is this rig any good?

godhatch · 18 Dec 2009 at 20:33

Hey guys, it's been a while since i've built a rig and got this recomended to me a while back. just wondering if it's any good before i take the plunge.
Cheers for any help it's much appreciated.
anyway take a look

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full game
(£109.55) £125.98

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.99

Patriot Sector 5 Viper II 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-16000 2000MHz Dual Channel + 3D Mark Vantage (PVV34G2000LLKB)(PVV34G2000LLKB)
£118.99

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £105.00(£91.30)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version)
£94.99(£82.60)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £76.99(£66.95)

Thermaltake VL10001W2Z Element G Gaming Case - Black
£64.99(£56.51)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS)
£37.00(£32.17)

Akasa AK-CC017 Freedom Tower CPU Cooler (Socket AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366)
£26.99(£23.47)

LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£17.99(£15.64)

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
£6.89(£5.99)

Sub Total : £696.34
Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £106.14
Total : £813.73

Vision · 18 Dec 2009 at 20:45

That looks good, but I had setup recommended to me for the same sort of price range. Take a look.

I think this has everything that your setup has, apart from the OS, but it's got a better Gpu and is slightly cheaper.

manbearpig · 18 Dec 2009 at 20:50

looks good, i have a ati 5770 and its been very good, the new drivers that just come out make it even better

Auraomega · 18 Dec 2009 at 21:09

AT Orchard said:
SNIP

This, but;

Sapphire 5850, as it's cheaper and a more reliable warranty from what I've read. You may lose Dirt2 here, but the i5 comes with a voucher anyway

GeiL Ultra RAM, faster (2133MHz max), and cheaper too.
i5 Retail, because that extra 2 years of warranty are always good, and a spare fan incase the Freezer 7 decides to die on you for whatever reason (saves having a useless PC while you await a replacement).

Also, if you purchase before Wednesday pick up this power supply, £2 more, 100w extra to play with and the same brand otherwise the 600w will do fine. I love 'This Week Only' deals

/facepalm missed OS

Drop from a 5850 to a 5770 to recoup the £100 or so for the OS, Crossfire them later down the line if needs be.

Clum · 18 Dec 2009 at 21:09

AT Orchard said:
That looks good, but I had setup recommended to me for the same sort of price range. Take a look.

I think this has everything that your setup has, apart from the OS, but it's got a better Gpu and is slightly cheaper.

Not much point in that spec seeing as he obviously needs an OS...

Vision · 18 Dec 2009 at 21:13

Clum said:
Not much point in that spec seeing as he obviously needs an OS...

He could quite easily add in the OS to that spec himself.

@ OP Buying a cheaper case would bring the cost down a little if you want to stick below £850 and still get an OS.

coupe69 · 19 Dec 2009 at 00:06

AT Orchard said:
He could quite easily add in the OS to that spec himself.

Which would obviously cost significantly more :confused:

I suggest something along these lines

TheTard · 19 Dec 2009 at 00:40

The Build above seems fine to me, although you may want to check out 95Thrifes' thread about builds, he knows where to put money into a good build

godhatch · 19 Dec 2009 at 11:11

wow cheers for the quick replies guys, it's greatly appreciated.
ok so first off is the 5850 worth the extra cash compared to the 5770?
secondly is the i5 any better than the amd?
thanks again

craptakular · 19 Dec 2009 at 11:20

*Hugs my 4 copies of home premium @ £45 a pop*

What those guys have posted are great builds. Over in the Graphics card forum some guy was asking about 5750's in crossfire. Apparently they rate very well in Xfire, might be worth considering buying one of them now and getting a second later.

I would think carefully about what graphics card you buy. Base your decision on the games you actually play, I play 80% Source based games so I am more cpu dependent over graphics. So for me a 5850/5870 would be overkill, I went for the 5770 Asus, but should have gone 5750, with a view to crossfire when BF:BC2 comes out.

Just think about it thats what I'm saying.

coupe69 · 19 Dec 2009 at 13:09

Oxy said:
*Hugs my 4 copies of home premium @ £45 a pop*

Yes I'm so glad I pre-ordered mine for the same price, although I wish I'd got a few copies now, could have made a killing on the bay

godhatch · 20 Dec 2009 at 16:47

ok so i've took on a bit of everybody's advice and have come with this, it's £50 more but seems a lot better. again thanks for the help given.

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£229.99

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail
£139.99

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
£105.00

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599)
£79.99

Geil Ultra Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GU34GB2133C9DC) - OEM
£72.99

Thermaltake VL10001W2Z Element G Gaming Case - Black
£64.99

OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply
£64.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS)
£37.00

Akasa AK-CC017 Freedom Tower CPU Cooler (Socket AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366)
£26.99

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£17.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
£6.89

Subtotal £846.79
£736.34 ex VAT

Quixote · 20 Dec 2009 at 22:00

The AMD 965 is only equal to the 750 i5. Now I'm a fan of the AMDs but you need to pick up a nice £65 motherboard to make them a good value for money proposition. If you're going to spend over £100 on the motherboard, you may as well get an i5.