Hi guys,
Title is perhaps a little misleading - I do know what I want just not which components!
I want:
a quad core (was going to go for the cheapest intel and clock it)
8GB of RAM (not sure if the £30 price difference is worth the slightly tighter timings for the more expensive Geil RAM, and if the lack of heatspreaders will affect it - should I go for Geil or OCZ?)
4870 (not sure if I want the X2 or not, I will be gaming on a 24" screen and want it to last a good while)
Second graphics card (want the cheapest ATI card I can get which is passive and will run with the same drivers as the above 4870 - this is because I will be running 2x 19" secondary monitors from this card. It doesn't have to be too powerful, but I'd like to be able to take advantage of multimonitor games like supreme commander)
Sound card (do I need a separate one, or should I just use the onboard? What are the benefits - I'm not an audiophile!)
Motherboard (need something that can handle all the above with some overclocking - have been out of the loop for a while so am not sure which are the best, I want it to be as quiet as possible and have some decent features - £200 is my max - which chipset is the best at the moment?)
PSU (need something to drive the above, have been recommended seasonic, but was wondering if there is a better one out there. I would prefer a modular design, and am not sure what wattage to go for - should I get the highest I can so it runs more efficiently?)
Cooler - was going to go for an arctic freezer pro - will need a motherboard that can fit this.
HDD - this is the area I am most unsure of, do I go for a raid-0 of 2x320gb drives and get a big backup drive? or should I leave the hassle of raid and get a decent 320gb drive or bigger and just use that? Which single drive (apart from a raptor) would give me the best performance?
Thanks,
Daven
Title is perhaps a little misleading - I do know what I want just not which components!
I want:
a quad core (was going to go for the cheapest intel and clock it)
8GB of RAM (not sure if the £30 price difference is worth the slightly tighter timings for the more expensive Geil RAM, and if the lack of heatspreaders will affect it - should I go for Geil or OCZ?)
4870 (not sure if I want the X2 or not, I will be gaming on a 24" screen and want it to last a good while)
Second graphics card (want the cheapest ATI card I can get which is passive and will run with the same drivers as the above 4870 - this is because I will be running 2x 19" secondary monitors from this card. It doesn't have to be too powerful, but I'd like to be able to take advantage of multimonitor games like supreme commander)
Sound card (do I need a separate one, or should I just use the onboard? What are the benefits - I'm not an audiophile!)
Motherboard (need something that can handle all the above with some overclocking - have been out of the loop for a while so am not sure which are the best, I want it to be as quiet as possible and have some decent features - £200 is my max - which chipset is the best at the moment?)
PSU (need something to drive the above, have been recommended seasonic, but was wondering if there is a better one out there. I would prefer a modular design, and am not sure what wattage to go for - should I get the highest I can so it runs more efficiently?)
Cooler - was going to go for an arctic freezer pro - will need a motherboard that can fit this.
HDD - this is the area I am most unsure of, do I go for a raid-0 of 2x320gb drives and get a big backup drive? or should I leave the hassle of raid and get a decent 320gb drive or bigger and just use that? Which single drive (apart from a raptor) would give me the best performance?
Thanks,
Daven
