£1500 Complete system

Daaaveee · 9 May 2009 at 20:55

Evening all,

Looking at a complete gaming rig for around ~£1500, obviously as fast as possible and also pushing high resolution (1920x1080).

Built one or two systems in the past but been out of the loop for a while.

I have put together this complete bundle, and really just wanted a check over for compatibility and also any general comments on the components ^^

Many thanks.

RJC · 9 May 2009 at 21:11

Looking good, not sure if the SSD is worth it and perhaps look at the DO stepping I7.

xxvv · 9 May 2009 at 21:11

everything looks pretty good, i can vouch for that monitor, is very good for the price.

swap the heatsink for either of these -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-060-TR
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-005-NC

speakers may be a bit weak but depends on what you want this system to do.

cmndr_andi · 9 May 2009 at 21:15

+1 for the cooler recommendations above

Also, this power supply is better quality and not much more money.

This RAM is very good, and cheaper than the Blade stuff.

goujon945 · 9 May 2009 at 21:20

If SSD is a must the OCZ Vertex and the new Sammys seem to be getting the best press at the mo. I would get the Be Quiet PSU and the Noctua cooler quoted above too

Daaaveee · 9 May 2009 at 21:28

Thanks for the CPU comment, switched that out, as regards to CPU cooler... well I mainly picked the Asus Triton due to its looks (yeah yeah I know! :rolleyes:

), would a Thermalright Ultra-120 perform a lot better?

Also same deal with the PSU :rolleyes:

, I like the look of the one I selected, but if the other is a lot better performance wise...

And also with the RAM, what would be the difference between DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) which you recommended and the DDR3 PC3-1600 (2000MHz) I selected? Is there a performance difference?

I'm not too sure about the SSD either, but thought that it would be nice to have it for my the OS and games, and the other for storage. The other option would be 2 drives in Raid 0 (not set up raid before), would they perform as good as an SSD? Or is Raid and the SSD just not worth the extra cost over just a single drive as per normal... :confused:

Sorry for all the questions and thanks a lot

cmndr_andi · 9 May 2009 at 21:43

The thermalright is significantly better than the ASUS, just need to add a good fan to it. Personally, I went for these (best fans IMHO).

Daaaveee · 9 May 2009 at 21:48

cmndr_andi said:
The thermalright is significantly better than the ASUS, just need to add a good fan to it. Personally, I went for these (best fans IMHO).

So the thermalright is just the heatsink without a fan, and you mount a fan to it? :confused:

The results from VR Zone make it looks like the one to go for no doubt!

goujon945 · 9 May 2009 at 21:55

The Be Quiet PSU is probably the best you can get (http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/power_supply/be_quiet_dark_power_pro_650w_atx_psu/5). Also the Thermalright and the Noctua are pretty much as good as you can get on air cooling although the Noctua comes with two of the best fans you can get

EDIT The DO stepping CPU basically runs a tad cooler and overclocks better. Not really a must but newer tech

Daaaveee · 9 May 2009 at 22:08

Okay, taking on board what has been said so far, here is where we are at

Obviously will have to wait for the SSD to come in to stock, anyone know when that could be?

RJC · 9 May 2009 at 22:15

You might want to send a webnote asking when they are due

Just a quick note the motherboard only supports crossfire.

Daaaveee · 9 May 2009 at 22:23

RJC said:
You might want to send a webnote asking when they are due
Just a quick note the motherboard only supports crossfire.

Done, thanks

Does anyone have comments on the choice of RAM, and if it is worth the extra for 2000mhz instead of 1600mhz? I am not that clued up on ram timings etc.

goujon945 · 9 May 2009 at 22:52

AFAIK the speed bump in the RAM is negligible in real world performance. Personally i would get the cheaper RAM recommended above