new gaming spec

dean5752 · 22 Oct 2009 at 19:11

hi guys im thinking of building a new gaming pc and my budget is roughly £1500 im currently looking at the following;
Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £256.99

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game£209.99

Asus ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card£204.99

Corsair Dominator 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (TR3X6G1600C8D)£148.99

Samsung PB22-J 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (MMCRE64G5MXP-0VB)£144.99

Samsung T220 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor£139.99

Zalman ZM850-HP Heatpipe Cooled 850W Modular Power Supply£139.99

Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)£139.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS)£88.99

Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail)£20.99

Akasa Dual 2.5" SSD/HDD Mounting Kit£6.99

Sub Total : £1,306.86
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping : £15.50VAT is being charged at 15%VAT : £198.35
Total : £1,520.71

any advice appreciated

xGaffner · 22 Oct 2009 at 19:13

£1.5K dedicated to gaming?

dean5752 · 22 Oct 2009 at 19:30

well thats what it would be mainly used for but i would also be using it for media and photo shop

NathanT · 22 Oct 2009 at 19:31

Using the OEM 920 and from what I can make out you have ordered no cooling?

dean5752 · 22 Oct 2009 at 19:41

im looking at water cooling but i would like advice on cpu coolers and water cooling componants

vian_siu · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:21

i suggest this for a little less

dean5752 · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:36

thats almost what im after but i would like my os to be on a ssd

StarSolitude · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:42

Tbh a £1500 system won't perform that much better than an £800 Core i5 system... assuming they both use the same graphics card. (for gaming)

Do you know what you're spending £257 on a motherboard for? A £130~ motherboard will basically give you the same framerates in games. So what is all the extra money going towards?

If you have money to burn, I guess it doesn't matter.

dean5752 · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:48

ive changed the asus board for a gigabyte one any other advice

StarSolitude · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:53

This mobo will do you fine: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-159-GI it easily overclocks to 4GHz and is rock solid. Perfect for gaming.

I think the Corsair HX850 is overkill... Get a Corsair TX750. It's not modular, but with the Antec 1200 you can basically hide all the cables away behind the scenes and it will look just as neat and tidy as a modular PSU. Sure you will need to spend a little bit more time on cable managment, but if it saves you money... why not! It will save you about £40.

A 750W corsair will easily supply enough power to that system. You could even add another 5850/5870 graphics card for Crossfire and it would be fine. (A single 5870 will do you just fine for a 22" monitor though)

The rest of the system is fine. Though I'm not sure about the RAM! You might want to look into that some more, just to make sure.

dean5752 · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:54

ive had to change the ram to an ocz gold 2000mhz 6gb as the gigabyte board didnt take the original one

StarSolitude · 22 Oct 2009 at 20:58

Check this: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18069327
(About changing PSU to non-modular TX750)

Consider this RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-169-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1389

You could even consider an Antec 902 if you want to save more money! ^^ The 1200 is really just a little bit taller and spacious. The airflow in the 902 is still awesome, and there is enough space. And you're only using one hard-drive! A 902 will be enough imo.

Also: make sure you get a Corsair H50 to cool your CPU.

dean5752 · 22 Oct 2009 at 21:16

here is my final spec
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card£298.99
(£259.99) £298.99
(£259.99)

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game£209.99
(£182.60) £209.99
(£182.60)

Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor£160.99
(£139.99) £160.99
(£139.99)

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 2000MHz PC3-16000C10 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G2000LV6GK)£149.99
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)

Samsung PB22-J 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (MMCRE64G5MXP-0VB)£144.99
(£126.08) £144.99
(£126.08)

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard£139.99
(£121.73) £139.99
(£121.73)

Zalman ZM850-HP Heatpipe Cooled 850W Modular Power Supply£139.99
(£121.73) £139.99
(£121.73)

Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)£92.99
(£80.86) £92.99
(£80.86)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS)£88.99
(£77.38) £88.99
(£77.38)

Corsair H50 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1366)£54.99
(£47.82) £54.99
(£47.82)

Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail)£20.99
(£18.25) £20.99
(£18.25)

Akasa Dual 2.5" SSD/HDD Mounting Kit£6.99
(£6.08) £6.99
(£6.08)

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)£6.89
(£5.99) £6.89
(£5.99) Sub Total : £1,318.93Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping : £17.60VAT is being charged at 15%VAT : £200.48 Total : £1,537.01

any changes that anyone would recommend

StarSolitude · 22 Oct 2009 at 21:27

You won't need that Arctic Silver 5. ^^ Corsair H50 comes pre-applied with paste, that apparently is just fine... even up to 4GHz OC.

Btw I still think you should get the Corsair TX750W. And:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279
^ The fastest (non solid state) hard-drive.

Other than that, if you're sure you want an i7 build instead of i5, it's good.

dean5752 · 22 Oct 2009 at 21:34

many thanks