Could you please check my proposed build.

Revolution · 11 Sep 2011 at 23:27

Hi all..

First post and hello....

This place was highly recommended by friends of mine so was hoping you could help me out.

Been doing a lot of reading about different specs for builds.

Wanting to build a good unit as previous ones have had some `handmedown` parts.

Bought some kit and was wondering if what I have so far is ok.

Case -
HAF 932

Motherboard -
ASUS M4N75TD

Cpu -
AMD Phenom X4 955 3.2GHZ BLACK SKT AM3

Psu -
ANTEC 650W

Os -
WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 64

Hard drives -
2 x Samsung 500G

To buy.....

Ram -
CRUCIAL CT2KIT51264BD1339 - (2 kits = 16GIG)

Graphics card -
??????
Sli -
??????
(havent got a clue here...got an old GTS8800OC BFG at the moment)

Cooler -
COOLERMASTER - V8 or V10 or ?

Thinking about an SSd for Windows ??

Mainly for video through the Plasma TV 42"
Blue Ray, gaming.. etc

Needs to be good for streaming onto the big screen too.

I dont mind paying for kit that is good, I dont want to scrape the barrel on hardware.

Anything I forgot ?

Thanks in advance.

Chris.

Revolution · 11 Sep 2011 at 23:42

Yeah,

The only hardware I have bought so far is the motherboard and cpu...

Recommended by an IT mate of mine, dont tell me their not upto it..

The other components I have already in this build I`m on now.

Chris.

Revolution · 11 Sep 2011 at 23:43

Surveyor said:
Quote edited to try and make it a bit more welcoming

I`m ok with the reply, crack on..

Revolution · 12 Sep 2011 at 13:04

fowler002 said:
how long ago did you buy the cpu and mb? if its not been 7 working days, would suggest you return them under dsr and give your it mate a good kicking(oh and get the return delivery cost off him)

amd is rubbish compared to intel at the moment, bulldozer may change that when its released.

budget would be helpful so we can suggest parts or else we'll be guessing.

Why ? whats wrong with them ?

Current set up...

MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 90nm
Asrock K10N78D (CPUSocket) mobo
640mb GeForce 8800 GTS (BFG Tech)
2.00 GB Dual channel DDR2 @236Mhz (4-4-4-12)
Dell 2005FPW (1680x1050@60Htz)
2x 500GIG Western Digital WDC (SATA)
VIA High Definition Audio (built in board)

It must run better than this lot, wanting a significant increase in everything.

Dont want to go mad with money, just an effective upgrade.

If you need more details of what I am running at the moment I can post it up.

Thanks for any input.

Chris.