AMD Build

hash899 · 26 May 2011 at 12:56

Intel Build

Hi guys,

I made another build but this time its an AMD build. Please take a look and keep in mind its my first build:

Build in post #13

I went with a AMD build cause of the new bulldozer processor coming out. With this build I could implement it easily.

Appreciate the help.

hash899 · 26 May 2011 at 14:20

olivier renault said:
Check if the Fenrir fits the Crosshair. It needs a bit of room around the socket.

I've read it on this post that it does fit: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=17337002&postcount=26

I've upgraded the psu to:

OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply

is that any good?

hash899 · 26 May 2011 at 16:12

I'm thinking of getting an intel build but which build would be good for gaming with a £600 budget with a Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge)?

hash899 · 26 May 2011 at 18:46

Reaper 392 said:
something like this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £155.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £124.99
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £29.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £606.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

ps, was that a blu ray writer, blu ray reader + DVD writer, or just a DVD writer you had in your basket in the OP?

Thanks for that build. I'm actually thinking about going for the 6850 instead for that build. A little over my budget but it's probably worth it

Oh and that was a DVD rewriter. I named it wrong sorry

hash899 · 26 May 2011 at 22:10

sk82jack said:
Not worth it. 5850 is better

5850 vs 6850

thanks for that. read about it and it turns out the 5850 is definitely better than the 6850

hash899 · 27 May 2011 at 09:47

Hi will the build fit in a Antec 200?

hash899 · 7 Jun 2011 at 17:12

Hi guys I actually ordered the parts and finished building it over the weekend. just getting my hands on the windows 7 cd now (MSDN for students).

I was wondering which monitor will be best for this build if it was for gaming and watching videos in quality? I want to have dual monitors too. appreciate the help.