How Does My Build Stack Up?

MattyJ · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:16

Hi everyone, I know you get a lot of these threads, but help would, as always, be appreciated. I think I've got everything I need, but I was hoping you could give the build the once over to make sure it all looks good!

Here it is:

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) £148.99

Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £142.98

Asus ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £204.99

Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £92.99

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel £80.99

OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply £74.99

Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200AAKS) £35.98

Samsung SH-S223L/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99

That's as much budget as I've got. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

mjones1 · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:20

The WD blue drive is that great a Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache is much faster and a bit cheaper too.
The case is more down to your choice but i could much rather get this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-LN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

MattyJ · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:27

Ah okay cool thank you.

I looked at that case, is it statistically advantageous over the Antec, or is it just styling?

ETNiES · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:58

You plan to overclock? If you do i'd suggest getting a new cpu cooler.
Could probably drop down to a 600w power supply to, AMD's use very little.
I'd stick with the antec902 it's a great case.
and mjones is right about the HDD, I'd swap it for the Samsung.

MattyJ · 22 Oct 2009 at 21:52

I wasn't planning on overclocking straight away, but would like the option for the future. I was wondering about the wattage, 600 should be okay then?

I'll swap the HDD and check out the coolers. Any particular recommendations?

PIJ123 · 22 Oct 2009 at 22:00

i got the 902 and its an awesome case

McstylisT · 22 Oct 2009 at 22:33

Personally i would stick with the 700w if you have the budget. 600w in the real world would be fine , but who knows what the future upgrades might bring. You would not need to worry about the PSU in any case , even with dual 5850's if you decided to go that route.

I would also recommend a decent after market cooler too. Like this : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-008-TI&tool=3
Does not state but according to user reviews it works well with P2 965.