new build help

timehh

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timehh

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first post so hello :)

I have been browsing the overclockers boards for years and havn't really posted before so would like to say thanks for all the useful info!

Im putting together a new pc for uni and would like to get the Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P with a tri core black edition but cant decide what cooler to get. I was thinking of the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM but would really like something that doesn't restrict my first 2 ram slots and is easy to install. What other choices do i have? I wouldn't like to spend more than £30 if possible.

Thanks,
 
you sure that will fit it looks even bigger than the arctic cooling freezer pro.

what about this Gelid Silent Spirit CPU Cooler ?

Im not to interested in doing massive overclocks but would like to get a bit more of my processor so would this cope with it?

This is what im looking to get..

XFX GeForce GTX 260 XT 896MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.98
(£113.03) £129.98
(£113.03)
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
(£78.25) £89.99
(£78.25)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply £60.98
(£53.03) £60.98
(£53.03)
OCZ Platinum AMD Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1600LVAM4GK) £60.00
(£52.17) £60.00
(£52.17)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £41.99
(£36.51) £41.99
(£36.51)
Gelid Silent Spirit CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £22.99
(£19.99) £22.99
(£19.99)
LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM (967738-0120) £6.99
(£6.08) £6.99
(£6.08)
Belkin Cat5e Network Patch Cable 10m (A3L791B10M-S) £5.74
(£4.99) £5.74
(£4.99)
Sub Total : £511.85
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £78.65
Total : £603.00


Please let me know what you think and if there is anything i should change?

I will mostly be using it for games and some coding, web design and light graphics. In the future i would like to put in another 4gb of ram and a good dx11 graphics card.

Thanks,
 
I was thinking of a 4870 and buy another to xfire in the future but would it be alright on that motherboard as it only has 2 x8 lanes rather than 2x16 ? what cooler do you think i should get? also i dont know if that powersupply would be enough to xfire. im quite set on the case i know there are possibly better ones for cheaper but i like the look of it.

I cant really spend much more than £600.
 
thanks for the help i've made a few changes does this build all look ok?

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £97.99
(£85.21) £97.99
(£85.21)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-Crossfire PCI-E 750W Power Supply £89.99
(£78.25) £89.99
(£78.25)
OCZ Platinum AMD Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1600LVAM4GK) £69.99
(£60.86) £69.99
(£60.86)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £43.99
(£38.25) £43.99
(£38.25)
LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2) £17.24
(£14.99) £17.24
(£14.99)
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM (967738-0120) £6.99
(£6.08) £6.99
(£6.08)
Belkin Cat5e Network Patch Cable 10m (A3L791B10M-S) £5.74
(£4.99) £5.74
(£4.99)
Sub Total : £536.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £82.34
Total : £631.26

i've decided to go with that cooler as i think it unlikely i will need 8gb of ram and could always change it one day if i do. I will buy a second 4870 when I can afford it.
 
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