my pc build

bowbow · 25 Jul 2009 at 07:13

I'm going to be purchasing a full system and overclock it, but ive never really done so before and i'm gonna post it up and see what people comments are and whether i actually need to overclock it or not, also i would appreciate if you guys rated the machine on what you think it may do performance wise. especially thoses of you with similar builds, even slight suggestions on possible changes i could make for the better thx.

BFG GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366)
Asus Rampage II Gene Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express mATX DDR3 Motherboard
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case - Black
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply
Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler (Socket 940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366)
OCZ Intel i7 3GB (3x1GB) DDR3 PC3-10666 Triple Channel (OCZ3X1333LV3GK)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
Pioneer BDR-203BK 8x BluRay-RW/DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer Drive

95thrifles · 25 Jul 2009 at 07:16

imo dont get that gfx card, its a waste, theres new DX11 cards coming out at end of year, so I wouldt be spending serious money on high end cards now, get a 275 for half the price, it will still do all you need it to, then upgrade at end of year if needs be
You havent included a HDD? Id recomend the WD Caviar black

bowbow · 25 Jul 2009 at 08:03

i have hd ^^ and changed my mind to also go for the 932 case instead, Card advise noted tho thx, i have alotted moneyz for this and kept to it, have 50 pounds or so to move -/+ in price still, just i think the sli 295 mode is a little overkill. and the 295 out performs the x2 radeon 4870 on most games i would play at a marginal price difference

bowbow · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:49

anyone else care to comment?

Soldier786 · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:52

I think you should stick with the 295 if your *not* looking to upgrade for a year or so... everything else, looks good.

bowbow · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:59

thx and yes this is my first pc build ever lol. oh yes im stuck with a dell 8250 atm with 6200 pci card. and beleive it or not its been a loyal sturdy pc, can even play bf2142 no probs. but its painfully obvious why i need a new one!

Soldier786 · 25 Jul 2009 at 16:04

LOL, just like me then... i will be building my first soon (hopefully), but in my current PC... there is no graphics card, its just integrated rubbish

You can play BF2142 no problem but i cant even play BF2 without FPS lags

Again i will be getting the 295 as well simply because i wont be upgrading for a year or so...

PermaBanned · 25 Jul 2009 at 16:26

I would wait for the DX11 cards. They're claiming it's the biggest graphic revolution of the decade, and looking at stuff from 2000 that's a huge claim. What about SD-HD? Still, you could easily get the 4770, a great card, better than the 4850 and very cheap and power efficient and then trade that in for DX11, trust me, it will be worth it.