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alpha-dog

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will these parts go well together?

i wont be overclocking and im thinking of getting the i7 950 instead

getting a case from somewhere else.

any advice would be nice :D
 
Have a look at the BeQuiet PSU, this is not modular but offers 50w more for similar price.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-032-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083

Could save some money by going with the Asus Motherboard, instead, but far as I am aware they are both good.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-399-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1692

As your overclocking you probably want to spend some more on a better cooler some below:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-009-TI&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-072-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
 
i want the antec because it is modular so itll help with cable management. might get the asus instead...

i wont be overclocking, should the arctic freezer 7 be ok ?

its going to be for general use, maybe play a game the odd time
 
Needs bigger screen tbh :P

Why are you pairing such a high end CPU and RAM with such a low end GPU and leetle screen? What is this PC's purpose?
 
Mak3R said:
Needs bigger screen tbh :P

Why are you pairing such a high end CPU and RAM with such a low end GPU and leetle screen? What is this PC's purpose?
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want it to last for a couple of years just, dont really play games much on the computer so no need for an expensive gpu, itll just be for general use

mp260767 said:
would you consider an am3 quad core system ?
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nope, i prefer intel more, been using the same pentium 4 for the past 6-7 years
 
If its just for general use then you'd probably be better off with an i3 based system as the i7 will be total overkill...
 
i like things to be fast :) also want it to be "future proof" mobo comes with usb3 and sata 6gb also a few years down the line i can upgrade it to a i7 980x
 
If its general use and you want it to be fast go with an i3 and an SSD. You will notice much better speeds with an SSD and 4 cores is overkill for general use, you just wont notice much speed difference.

Might want a bigger screen. Bigger = better :p

GPU if your going to game sometimes (depnding which ones of course) You might want a decent GPU which can handle at least medium graphics such as a 5770/4850 or 260.
 
the 240 has hdmi and it isnt that expensive wont game too much tbh, i will eventually get a SSD further down the line

but will 550W be enough to power this set up ? im getting the 950 and the Asus P6X58D-E now
 
alpha-dog said:
the 240 has hdmi and it isnt that expensive

but will 550W be enough to power this set up ? im getting the 950 and the Asus P6X58D-E now
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It may have HDMI but that makes no difference to how **** it is :D

Yes 550W will power an i7 with any high end GPU.

edit: Oh and 70 for a 240 is not cheap. You can get a second hand 4870 for that price.
 
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alpha-dog said:
lol i know, hdmi will be used so i can plug it into my tv to watch 4od or other streaming programs
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If your going to plug it into a TV you might want to get a second hand 5770 for about 90 pound which has HDMI and outputs HD Audio as well and its a much better card to play games with as well.
 
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