Finalised system: Pls Comment

your_mum · 6 Dec 2009 at 19:40

Here is the final decision that I have come down on. Can anyone comment and point out any problems pls. I have taken everyone's advice into consideration, and this is what i gotz:

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz + Coolit Systems Domino A.L.C Watercooling System Bundle

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Corsair TX 950W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-950TXUK)

Coolermaster HAF 932 Case - Black

OcUK ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game + Ruby Doll * 2

Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (TR3X6G1600C9)

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-00765) £107.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS)

LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail

JonJ678 · 6 Dec 2009 at 19:42

The coolit domino is crap, you don't want that. Otherwise nothing too bad. PSU is overspecified, but then that's a good component to overspec.

Didn't think 7 professional offered anything significant over home premium but I daresay you've checked this.

95thrifles · 6 Dec 2009 at 19:46

Agree with Jon, persnally Id get a 750HX (still more than enough) rather than 950TX, and yeah unless you need the specific features HP is enough for 99% of people

Biz.Kid09 · 6 Dec 2009 at 19:47

Get the Corsair h50 and also change hdd to Samsung f3.

will0812 · 6 Dec 2009 at 19:49

What is the PC going to be used for? I assume gaming, in which case as JonJ said Home premium will be fine. Also many peope's favourite HDD's are WD Caviar Black or Samsung F3, so you may wish to consider those. You would probably be fine with a 750W PSU, but go for 850W if you want, 950 is a bit overkill.

95thrifles · 6 Dec 2009 at 19:49

to be fair he'd be fine with a 550

will0812 · 6 Dec 2009 at 19:51

to be fair listen to 95thrifles, he knows far more than me

your_mum · 6 Dec 2009 at 19:55

OK, Will do, I have heard about the samsung f3 3 times today, and had a look, but cant find it. I will go for an 850, because later on I intend to make huge upgrades, ie an extra 5870, another 6 Gb RAM.

The Domino is part of a package deal with the i7 though, so....but if there is that much difference.....

I do intend to use it for gaming on high res, and 3D animation etc.

your_mum · 6 Dec 2009 at 19:59

I put an F3 in, but they have no 500GBs in stock, and I want to order 2morrow

your_mum · 6 Dec 2009 at 20:03

I put it down to an 850, but will that really support three graphics cards in x-fire, I have two now already.

Josh P · 6 Dec 2009 at 20:08

Probably yes, but are you likely to want 3 in xfire? Scaling isn't brilliant, you'd be better off when the time comes selling the 5770s and getting a 5970 or something.

What others have said is good advice - change to a H50.

your_mum · 6 Dec 2009 at 20:09

Fair do's, how long do you think before I will need to do that then?

your_mum · 6 Dec 2009 at 20:28

no, you need pro to run some xp programs

will0812 · 6 Dec 2009 at 20:30

If there are no 500GB F3's in stock and you dont want to wait, either go for a 1TB F3, or if you only want 500gb, go for WD Caviar Black.

your_mum · 6 Dec 2009 at 20:39

I did go for a 1TB F3, and the other thing bout this sys is that I can get a little money back from all of the copies of dirt 2....

how much do you reckon i can get/each copy?

with all of the modifications I made there are currently 3 or 4

Biz.Kid09 · 6 Dec 2009 at 20:43

Well you dont get the cd only a code to download as far as i know... So with that in mind i would imagine not a lot as a lot of people will prefer the disc.

your_mum · 6 Dec 2009 at 20:48

oh well...

Nocky24 · 6 Dec 2009 at 20:52

Biz.Kid09 said:
Get the Corsair h50 and also change hdd to Samsung f3.

I can safely say myself that both of these are very good!