Pre-5xxx build spec check.

Pete.Dakota · 21 Sep 2009 at 17:08

Sup. Like many of you, awaiting the release of ATI's 5xxx series. How's this for a GPU-less, 'budget' gaming build?

RJC · 21 Sep 2009 at 17:33

Nice spec, one thing I would change is the Hard drive to the Samsung F3 and I am not sur ehow the cooler compares with the TRUE and Noctua.

Pete.Dakota · 21 Sep 2009 at 17:38

Any specific reason for the HDD change? Though I'm sure you're right.

Can you link those coolers? The Zalman is the only one I can find that is 1156-compatible.

RJC · 21 Sep 2009 at 18:02

The Samsung F3 are the new hard drives out, which seem to have good performance, not 100% sure how it compares with the Seagate ect.

This link has some benchmark's posted - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18054786

Here is the cooler's I recommended above, but they don't have the updated brackets for the socket

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-068-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-005-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Pete.Dakota · 21 Sep 2009 at 19:13

Those drives look good; I'll swap out the Seagate for the 1TB version.