How does this Rig Look????

VeeDubZ · 7 Apr 2009 at 11:03

OCZ StealthXStream 500w Silent ATX2 Power Supply
Asus P5Q-E mobo (or something cheaper that overclocks well, any suggestions??)
E5200 cpu
Akasa AK-965 CPU Cooler
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5
ASUS 512MB RADEON HD 4350
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache

Possibly put in an antec 300 or i do have an alu case here with my old system in
Already have floppy, dvdrw, monitor ect

Im aiming to do it on £400 including postage, well thats all i have so will have to do it on that lol

oh yeah this is the first dual core intel build ive done so any pointers are greatly appreciated

any suggestions to it?

95thrifles · 7 Apr 2009 at 11:14

The PSU isnt particuarly great, tbh you'd be better just getting the antec 300 case which includes their own 550W PSU, theyre not bad for a bundled PSU, rest looks fine, though Id go for a better gfx card if youre thinking about gaming, but thats gonna push your price up a bit, but a 4830/4850 would be more suited to gaming, of course if youre not gaming its not important. You could however save quite a bit on the motherboard too, drop down to a P43 based board and use that cash toward the gfx, it'd be a much more rounded system overall

VeeDubZ · 7 Apr 2009 at 11:47

Thanks for the reply, ill probably go with the antec with psu then, im not overly bothered about games, more image editing than anything else.....

would a p43 based board overclock as well as a p5q?

95thrifles · 7 Apr 2009 at 11:49

yeah, some of the P43 boards are still in P5Q range, main difference is they dont support crossfire
Edit: you can save about £50 on the board, which if youre not into gaming you could put towards a better CPU instead and get the E7400

Geckovich · 7 Apr 2009 at 12:25

That PSU is fine, ran one for ages with no hassle, as did my housemate.
E5200 overclocks well even on "lower end" chipsets like the p43 and g31 due it its fsb being only 800. Assuming your mobo of choice supports a native 1333 fsb, that's still enough to potentially push an e5200 to over 4 ghz without placing too much strain on the northbridge.
Just note that 4ghz is a very good clock for one of these so don't expect to reach it, 3.4ish is more likely.

VeeDubZ · 7 Apr 2009 at 12:26

hmmm, just for ease of overclocking from what ive been reading i think ill just drop it down from a P5Q-E to a P5Q as it has slightly better upgrade potential and overall better options compared to say a P5Q SE....

Thanks for the input fellas