Build Question.

temp291 · 7 Feb 2010 at 00:41

Hello there, i'm not the brightest when it comes to building computer rigs so i thought id post here and get some professional help. Im going to be building a new pc hopefully and i would like to know if the build ive made will fit together and work like clock work.

If you can see anything wrong with the build please feel free to help, also if you cant save me any money that would be much appreciated.

Ive been told to also ask if the mother board supports PCI-express 2.1, as the gfx card uses that.

Thank you for you help in advace.

4Play · 7 Feb 2010 at 00:45

Hello temp welcome to the forums. A few questions to make it easier for me to help you.

1. Is this going to be for gaming ? General use ? Video editing

2. What is your maximum budget.

Biz.Kid09 · 7 Feb 2010 at 00:45

Everything looks good,Well we could save some money by getting a triple core athlon (from a competitor) or a dual depending on what you want to do.....I would get the Samsung F3 500gb instead of WD one and if you wanna save some money you could just keep the stock cooler and then you will have no need for the freezer

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 7 Feb 2010 at 00:50

What are you using the computer for primarily?

Are you going to overclock??

What is your budget??

temp291 · 7 Feb 2010 at 00:58

basically i want a rig for gaming that will be able to handle upcoming games. I was planning on not overclocking. My budget would be 500-600 at the most.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 7 Feb 2010 at 01:41

Build One with HD5770 1GB

This is what I would get:

Phenom II X4 955BE ~ £122

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-244-AM

Asus M4A785TD-V Evo ~ £73

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-355-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

8+2 phase VRM with VRM cooling,all solid capacitors and integrated graphics

OR

Asus M4A79XTD Evo ~ £86

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-366-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

8+2 phase VRM with VRM cooling,all solid capacitors and can do symmetrical Crossfire at PCI-E 2.0 8X/8X

4GB 1600MHZ DDR3 RAM ~ £83

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-026-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 Vapor-X ~ £127

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-222-SP

This has an excellent aftermarket cooler

Antec 300 ~ £43

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-101-AN

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB ~ £41

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-081-SA

SATA optical drive ~ £17

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-038-OT&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply ~ £61

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-OC

The total comes to around £567 to £580 excluding postage.

The advantage of the Crossfire capable motherboard is that you could add another HD5770 1GB at a later date to get performance around that of an HD5870:

http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=862

craptakular · 7 Feb 2010 at 01:47

great! If you can stretch to £600 you could get a 5850, Cat would the psu be ok with a 5850?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 7 Feb 2010 at 01:50

Oops!! I edited my previous build after some thought and the costings were a bit off!! Sorry!!

Is it possible you could remove the quote as I need to re-jig the component list please!!

I think the Cat must be a sleepy!!

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 7 Feb 2010 at 01:56

Build Two with HD5850 1GB

It would have cost around £670 excluding postage which is above the budget!!

The HD5850 1GB has around the same power consumption as an HD5850 1GB:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_5870/28.html

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 7 Feb 2010 at 02:12

temp291 · 7 Feb 2010 at 12:55

Thanks for all the help especially cat, i think im going to take your advice and go with your build.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 7 Feb 2010 at 12:59

temp291 said:
Thanks for all the help especially cat, i think im going to take your advice and go with your build.

Build one or three??

Cookeh · 7 Feb 2010 at 15:01

Id go 3 tbh...
Although 1 is still a solid build

temp291 · 7 Feb 2010 at 15:12

Build three mate.

bJN · 7 Feb 2010 at 15:13

Build 3 looks a decent setup, but I would say paying the extra £10 for the HD5770 Vapor-X would be worthwhile

Azra · 7 Feb 2010 at 15:14

Build 3 using stock cooler?

temp291 · 7 Feb 2010 at 15:26

Azra said:
Build 3 using stock cooler?

What would you recommend?

Azra · 7 Feb 2010 at 15:40

if you aren't going to OC it then stock would be fine (If a little noisy) if OC then maybe one of the new Gelids

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD

chipps101 · 7 Feb 2010 at 15:46

+1 on the gelid or maybe even the zalman 9700, at the prices they are they are hard to beat

temp291 · 7 Feb 2010 at 20:22

Thanks for the help guys ill keep it stock unless its very noisy, as im planning to not OC