check list

MrMunch101 · 2 Jan 2009 at 18:26

hi guys i just need someone to go throught my list of what im buying and double it will all work and be ok

1. Thermaltake VI90001W2Z Spedo Case - Black

2. Thermaltake ToughPower 1200W Modular Power Supply

3. Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

4. Intel Core i7 940 2.93Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366)

5. Corsair (TR3X6G1600C8D) 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz XMS3 Dominator Memory CL8(8-8-8--24) for i7

6. HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

7. Western Digital Caviar Blue 500Gb 16Mb Cache Hard Drive SATAII 300MB/s <8.9ms 7200rpm - OEM x2

8. MicroSoft Windows Vista 64Bit - Ultimate Edition - oem

9. Asus DRW-20B1LT 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe Rewriter (Black/Beige) - Retail

if i have missed anything let me know

Ben M · 2 Jan 2009 at 18:30

that psu is stupidly overkill, 700W would be more than enough.

The 920 overclocks to around the same level as the 940 does, and costs £200 less

PwnDirect · 2 Jan 2009 at 19:36

that case is crap like all termaltakes looks nice but dosent cool well & will fall apart

get a wd 640gb drive as there faster

the ramage is also overpriced compared to other x58 mobos while not offering anything more

& as Ben_m says 920 & a 700w psu

95thrifles · 2 Jan 2009 at 19:43

I can thouroughly recomend the antec 1200 case, brilliant at cooling
I agree re getting a 920 but personally Id stick with your 1200W PSU, theres another thread where a guy has similar system to yours but with 2 280's SLI'd and he has problems with his 850W PSU not being strong enough, worked out total draw is 760W ish and when you allow for 80% efficiency it just doesnt cut it. your 1200 means you wont have to worry and give you scope for future in case you decide to add more

MrMunch101 · 2 Jan 2009 at 23:27

my plan is to put 2 4870 X2 and 6 hdd thats why im going to go for the 1200w
and like u say future proof

i love the case my m8 has one and air flow is great and it looks nice

im looking for the best of the best (kinda) and that stuff isnt bad. if u can give me a list of hardware which is the same and costs less than £2000 please let me know

TerminatorUK · 3 Jan 2009 at 00:33

Always worth getting as higher wattage PSU as you can spare the cash for imho at the time of upgrading to have reserve for the future

95thrifles · 3 Jan 2009 at 00:53

ignore the 1200Watt thing though (thought it sounded excessive) the other post has proven power calculation wrong, an 850Watt would suffice for pretty much everything tbh