Complete/Criticise my Spec!

dave22 · 22 Mar 2009 at 21:55

Hey,

Started to decide on a new system. I have chosen a few things like a CPU and graphics card (open to crticism) but wouldn't mind some advice on motherboards and CPU cooling in particular. This is what I have so far:

Overall I am after a decent system (nothing too flashy but still able to run most things including the odd game) and keeping it fairly quiet woul be nice as my current pc is noisy as hell esspecially after i added a BFG 7800GS OC

Anyway any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers, Dave

Angst · 22 Mar 2009 at 22:01

as for the case id go for the p182, for motherboards id be looking at gigabyte and if your looking at ocin the **** off ur cpu maybe try the noctua 120mm hsf
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=
but iff not just go for the old artic cooling freezer 7 pro
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-017-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=

caithomas44 · 22 Mar 2009 at 22:12

What is the total budget?

Kennysevenfold · 22 Mar 2009 at 22:26

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £164.99
(£143.47) £164.99
(£143.47)

Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - Black (EarthWatts 500W PSU) £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.80GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £113.84
(£98.99) £113.84
(£98.99)

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £57.49
(£49.99) £57.49
(£49.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £38.99
(£33.90) £38.99
(£33.90) Sub Total : £426.34 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 : £65.71 Total : £489.80

Kennysevenfold · 22 Mar 2009 at 22:27

would need a total budget for the rest of the system

dave22 · 22 Mar 2009 at 22:43

Budget wise I originally thought 600 maybe 700 for the base unit.

I don't think I will be clocking the processor because I really doubt it will make much difference to me, and I know very little about doing it. So the Arctic 7 cooler looks good.

So do people think that the "XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £164.99" is a better choice than the Sapphire I originally posted?

Thanks, Dave

Kennysevenfold · 22 Mar 2009 at 22:57

This...

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £164.99
(£143.47) £164.99
(£143.47)

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

Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - Black (EarthWatts 500W PSU) £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.80GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £113.84
(£98.99) £113.84
(£98.99)

Coolermaster Real Power 520w Modular Power Supply £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £57.49
(£49.99) £57.49
(£49.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £38.99
(£33.90) £38.99
(£33.90)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.09
(£13.99) £16.09
(£13.99) Sub Total : £600.44 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 : £91.94 Total : £689.88

dave22 · 22 Mar 2009 at 23:05

Hey,

Yeah that looks good. Couple of things,

The Antec III Piano Piano case I chose has a 500W power supply included so I wouldn't need another right? Unless for some reason this PSU isn't high enough spec?

Just wondered what is better about the "XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB" over the "Sapphire ATI Radeon 4870 1024MB"

Also I have DVD writers etc so no need for them.

Thanks, Dave

Kennysevenfold · 22 Mar 2009 at 23:10

dave22 said:
Hey,

Yeah that looks good. Couple of things,

The Antec III Piano Piano case I chose has a 500W power supply included so I wouldn't need another right? Unless for some reason this PSU isn't high enough spec?

Just wondered what is better about the "XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB" over the "Sapphire ATI Radeon 4870 1024MB"

Also I have DVD writers etc so no need for them.

Thanks, Dave

ahh i would just sell the psu you get with the case, would be risky with that system mate, and no big difference in the graphics cards, just a personel preference

dave22 · 22 Mar 2009 at 23:21

could anyone recommend an alternative to the "Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - Black (EarthWatts 500W PSU) £114.99" without a PSU included then? Just i doubt I will really get round to selling the spare psu and might as well try and save a few quid in the first place.

I was recommended this case originlly because of how quiet it is.

Kennysevenfold · 22 Mar 2009 at 23:26

dave22 said:
could anyone recommend an alternative to the "Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - Black (EarthWatts 500W PSU) £114.99" without a PSU included then? Just i doubt I will really get round to selling the spare psu and might as well try and save a few quid in the first place.

I was recommended this case originlly because of how quiet it is.

its not the case thats noisy, its the parts you pop in it

few great case...really depends on what look you like

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-101-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-157-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-109-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

dave22 · 22 Mar 2009 at 23:55

Any opinions on RAM:

Kingston: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS

or

Corsair: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-174-CS