i7-920 spec check please

JHLOW · 3 Jan 2010 at 19:48

This is for a friend. Does it all look good or is there anything you would change?

motherboard - ga-ex58-ud3r £126.70
CPU - intel core i7-920 £211.80
Corsair - Dominator xm3 pc3-12800 £116
cooling -Titan fenrir ttc-nk85tz £31
Graphics - Asus Radeon hd 5870 £302 (is there one a lot cheaper that will give similar output??)
Psu - Be Quiet! dark power pro 650w £102
Hard Disk - Samsung spinpoint 3 1tb £60
Sound card - creative X-fi Xtreme Gamer £66 (would like 7.1 is possible??)
Is this a good set-up?? Ideally I'd only want to spend £100 on each of these components, I think £300 is way over the top or graphics??

Any input would be much appreciated..... Thanks James

RJC · 3 Jan 2010 at 20:00

What size monitor will he be playing on.

Biz.Kid09 · 3 Jan 2010 at 20:00

Looks good,Graphics wise a 5770 will happily run every game at all resolutions with some settings off or a notch below maximum but you wont get that problem with a 5870....What will the system be for? as a i7 may not be necessary and you could get a i5 or Phenom II 965 along with a 5870....

JHLOW · 3 Jan 2010 at 20:35

RJC said:
What size monitor will he be playing on.

At the mo he's got a 19", but also likes using the 50" tv
he'll be getting a new monitor at a later date 22/23"

RJC · 3 Jan 2010 at 20:53

The 5850 will be fine or even the 5770 like Biz.Kid09 mentions above.