I7 Spec

lamps · 21 Apr 2009 at 14:36

Planning to order this spec soon. What sort of PSU is needed to power this (plan to buy another 4870 in a few months) or is the 750w enough?

FaceplantSi · 21 Apr 2009 at 14:51

That Silverstone Fortress is a great case but I would recommend getting a modular PSU with it as it makes for a much tidier build overall.

Perhaps the BeQuiet! 750W? it's a few quid more but they are fantastic PSU's.

Also, that case has been out of stock for a while now... had to get mine elsewhere unfortunately.

magicroundabout · 21 Apr 2009 at 14:52

what is your budget? could you push a little more than the £1155?

95thrifles · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:11

magicroundabout said:
what is your budget? could you push a little more than the £1155?

If so Id look at a better mobo, those are the budget boards and only have 4 DIMMs amongst other restrictions

tibbsey · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:11

The 750W Corsair is perfect for that setup. Adding another 4870 won't stress the PSU.
I've got one of these running my 4870x2 and Q6600 (soon to be i7), and it'll happily run another 4870x2 on top if I decide to go that way in the future.

Mikeey44 · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:20

750 is more than enough!

even for your future sli! maybe i cwould get a modular PSU though, the one i chosen for my i7 rig is:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-148-CM

Audigex · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:28

750 is plenty. If there's any chance of you upgrading the memory in future I'd strongly suggest an upgrade on the motherboard though. That one strikes me basically as a bodge job - they just took the basic layout of a LGA775 board and made it triple channel and LGA1366

lamps · 24 Apr 2009 at 10:07

How does this now look?
Changed a few things after looking around the forums. Sapphire apparently has a better fan. Changed the PSU and Mobo

PaulyD · 24 Apr 2009 at 11:00

Why are you getting a M-ATX board in an ATX case?

lamps · 24 Apr 2009 at 11:06

Ah sorry, totally ignored the case from my previous spec. Whats a good micro atx case no more than £150? I was looking at these 2, not sure how good exactly they are though.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-122-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-AM&tool=3

95thrifles · 24 Apr 2009 at 11:13

the first one, definately

ripped · 24 Apr 2009 at 12:09

Do you need an M-ATX case and motherboard or are you just getting one to match the motherboard. If I was you ,I would get a full sized Motherboard and case.
I shall post a spec later.

ripped · 24 Apr 2009 at 12:27

If a Normal Sized case is Ok this Set up is a beast. The Case has Great cooling at a even better price.

cmndr_andi · 24 Apr 2009 at 13:34

Nice setups. The m-ATX Asus Rampage II Gene may look small but in most tests it matches the ASUS P6T Deluxe - so a very good deal. In terms of cooling, you may wanna try the Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 (now sold at overclockers) instead of the Noctua. That said - 2 Noctua P12 fans in push -pull cools any heatsink very effectively and quietly.

martos · 24 Apr 2009 at 18:02

Would this system be ok on a Seasonic 650W PSU? I am looking to upgrade to something similar and this is the PSU I currently have?

95thrifles · 24 Apr 2009 at 18:04

Yeah it should be fine fo that

Doctor_Zhivago · 24 Apr 2009 at 20:06

psu - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-021-BQ
memory with better timings http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-180-CS