help (first time building a RIG)

ThestigGT999 · 15 Mar 2012 at 21:37

I already have the
case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-OP&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

750W power supply

Samsung Super-WriteMaster

I will be getting

Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card x2

AMD PHENOM II X6 1055T PROCESSOR

Kingston HyperX Genesis 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 (will change if necessary)

320GB 2,5" WD Scorpio WD3200BEVT SATA 5400rpm 8MB

Plus 120mm fan

need help choosing a MOBO ? (under £100)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1903
Will the Power supply be enough?

any thing else I need?

P.S I am a PC noob

I am choosing AMD over intel due to price

ThestigGT999 · 15 Mar 2012 at 21:49

stulid said:
Then its the wrong choice.

similar price point

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-367-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=

which is better?

ThestigGT999 · 15 Mar 2012 at 21:58

2 x AMD Radeon HD 6850 better than GTX 480? (

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=636&card2=627#

ThestigGT999 · 15 Mar 2012 at 22:03

jamesfreddie said:
Not much better but you have to deal with crossfire.

More power consumption.

Driver issues.

Need a motherboard that supports crossfire.

Costs more money.

Need a better PSU.

What PSU do you own now?

Corsair HX 750

ThestigGT999 · 15 Mar 2012 at 22:12

thanks

I will stick with the two 6850's

ThestigGT999 · 15 Mar 2012 at 22:15

regarding the cpu's

AMD looks better for video editing

and Intel for gaming

so intel it is

thanks again

ThestigGT999 · 15 Mar 2012 at 22:23

stulid said:
So basically you are needing something like this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
2 x OcUK HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £97.99 (£195.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19
Total : £577.14 (includes shipping : £10.00).

• Cheapest Z68 board that does Crossfire/SLI and has Lucid Virtu+Quicksync.
• 2X4GB RAM as the CPU's use a dual channel RAM controller.

going with Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz £94

thanks for the help

ThestigGT999 · 15 Mar 2012 at 22:28

is 4 gig of ram sufficient?

for games like skyrim and saints row 3

ThestigGT999 · 15 Mar 2012 at 22:53

thanks for the help everyone