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dnc

dnc

dnc

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Hi,
I'm new and have built computers before, this is my latest upgrade I was wondering what the community here thought of it. Also if there was anything any of you would be worrying about?



I already have HD's as well as a disk drive and creative sound card that I will plug into the machine.

Thank you for your opinion.
dnc
 
I would could consider the following parts:

Intel Core i7 920 ~ £175

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-280-IN

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R ~ £152

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-235-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1692

6GB low latency 1600MHZ DDR3 ~ £133

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-129-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1389

HIS iCooler V ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 ~ £232

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-004-HS

I would get this if you are using the graphics card just for gaming.

OR

OcUK Value GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 ~ £282

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-135-OK

I would get this graphics card if you are getting a Nvidia graphics card for both gaming and any CUDA use. The HD5850 1GB is still better value for gaming only though.

Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply ~ £77

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN

This is made by Seasonic and better than similar OCZ units.

The total comes to between £769 and £819 excluding postage.

You could get a pair of HD5770 1GB cards for the same price as a single HD5850 1GB:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-216-SP

A pair of HD5770 1GB cards in Crossfire can rival an HD5870 1GB but of course the normal caveats with Crossfire setups apply.

I would not be going for a GTX260 now TBH and even an HD5830 would be a better choice at a similar price!

The 700W version of the OCZ ModXStream PSU is not that great it seems:

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2008/11/12/ocz_700w_modxstream_pro_power_supply/

The Antec unit has got an excellent review from Bit-tech:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/psus/2010/02/22/600-700w-psu-review-round-up/7
 
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Yet the Antec is still the better unit at a similar price. Anyway if other PSUs can be tested at 45C and still provide their rated power then there is no reason the OCZ should not do so TBH.

None of the Corsair units have failed the testing done by HardOCP and these are made by CWT and Seasonic. Even the CWT made OCZ StealthXStream 400W was tested at 47C and could provide more than its rated power at this temperature by Hardware Secrets. However the other units seems to be made by FSP and Sirtec.
 
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and where in britain does it reach 45degrees? the OCZ will do fine in any home computer enviroment
 
Depending on the case the OP uses and the other parts they have the ambient temperature in the case will be higher than in their room especially if it is summer or the central heating is on. The Antec is more or less the same price(costs £3 more than the OCZ) and even has higher efficiency. It is also made by a better OEM and has 4 PCI-E power connectors compared to the pair the OCZ 700W ModXStream has. If the Antec was £10 to £20 more it would be one thing but £3 is virtually no difference. The Antec 650W is also around £8 to £10 cheaper on OcUK than other retailers as the Antec PSU is usually around £85 to £90.
 
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Well first off, thank you for all your quick replys.

I think that the Antex psu mentioned above is quite a good idea if it is as efficient as you say and the 4 PCI-E connectors will help as in the future I am thinking of adding more GPU's.

As for the Graphics cards I would like to keep with Nvidia due to there 3d support in Photoshop (3d Poly paint :D). But I think that the Gpu might be slightly underpowered, hence why I might buy another and have A Sli rig in the near future. I also thought someone might mention a 400 series, and I don't think I can afford one... I have also wondered if having a DVI to HDMI adapter makes any difference when plugged into a HDMI monitor?

And with the Mobo, I am slightly reluctant to switch from the Asus board, as I don't really think I need the USB 3.0s and I have found Asus to have had quite good long lasting boards before (my dads Comando).

Btw, my case is quite low quality hence the extra fans and I should have 3 in there when the build is complete (plus the one on the psu).
 
According to the Bit-tech review the PSU was between 86%(full load) to 87%(low loads) efficient and the PSU does have an 80plus Bronze certification.

The Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R does seem to get decent reviews and many recommendations on forums.Gigabyte does make great motherboards although of course if you want to go with the Asus it is you call. Having said that £200+ is a lot of money for a motherboard IMHO.

There is this "B-grade" GTX275 for around the same price:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-101-OK&groupid=595&catid=683&subcat=

OTH,I cannot comment on what condition "B-grade" items tend to be in ,ie,whether they are ex-display,tatty box,etc.
 
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