£750 system

nWovance · 13 Mar 2010 at 03:33

Will these bits and bobs work together you think, if so how far could it overclock i wonder.

JeffyB · 13 Mar 2010 at 03:39

Looks pretty good, i would suggest a better cooler speend the £20/30 more to get a decent one that will be able to keep up with your ever increasing knowledge of overclocking. I cannot comment on the limlitations of that particular micro atx mobo but generally atx is preferable if your case can fit it. Is 250gb seriously enough or will that just be the os and apps drive? Lastly monitor res, perhaps a 5850 would do?

stulid · 13 Mar 2010 at 03:48

Maybe change the psu to one from a known quality brand.

nWovance · 13 Mar 2010 at 03:49

I bought a new monitor recently from here that has 1920x1080, and the hdd will be the primary drive for a while atleast.

nWovance · 13 Mar 2010 at 03:50

Lol, was hoping i could get away with that ITS SO CHEAP. -edit- the PSU i'm referring too of course.

Quixote · 13 Mar 2010 at 04:41

I was going to suggest you trim back elswhere to allow for a better PSU but I see you've really optimised your spec price-wise.
Honestly, I think you should drop back to the 5850, which will still annihilate anything going for a good while.
Spend (most) of the saving on a really great PSU, like one of these :
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-013-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1581
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-022-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088
which will last you through a few builds / upgrades
& spend (a little) to get a really nice cooler that will last a few builds too.
Thats just my thoughts though, others may disagree.

UltimateBadger · 13 Mar 2010 at 09:04

I concur. Change GFX card to a 5850 and get a Corsair PSU (or similar) and a better HDD - Maybe a Spinpoint F1 1TB. You will then have a nicely balanced and powerful PC.

Vision · 13 Mar 2010 at 12:43

UltimateBadger said:
I concur. Change GFX card to a 5850 and get a Corsair PSU (or similar) and a better HDD - Maybe a Spinpoint F1 1TB. You will then have a nicely balanced and powerful PC.

This

JW1993 · 13 Mar 2010 at 12:53

I'd change the PSU for a more reliable brand such as Corsair, Antec etc. That drive's gonna be pretty slow so i'd suggest spending £20/30 more on a faster one. Rest seems fine though

mattjd · 13 Mar 2010 at 13:02

I think its worth the extra £6 for the 750 retail version you get 2 more years of warranty

regulus · 13 Mar 2010 at 14:07

I must comment. You picked a great PC for a cheap price.

Tiamat21 · 13 Mar 2010 at 14:12

Excellent set up, but switch the PSU for a corsair.

regulus · 13 Mar 2010 at 14:14

Would the 5870 fit in the case you picked?

nWovance · 13 Mar 2010 at 20:27

"The Elite 360 is a mini-tower that accommodates micro-ATX and ATX motherboards" "edit" not sure this helps lol

nWovance · 13 Mar 2010 at 20:52

Okay some changes that might please some people, higher quality products and guaranteed compatibility and stability on the ram and cpu. The cpu will clock to 4.2ghz on this setup i believe and it has the required cooling and power "least i think" + the extra storage from 250gb to 500gb & the retail version of the i5 which has the longer warranty?

stulid · 13 Mar 2010 at 20:57

That case is butt ugly, can you afford a antec300?

nWovance · 13 Mar 2010 at 21:00

of course, but i quite like the look of it ^.^

longqoo · 13 Mar 2010 at 21:11

pretty solid build!

Marvin · 13 Mar 2010 at 21:46

Again, it'd be worth checking the fitment, the Elite 360 you linked to earlier won't even fit a 5850 in there, let alone a 5870. Otherwise, that's a good spec overall.

If you like odd-looking cases, take a look at NZXT's cases, like the Gamma and M59. They're good quality cases, will take larger GPUs (like the 5870) and aren't too expensive.