New thread concept: Rate my build

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I realise this is the second time in a short timespan I create a thread like this, but I'm really trying to get into it :)

I hope you will be as helpful as last time.


HP LP2475w 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor £424.99
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £205.99
Lian Li PC-A71B Aluminium Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £169.99
2 x XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. £309.98
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910W Power Supply £126.99
OCZ Reaper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-15000 (1866MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3RPR1866C9LV6GK) £99.99
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £64.99
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) £57.99
Razer Tarantula Advanced Gaming Keyboard - Black £52.99
Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail £37.98
Asus Xonar DS 7.1 PCI Sound Card (90-YAA0F0-0UAN00Z) £36.98
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
3 x Noctua NF-P12 Vortex-Control 120mm Quiet Case Fan - 3 Pin £51.72
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.89

Total : £1,831.56



So, what could I improve for less £? Where did I make a horrible mistake? Where am I getting ripped off?
 
What? I assumed this was post build, not before. This is exactly the same thread concept as all the other 'spec me' threads.

Get the UD5 if you're overclocking.
The soundcard is unlikely to be worth having if it costs £37, so drop that to fund the above.
If those fans are going on the case, get the S version that's actually meant to be case fans. Failing that, the scythe case fans are very good.

Id personally get one graphics card instead of two, and only crossfire it if unhappy with performance in games.

@demonfatality, your gaming experience on that will be terrible as you have no screen
 
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Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping
-Razer Diamondback 3G Frost Blue 1800dpi Gaming Mouse
- . XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT x2
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit
-PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-Crossfire PCI-E 750W Power Supply
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM
Kingston HyperX 6GB (3x2GB) Intel XMP DDR3 12800C9 1600MHz Tri-Channel Kit
Saitek Cyborg Illuminated Gamers Keyboard
Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB x2 in raid0
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58
(Socket 1366) Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler

1401 pounds
think my gaming experience will be just as good..
 
JonJ678 said:
What? I assumed this was post build, not before. This is exactly the same thread concept as all the other 'spec me' threads.

Get the UD5 if you're overclocking.
The soundcard is unlikely to be worth having if it costs £37, so drop that to fund the above.
If those fans are going on the case, get the S version that's actually meant to be case fans. Failing that, the scythe case fans are very good.

Id personally get one graphics card instead of two, and only crossfire it if unhappy with performance in games.
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The title was just a pethetic attempt at being ironic.

I'll take out the sound card and find new fans. And consider a 295. Thanks for looking at it.
 
demonfatality said:
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping
-Razer Diamondback 3G Frost Blue 1800dpi Gaming Mouse
- . XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT x2
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit
-PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-Crossfire PCI-E 750W Power Supply
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM
Kingston HyperX 6GB (3x2GB) Intel XMP DDR3 12800C9 1600MHz Tri-Channel Kit
Saitek Cyborg Illuminated Gamers Keyboard
Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB x2 in raid0
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58
(Socket 1366) Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler

1401 pounds
think my gaming experience will be just as good..
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I take it you mean as good as my gaming experience would be with my spec :)

Our specs (I'll call it that instead of builds, since it's not built) cost about the same. The difference is mine has a 400£ monitor.
 
Better than the original spec, but I wouldn't spend that much, £1000 will get you a system nearly as good.

Samsung SM2433BW 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor £212.99
(£185.21) £212.99
(£185.21)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £205.99
(£179.12) £205.99
(£179.12)
Asus Rampage II Gene Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express mATX DDR3 Motherboard £173.98
(£151.29) £173.98
(£151.29)
Lian Li PC-A71B Aluminium Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £169.99
(£147.82) £169.99
(£147.82)
2 x Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCS+ BattleForge Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
(£146.08) £335.98
(£292.16)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910W Power Supply £126.99
(£110.43) £126.99
(£110.43)
OCZ Vertex Series 30GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX30G) £109.99
(£95.64) £109.99
(£95.64)
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £75.99
(£66.08) £75.99
(£66.08)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £64.99
(£56.51) £64.99
(£56.51)
Prolimatech Megahalems Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1366) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)
Pioneer DVR-217FBK 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Scythe S-FLEX 1600RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3/4 Pin £12.64
(£10.99) £25.28
(£21.98)
Sub Total : £1,361.00
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £18.35
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £206.90
Total : £1,586.25
 
i wouldnt buy the SSD they are far to pricey .2 1tb in raid 0 maybe abetter option ,and do you really need such a large psu .cash saved could be used towards a better optical drive eg blu-ray..but this is only a personal choice .xfire 4890s good choice...not sure but the asus mobo may need a bios update for xfire ati cards
 
You're spending budget is £1,800 and you want to save a few pounds???

Not sure why you would want 2 x 4890s to be honest. I'd buy a single version then upgrade to the new cards when they arrive.
 
Personally i'd rather get a GTX295 over any ATI!

Oh and btw i hate you lol, i'm just saving me pennies ready for anew build around xmas, when the i7 and everything is cheaper (if it does that is), cos right now the price is amazing!

If your going to OC i'd defo recommend the gigabyte board u have ordered as custom PC has all the OC bios timings and figures to OC to 4.2Mhz stable.
 
demonfatality said:
i wouldnt buy the SSD they are far to pricey .2 1tb in raid 0 maybe abetter option
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If your spending this kind of money not getting an SSD for OS IMO is just plain silly. Fast CPU, fast graphics, slow HDD = FAIL. Besides why would you need 2x1TB drives?

Thegoon84 said:
Personally i'd rather get a GTX295 over any ATI!
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Why? 2x4890's are faster than a 295 although for a single card solution the 295 is better.

Thegoon84 said:
If your going to OC i'd defo recommend the gigabyte board u have ordered as custom PC has all the OC bios timings and figures to OC to 4.2Mhz stable.
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Somehow I get the feeling your not an overclocker... this isn't quite how it works :rolleyes: each chip is different so a magical standard set of settings doesn't exist...
 
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well you could always stick in 4 sata drives in raid 0 it would cost less and i do belive the performance gain in read an wright would be as good if not better than ssd
 
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