First Build. Need some feedback.

Atomfix · 10 Dec 2010 at 22:14

RJC said:
Thats the recommended PSU required for your system, you could in theory run a 430w PSU like this one below:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-033-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

But I would prefer a little more room

A little more head room is always the better, because you don't have to invest in another PSU if you ever upgrade that is a little more power hungry

MrElve · 10 Dec 2010 at 23:32

OK guys for a PSU ive dumped the £89 850W XFX and gotton a Corsair TX 750W for £78.

I have also changed the CPU cooler to a coolermaster V8 so i will be able to OC the cpu to a safe and stable 3.6 - 3.8? Ill post another screen any second now

stulid · 10 Dec 2010 at 23:33

£45 for a cooler is ridiculous.

MrElve · 10 Dec 2010 at 23:40

stulid said:
£45 for a cooler is ridiculous.

However the zalman was about £38 itself + the V8 will allow better overclocking + its beast

+ cooler temps under load

cmndr_andi · 10 Dec 2010 at 23:44

Have you considered waiting for Sandy Bridge (January 9th)?

Atomfix · 10 Dec 2010 at 23:45

cmndr_andi said:
Have you considered waiting for Sandy Bridge (January 9th)?

Thought Sandy Bridge is the most hated? because it's hard to overclock

cmndr_andi · 10 Dec 2010 at 23:47

Atomfix said:
Thought Sandy Bridge is the most hated? because it's hard to overclock

It is annoying that you need a K series to overclock - so you can't just buy a cheap CPU and clock it to the sky. That said, the price premium for the K series isn't very much, based on this price list.

MrElve · 10 Dec 2010 at 23:52

Nah i dont want an Intel cpu, plus the sandybridge will probs cost a lot. I'm an AMD fan

MrElve · 11 Dec 2010 at 11:14

Ok here is as it stands at the moment.

£730.85 Incl. VAT & Shipping

Randomface74 · 11 Dec 2010 at 11:17

The only thing I'd actually buy in that spec is the F3 *hides*

stulid · 11 Dec 2010 at 11:20

The motherboard is not in stock, so go for the Gigabyte 890GPA UD3H, which does crossfire properly also.

Get a cheaper cooler, then swap the TX750W psu for a Antec new truepower 750W psu.

Marine-RX179 · 11 Dec 2010 at 12:10

No offense, but if you have to pay £118 for a Phenom II X4 955BE and over £100 for a AM3 Crossfire board, you'd be better off spending a little exta and get a i5 760 (£130~£140) and a MSI P55A-G55 board at around £88 (which also support Crossfire at x8/x8).

MrElve · 11 Dec 2010 at 13:48

Ok sec

Atomfix · 11 Dec 2010 at 14:41

Marine-RX179 said:
No offense, but if you have to pay £118 for a Phenom II X4 955BE and over £100 for a AM3 Crossfire board, you'd be better off spending a little exta and get a i5 760 (£130~£140) and a MSI P55A-G55 board at around £88 (which also support Crossfire at x8/x8).

Or a ASUS Crosshair III which is crossfire but runs crossfire at 16x/16x for only £100

Atomfix · 11 Dec 2010 at 14:43

stulid said:
£45 for a cooler is ridiculous.

Not really, The V8 is good. The idle temps on my AMD 1055T OC is about 23C and full load about 38-45C, and tops out to 50C if i have the voltage at 1.47 @ 3.8GHz

cmndr_andi · 11 Dec 2010 at 14:49

Atomfix said:
Or a ASUS Crosshair III which is crossfire but runs crossfire at 16x/16x for only £100

I think his point is that for the same money you can get a faster CPU, that overclocks further and a board with the same crossfire functionality.

TBH x16x16 is not really needed with current graphics card, x8x8 performs well enough (4% less performance with top-end cards).

stulid · 11 Dec 2010 at 14:53

Atomfix said:
Not really, The V8 is good. The idle temps on my AMD 1055T OC is about 23C and full load about 38-45C, and tops out to 50C if i have the voltage at 1.47 @ 3.8GHz

Does it perform good enough to warrant the extra cost over any of these?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-072-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-010-TI&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

No it doesnt.

Marine-RX179 · 11 Dec 2010 at 15:56

cmndr_andi said:
I think his point is that for the same money you can get a faster CPU, that overclocks further and a board with the same crossfire functionality.

TBH x16x16 is not really needed with current graphics card, x8x8 performs well enough (4% less performance with top-end cards).

Exactly. Also even if a Phenom II X4 was overclocked to 4.0GHz, it still won't be fast enough to keep up with say...crossfire 6950 or 6970.

Atomfix · 12 Dec 2010 at 11:10

Marine-RX179 said:
Exactly. Also even if a Phenom II X4 was overclocked to 4.0GHz, it still won't be fast enough to keep up with say...crossfire 6950 or 6970.

Then get a AMD hex core cpu and overclock it to 4.0GHz easy

Atomfix · 12 Dec 2010 at 11:11

stulid said:
Does it perform good enough to warrant the extra cost over any of these?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-072-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-010-TI&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

No it doesnt.

Hmmm, do you have one of those then to compare?