New Workstation build

NialStewart · 29 Dec 2009 at 11:05

I'm about to build a new workstation, any comments on what I've picked below...

This has to be reliable so I won't be overclocking, are there any better motherboard options?

Any better memory options (for 2*2G) ?

Thanks for any comments,

Nial

ryan123hanna · 29 Dec 2009 at 12:36

i would change your RAM and Mobo to something like a gigabyte ga p55m ud2 and some corsair dominator, they work great together. and personally for the money your paying for the amd i would go with an i5 which kicks ass at £140

just a suggestion!

danb21t · 29 Dec 2009 at 12:50

I personally wouldnt touch Crucial memory with a barge pole, only ever seen bad things with their RAM

MagicBoy · 29 Dec 2009 at 12:52

Looks fine. Ignore the Crucial memory comment above. I've never seen a bad stick from them in 10+ years of doing IT Support for a living.

Simon42 · 29 Dec 2009 at 13:03

danb21t said:
I personally wouldnt touch Crucial memory with a barge pole, only ever seen bad things with their RAM

Although I've also seen quite a few bad comments, I've never had a problem with Crucial memory over many years of using the standard and Ballistix ranges. However I never put more than the stock volts (not the maximum listed voltage) through them even when overclocking so maybe that's the key.

ryan123hanna · 29 Dec 2009 at 13:09

i5!!!!!

NialStewart · 29 Dec 2009 at 15:13

i5?

Thanks for the comments guys.

According to this...

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html

..there's no appreciable difference between the i5 and Phenom 965.

The i5 motherboards also seem to be more expensive.

Is it really worth the extra (it's already more expensive than I'd hoped)?

Nial.

danb21t · 29 Dec 2009 at 16:49

I dunno just my experiences of machines we have at work we had a complete batch with crucial memory and they seemed to go faulty more so than any other manufacturer.

The machines I refer to were quite old mind you. However if I was to buy "value" memory then I would be buying Kingston Value as I've never had a problem with them.

Just my 2 cents