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kayumk

kayumk

kayumk

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So I have finally decided to take the plunge and build my own PC! Have done my research regarding which brands are better.etc but would still really appreciate OCUK's expert forummers ;) advice on the following build:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail (£155.24)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) (£18.39)
BFG GeForce 9800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (£126.49)
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£120.74)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR10664GK) (£86.24)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) (£77.04)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) (£49.44)
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU (£73.59)

Total : £719.80

Will definitely be overclocking the above CPU.. Is the power supply sufficient? Will this MOBO be up to the task?

Also not too sure about the graphics card - would like to play some high-end games i.e COD5 but not sure if investing in a Radeon HD 4870 would be worthwhile? How would COD5.etc run with the above card? Also will be installing Windows Server 2008 on this build. Will there be compatibility issues? I have heard with a few tweaks here and there Win. Ser. 2008 is more reliable than Vista.

Sorry for the long winded post! :p
Thanks in advance :)
 
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lunarwolf said:
1. get E8400 since you OC Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail

2. good mobo

3. RAM: check gigabyte website for mem compatibility, but i think the cheapest 4gb of PC2-8500 Ram will do , they all have lifetime warranties

4. PSU is fine, can also get a corsair HX520 is enough and modular for nice cable management : calculator to estimate PSU requirement http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

5. change gfx card for Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

6. not sure about your OS and compatibility, I use vista 64 and no problems and recognizes all the ram i need
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Thanks for the recommendations - the PSU calculator has been of great help. Will be swapping the PSU now for the 520W.
 
gt_junkie said:
Never heard that TBH. I know there's problems been problems with OCZ and ASUS boards. I've used OCZ in many gigabyte mobo's with no problems at all - P965 DS3, P35 DS3P, X38 DS5 and even an NV chipsetted GA-73PVM-S2H with no issues.

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Thanks for your advice :)
 
Zildjian said:
I'd swap the motherboard for an Asus P5Q Pro and use the money saved on a 9800GTX+.



The 620W is modular, meaning the cables are much more tidy thus improving airflow and it looks much better.
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Gonna be naughty and increase the initial budget a little bit and get a ATI HD4870 GPU! :D

However will the P5Q pro be better than the UD3P guys?
 
EvilOne said:
Im using it, its quicker then vista lol. No compatibility problems either, just install vista drivers as needed.

Really need windows 7 to be released :(
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I'll be using the documentation in your sig to set up my Win. Ser. 2008!

Thanks :)

Will there be any application compatibility issues or is it basically that any program that runs on Vista will run on Win. Ser. 2008?
 
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