Please check new build

herr_brush · 31 Aug 2008 at 14:55

Any suggestions?

Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor (£211.49)

Video Card
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) (£199.74)

RAM
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB24GB8500C5DC) (£82.24)

Motherboard
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£93.99)

PSU
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU (£64.61)

Cooler
(CPU) Xigmatek HDT-S1283 (£22.27)

Case
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case (£35.24)

HDD
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache (£35.24)

Optical Drive
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (£15.26)

Monitor
OcUK Value Hanns-G HG281DP 28" Widescreen LCD Monitor (£258.49)

TOTAL (inc VAT) £1,018.57

Meloco · 31 Aug 2008 at 15:16

herr_brush said:
Any suggestions?

Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor (£211.49)

Video Card
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) (£199.74)

RAM
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB24GB8500C5DC) (£82.24)

Motherboard
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£93.99)

PSU
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU (£64.61)

Cooler
(CPU) Xigmatek HDT-S1283 (£22.27)

Case
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case (£35.24)

HDD
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache (£35.24)

Optical Drive
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (£15.26)

Monitor
OcUK Value Hanns-G HG281DP 28" Widescreen LCD Monitor (£258.49)

TOTAL (inc VAT) £1,018.57

Looks good to me

Namistai · 31 Aug 2008 at 16:48

Pilky01 · 31 Aug 2008 at 16:51

I would change the psu to the crosair 620w version becuase it is modular.

Namistai · 31 Aug 2008 at 17:52

Can't argue with that advice ^^

Huw_Dawson · 31 Aug 2008 at 17:58

It looks alright. No sound card though!

- Huw

herr_brush · 31 Aug 2008 at 22:06

I'm not convinced that the modular power supply is worth the extra £25. Does anyone have the 620W and is it that much better to reduce clutter?

Also, the mobo has 8 channel audio. Would a separate sound card increase performance. Its primarily a gaming rig so no high audio/video editing will be done.

Pilky01 · 31 Aug 2008 at 22:09

I have the 620 and would not go back to a non modular psu. I only have 2 wires plugged into it, one does fans and sata power the other for my graphics card. The 520w one should be enough for your system.

herr_brush · 31 Aug 2008 at 22:17

Mmm. Maybe I'll just fork out for the 620 as I may want to buy a second GFX card at some point. I've had my current rig for 3yrs now so I'm hoping this one will stand the test of time.