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Slynet

Slynet

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Hey, so I'm building my first PC. I have around £2,000, it's flexable so little bit over I don't mind. I have to get everything. I'll be using it for gaming, programming and graphics, so it's gotta handle that easily. Heres what I got, can you help and see if you can get anything better for the price, thanks.

My list
 
Here's what I'd change:

24" OCUK monitor, scrub the WC kit (add a TT instead), and go for a bog-standard DDR2 mobo.

Oh and I might rethink the 9800GX2
 
welcome

firstly, how many nvidia graphics cards are you wanting to physically have?

secondly ,considered the 4870 or GTX280?

thirdly, try a ddr2 based MB, as ddr3 wont really be worth the extra cost
 
jak731 said:
welcome

firstly, how many nvidia graphics cards are you wanting to physically have?

secondly ,considered the 4870 or GTX280?

thirdly, try a ddr2 based MB, as ddr3 wont really be worth the extra cost
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+1: esp. mobo/ram!!!!
 
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sory i cut the total cost of, it was £2,039.81

- The PSU is overkill unless you plan to get another GTX 280 in the future, either way it will last you till the year 3000.

- Id go with ATI, but thats the best route with Nvidia^

-The case is very good, although it is down to tatse, along with the mouse and keyboard etc...

- as said, go with DDR2. DDR3 really is not worth the extra money.

oh, and ive never watercooled and know little about it, so i cant comment on that
 
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Well you might want to wait for 4870 reviews, should be here in the next couple of days. Also is there any particular reason you're going for 7 series motherboard and not P45/X38/X48?

Regarding the above build, looks fine apart from the things I pointed out. Although any reason why you're getting 4x1GB sticks and not a 4GB kit of 2x2GB? PSU is an overkill too.
 
neoboy said:
Also is there any particular reason you're going for 7 series motherboard and not P45/X38/X48?
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probably wrong, but i thought they were just for crossfire? i assumed he was planning on sli due to his PSU being so huge.
 
tbh i like that setup C64, get a lot extra than what he wants, and u can easy add another 4850 when things get a little laggy, and theres room in the budget if he wanted another one from the start.

not rly worth spending the full 2k on a pc, as u can get one that performs almost as well at a lower price.
 
4870 and quad price drops

Depending on when you want this, you may consider waiting for :

1 - the CPU price drops from intel. Expected Q3 (July onwards)
2 - the 4870 from ati

I'd not personally go with the q9300 either, get the q9450 or the q9550 after the price drop.

As you plan on overclocking, perhaps even consider a g0 Q6600 ?
 
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Yea you got to get a q6600 it's more than enough for ages right I went p45 chipset but if you want crossfire go x38 or x48 chipset.I just felt like adding the g25 because it brings racing games alive I suppose and I want one too.All personal preference just an idea of what 2k can get you I suppose.
 
Well if your looking to overclock then Q6600 and a P45 board (asus seem to have the best atm), you can then run crossfire 4870, P45 board is duel PCI2 *8 so shouldnt notice any decrease in performance compaired to the X38/48 boards.

Add yourself a decent air cooler Ultra - 120 or TT and you should get 3.2 easily and if you have a 1/2 decent Q6600 3.6. Ram you will need 6400 no point getting faster unless you are looking to go past 3.6, Geil / Gskill / corsair whatever takes your fancy really.
 
Thanks for the advice people, I'm probably gonna buy it at the end of July early September so the prices should drop quite a bit. I'm really thinking to droping the DDR3 mobo and ram, it's just not nessesary is it. I'll wait for the reviews on the 4870 before I buy anything, I'm not in a rush really. When do they come out?
 
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