Hi all. After digging through many posts here and coming up with what I think is a pretty decent build I've run into a couple of snags. Now my aim was to get a build that I could over clock and would be pretty future proof. The rig will be used for gaming and general media use like itunes movies etc. There will be no intensive programs used other than gaming of course. I already have a 5870 card and a 22" screen so don't need those.
So heres my build : (questions after)
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £208.99
(£181.73) £208.99
(£181.73)
Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
(£152.16) £174.98
(£152.16)
Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W Tower Case with Window - Black (No PSU) £149.99
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (TR3X6G1600C8) £128.98
(£112.16) £128.98
(£112.16)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £109.99
(£95.64) £109.99
(£95.64)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version) £77.99
(£67.82) £77.99
(£67.82)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £62.99
(£54.77) £62.99
(£54.77)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £61.99
(£53.90) £123.98
(£107.80)
Sub Total : £902.51
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £137.59
Total : £1,054.85
Now I like all of it apart from the price. So can any one suggest a build that would shave of about £200 but give the same 3.8/4 GHZ performance. Key points for my is a case with a similar styling to the Fortess but will of course house a single 5870 now but later on two (a power supply that supports two is essential), simplicity in construction (its my first self build) and something with room to expand and improve over time.
Fingers crossed I can get some good suggestions here. But if people think I should just stay with this and buy it over a couple of months then that also would be welcomed.
Thanks
So heres my build : (questions after)
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £208.99
(£181.73) £208.99
(£181.73)
Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
(£152.16) £174.98
(£152.16)
Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W Tower Case with Window - Black (No PSU) £149.99
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (TR3X6G1600C8) £128.98
(£112.16) £128.98
(£112.16)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £109.99
(£95.64) £109.99
(£95.64)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version) £77.99
(£67.82) £77.99
(£67.82)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £62.99
(£54.77) £62.99
(£54.77)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £61.99
(£53.90) £123.98
(£107.80)
Sub Total : £902.51
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £137.59
Total : £1,054.85
Now I like all of it apart from the price. So can any one suggest a build that would shave of about £200 but give the same 3.8/4 GHZ performance. Key points for my is a case with a similar styling to the Fortess but will of course house a single 5870 now but later on two (a power supply that supports two is essential), simplicity in construction (its my first self build) and something with room to expand and improve over time.
Fingers crossed I can get some good suggestions here. But if people think I should just stay with this and buy it over a couple of months then that also would be welcomed.
Thanks
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