Just bought this, first build

Tunez · 7 Jul 2009 at 19:39

Just bought this for my first build from ocuk, does it all look ok? I was going to go for an amd system but made a last minute change to intel i7.

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £181.73 1 £181.73

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.) £123.47 1 £123.47

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G1333LV6GK) £65.21 1 £65.21

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £62.59 1 £62.59

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £39.12 1 £39.12

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £33.03 1 £33.03

Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £20.86 1 £20.86

Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.64 1 £15.64

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99 1 £5.99

World In Conflict PC Game £0.00 1 £0.00

Order Total: £822.95

Are there any known issues with any of the hardware that I should be aware of? Will the cooling in this system be enough or will I need to buy extra fans?

Also, need a game to test this system out, I already have arma 2 is crysis worth a buy?

Thanks

Ben M · 7 Jul 2009 at 19:41

usually people ask before they buy...

but yes it looks fine to me. I wouldn't have gone with AS5 myself, but there's not much in it. your HS also comes with paste pre applied anyway.

stokecity_m · 7 Jul 2009 at 19:42

pretty much the same as what i've had running for two weeks without a single problem so far - touch wood.

Plec · 7 Jul 2009 at 19:43

Tunez said:
Are there any known issues with any of the hardware that I should be aware of? Will the cooling in this system be enough or will I need to buy extra fans?

Also, need a game to test this system out, I already have arma 2 is crysis worth a buy?

Thanks

None that i'm aware of and cooling shouldn't be a problem.

If you've not played Crysis it's worth an install and will be a good test for the system - along with stress test apps.

Tunez · 7 Jul 2009 at 20:53

Excelent, will get crysis and I take it warhead is worth the extra should I just get warhead as its stand alone isn't it?

How hard will the overclocking be, are their any good step by step guides to overclocking so I don't end up wrecking the system?

Plec · 7 Jul 2009 at 21:03

Tunez said:
How hard will the overclocking be, are their any good step by step guides to overclocking so I don't end up wrecking the system?

I'm busy so i've just copy and pasted a reply i gave someone else - most of it will apply to you:

Plec said:
Why not just try out a very simple overclock yourself – you may be happy with the results?

Leave all other setting on auto and just increase the BCLK until the computer starts failing Prime95 (or the stress app of your choice). Once it begins to buckle revert back to the last known stable BCLK setting. Then use and abuse it in games and apps and see if it remains stable – if it doesn’t reduce the BCLK again. (obviously check your temps while stress testing.) TBH, if your only after 3GHz you'll probably achieve that usuing this method without any other tweaking.

If the system remains stable you can either: stick with your simple, and very probable, substantial overclock, or, you could start increasing the BCLK by very small increments and adjusting the vCore and other appropriate BIOS settings accordingly when it buckles. Of course you may need some guidance from this point onwards but at least you’ll have a slightly better understanding of the process when you come back with questions.

EDIT: This thread is a great guide to overclocking - link - and will probably help demystify some of the process for you.

It's not the best approach but it will give you a taster.