Is there anything wrong with this build ?

so the build becomes this.

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Zotac GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card + Just Cause 2 Game £259.99
(£221.27) £259.99
(£221.27)
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £236.99
(£201.69) £236.99
(£201.69)
BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor £159.99
(£136.16) £159.99
(£136.16)
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £158.99
(£135.31) £158.99
(£135.31)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (CMX6GX3M3A1600C9) £132.99
(£113.18) £132.99
(£113.18)
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply £96.98
(£82.54) £96.98
(£82.54)
Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £85.99
(£73.18) £85.99
(£73.18)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £66.99
(£57.01) £66.99
(£57.01)
Samsung SH-B083L/RSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £53.99
(£45.95) £53.99
(£45.95)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £49.98
(£42.54) £49.98
(£42.54)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £39.99
(£34.03) £39.99
(£34.03)
Sub Total : £1,142.86
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £203.52
Total : £1,366.48
 
SnowmanDev said:
ha good one o.O

Ok i have a question ... I have a Gigabyte mobo on this rig albeit the SLi model, GA-M57SLi-S4 to be precise but it is still AMD and i have SLi on here now.
Is there no equivalent for this with 16x/16x on the AM3 socket ?
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it is a nvidia chipset motherboard, that takes a amd cpu.

and there is no nvidia equivalent anymore, don't even think nvidia make motherboard chipsets anymore.

edit, theres a couple of old cheap boards here, none support sli

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=5&subid=1483
 
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yeah i guess, well what would you recommend ... an ATI card or that mobo ?
i don't mind going over to ATI as long as it's not stupidly expensive for the equivalent card.
 
change the card.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1090T Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £236.99
(£201.69) £236.99
(£201.69)
HIS iCooler V ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £232.99
(£198.29) £232.99
(£198.29)
BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor £159.99
(£136.16) £159.99
(£136.16)
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H AMD 890GX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
(£89.35) £104.99
(£89.35)
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply £96.98
(£82.54) £96.98
(£82.54)
OCZ Reaper Low-Latency 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 12800C6 (1600MHz) Dual-Channel (OCZ3RPR1600C6LV4GK) £96.98
(£82.54) £193.96
(£165.08)
Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £85.99
(£73.18) £85.99
(£73.18)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £66.99
(£57.01) £66.99
(£57.01)
Samsung SH-B083L/RSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £53.99
(£45.95) £53.99
(£45.95)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £49.98
(£42.54) £49.98
(£42.54)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £39.99
(£34.03) £39.99
(£34.03)
Sub Total : £1,125.82
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £200.54
Total : £1,346.46

this motherboard supports proper crossfire at 8X/8X, so its still good

and the memory has some really low timings
 
well if i change the card to ati aren't i better staying with the Asus crosshair IV seeing as it's 16/16x?

will OC be stocking that AM3 SLi mobo at any point ? is there a way i can see if they can pick one up ?
 
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SnowmanDev said:
well if i change the card to ati aren't i better staying with the Asus crosshair IV seeing as it's 16/16x?

will OC be stocking that AM3 SLi mobo at any point ? is there a way i can see if they can pick one up ?
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they won't just get one in for a single customer.

the difference between the two boards isn't worth the extra
 
yeah i thought as much, ok well i've got some thinking to do. I would prefer to stay with Nvidia for network rendering because my other rig is Nvidia and i think 2 different makes would cause problems.
I'm thinking either of those 2 mobos and the 470 as i probably wont need SLi.

Thanks guys x

:EDIT: Upon reflection the ATI cards for the same price seem to outperform the 470 ... Now i'm in a pickle lol.

Anyway thanks again
 
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the gtx470 is a tad faster than the 5850 (depending on the use), but the 5850 is signifiantly cheaper, uses significantly less power, makes significantly less heat.

On a side note, if you do end up with the MSI NF980-G65, make sure it still uses ddr3 (i think some 980a boards use ddr2), and make sure your cpu is on the support list for it
 
SnowmanDev said:
would that be possible without added cooling ? will i need additional fans for the case, or gpu cooling system ?
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it will be easy, no extra cooling needed for the graphics card/ it chucks its hot air out the back of the case anyway.

and the case includes,

- 1 x 140mm Blue LED Front Fan (included)
- 2 x 140mm Blue LED Top Fan (included)
- 1 x 120mm Rear fan (included)
 
liking the sound of that then :) i'd say i'm pretty much sold lol.
I'll whip up another order and see how it looks, What do ppl think of the monitor/keyboard/mouse ?
 
the one i suggested, i'll have a look at the benQ now.

The benQ no HDMI sounds nice cause i probably wont use hdmi for the PC cause everytime i do i have issues lol so i'll swap out the HD lead and get a DVI-D instead.

What do you think about the samsung i mentioned to the BenQ (LED Backlit)?
 
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No idea.

All I know is that the BenQ gets mentioned everytime theres a spec me a £160ish monitor/ or similar thread.

P.S i don't have one, I have a 20" samsung, but if needed a new 24" monitor, I would order a BenQ without asking.
 
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