First new build in a while.

Gast

Gast

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Hey. Decided to upgrade the old PC which is starting to fall to bits and go for a new build.

Its going to be used mainly for gaming (FPS/MMORPGS) and trying to keep to within a budget of £1000 or so but trying to keep the possibility of future upgrades (2 x GFX cards etc) open a few months down the line.

Heres what I have got so far, any feedback (espec on the mobo/memory as this is an area I am not so sure on) would be appreciated, and any help in suggesting a good case would be nice as well (Ive seen so many cases which score well...my head is fit to bursting atm)

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Thanks :)
 
That's spot on.

The harddrive being the 64mb version is blazing fast, www.xbitlabs.com recently had a one terabyte harddisk round up, it maybe expensive compared to a samsung F3! But why compromise!

P.s I am in no way dissin the samsung F3.
 
+ 1 for CAT's gigabyte UD5 suggestion - great board.

Also, I would strongly suggest going for this RAM, same specs, £22 cheaper.

However, I would suggest waiting for the Nvidia Fermi release (tomorrow) before buying the graphics card.
 
This is what I have now:

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Ive just realised that the Hard Drive is out of stock, so whilst I wont be buying for another week I may need to change this.

So the questions recom Id like to know is
1) Any other suggestions for a good TB HD?
2) Is the PSU good enough for what I need it for?
3) Id really appreciate any good suggestions for a good tower case for what I have with possible upgrades to another GFX etc :D

Thanks a lot so far tho :)
 
1) This is a great 1TB HDD.
2) The PSU is good enough, however I would suggest going for this instead. Its better quality and has more than enough power for your system + crossfire 5850s.
3) Depending on how you like the styling, this is a great case and has LOADS of room.

Have you considered overclocking the CPU? With a decent cooler, 3.8- 4GHz is perfectly achievable. That UD5 motherboard is a great overclocker too.
 
Ooo nice, Ill keep a note of that HD incase the West Digi doesnt come back in.

I had actually looked at that power supply, but I was kinda thinking about going for a modular PSU (been told that it gives a bit more flexibility with cabling etc)

I have to say the 932 was on my shortlist, along with the 932, Coolermaster Cosmos and the Zalman GS1000....the only thing that was putting me off the 932/922 was they were getting good reviews apart from them being mobile dust collectors that hoovered up all the dust due to lack of dust filters. Tho if someone has the 932 and has exp with it that would be good to hear from them :D
 
cmndr_andi said:
Have you considered overclocking the CPU? With a decent cooler, 3.8- 4GHz is perfectly achievable. That UD5 motherboard is a great overclocker too.
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Ive never really thought about it....TBH id be quite worried about totally frying something and making a complete mess of it. Id be open to it but would prob need to do some reading first.

Fallen god said:
The CPU you spec'd is a mod I believe.
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Can you explain, im not sure what you mean here?

Also quick question about the mobo.

Ive got it down to 2 choices now -
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-226-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1693
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-203-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495

Basically 1 is the UD4, the other the UD5. UD4 has SATA 6GB/s, UD5 3GB/s..would I notice any difference in the speeds and does this just apply to the speeds with regards to the Hard drives?

Also should I look at getting a seperate CPU cooler instead of the stock cooler you tend to get with the CPU?

Cheers :D
 
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Aftermarket cooler can be nice even if you're not overclocking as they tend to be quieter than the stock coolers. SATA speeds are just for HDDs yes, if you're not going SSD then 3GB/s will be plenty fast enough for the next few years.
 
I would strongly suggest going for the UD5, the current intel implementation of USB3 and SATA 6G is not ideal - it basically steals PCIe lanes. Anyway, these connectors can only be fully utilised if you buy a £300+ SSD, standard HDDs do not use anywhere near the bandwidth of current generation SATA2.

Apart from absence of the new HDD connectors, the UD5 is a faster, better overclocking board, and costs less.

I would strongly suggest getting an aftermarket cooler anyway, they are pretty cheap, will be quieter and cooler than the stock one and you have the option to give overclocking a try if you feel the urge.
 
cmndr_andi said:
I would strongly suggest going for the UD5, the current intel implementation of USB3 and SATA 6G is not ideal - it basically steals PCIe lanes. Anyway, these connectors can only be fully utilised if you buy a £300+ SSD, standard HDDs do not use anywhere near the bandwidth of current generation SATA2.

Apart from absence of the new HDD connectors, the UD5 is a faster, better overclocking board, and costs less.

I would strongly suggest getting an aftermarket cooler anyway, they are pretty cheap, will be quieter and cooler than the stock one and you have the option to give overclocking a try if you feel the urge.
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OK OK, Im now sold on the UD5!

Any good suggestions on any specific cooler at all?
 
Excellent stuff,

One last quick question....Ive just noticed that the GFX card I wanted just went out of stock. How long does Overclockers usually take to get items back in stock from experience?

Cheers :)
 
Any of the HD5850 boards should perform very closely to one another, unless they're factory overclocked like this one, which is only £10 more and comes with a couple of games (COD4-2, Dirt 2) as well as a slightly faster clock and better cooling solution (plus it's the cheapest HD5850 left in stock!)

Listen to me, I sound like a rep for powercolor :S

Anyway that one'll do the job as well or slightly (slightly!) better than the Asus board you'd specced
 
I would give the shop a shout and wait for the ASUS one if I were you. You get 1 year more warranty and the voltage tweak technology means you can overclock/overvolt your card within the warranty.
 
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