linked below let me know your thoughts. Good luck with the build whichever way you go

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18173532
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I'll probably be using it for Video Rendering too, e.g. After Effects, and probably Photoshop. I just want the PC to be as future-proof as it can be :P

I wasn't gonna go for the Gigabyte board, I was gonna be getting the Asus M4A89GTD
 
Well I had to ask the question as no-one had bothered to yet ;p

Would it not be wise to look at an intel based system then? I like AMD gear for its bang to buck potential, however for your needs an intel CPU may make more sense. I'm sure it's the changing of socket type for the new CPU that's putting you off intel.

You seem keen on nvidia and it's rare to get an AMD mobo that supports SLI. You may never use the SLI feature but it's reassuring to know that the mobo is meeting & hopefully exceeding your needs.

There is nothing technically wrong with the parts you've chosen. The beauty of building pc's is that you can mould them to your needs better than one "off the shelf", it can however cause some serious headaches ;p

Once again, good luck with the build, I look forward to seeing how it pans out for you
 
honosuseri said:
Well I had to ask the question as no-one had bothered to yet ;p

Would it not be wise to look at an intel based system then? I like AMD gear for its bang to buck potential, however for your needs an intel CPU may make more sense. I'm sure it's the changing of socket type for the new CPU that's putting you off intel.

You seem keen on nvidia and it's rare to get an AMD mobo that supports SLI. You may never use the SLI feature but it's reassuring to know that the mobo is meeting & hopefully exceeding your needs.

There is nothing technically wrong with the parts you've chosen. The beauty of building pc's is that you can mould them to your needs better than one "off the shelf", it can however cause some serious headaches ;p

Once again, good luck with the build, I look forward to seeing how it pans out for you
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I've always been an AMD guy :P I think it's because when I built my first system I had the thought in my head that Intel was just for Word processing!
I was thinking of choosing Intel this time around but you're right, it's the changing socket type now :P

As for the SLI thing.. I've noticed that! When did that happen? Last time I built a PC you couldn't get a motherboard WITHOUT SLI.. Now it's all about Crossfire :| I currently have 1 x 7950GX2 (technically 2 Cards running in SLi) and I've had a few problems with it when running the SLI config as Performance (as opposed to Multiple Displays).. Lower FPS and stuff .. So hopefully with the 460 I should be ok with the single card.


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Also, read the thread you linked to, some very true stuff in there regarding old hardware & x64
 
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honosuseri said:
change the mobo for one of the asus crosshair boards, that gigabyte doesn't do xfire properly (X16 & X8)
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honosuseri, the GA-890GPA-UD3H does Crossfire perfectly fine? . . . PCI-E 2.0 X8/x8 . . and PCI-E 2.0 x16 for a single card . . .

Are suggesting somebody pays an extra £65 for a 890FX board to get PCI-E 2.0 Crossfire X16/X16 :confused:

Have you seen the data comparing PCI-E 2.0 Crossfire X8/X8 to X16/X16 :D
 
I think it's due to AMD owning ATI so it's makes sense to promote it on their mobos.

Yeah the 460 is a good card it should outperform a single 5850, maybe the 5870 i forget now. My point was that to upgrade the gfx later you have to replace the card whereas with ati you can add the same card and by then will be much cheaper.

I still maintain that a good mobo is the base of an excellent system (psu too i might add!). I just felt that a crosshair III would give the system "legs" and give you plenty of "toys" to play around with.

Thanks for reading the thread, appreciate that you agree with some of my points
 
honosuseri said:
I still maintain that a good mobo is the base of an excellent system (psu too i might add!). I just felt that a crosshair III would give the system "legs" and give you plenty of "toys" to play around with
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Well thats great and please feel free to "waste" your money how you please however when advising other people your not spending your own money! :p

This board is a complete waste of money . . .

Asus Crosshair IV Formula

£169.99 inc

When this board below has "legs" and will perform just as well and is £65 cheaper. . . although its not racing car red! ;)

Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H

£104.99 inc
 
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