help with my first build

death666 · 23 Aug 2010 at 12:56

ok this is my first build and I wanted to know if I had missed something, (graphics card obviously but iv just not made a choice yet except im going radeon over geforce) do I need more cooling, have I picked anything I don’t need or the model I have picked is over the top and im trying to do a quiet build so should I swap anything with a quieter model

this is what I have decided on so far

Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black

Krypton Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle
bundle contents
Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 16000C9 2000MHz Triple Channel Kit
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail overclocked @4.00GHz
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS)

BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P8 1000W Modular Power Supply

OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G)

Belkin F8T016NG 10m Mini Bluetooth Adapter

LiteOn iHBS112 12x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM)

Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black) - OEM

JimboJet · 23 Aug 2010 at 13:15

A bit confusing, but i think you meant to leave out the Pre overclocked bundle, or else you're effectively buying two PCs!

You can overclock quite reasonably with the H50-1 that you have specified, but 2000Mhz RAM is a bit overkill in my opinion. That ram is fine if you were going for the best overclocks you can get from an i7 930 but you would need a better cooling solution than the H50-1 to do so. 12800 RAM (1600Mhz) should be fine and save you a few quid.

Do you need a 1000W PSU? Are you planning on running two or more graphics cards in your system? 650W should be more than enough for a single card (even some SLi/Crossfire combos!)

Everything else looks ok. I believe the Fractal R2 (R3 should be out any day now) is a quiet case not sure about it fairs against the HAF X in that regard though.

death666 · 23 Aug 2010 at 13:27

the ram comes as part of this bundle and i was going to start with one graphics card and get a second one later

stulid · 23 Aug 2010 at 13:32

that basket is great, hope you add a worthy graphics card.

95thrifles · 23 Aug 2010 at 13:40

yeah if you want a quiet case go for an antec p series, either 183 or even better 193
agree you dont need 1000W 850 is more than enough for 2 card system
re gfx card Id recomend a 5870 vapor x version

stulid · 23 Aug 2010 at 13:41

buy a GTX480 and have the fastest.

and you will need that big psu for two in a sli configuration

RedStarRiot · 23 Aug 2010 at 16:15

you dont need the bluetooth adaptor as your system already has it

RedStarRiot · 23 Aug 2010 at 16:21

95thrifles said:
yeah if you want a quiet case go for an antec p series, either 183 or even better 193
agree you dont need 1000W 850 is more than enough for 2 card system
re gfx card Id recomend a 5870 vapor x version

agree'd, i have a simliar set up and you would enjoy a 5870 in there!

death666 · 23 Aug 2010 at 18:32

i think ive finalised my build specs just checking i havent missed anything (i stuck with the case just cos i liked the look of it over the antacs)

Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black

Krypton Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle
bundle contents
Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 16000C9 2000MHz Triple Channel Kit
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail overclocked @4.00GHz
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3)

HIS ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS)

BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P8 1000W Modular Power Supply

OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G)

LiteOn iHBS112 12x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM)

Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black) - OEM

Akasa All-In-One 21 Function Panel (Black) - Retail

stulid · 23 Aug 2010 at 18:40

strange, thought you where going to put a powerful graphics card in it, even 5850 crossfire will only need 750w max psu.

or keep that big psu and get one GTX470 now, and a second later on.

for these results www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/geforce-gtx470-sli.html

death666 · 23 Aug 2010 at 18:49

i thought i was

stulid · 23 Aug 2010 at 18:58

you can do better than that.

www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-088-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1810

comparison

www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/164?vs=160

RedStarRiot · 23 Aug 2010 at 19:06

death666 said:
i think ive finalised my build specs just checking i havent missed anything (i stuck with the case just cos i liked the look of it over the antacs)

Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black

Krypton Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle
bundle contents
Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 16000C9 2000MHz Triple Channel Kit
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail overclocked @4.00GHz
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3)

HIS ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS)

BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P8 1000W Modular Power Supply

OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G)

LiteOn iHBS112 12x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM)

Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black) - OEM

Akasa All-In-One 21 Function Panel (Black) - Retail

your graphics card and your power supply could be changed but if your running short on cash drop the ssd and up the graphics card with that set up its gonna boot quickly anyway and you can add an ssd later. also the rampage 3 is good but isnt it pointless if your buying a pre-overclocked bundle? although i have the same almost and cant get mine to 3.6 so maybe i should have done the same! :confused: