New Build + Some Questions

will0812

will0812

will0812

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My PC is about 3 years old now, so looking to put together a new one.
System will be primarily for gaming, and want it to last at least another 3 years.
Budget is around £1000-£1500 so,

- Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail - £211.99 inc VAT
- Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard - £252.99 inc VAT
- Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel - £117.99 inc VAT
- Prolimatech Megahalems Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1366) - £49.99 inc VAT
- Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 / 1GB GDDR5 / PCI Express 2.0 / Graphics Card - £219.99 inc VAT
- Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive - £134.99 inc VAT
- Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM - £48.99 inc VAT
- Antec 1200 Full Tower Case + Antec CP 850W Modular PSU - £199.99 inc VAT
- Sony AD7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer & RAM Burner + LightScribe Black Bare Drive - OEM - £18.68 inc VAT
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - 64 Bit - £72.12 inc VAT

That all comes to £1327.72 inc VAT

Is it worth spending an extra £90 for a HD5870 instead of the 5850, Possibly even a Sapphire 5870 Vapour-X for £339.99?
Would you recommend any other alternatives to what I have selected?
Is overclocking a system like this "Fairly Easy" and Do-able for a someone who has never overclocked before?
Is the PSU Ok?
Also, I have always gamed with a CRT however now i am considering getting a TFT if its not too expensive. As a gamer i am not too fussed about the detail of graphics, but i want very good frame rates, and very smooth gameplay as i play fast paced games. Does a CRT limit performance at all ? Id prefer to keep my CRT as its cheaper, as long as its not holding back my 5850, I've had bad experiences with TFT's being slightly blurred when moving around rapidly. Otherwise what is a good TFT you would suggest 19"-22" for around £150?

All opinions and ideas are welcomed,

Thanks in advance, Will
 
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I dont really know much about HDDs, but the WD has higher cache and higher rpm, so what makes the Samsung better? And in what way will a TFT benefit? just because of the higher resolutions? + ive read some reviews on that psu they all seem good and i can get it as a bundle with the case so its cheap.
 
Yea, i realised i needed a fan for the cooler the other day, didnt even think to check at first :)
what ive read about the PSU seems to be all good so ill go with that, as far as HDD, What you said is actually a very good idea, There is no way im spending 400 on a monitor though, for me its just not worth it, i simply want the best frame rates, and smoothness, I play Cod4 mostly, and play at a very competitive level, so for me the graphic detail and resolution is not of great importance as at current i turn all settings as low as possible to get constant 125 fps for the advantages this brings being on a quake based engine, but the card has had it now and cant even get 125 stable anymore, however thinking about it i probably dont need anything higher than a 5850 if i stay with my CRT.

Finally, if the second device is just for storage, which is more efficient / quiet WD Green or Samsung?
 
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Ok thanks, will go for that then. all main apps etc will go on the SSD, HDD is just for videos and music and other things. In terms of SSD the Kingston seems to be one of the lowest priced 64GB ones, but also has respectable read and write speeds so for me i think its the best choice? similar price products are only 30GB and read/write speeds are very much the same if not slower. However again my knowledge of what makes a good SSD is limited and just comes down to read/write speeds :)
 
Yea, well originally i didnt want to spend over £1000, but that went out the window a long time ago :P However i have just fixed my personal PC so there is no rush at all now. Cant believe it was all to do with one setting in the bios =/ had be stumped for 2 weeks

But i will still make a new build. just taking my time now. might go i5 and maybe a better SSD as you suggest :)
 
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