My Complete Build - Spot any errors?

Gandeh

Gandeh

Gandeh

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Hey everyone,

I've taken loads of advice over the past few weeks and I want to thank you all for that. Now I've got my final build decide upon and I wanted to see if any of you willing will look it over and point out any compatibility issues you spot or even just any tips from your own experience:


Case - HAF X
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-203-CM

HD - 2x Seagate Momentus XT 500gb 1x Corsair Force Series 3 120gb
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-233-SE
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-021-CS

Motherboard - Asus Sabertooth 990FX
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-460-AS

Memory - 2x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-292-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

Processor - Bulldozer
I will be waiting for one of the new AM3+ processors to be released

Gfx Card - ATI Radeon 5700 series HD
This is my old graphics card that I will be keeping




Know Issues:

I know that I am buying three Hard drives that are all 2.5" and that the HAF X case only has 1 adapter that changes a 3.5" bay into 2.5" however I've contacted Coolermaster and I'm hopefully going to find a way to purchase two more adapters. This will be done before I buy any Hard Drives. I am also putting my old 1tb into the case but that will be used for dumping movies and music files on.



So as I said if you can flag up any obvious blunders I would really appreciate it :).
 
Thanks for the great responses.


So if I swap out that RAM for the below linked, do you think that would be a sensible substitute?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS


Can I ask, because I'm not completely tech savi. When you say that you would advise against going for a Bulldozer because of my GPU, you mean that there is little point to a high end processor considering my graphics card correct?

The reason I was planning on a bulldozer was because this build will take some time to buy, I'm saving and buying bit by bit. So by the time I buy it all it is likely the Bulldozers will be out. And it seemed sensible to me to go for the new best processor and then simply update my Gfx card at a later date?

I would be interested in your feedback on this subject as I had considered just ignoring the fact that the new processor was coming out and going for this one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-304-AM
 
Ah I see then I will maybe go for the processor I stated above.

Responding to the why I'm getting 2 seagate hybrids. I read about the hybrids and solid state drives and I'm very interested to see if there load times will be quicker. I'll be running them at 3gb/s and the plan is this: I will run my OS off the SSD and then spread my games between the two hybrids. I will put the bulk of my movies, music and pictures on my old 1TB.
 
I was going for AMD products. I don't really understand the set up you are proposing, but am I right in presuming you mean buying two processors and then using this 'Ivy Bridge' which will effectively run them both at the same time?

If that were simple I would consider it but what kind of Ghz would I get? And would it really be cheaper and as stable as a Phenom II?
 
Thank you for all the advice, I know my knowledge is sometimes laughable :P

I've looked at some SandyBridge processors on OCs and the maximum I can find is a 3.4Ghz now I'm running this 3.4Ghz now:
http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...4&hl=en&cid=2309817463474533886&os=tech-specs

So I don't see any point in changing to an intel that is also 3.4Ghz and I don't get how a 3.4ghz SB is quicker than a Phantom II that is 3.7Ghz.

I'm not planning on over clocking so the base Ghz is all I look at. I'm looking for a quick processor so isn't the 3.7 AMD better than a 3.4 SB?
 
The reason it came about is because I was getting new HDs which require a new motherboard and since I was getting a new motherboard I looked into processors.

Now I don't have to replace my processor but I bought it a while ago and was looking at other options on the market.

I don't mind switching up to intel if it's going to be quicker, but if you're suggesting it's not worth it based on the processor I've got then I could easily keep my current processor, go for AM3+ compatible motherboard that will take my current processor and that will be me sorted for a while.
 
The build is because it's my birthday and I wanted to put some money into improving my PC in some way. I decided I quite liked the idea of using a SSD and some Hybrids. So that was the motivation behind a motherboard that then spiralled into a processor.

By the sounds of it there is little point in me updating my processor.

But what I would like to do is get this SSD and two Hybrids. So I need to decide what the best motherboard choice is.
 
Gaming, this build is for gaming.

My budget isn't set, the idea is I'm going to buy about £200 worth of kit for my birthday and then buy each week the different parts out of my pay.

So I've got a HAF X case that's what all this is going into. My current kit is as follows:

Processor
http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...4&hl=en&cid=2309817463474533886&os=tech-specs

Gfx Card
http://www.amd.com/us/products/note...0-5600/Pages/mobility-radeon-5700-5600.aspx#2

Motherboard
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A79XTD_EVO/

Hard drive is just a bog standard 1tb and it's getting full.


Things I definitely want:

The 1 SSD and 2 Hybrids listed in the OP. These are things I quite fancy having and would love to try out.

Everything else I've mentioned is just me looking at ways to make my computer a bit quicker. So one thing I do need apart from the HDs I'm buying is a motherboard so I can run SATA 3. My original choice is in the OP. However I'm open to other suggestions if it's not the best choice and likewise if my processor is adequate I'm willing to just keep it.
 
Thank you all once again for the advice.

I will yield my desire to run two hybrids in mind of the general consensus that the speed different would be unnoticeable. I had read that these hybrids have a 4gb SSD memory that notes the programmes you use most and loads those from the SSD portion of the hybrid. This is why I was going to buy two, I was planning to place all my games on those two drives and allow them to recognise what I games I play the most and then obviously the drives would have the files in the SSD section and so the result would be faster loading times for those games. That was the theory. But as the general consensus seems to be against that I will instead look at the 1tb Samsung F3.

I will however still go for the SSD for my OS. Although you have stated my motherboard is good surely it would make sense to upgrade even to this motherboard in order for my SSD to run off a SATA III port?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-402-AS
 
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