Final spec check please

gib73

gib73

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About to order the following and looking for any feedback:

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C9 1333MHz TwinX Dual Channel (TW3X4G1333C9) £102.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version) £99.99

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5750 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £88.99

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £74.99

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £71.99

Corsair VX 450W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-450VXUK) £58.99

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £42.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.99

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2)

Akasa SATA-2 45cm Silver Data Cable £4.08

Total is £641.74 inc del.

Will the PSU be sufficient for overclocking the CPU ? Not planning to buy an additional GPU.
 
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Spec looks good, the PSU will be more than enough :)

SATA cables will come with the motherboard, unless you require different ones :)
 
Thanks again RJC. It's loosely based on the spec you posted for me yesterday and a bit more than the budget of £500.

I'll leave off the cables but can you think of anything else I need for the build ?
 
thermal paste, althrough some cheap stuff might come with the cooler

it looks good overwise, I belive thier might be a chance to unlock that 550 to a quad, not sure what mobo you can do it with through :(
 
Thanks AMG.

I think the cooler comes with paste.

I think it is possible to unlock to 2 cores using the mobo I have chosen. If it works then I will be laughing !
 
Would the Sapphire 5750 1Gb be better than the XFX 5750 512Mb ?

I have seen the Corsair HX Series 450W PSU for not much more than the Corsair VX 450W. Just wondering which would be the better option if similar price ?
 
gib73 said:
Thanks again RJC. It's loosely based on the spec you posted for me yesterday and a bit more than the budget of £500.

I'll leave off the cables but can you think of anything else I need for the build ?
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That's cheating :p:D

The cooler comes pre-applied with MX-2 paste which is pretty good stuff.

I do if I remember correctly that board can unlock 2 extra cores.

Between the PSU, the modular can come in handy if you don't use all the cables, but either way you wont be disappointed.

GPU, not sure, depends on the game as as some may require larger memory, but not 100% sure, personal choice I would choose the 1gb card.
 
Thanks for all your help guys.

Finally placed my order after spending the past week going over and over the spec.
 
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