Advice on New Machine

grantwebb · 28 Jan 2010 at 15:01

Hi All,

Its been a while since ive been "under the hood" of machine building so would appreciate some advice on the following components im thinking of ordering for a new rig.

Dont want to spend a fortune on top-spec but im looking for something half decent.

Would be good to hear if anyone has any view on component compatibility or suggest better alternatives (of approx same cost)

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
OCZ Vertex Series 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX60G)
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - OEM
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
MSI P55-CD53 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366)
OcUK Value 2.5" to 3.5" Hard Drive Adapter

Thanks in advance

G

ssharp59 · 28 Jan 2010 at 15:04

patriot ddr3 1600mhz is cheaper , maybe have a look at some of my recent posts as its a similar build to mine.

grantwebb · 28 Jan 2010 at 15:08

Thanks, love the photos of your arrived bits

forgot how opening that big box feels.

On another note, havent purchased from OC before and wondered what the general view is ?

Im thinking i might by the GPU from OC but the rest from ****** as it works out about 8% cheaper and ive never had any issues with them.

R088ieS86 · 28 Jan 2010 at 15:10

Are you looking around the £1000-£1200 mark?

grantwebb · 28 Jan 2010 at 15:11

More around £850 (which this little lot adds up to)

stulid · 28 Jan 2010 at 15:17

Seams a nice spec, maybe a large harddisk for backup/storage

NotAGolf · 28 Jan 2010 at 15:19

grantwebb said:
Thanks, love the photos of your arrived bits forgot how opening that big box feels.

On another note, havent purchased from OC before and wondered what the general view is ?

Im thinking i might by the GPU from OC but the rest from ****** as it works out about 8% cheaper and ive never had any issues with them.

Very good service imo. Don't buy that much stuff unfortunately but when I do I've never had any problems. Not had to return anything either but I regularly see people saying they've had no problems doing so if they've had to.

samurl · 28 Jan 2010 at 15:20

Yeah, I had just mentioned the Patriot ram in my build thread, also wasn't sure, as it's cheaper but slighter on top. Looks good though!! :cool: