Another Build Suggestion Thread

WeeMan411 · 13 Apr 2009 at 20:54

Been planning on upgrading my PC over the past few months, but every time I decide on a build, I keep changing my mind in the end. So far this is what I was planning on getting:

Asus P5Q-E Intel P45
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (planning to overclock to 4.0+Ghz)
Powercolour ATI Radeon HD4890 1GB
Corsair Dominator 4GB RAM
Seagate Barracude 1.5TB HD
ThermalTake Khandalf with LCS Black Case
700W OCZ GameXStream PSU

Total cost is around £850

Really wanted a second oppinion on the build and whether to ditch the dual core for a new i7 CPU/Mobo and DDR3 Ram.

Kenai · 13 Apr 2009 at 20:58

If you can afford it, i'd go i7.

If not, i'd still be tempted to go C2Q anyway with something like the Q9550.

Ducky Spud · 13 Apr 2009 at 21:06

Yea, I'd go i7 if I had the money. Will probably take you over £1000 but should be pretty much future proof

coupe69 · 13 Apr 2009 at 21:11

Core I7 for the win, and ditch the dreadfull thermalcack case, rubbish build quality and for the price you'd pay for that you could get a really nice case with decent air cooling

siumatfung · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:00

cooler master HAF case and corsair PSU

Kennysevenfold · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:07

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - OEM £229.99
(£199.99) £229.99
(£199.99)

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £195.99
(£170.43) £195.99
(£170.43)

Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £116.14
(£100.99) £116.14
(£100.99)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS) £109.99
(£95.64) £109.99
(£95.64)

Coolermaster Real Power 620w Modular Power Supply £79.98
(£69.55) £79.98
(£69.55)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £50.59
(£43.99) £50.59
(£43.99)

Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £48.29
(£41.99) £48.29
(£41.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel (KHX6400D2LLk2/4G) £31.99
(£27.82) £31.99
(£27.82) Sub Total : £750.40 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £114.44 Total : £865.34

siumatfung · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:09

kenny might aswell get an i7 if we hitting £800 likes

Kennysevenfold · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:17

siumatfung said:
kenny might aswell get an i7 if we hitting £800 likes

hit us with am I7 spec then...for around 800

Kennysevenfold · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:19

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Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £249.54
(£216.99) £249.54
(£216.99)

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £195.99
(£170.43) £195.99
(£170.43)

Foxconn Renaissance Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
(£146.08) £167.99
(£146.08)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS) £109.99
(£95.64) £109.99
(£95.64)

Coolermaster Real Power 620w Modular Power Supply £79.98
(£69.55) £79.98
(£69.55)

Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel (TR3X6G1333C9) £63.99
(£55.64) £63.99
(£55.64)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £50.59
(£43.99) £50.59
(£43.99) Sub Total : £798.32 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £121.62 Total : £932.44

siumatfung · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:23

edit:bet u haj comes on it a mo and does an even better one haha

edit: if u put ur case and HDD in spec think its a little more i think its worth the extra if u are considering spednig dat much

Kennysevenfold · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:27

siumatfung said:
edit:bet u haj comes on it a mo and does an even better one haha

edit: if u put ur case and HDD in spec think its a little more i think its worth the extra if u are considering spednig dat much

Aye no doubt Icey is lurking about somewhere O_o

siumatfung · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:28

u recovered from ur head ache?

l33-4 · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:34

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £235.74

Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £160.99

XFX GeForce GTX 260 "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail XFX GeForce GTX 260 "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £149.99

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £79.34

OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £71.99

Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel (TR3X6G1333C9) Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel (TR3X6G1333C9) £63.99

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £50.59

Sub Total : £706.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £107.87
Total : £827.00

what about this ? a little closer to your budget

for got optical drive Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM 17.99

Kennysevenfold · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:35

siumatfung said:
u recovered from ur head ache?

I think so

Hard weekends drinking calls for a trip to the gym tomowrrow :eek:

coupe69 · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:35

siumatfung you forgot an optical drive

Kennysevenfold · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:36

l33-4 said:
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £235.74

Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £160.99

XFX GeForce GTX 260 "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail XFX GeForce GTX 260 "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £149.99

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £79.34

OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £71.99

Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel (TR3X6G1333C9) Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel (TR3X6G1333C9) £63.99

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £50.59

Sub Total : £706.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £107.87
Total : £827.00

Swap out that motherboard for something a bit better, no future ram upgrades with just 4 ram slots

icey_haj · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:37

I would have posted earlier, but I thought I would let you guys have a go. Obviously I was wrong to wait...

Kenny, need a better mobo than that mate.

Fungus, 650W non-modular PSU???

So here's my spec:

EDIT: That should an Antec 902.

coupe69 · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:38

Kennysevenfold said:
Swap out that motherboard for something a bit better, no future ram upgrades with just 4 ram slots

Yep the Foxconn is a bargain at the moment

l33-4 · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:43

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £235.74

Asus P6T SE Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £180.54

XFX GeForce GTX 260 "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£149.99

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £79.34

OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £71.99

Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel (TR3X6G1333C9) £63.99

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £50.59

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99

Sub Total : £739.27
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £112.77
Total : £864.54

Kennysevenfold · 13 Apr 2009 at 22:46

icey_haj said:
I would have posted earlier, but I thought I would let you guys have a go. Obviously I was wrong to wait...

Kenny, need a better mobo than that mate.

Fungus, 650W non-modular PSU???

So here's my spec:

EDIT: That should an Antec 902.

so what do you say is wrong with the foxconn mobo.?