Check my spec :)

Prophet · 9 Sep 2009 at 11:01

I've already got a Corsair HX620 PSU and ATI 4850 (that I'm happy with for now)

I know the spec is over kill for what I'll be using it for but as I only upgrade every 2/3 years I'm hoping it'll serve me well..

Any positive changes without moving the price too much would be great.

Overall the PC needs to be as quiet as possible.

Prophet · 9 Sep 2009 at 11:58

Anyone?

I'd like to place the order today but need some support lol

Sharlaw · 9 Sep 2009 at 12:04

Looks good to me, the only thing I would change would be the motherboard, as I just don't like only having 4 dimm slots on a tri channel board. But that's just personal prefernece really.

marc512 · 9 Sep 2009 at 12:11

same case as me

DDD i basicly have same spec but i have CORE i5 processor and P55 motherboard.

what about your graphics card? im waiting for the new GT300s to come out. If your not into gaming i think just a cheap 9800GT will do. Mines is doing me well. Works with HD TVS pretty well.

fross · 9 Sep 2009 at 12:16

Great cpu, case, mobo and memory. Why have one 320GB and one 1TB drive? if you're going for a boot/media combination, I would really advise getting an SSD instead, the difference will be dramatic.

Prophet · 9 Sep 2009 at 12:22

marc512 said:
same case as me DDD i basicly have same spec but i have CORE i5 processor and P55 motherboard.

what about your graphics card? im waiting for the new GT300s to come out. If your not into gaming i think just a cheap 9800GT will do. Mines is doing me well. Works with HD TVS pretty well.

I've already got an ATI 4850 which will do the job for now

fross said:
Great cpu, case, mobo and memory. Why have one 320GB and one 1TB drive? if you're going for a boot/media combination, I would really advise getting an SSD instead, the difference will be dramatic.

The SSD's bump the price up a bit

I'll have a look though!

What's the feeling on the CPU cooler? Ideal for the i7?

Sharlaw · 9 Sep 2009 at 13:04

From what I've heard that cooler is very good, but not tried it myself.

glenimp617 · 9 Sep 2009 at 13:15

you have a raid enabled motherboard, why not use it?

Prophet · 9 Sep 2009 at 13:31

glen8 said:
you have a raid enabled motherboard, why not use it?

Don't most of the boards come with RAID now?

I'm not that intetested really. Just looking for a quality board for this setup

Prophet · 9 Sep 2009 at 23:05

Looks like I'll be visiting Overclockers tomorrow as have to drive past there on the way to a job. Happy days!!

Any last tips on how to tweak this spec before I purchase would be great