New Rig for 2010

hughesy627 · 12 Jan 2010 at 21:27

Hi, well i decided to make the jump and build a new rig, so i ordered the below

I will be running Windows 7, dont get back from overseas until sunday so will post some pics when i am done, graphics card will be my old gtx 295 BFG

looking forward to a nice new speedy rig. (I hope!!)

jimmy321 · 12 Jan 2010 at 21:41

Your GTX 295 is 'old' lol.

Enjoy your rig i'm sure it will be good for many years, apart from that 'old' gpu getting upgraded with a DX11 card

Maniacfest · 12 Jan 2010 at 21:54

Looks good. 1000w PSU is future proof but might be considered overkill if you only plan on having 1 gfx etc.

RJC · 12 Jan 2010 at 22:09

Looking good

, 1000w slighty overkill for one card

hughesy627 · 12 Jan 2010 at 23:30

i got the 1000w just to cover me for putting in an extra card in the future, i am in 2 minds whether to sell my 295 and get 2 ATI dx 11 cards or not, any suggestions? to be honest the 295 doesn’t have any problems with current games.

AMG · 12 Jan 2010 at 23:34

well if you can sell the GTX295, and get a nice HD5870, plus its a bit of saving on the old energy front

EdGey · 12 Jan 2010 at 23:56

PSU is defo way overkill.

Kurisu Makise · 13 Jan 2010 at 00:39

i hate how they have the apache fans in black now but not a month back when i got my 2 for the rad ¬_¬

Jae-So · 13 Jan 2010 at 01:18

I like it, what's everyones obsession with that case tho, is it really worth the premium over say an Antec 1200

hughesy627 · 13 Jan 2010 at 01:40

i have an antec 1200 at the moment but was after something with a bit more room and the hot swap bays, i am a marine engineer and spend 8 months a year away, so i usually take my drives with me in caddys, so saves having to dismantle the case every time

Jae-So · 13 Jan 2010 at 01:52

^ oh kool nice one, guess itz worth it then

hughesy627 · 2 Feb 2010 at 19:17

Ok guys after a bit of advice, I built my rig the other week when I got home on leave and the performance was sweet but unfortunately under prime 95 it would continually blue screen so the good guys at ocuk have been testing it and have changed the motherboard to a Asus P6TD so if it passes test through the night I should have back on Thursday, so with all this extra time on my hands I have found myself reading about corsair's H50 cpu cooler, I currently have a Noctua NH-U12P and under full load would peak around 78-83c. Would the H50 be a worthwhile buy? or am I better sticking with the Noctua. Cheers.