AMD PC Build Final Check before order.

GTO656 · 18 Oct 2011 at 17:40

Hey guys so I am building my first PCwhich I planned for a few months, and whether are any adjustments I need to make. Budget(not going with Intel i5 route) is around £400 mark now, and I already have the HD6870 as the GFX and Mid-sized gaming Case with front LED fan and DVD Drive, have Mouse and 26"TV monitor. No plans to go CF for now which is why Im getting the cheaper board also have Wins 7. 64bit.

I am a bit worried about the Network Card(does that fit into the PCI E x1 slot, GFX goes into X16?) as well as if I have the sufficient PSU cable, SATA cables etc neededto run PC? and is 1600mhz RAM compatible with CPU and Mobo? Here it is

Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £74.98
(£62.48) £74.98
(£62.48)
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £46.98
(£39.15) £46.98
(£39.15)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £46.98
(£39.15) £46.98
(£39.15)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £42.95
(£35.79) £42.95
(£35.79)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Logitech K300 Compact Keyboard (920-001488) £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN781ND) £9.98
(£8.32) £9.98
(£8.32)
Xigmatek Orange Line 120mm White LED Fan (XLF-F1253) £7.99
(£6.66) £7.99
(£6.66)
Gigabyte 'Ghost' Mouse Pad £6.98
(£5.82) £6.98

Thanks Guys.

GTO656 · 18 Oct 2011 at 17:56

stulid said:
Firstly, it all works and is compatible etc, the network card does indeed go into a 1X slot with your 6870 in the 16X slot.

Is your DVD drive SATA?

The main concern is with the height of the Vengeance RAM maybe getting in the way of the Gelid cooler, try some low profile stuff,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Thx Stulid, Yeh the Vengeance RAM looks quite big. Do these XMS 3 works just as well as them?. I have checked the DVD drive and there is a four pin( I think is for power) and a ribbon cable(black connector to DVD and Blue to motherboard) so is that SATA? o and I plan to overclock CPU and RAM so no problem?

Cheers

GTO656 · 18 Oct 2011 at 18:33

stulid said:
The XMS works just as well

Your DVD drive sounds like a IDE, does the cable look like this,

Yes that is the cable its much slower isn't it? , should I upgrade as Im planning to use Blu ray anyway

GTO656 · 18 Oct 2011 at 18:41

stulid said:
The motherboard doesnt have a IDE connector, these are being phased out, so its time to buy a new SATA drive.

Ah right didn't know that, I'll get a Blu ray one thanks.

GTO656 · 18 Oct 2011 at 21:57

I've have pushed total to about £400 mark, Does any1 know if the Xigmatek Orange 120mm is a gd fan for the back, Is it enough to keep the whole system cool?

thxs

GTO656 · 18 Oct 2011 at 23:04

Another thing I would want to know is the sound is it through onboard? Can I use the GFX's HDMI and the sound would come through that and into monitor speaker??

GTO656 · 18 Oct 2011 at 23:14

Doomedspeed said:
I'd say yes, as you have an intake fan, that will act as an exhaust fan. Will keep it nice and cool.

Is there any reason you've gone for a 750W PSU? i'd say you only need between 500W-600W. Can save a bit of money there.

Otherwise; as long as the RAM issue is sorted; it looks good.

Brilliant, I've gone for 750 PSU as it has gone down, and for the near future I might be go crossfire. I'm also thinking still if it is possible to take the big heat spreaders off the Vengeance if the Gelid cooler is in the way? as I don't really wanna go over the budget?

thxs

GTO656 · 18 Oct 2011 at 23:27

This is the case its going in: Envizage E-6691 Black Silver ATX Gaming PC Tower Case
Does any1 know if the Samsung F3 HDD is an 2.5" or 3.5" in size? sorry for all the questions

GTO656 · 18 Oct 2011 at 23:49

Davefran said:
Might be worth getting a retail Blu-ray player so you get the bundled software for playing movies.
F3 is 3.5"

Ok thats great for the HDD, I already have the Blu ray software on Disc which should'nt be a problem, thx though

. So is there any more things I need to look out for lol? don't wanna have any mistakes after I order.

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 00:26

Does any1 know if the 3 pins come with the Xitmatek fan? I think its all good now, does any1 know what time the weekly deals end?

cheers

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 00:35

Davefran said:
Normally change wed morn, not sure what time though

Ok thx mate, I think I'll order it early in the morning, if it does end before that then I'm going to have to make some amendments again

.

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 10:07

Missed it, any1 know which of these two PSU to go for OCZ ZS 750W 80 Plus Bronze or Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze?? as there the same price.

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 10:24

Ok thx mp gonna switch from OCZ to Lepa B

, @Geeman So can the 3-pin go right onto the motherboard or would I need like some converter cables or sumit lol?

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 10:40

geeman1979 said:
Yes you can connect it straight to the board.

Ok cheers, I think im about ready to order.

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 11:01

Is there anything I need to worry before I hit the button? last time :0

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 11:43

Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £74.98
(£62.48) £74.98
(£62.48)
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £46.98
(£39.15) £46.98
(£39.15)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £46.98
(£39.15) £46.98
(£39.15)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £42.95
(£35.79) £42.95
(£35.79)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Logitech K300 Compact Keyboard (920-001488) £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
OcUK Value 150Mbps Wireless-N PCI-Express Adapter £9.98
(£8.32) £9.98
(£8.32)
Xigmatek Orange Line 120mm White LED Fan (XLF-F1253) £7.99
(£6.66) £7.99
(£6.66)
Gigabyte 'Ghost' Mouse Pad £6.98
(£5.82) £6.98
(£5.82)

Here it is, Im measuring my case at the minute, will the 120mm fan fit into 90mm/90mm width length?? is it to big?

thx

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 12:03

Any help plz? I'll try and take a few photos

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 12:16

The front fan is on the right side, it came with the external USB,Reset and power cables to go on motherboard. It also says its for Micro/ATX so no problem for mobo?

Here is the measurment for the fan about 80mm X 80mm will it fit??

thxs

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 12:38

mp260767 said:
have a look at the Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) memory currently £37.99 inc VAT and doesn't have the big heat spreaders.

unless you have the software go with a retail version of the blue ray drive.

if theres a gap in the case for a 120mm fan you could buy a 80mm to 120mm convertor.

thx dude, already have blu-ray software, and I'll go with the ballastic sport(can that be overclocked to about 1800mhz?) to be on the safe side with the Gelid. Can you link me to an 80mm to 120mm convertor??

GTO656 · 19 Oct 2011 at 13:44

Can't find any on overclockers site.