Much Needed New Rig, Suggestions + Feedback Please

Zenduri

Zenduri

Zenduri

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Ok don't laugh, but im currently running:

amd 64 3200
ECS nforce 4 a939 mobo
ati radeon x1650 128mb Pci-e
audigy 2 zs
1gb crucial DDR400
80gb MAxtor HD
850w Powercool Extreme SLI ready PSU (Brand new)
Ancient Aspire case ( its served it cause but the LED's on the door are broke, 1 front USB ports bent and buckled, 2 fans have lost their LED's and it's as noisey as hell)

Ive fried 2 psu's (one actually sparked then went with a audiable bang... but it didnt kill anything else in my pc... luck i guess!) and 1 gfx card on this rig.
None of this through overlcocking (something i dont do.... yet lol)


Anyway im planning my upgrade in 2 phases:

Phase 1
Mobo, cpu with 3rd party fan, mem and HD

Then using my existing gfx card, soundcard, case, PSU( which is new anyway), to shore up a the rig until the following month when i can splash out on the rest.

Phase 2
Case, soundcard, gfx card


Heres my build last for all components, please give feedback and suggestions as and when you see fit.
I will be using my powercool extreme 850w PSU since its Brand new and capable of what I need

Build cost is aimed at around £950

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I have pondered going for a budget I7 rig but the cost is still higher than this proposed build.


Also FYI I play a fair few Online games eg:
Company of Heroes +OP+TOV
Project Reality
L4D
Entropia Universe

I also do a fair amount of video editing in Premiere Pro cs3 (which is hell on my current rig), Alongside using my pc for dvd's etc.

Look forward to hearing from you guys.
 
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ppl on here will probably recomend the i7 if you gonna be spending that much,

and i would also get the case first cos if you put all that in a small case it gonna set fire lol
 
I have a monster of a case at the moment (BIG) with 3 120mm case fans and ample venting, it shifts enough air just the case was cheap and cosmetic things like the led's not working, USB port bodged.

i want to get a rig running even at half build status in june so when I get paid next in july i can splash out again.

My ambient temp in my case atm is 17 Degrees C
My x1650 while not the best card in the world by far never goes over 60 Degrees C on full load on everything high in a game
Unsure about CPU temp
 
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If your going to spend that much on a Motherboard and cpu then I would look at the I7.

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Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Far Cry 2 Game £225.39
(£195.99) £225.39
(£195.99)
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Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £178.99
(£155.64) £178.99
(£155.64)
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OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73) Sub Total : £413.36 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £63.43 Total : £486.29

You could save more by buying the Gigabyte DS3R and G.Skill.

CP-280-IN_60.jpg
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Far Cry 2 Game £225.39
(£195.99) £225.39
(£195.99)
MB-159-GI_60.jpg
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £148.99
(£129.56) £148.99
(£129.56)
MY-030-GS_60.jpg
G.Skill 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 NQ PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel (F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ) £42.99
(£37.38) £42.99
(£37.38) Sub Total : £362.93 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £55.86 Total : £428.29
 
Question being thought would a Budget I7 Rig really benefit me more for what i use my PC for compared to a core 2 9550 rig

In 12-18months time ill Upgrade again as i need to stop becoming WAY behind like I did with my current rig.
By that time I7 will be cheaper and ill prob get more benefit out of it later down the line than I would now
 
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lol i wouldnt have guessed lol....

For what I use my PC for EG not Super high end games and Mild Video editing wouldnt a I7 be killing and ant with an expensive Nuke?
 
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Re my earlier posts that ill be building this in 2 stages.

Does anyone see any problems eg compatability with this temporary rig until I afford the rest of the new rig.

Also ill be running Win7
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Asus P5Q Deluxe P45 Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Socket 775 2.83GHz 1333FSB 12MB L2 Cache

1TB Samsung HD103UJ Spinpoint F1, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 32MB Cache

OCZ 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 Reaper Memory HPC Edition Dual Channel

Using my existing:

ati radeon x1650 128mb Pci-e
audigy 2 zs
850w Powercool Extreme SLI ready PSU (Brand new)
Ancient Aspire case
 
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