Final spec check please....

father-ted · 19 Oct 2009 at 19:05

The hardware I seem to have finally decided upon are:-

*OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz @ 4.00GHz Max / Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 Motherboard / Corsair XMS3 6GB PC3-12800C9 DDR3 / Corsair H50 Bundle £599.99
(£521.73) £599.99
(£521.73)

Corsair Obsidian 800D Full Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £209.99
(£182.60) £209.99
(£182.60)

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £172.99
(£150.43) £172.99
(£150.43)

Crucial M225 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (CT64M225) £144.99
(£126.08) £144.99
(£126.08)

Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card (90-YAA055-1UAN00Z) £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail £66.99
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £59.98
(£52.16) £59.98
(£52.16)

Compro VideoMate Vista T500F DVB-T Hybrid Internal PCI TV Tuner - Retail £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)

Sony Optiarc DRU-870S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail £23.99
(£20.86) £23.99
(£20.86)

Akasa AK-FN057 Apache Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £13.98
(£12.16) £69.90
(£60.80) Sub Total : £1,277.24 Shipping cost based on delivery to Credit/debit card billing address, with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £191.59 Total : £1,468.83

Have I made any mistakes or is there anything I should change for something better?

I will be changing the gfx card in the new year, so decided on the 4890 for now.

I already have a Tagan 900w power supply.

Do I need to order any cables (sata2 etc)?

Many thanks

Neil McCauley · 19 Oct 2009 at 19:29

You've left your postcode in the post father-ted.

roid · 19 Oct 2009 at 21:10

Looks fine to me. Maybe add some thermal paste?

Sasahara · 19 Oct 2009 at 21:18

I'd get a 5850 instead of the 4890 Vapor-X 2048MB.

Do you really need 2Gb of Video Memory?

BigRazer93 · 19 Oct 2009 at 21:19

Looks like a rather good build. I would buy the cpu.mobo/memory.cooler sepret imo as its really easy to overclock and you can do it yourself. Also, the 5850 is somthing to look at but non instock atm.

father-ted · 20 Oct 2009 at 18:56

Sasahara said:
I'd get a 5850 instead of the 4890 Vapor-X 2048MB.

Do you really need 2Gb of Video Memory?

Its only 20 quid or so more than the other, and as I will be gaming at high res thought it would be of benefit.

QwaF · 20 Oct 2009 at 18:59

Yeah, i wouldn't go with the 4890 - i'd go straight for a 5850. Other than that, looks great. Then in the future, you could go with a 5870 or another 5850 for crossfire.

father-ted · 20 Oct 2009 at 19:03

Ben-Irvine93 said:
Looks like a rather good build. I would buy the cpu.mobo/memory.cooler sepret imo as its really easy to overclock and you can do it yourself. Also, the 5850 is somthing to look at but non instock atm.

Yes will probably buy seperately.

Was thinking about a 5850 also.....which one is the more likely to come into stock first......I need to order asap, was hoping to do it tonight before I change my mind again!

father-ted · 20 Oct 2009 at 19:05

Do I need to order any sata2 cables etc, or will they all come with the hardware?

Will they be long enough?

father-ted · 23 Oct 2009 at 18:58

Just wondering if I should have ordered a mount for the SSD with this case??

Any ideas? Should I ring up tomorrow and get one added to my order?

father-ted · 24 Oct 2009 at 13:29

anyone?