New build, help please...

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Right so I am going to take the plunge, I keep waiting and putting it off, so here goes....

So far I have been looking at this:-

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*OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz @ 4.00GHz Max / Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 Motherboard / Corsair XMS3 6GB PC3-12800C9 DDR3 / Corsair H50 Bundle £567.99
(£493.90) £567.99
(£493.90)
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Crucial M225 128GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M225) £214.99
(£186.95) £214.99
(£186.95)
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Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £139.99
(£121.73) £139.99
(£121.73)
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Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS) £68.99
(£59.99) £68.99
(£59.99)
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Sony Optiarc DRU-870S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail £23.99
(£20.86) £23.99
(£20.86) Sub Total : £883.43 Shipping cost based on delivery to Credit/debit card billing address, YO32 3QT with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50 VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £134.39 Total : £1,030.32
Now, I was also looking at the Asus Rampage bundle....would that be a better option?

Or would I get a better setup hand picking the components so that I can get better ram and a different mobo?

More questions about additional components once these are decided :o
 
I have to ask whats your Pc for.. eg gaming, benchmarking etc etc

Also re cases the haf 922 £94 i think and the haf 932 £129

I'ld go HAF 922 The HAF 932 is 2 inches taller and half an inch wider comapred to the HAF 922 and i cant see why it should be £35 more than the 922 which is still ****** huge and it receives very good reviews re space and cooling.

Afterall HAF stands for High Air Flow ;)!
 
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Thanks for that, I'll give it some thought.

What about the Gigabyte bundle? Is the Asus Rampage bundle better, or should I hand pick something else?

I will be using the system mainly for gaming.
 
Been looking at this combo insted of the Gigabyte:


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Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £247.99
(£215.64) £247.99
(£215.64)
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Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game £208.99
(£181.73) £208.99
(£181.73)
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Patriot Viper II 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000 (2000MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PV236G2000LLKB) £171.99
(£149.56) £171.99
(£149.56)
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Corsair H50 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1366) £54.99
(£47.82) £54.99
(£47.82) Sub Total : £594.75


Would that be worth the extra £100+vat? Will there be a noticable difference?
 
In my opinion your paying for looks with the rampage and at a hefty price. Theres cheaper boards out there that clock just as well if not better.
Also i think that rams overly pricey for what it is 1600mhz will do you just as well with some of the Patriot
 
Ok, what board and ram should I be looking at please?

This new system is going to last me a while, so I want it to be as good as I can.

My skt939 and AGP card system is now very old :o
 
If the rigs for gaming dont overlook the new i7 860 1156skt

Pcgamershardware review

Guru3d Review


This Link offers a VERY Good Comparison of the 920 and 860

hex-us.net review

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Plus 1156 will have a more accomodating upgrade path. The 1136 upgrade will be VERY pricey into the 300+ mark easily whereass the 1156 will be cheaper and offers same performance as the lower i7 1366 range
 
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A i7 1156 spec

Ive seen a thread of the 860 hitting 4-4.5ghz stable on the gd80
Also if your super lazy theres the autoclock feature on this setup which will push the 860 to around 3.3-3.5ghz stable with 1 press of a button
Its cheaper than your intial build cost
The f3 is a very fast dual platter drive

NOTE: the corsair h50 doesnt come with the 1156 bracket yet so i would hold out buying this and use the stock cooler until the new bracket is released shortly!

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Many thanks for the advice.

A couple of people have recommended this mobo to me, saying it is better than the UD5 for overclocking. Is it true? I don't mind a few quid extra if it performs better?


Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard


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£229.99 inc VAT
£199.99 ex VAT
 
A review states that this board has a prefitted south bridge water block. Does that mean I would need water cooling if I went with this board?

It also stated that the heatsink covers the soundcard slot, is this correct?
 
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