Looking for new build suggestions

Morbius

Morbius

Morbius

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Hi everyone.

I've not particularly followed PC hardware for a few years now, so I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for specs? I need this system to be my main gaming rig. I don't know how many flight simmers there are on here, but I'd like to be able to max out FSX if that's at all possible. I'm looking to spend about £1000 max. I don't have any preferences regarding AMD/Intel or ATI/nVidia, I'm happy to go with whatever works best. I'd also rather err on the side of having too much RAM than regret not putting enough in later on.

If anyone has any suggestions it would be much appreciated. :)
 
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This is what I've come up with so far, which gives me about £350 for a graphics card and power supply. Not sure which way to go here. I'm still open to change any of the above.
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Asus P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £214.99
(£186.95) £214.99
(£186.95)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £199.99
(£173.90) £199.99
(£173.90)
G.Skill Trident "Low Latency" 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C6 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit (F3-12800CL6T-6GBTD) G.Skill Trident "Low Latency" 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C6 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit (F3-12800CL6T-6GBTD) £169.99
(£147.82) £169.99
(£147.82)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.98
(£104.33) £119.98
(£104.33)
Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
OCZ Z-Series 650w SLI Certified Power Supply OCZ Z-Series 650w SLI Certified Power Supply £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS) £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler (LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM2+/AM3) Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler (LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £61.99
(£53.90) £61.99
(£53.90)
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Sub Total : £879.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £133.86
Total : £1,026.27
 
GX-215-SP_60.jpg
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
(£199.99) £229.99
(£199.99)
CP-280-IN_60.jpg
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £217.99
(£189.56) £217.99
(£189.56)
MB-320-AS_60.jpg
Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £172.99
(£150.43) £172.99
(£150.43)
MY-129-OC_60.jpg
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) £126.99
(£110.43) £126.99
(£110.43)
SW-124-MS_60.jpg
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version) £94.99
(£82.60) £94.99
(£82.60)
CA-008-CS_60.jpg
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
HD-244-WD_60.jpg
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £49.99
(£43.47) £49.99
(£43.47)
CA-101-AN_60.jpg
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
CD-038-OT_60.jpg
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64) Sub Total : £890.36 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50 VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £135.43 Total : £1,038.29
 
RJC said:
GX-215-SP_60.jpg
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
(£199.99) £229.99
(£199.99)
CP-280-IN_60.jpg
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £217.99
(£189.56) £217.99
(£189.56)
MB-320-AS_60.jpg
Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £172.99
(£150.43) £172.99
(£150.43)
MY-129-OC_60.jpg
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) £126.99
(£110.43) £126.99
(£110.43)
SW-124-MS_60.jpg
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version) £94.99
(£82.60) £94.99
(£82.60)
CA-008-CS_60.jpg
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
HD-244-WD_60.jpg
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £49.99
(£43.47) £49.99
(£43.47)
CA-101-AN_60.jpg
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
CD-038-OT_60.jpg
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64) Sub Total : £890.36 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50 VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £135.43 Total : £1,038.29
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Quite like the look of this build. Got a couple of questions though. Is 650W going to be enough? Should I consider getting a better CPU cooler?
 
 
Morbius said:
If I'm not going to overclock then I don't really need one do I? The fan that comes with it ought to be fine. I'm probably just overcomplicating things.
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See how you get on, you can always buy one at a later date :)
 
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