Need help with i7 Build :) Ordering Tonight Hopefully

0neAnd0nly · 24 Jan 2010 at 17:58

Hey trying to budget myself to about £1000-1200 for my i7 build, heres my list atm:

*Things I'm really not sure about,

RAM: I need low profiles because of the heatsink but not sure which to get, I like the look of these but not many reviews yet but also considering OCZ gold ram 1600 or 2000, any ideas ??

Graphics Card: This seems to be great value but would it be best to run XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 in SLI or something ??

SSD: Not sure which SSD I should have for performance, cruicial M225 was my other consideration, or run normal hard drives in RAID 0. What do you think I should do ??

MOBO:I like the look of this one but also considering GIGA UD5 or Asus Rampage II Extreme.

I really want a quiet, high performance system that will last. I will be using it for gaming, Movies, online, photoshop, burning dvds etc.

Also give me some ideas or cases, worried the Lian Li I chose was too small, and was going to get a window for it

What do you think ? Please try and use this weeks PROMOs, JAN SALE and This weeks Sales to save me as much as poss haha, thanks

Didaco · 24 Jan 2010 at 18:24

first of all id change the paste to MX-3 its much better than the stuff in the pic
RAM: the ocz gold is on a forum promo and so much cheaper than the geil you specified but identical in performance(OCZ gold 12800 by the way)
GFX: avoid going crossfire from thr start as it ruins future upgrade opportunities the 5850 is a very good card
SSD: good choice but id advise you to add an F3 500gb or 1tb as 60gb wont last long
MOBO: no idea, doubt them 3 are too different from each other
Case: personal taste its down to you

i advise buy now or asap as you are using two formum promos and they are only staying if the stock stays
All thats left to say is good luck

Josh P · 24 Jan 2010 at 20:14

Add an Akasa PWM splitter so you can run both fans from the same header on the motherboard.

I've got the Rampage + Megahalems + Apache combination and RAM-wise, you're fine with 3 sticks - you'll only need low profile stuff if you're going to fill all 6 slots. I don't know whether this is still the case for the P6TD though.

0neAnd0nly · 24 Jan 2010 at 21:03

Josh Pencheon said:
Add an Akasa PWM splitter so you can run both fans from the same header on the motherboard.

I've got the Rampage + Megahalems + Apache combination and RAM-wise, you're fine with 3 sticks - you'll only need low profile stuff if you're going to fill all 6 slots. I don't know whether this is still the case for the P6TD though.

Just updated my list, with the awesome looking new case from cooler master. What you think ?

And also its a pre order case, will OCs still let me have the PROMO offers ?

Hovisloaf · 24 Jan 2010 at 21:20

you are probably going to need another hard drive
if i were you i would go for the samsung f3

Josh P · 24 Jan 2010 at 21:46

Have a look at the Fractal Define case. Very good, and in stock.

As Hovisloaf says, you're going to need a storage drive too - the 500GB F3 is only £40.