Please check this system please

mattjd · 11 Mar 2010 at 21:38

I am going to build a new system in early April what do you think of this system so far;

Asus P6X58D Premium Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard - £239.99

Intel Core i7 930 2.80Ghz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) – Retail - £239.99

Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel - £139.99

Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler - £69.99

Arctic Cooling MX-3 Thermal Compound - £6.99

Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply - £99.99

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache – OEM - £86.99

LiteOn IHAS524-32 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter with LabelTag - (Black) Retail - £20.99

Belkin Wireless Desktop Card * N1 - £14.00

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Full Version (PC DVD) - £88.99

Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - £60.99

Logitech G9x Laser Mouse - £64.99

Akasa Internal Smart 8 Port Card Reader - £14.99

I am not 100% sure on the motherboard, HDD and PSU. What are your opinions. I am also not sure on which graphics card I should get what would you go for to cooperate with the above spec?

Thanks.

RJC · 11 Mar 2010 at 21:44

Spec looks good, I would look at the ATI 5850 for a GPU, but will depend on res you play at, and you can afford to drop your psu to around 600w without problems.

HD looks good

mattjd · 11 Mar 2010 at 21:45

I was thinking about 5850's in crossfire what Wattage PSU would I need for that?

xBLiNG · 11 Mar 2010 at 21:50

mattjd said:
I was thinking about 5850's in crossfire what Wattage PSU would I need for that?

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5850-review-crossfire/9

I've heard bad things about LiteOn drives, get a samsung or LG for a similar price.

Sycho · 11 Mar 2010 at 21:50

mattjd said:
I was thinking about 5850's in crossfire what Wattage PSU would I need for that?

650w good branded psu would be enough with some headroom.

750w for 5870's with some headroom.

Ast3r · 11 Mar 2010 at 21:53

For 2xHD5850s you'll need a 650W PSU or higher.

mattjd · 11 Mar 2010 at 21:58

Ok I will make the PSU a 750W

I will also make the DVD-RW a Sony Optiarc DRU-870S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail - £25.99

I have a Sony home cinema system down stairs and I have neevr had a problem with Sony (great quality under my experience).

RJC · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:00

My i7 system with crossfire 5850 pulls 480w ~ full load at the mains, I use a 750w PSU.

Ast3r · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:02

If you intend to go for the Corsair TX 750W PSU I'd suggest you stick with the TX 850W one.7 pounds extra for another hundred watts.

mattjd · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:05

Ast3r said:
If you intend to go for the Corsair TX 750W PSU I'd suggest you stick with the TX 850W one.7 pounds extra for another hundred watts.

Good point

Now may I ask what manufactures I should go for and which ones to stay away from for GPU's please

Ast3r · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:12

The only difference between the HD5850s is the warranty,the bundles inside the box and some minor overclocks.I would go for the Asus HD5850 because it has 3 years warranty.

RJC · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:13

I have 2 XFX STD 5850 gpu's which seem to run fine, but they do seem to be more dearer than other manufacturers, Sapphire are good I believe and like the XFX have a 2 year warranty.

NormanPorkinson · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:17

get 1 5870 and a cheaper motherboard! £240 on a mobo is excessive imo! No point getting crossfire 5850's yet - a 5870 or 5850 will play everything on max!

mattjd · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:18

Ive read that XFX have a crappy Return policy in the EU is that true?

I think Asus look good but I am not sure. Would the 5970 be any much bigger performance than the Crossfire 5850's?

Ast3r · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:18

I've had only XFX in the past but if I were to buy a HD5850 I would go for the Asus one.Its the cheapest and has the longest warranty.The HD5970 is basically 2xHD5870 so it will offer a little more performance than 2xHD5850s but the difference will not be noticeable.http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/SAPPH-HD5970/SAPPH-HD5970-23.jpg

As for the XFX Return Policy...you won't need to worry about that as OCUK will take care of it.Also as said above a HD5850 will be able to handle everything even at 1920x1080.

mattjd · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:25

Ast3r said:
I've had only XFX in the past but if I were to buy a HD5850 I would go for the Asus one.Its the cheapest and has the longest warranty.The HD5970 is basically 2xHD5870 so it will offer a little more performance than 2xHD5850s but the difference will not be noticeable.http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/SAPPH-HD5970/SAPPH-HD5970-23.jpg

As for the XFX Return Policy...you won't need to worry about that as OCUK will take care of it.

Thanks for that graph

Definately not worth another £100 for an extra ~4fps

x2 Asus 5850's it is then

Thanks everyoen i think I am sorted now. Oh and I also forgot to add that I already have an Antec 902 case sitting in my room now I got it a while back.

RJC · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:36

I had to send my XFX 4870X2 back to Ocuk as this failed, got a full refund after 4 weeks.

Ast3r · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:38

Great!Another hundred quid saved there on the case.Enjoy mate.And don't hesitate to ask questions if you have any when you put it together.

mattjd · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:38

RJC said:
I had to send my XFX 4870X2 back to Ocuk as this failed, got a full refund after 4 weeks.

Ok that sounds rather bad. Failing and it took a month to get the full refund I would rather go with a reliable GPU :S

Ast3r · 11 Mar 2010 at 22:42

You won't get much reliable than XFX,Asus or Sapphire.

The HD4870x2 is a really power hungry GPU and you know what to0 much power can do to a component even if its within the recommended temperatures.But you don't need to worry about that with the HD5850 as it takes half the power of the HD4870X2.