New Build?

xNuke · 20 May 2009 at 08:00

i just want to make sure this is correct, and any suggestions are welcome!
i will have this build by September

Asus P5Q3 Deluxe @ Wifi-N Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C9 1333MHz TwinX Dual Channel (TW3X4G1333C9)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
Akasa AK-965 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
Coolermaster Storm 'Scout' Gaming Case
Coolermaster Real Power 850w Modular Power Supply

many thanks, Rob

mp260767 · 20 May 2009 at 08:23

first off, what sort of budget are you working with and whats it going to be used for ?

from your spec, i wouldn't bother going ddr3, if you can go for the 8500 over the 8400 processor.

the 850w psu is overkill 600-700w should do you fine, have a look at the 620w version of the coolermaster you spec'd.

have a look at the Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler.

what size monitor/res do you run at and any plans to upgrade in the short term ?

Razor-BladE · 20 May 2009 at 08:25

Are you going to be overclocking? If so, i'd get a better cpu cooler.
And i'd swap out the psu for a corsair or be quiet for that price you're paying for that Coolermaster.
Other than that.. looks good

When you say 'i will have this build by september', what do you mean?
You're not buying until end of august/beg of september? What?

xNuke · 20 May 2009 at 08:34

ill be using it for gaming, and my budget is about £1200-£1500 yes i would like to OC it, ive heard u can kick 4.5ghz out of that processor so i thought ill give it a try

screen res 1920x1080 HD monitor (haven't found one yet*)
and im waiting until September so i can save money for student bills etc

many thanks, Rob

Razor-BladE · 20 May 2009 at 08:47

Ahh with that money, go with an i7 build. A lot more future proof, and better performance anyway. I can spec you an i7 rig if you want to consider that instead?

And as you're not gonna buy til september, i wouldn't hold a rig on a spec now.. just use it as a guideline, because although it's 4 months, things come out all the time and stuff get cheaper, etc.

mp260767 · 20 May 2009 at 12:37

is that budget to INCLUDE the monitor ?, if not then swap the monitor for a raid set of solid state drives and use the 1tb drive for storage.

if it is following should do for you to get an idea of whats available at the moment, comes to just under £1,400.

Samsung SM2494HM 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor (LS24KIQRFV/EDC) £264.99 (£230.43)

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Far Cry 2 Game £229.99 (£199.99)

Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £204.99 (£178.25)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Inc. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X & BattleForge - Retail £164.99 (£143.47)

Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W Tower Case with Window - Black (No PSU) £137.99 (£119.99)

Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 750W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply £120.99
(£105.21)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £72.99
(£63.47)

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) £70.99 (£61.73)

Sony BDU-X10S Blu-Ray Reader Serial-ATA Drive - Retail £53.99 (£46.95)

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £28.98 (£25.20)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99 (£15.64)

Sub Total : £1,190.33
Shipping : £17.60
VAT : £181.19
Total : £1,389.12

xNuke · 20 May 2009 at 15:29

Awesome, mp260767 is that future proof for the next few years?
i can always upgrade

yeah thats a decent setup, if anything comes out ill be sure to update

many thanks, Rob

mp260767 · 20 May 2009 at 15:33

no reason why it shouldn't last a couple of years, not aware of anyone dropping in any new sockets as yet but anything can happen in the next few months

xNuke · 20 May 2009 at 17:15

yeah

lets hope not

original.wood · 20 May 2009 at 17:24

well the i5 will be coming out, which is supposedly placed under the i7, why they released the i7 first i dont know...but the i7 board/chip/memory will be around i presume the same length of time the 775 boards have been out.