£1500 - What do you think?

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Hi @ All,

I posted in the "Spec me" thread but decided to start one on its own to get your opinions. (mostly because im not very patient and need a PC badly as mine has gone poof - sorry)

I'm looking for a good gaming PC. I currently play WoW & AoC but i want a system that will basically play any current game on top settings nicely.

Formatuk very kindly specced something in the other thread and i have played around with it and finished up on below.

Where have i spent to much and where have i spent not enough? I went for 750 PSU as i hope to put a SSD and another graphics card in the future when i have more cash. Is the RAM ok or should i have gone for something else?

What would you guys do different if you were spending ~ 1500?

MOBO:
Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

PROCESSOR:
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM

GRAPHICS CARD:
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (AX4870X2 2GBD5-H)

RAM:
OCZ Reaper 6GB (3 X 2GB) DDR3 PC3-15000 (1866MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3RPR1866C9LV6GK)

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS)

PSU:
Corsair TX 750W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXUK)

COOLING:
Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler (Socket 940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366)

CASE:
Antec 900-2 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

OTHER:
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939)
- Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset (51MZ0310AA001)
- removed adaptor
- LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Total: £1531
 
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get rid of the network card, is there any better CPU coolers? isnt there a new true? maybe a slightly beefier psu if you wana got CF X2's?

rest looks good though. is the rampage 2 worth the premium?
 
This is what I would go for, pretty similar to yours;

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Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (102-B50902-00-AT) £335.80
(£292.00) £335.80
(£292.00)
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £255.29
(£221.99) £255.29
(£221.99)
Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £180.54
(£156.99) £180.54
(£156.99)
OCZ Reaper 6GB (3 X 2GB) DDR3 PC3-15000 (1866MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3RPR1866C9LV6GK) £137.99
(£119.99) £137.99
(£119.99)
Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 750W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply £120.99
(£105.21) £120.99
(£105.21)
Antec 900-2 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £103.49
(£89.99) £103.49
(£89.99)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £91.99
(£79.99) £91.99
(£79.99)
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail £76.98
(£66.94) £76.98
(£66.94)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £67.84
(£58.99) £67.84
(£58.99)
Zalman CNPS9900-LED CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £51.74
(£44.99) £51.74
(£44.99)
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset (51MZ0310AA001) £28.74
(£24.99) £28.74
(£24.99)
Sub Total : £1,262.07
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £191.37
Total : £1,467.19
 
Thanks guys. Order sent, due tomorrow so I got the weekend to set it up.

This will be my first self build, anyone got any links for guides etc? (Couldn't find anything on forum)
 
Just use Google and Youtube. If you get stuck, then post a question up on here.

Make sure you post pics though, step by step please. :D
 
Ok so it's all came this morning, and ive just finished putting together - although not successfully. :( (as i said, first ever build so just followed a couple of google guides).

When i switch on, the fans come on, but i get red light on the v8 cpu fan, graphics card and the power button for the Mobo. I also get no beeps.

I know its rather vague but anyone have suggestion where to start? Ive checked everythings pluged in proper but that doesnt mean i havent made some major noob mistake in the first place.

Suggestions?

(btw ive taken tons of pics which ill post once its up and running)
 
Try a CMOS reset, sometimes works, ensure all power connectors are installed including GPU power and the 8 pin power for CPU.
Another thing to try is each memory module individualy.
 
From the looks of a couple of them pictures, it would seem that you haven't connected the 4/8 pin CPU power connector. The lead comes from the PSU and you can either use the 4 pin or 8 pin connector which then needs to be connected where the red dots are located shown on the picture below:

Motherboard.jpg
 
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Having a search around, it would seem the red lights are part of the design instead of indicating a problem. So, I believe you are all set to go.

Well done for building your first system. You have a very nice computer there.
 
@ Fire Wizard. Thankyou mate. Very much appreciate your time.

@siumat. Yep got a SAM-SSD64M Samsung 64GB 2.5" SATA-II MLC Solid State Hard Drive. Second one on orderfor raid 0.
 
ah ha apologies just had a quick skim and didnt see any mention but nice build shame image shack isnt being friendly to me the images are so slow to load!!!
 
Sweet build mate. Nice to see you put some pictures up.

Oh and Fire Wizard, good spot there. I don't think I would have noticed the 4 pin connecter on the mobo if I was taking a look at them.
 
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