Hello all, 1st post from a new member so please go easy on me.
I am trying to put together components for a new build to replace my existing 3 year old 3700+ amd / 7800gt sli system. These are the components I am looking at buying:
- AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz £195.49
- XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB £183.99
- Asus VH226H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor £156.39
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit £91.99
- Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4 AMD 790X £88.54
- Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £83.94
- Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache £82.79
- Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX £39.09
Total: 922.21
This will all sit in my Tsunami Dream case with esisting dvd-rom & cd/dvd writer, & a wd 200js hard drive.
A couple of questions:
Does this seem a well balanced set up? I have up to £1050 to spend so any recommendations/improvements would be most welcolme within budget.
Will the stock cooler be good enough for small overclocking or should I buy a seperate cpu cooler?
Would I need any special thermal paste if I changed the cooler and if so, what type.
Do I need the psu, my current one is an enermax eg565ax-ve(g) - about 3 years old but very reliable during that time.
The system is to be used mainly for playing the latest games my current setup will not run & enclodeing/decoding etc.
Speed is my main objective over noise as my current system is quite loud anyway.
Many thanks in advance.
I am trying to put together components for a new build to replace my existing 3 year old 3700+ amd / 7800gt sli system. These are the components I am looking at buying:
- AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz £195.49
- XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB £183.99
- Asus VH226H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor £156.39
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit £91.99
- Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4 AMD 790X £88.54
- Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £83.94
- Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache £82.79
- Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX £39.09
Total: 922.21
This will all sit in my Tsunami Dream case with esisting dvd-rom & cd/dvd writer, & a wd 200js hard drive.
A couple of questions:
Does this seem a well balanced set up? I have up to £1050 to spend so any recommendations/improvements would be most welcolme within budget.
Will the stock cooler be good enough for small overclocking or should I buy a seperate cpu cooler?
Would I need any special thermal paste if I changed the cooler and if so, what type.
Do I need the psu, my current one is an enermax eg565ax-ve(g) - about 3 years old but very reliable during that time.
The system is to be used mainly for playing the latest games my current setup will not run & enclodeing/decoding etc.
Speed is my main objective over noise as my current system is quite loud anyway.
Many thanks in advance.
