finish the build please

Zairs · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:11

right so far I have the
Intel Corei7 920 D0
Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
whats next??

infernox · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:12

ram, grafix, hdd, cpu cooler, os, monitor ?

what do you need ? for a start

cmndr_andi · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:25

Have you bought the things you listed or are those just things you have decided to get?

If you have not yet bought anything, I'd strongly suggest you have a look at this motherboard.

As for the rest, you will need RAM, graphics card, CPU cooler, case, power supply, DVD drive (or blu-ray), hard disk (or SSD), operating system. If you are starting from scratch entirely then you will also need a monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers (or headphones/headset). Also, you may want things like a discrete sound card, a secondary storage hard disk, desktop microphone, webcam, joystick, steering wheel etc. etc.

We will be happy to specify the whole lot for you, you just need to tell us what you will be needing, what you plan to use it for and what your budget is.

Unbreakable · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:27

Also worth pointing out that the p55 board you have listed has a different socket to the i7 920.

Zairs · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:38

dont need a monitor, os or case.
i'll be using it for gaming

Zairs · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:41

I have the motherbord, the rest I need
should i use the i5 750 then

Locke · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:42

Zairs said:
I have the motherbord, the rest I need

Okay, do you have the motherboard which you stated in the original post? if so, that's not compatible with the 920 CPU.

Also, what is your budget?

Mak3R · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:42

Well you cant have the i7 920 with that listed motherboard, wrong socket.

Edit: Beaten by a split second

Locke · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:45

Zairs said:
I have the motherbord, the rest I need
should i use the i5 750 then

Ah, you edited your post

Yeah if you have that motherboard already, then you should either go for the i7 860 or the i5 750 tbh, depending on your budget of course.

Which we can't spec you anything for if we don't know what it is (budget)

Zairs · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:45

Not sure on a budget, but good stuff at a good price if that makes sence

Mr Krugga · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:49

It really depends on what you're going to use the system for.

Zairs · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:51

could you do a mid and high range build
using the motherboard a i5 750 chip
i'll be using it for gaming

stulid · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:55

psu is made by seasonic and is quiet.

fastest harddrive in its class.

If you want to add an performance heatsink, then something like a Titan Fenrir is perfect.

Mr Krugga · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:56

Added my board of choice by accident. Your board doesn't do symmetrical Crossfire so I would suggest getting a better card if you can stretch.

Zairs · 15 Jun 2010 at 16:21

thanks people, great ideas there

Zairs · 15 Jun 2010 at 16:29

would it be worth doing more ram??
what about the radeon 5770 card

Gary* · 15 Jun 2010 at 16:36

So far all I can gather that this machine is used for gaming and you need the base system.

What resolution are you gaming at?

Ryan-3 · 15 Jun 2010 at 16:47

So far I gather you have a i7 and a 1156 board? So ditch 1156, and go 1366

Heres what i'd do:

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£229.98

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK)
£122.99

Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
£119.99

Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black
£80.99

OCZ StealthXStream 2 700W Power Supply
73.99

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS)
£49.98

Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£14

Comes to £708.08

Mr Krugga · 15 Jun 2010 at 17:10

Zairs said:
I have the motherbord, the rest I need
should i use the i5 750 then

Ryan-3 said:
So far I gather you have a i7 and a 1156 board? So ditch 1156, and go 1366

Figure it out.

stulid · 15 Jun 2010 at 17:12