New Computer Specs

Marshall · 31 Dec 2006 at 12:26

im looking at building myself a new computer in the new year, i use it for gaming, browseing the web, burning dvds etc..

heres the spec list, have a look and tell me what you think, any adjustments or things you would change

Ive already got two 120gb sata drives i would raid as my main drive

plus

CPU Cooler

p4radox · 31 Dec 2006 at 12:48

I'd get a Gigabyte DS3 or an Asus P5B. Also if you're buying an OEM CPU you'll need a heatsink/fan. I'd recommend the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro.
The spec looks very good otherwise.

Dureth · 31 Dec 2006 at 12:51

He might not be able to go with a 965 based board if the 2x120GB drives he has are IDE.

Otherwise yes the previous reply had everything you'd need to consider in.

tomanders91 · 31 Dec 2006 at 13:00

what they said, get a ds3 and an artic 7. Plus you might wanna up the graphics card a bit if its used for gaming.

wolvotim · 31 Dec 2006 at 13:07

Read the post people

The drives are sata and the cpu cooler is a coolermaster

tomanders91 · 31 Dec 2006 at 13:19

ook, didnt see that bit

.

For not too much more you can get an X1950pro which is better than th e7900gs.

p4radox · 31 Dec 2006 at 14:07

Right, might as well ignore me then. I re-read that post several times and didn't spot the CPU cooler bit at the bottom!

My other recommendation of the DS3 still stands though.

Marshall · 31 Dec 2006 at 14:12

im looking at either and sli or a crossfire mobo does the DS3 do either :confused:

Marshall · 31 Dec 2006 at 15:00

i dont think the DS3 does do crossfire or sli

but clicky
does

what do you lot think about that mobo

and an ATI Radeon X1950 Pro instead of the Nvidia 7900GS

furnace · 31 Dec 2006 at 15:19

Marshall said:
i dont think the DS3 does do crossfire or sli

but clicky
does

what do you lot think about that mobo

and an ATI Radeon X1950 Pro instead of the Nvidia 7900GS

Definately get the X1950 Pro

DS4 *DOESNT* do xfire/sli - It's a common mistake - the second PCI-E is actually x4 not x16!

See Specifications

wolvotim · 31 Dec 2006 at 15:30

furnace said:
Definately get the X1950 Pro

DS4 *DOESNT* do xfire/sli - It's a common mistake - the second PCI-E is actually x4 not x16!
See Specifications

taken from your link

ATI CrossFire
With support for ATI CrossFire, GIGABYTE pushes the envelope once again by delivering highly optimized performance and flexibility demanded by power users and extreme gaming enthusiasts. Designed to provide unmatched multi-GPU support with dual PCI Express connectivity, the GA-965P-DS4 allows users to take advantage of the ultra smooth 3D rendering, blazing-fast frame rates and enhanced visual quality possible with a dual graphics card solution

furnace · 1 Jan 2007 at 10:24

wolvotim said:
taken from your link

ATI CrossFire
With support for ATI CrossFire, GIGABYTE pushes the envelope once again by delivering highly optimized performance and flexibility demanded by power users and extreme gaming enthusiasts. Designed to provide unmatched multi-GPU support with dual PCI Express connectivity, the GA-965P-DS4 allows users to take advantage of the ultra smooth 3D rendering, blazing-fast frame rates and enhanced visual quality possible with a dual graphics card solution

How can it support xfire when one PCI-E is only 4x?

Oooh... Hang on I'm probably misunderstanding:
"2 x PCI Express X16 slot(run @ x16, x4)"

Must mean that they can run at x16 and x4, not that they do run at x16 and x4...

/feels stupid

Ignore me

Hehe

wolvotim · 1 Jan 2007 at 12:56

no probs

thefishdude · 1 Jan 2007 at 13:56

yep the get the 1950 pro his on special this weak cracking card at £129 and better than the 7900gs.

as for the mobo its a great mobo thats why i have it

lol easy to overclock on and stable. the only issue is if you hjave lots of extra pci cards. cause it only has 1 extra slot, and that can be blocked if you have 2 gfx cards and t hey are dual slot cooling ones wich most are these days. i dont have any pci cards so not an issue for me