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swinnie

swinnie

swinnie

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Thinking of treating myself to a new build in the next few weeks and have put together the following i5 Build:

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Is all of the above compatible - I'm not sure on the RAM that I've chosen if it's compatible with that board?

I've already got Windows 7 64-bit Retail and a graphics card (ATI HD 3650). I'll be running this on dual screen for web design, development, virtual machines. No gaming.

Suggestions and comments welcome.

Many thanks in advance.
 
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Updated the post as you posted, already got an ATI HD 3650, which should suffice? Unless there are any really good deals.
 
Hi there,

Looks good, it should run be a nice and fast PC, especially if you are doing reasonably CPU heavy work.

However, if you are planning to get this in a few week then I would strongly suggest you put it off a week or two further to the 9th of January. On that day Intel's next generation "Sandy Bridge" CPUs and motherboards will be released. Not only will these CPUs be faster clock-for-clock, but the onboard graphics will be significantly more powerful than current generation ones - and will be available with quad cores (unlike current i3/i5 CPUs with onboard graphics - which are only available with dual core CPUs).
 
I'm looking into getting a similar rig this week.

All depends on what your getting it for I'm getting mine for gaming and I'll proberly get the ATI 6870 since my current card is struggling with some of the newer games.

If I where you I'd also look at getting a 650w+ PSU so you have room for GFX card upgrades.
 
Thanks cmndr_andi, some excellent information there. Do you reckon the price would be much more, as my budget of around £600 may not stretch.

Storm3y: am getting my machine for web design and development, virtual machines and a general work horse. Use is extremely varied.

So, I'm guessing that everything is compatible?
 
The prices look like they will be very similar to current s1156 prices - perhaps slightly higher at release. However, if you have no interest in overclocking then you could go with one of the cheaper boards and non-K series CPUs and it will be the same price (or perhaps cheaper) compared to the system above and more powerful due to the higher stock clockspeed and faster architecture.
 
cmndr_andi, thank you.

Also, can anybody give me any advice on a good quality UPS? If I'm investing so much in a system I want to give it as much protection as possible. What should I look for?
 
Oh, my bad! 430w would be fine for that setup, but I like to know I've got a little extra in the tank if I ever wanted to add a nice graphics card or something like that.
 
I'm planning to just chuck in the HD 3650 that I've got, unless I see a good deal when I place my order. If there are any good deals around that you guys would recommend, post away.

It's a general work horse machine for web design and development, virtual machines. Will be running dual screen.
 
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