new system...

Silent Spring

Silent Spring

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new system... advice needed

Hi all

my first post to overclockers :)

im looking to buy a new system to replace me 5 year old bog standard packard bell.

im ideally looking for a powerful machine that will also be future proof.

after looking around Pc and dell ( was close to buying one of the XPS machines with the I7 processor but thought i would look here.)

i am very keen on the Titan Goliath espically with the deal this week.

i would be getting it with the ATI radeon HD 4870 1024 and a 1TB HDD

before i make my very first overclockers purchase i wanted some expert opinons i.e you guys ;) is it worth it? is there anything else i should be thinking about etc.... just wanted to knoww before i part with my cash :)

Thanks a lot

silent spring
 
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this was the dell i was looking at

http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/hom...35mt_d00sx04~~TqjyEJ6L&m_3=188402&mo=3~188402

and a acer one that i saw in the store that seem fast..

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/st...36848&category_oid=#productInformationSection

this comes out at £800 for the unit

thats why i was considering the titan goliath as it has already been overclocked?

tbh im quite a noob when it comes to overclocking so it has not been something i have considered.

my main priorties will be power and future proof.

ps tbf i think im confusing myself :)

thanks
 
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looks good :)

few questions

is it better than the acer one.

would i be able to build it :O considering my knowlednge limited when building i system from scratch? i assume this is better than the Titan Golith?

lastly if i did build it myself and couldnt get it to work i would be a bit stuck and if i got the pre built titan i could send it bk for oc to fix? but if the system above is better... maybe thats worth the risk.....

Thank you very much for your help :) its apprecitated
 
thanks very much i am still quite nervous about doing it myself :O

can i get your opinon on these 2 pre build systems

because if there is not much difference i think i would rather get one instead of me making a mess of it and i also have a lot of coursework todo so finding time may be an issue :O

the titan Goliath 837.95 inc VAT only 30 more than the build myself option?

Coolmaster Elite 335
ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024
seagate 1tb 7200RPM Options
Memory: Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel
Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Power Supply: Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz D0 Overclocked to 3.40GHz!
Processor Cooler: Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler
Sound Card: 7.1 High Definition OnBoard Sound Card

The titan Thor £640 inc VAT
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz Overclocked to 3.20GHz!
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3LR Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
- Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 TwinX Dual Channel
- LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
- Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler
- OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound professionally hand installed by our technicians

PS i have included the cheaper version as if it is not that bad its saving £200 :) but im unsure about the future proofing.

once again thanks, i am currently reading/watching guides for some knowledge on building systems

thanks shinester:cool:
 
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thanks very much for your help and time:)

just for future reference when i know a bit more about building systems, is it noramlly better to build your own?

for example is the one you quotated me above that much better than the titan Goliath
 
shinester184 said:
The one I specced you is quite a bit better - more powerful graphics card, faster hard drive and faster dvd drive. However the Titan Goliath comes with a custom cooler - the Akasa Nero. With that, you will have headroom to overclock quite a bit with it.
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hmm ok so technically the titan is a rip off!!!

also i wondered if there is any risk in buying the ready made overclocked pc?

i assume it would have been built to cope with the overclocking?

does the overclocked processor decrease the life of the computer. i.e am i likley to start having issues after 1 - 2 years??

with this in mind would it be better for me to look for a pc with a standard clocked processor?

Thanks
 
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