Hey there. Having read through sooo many posts I think im going to go with this build.
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939)
Antec Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-SLi PCI-E 750W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
Zalman CNPS9700-NT nVidia Tritium CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
Total : £1,099.62
Ok so this is going to be my first build and im planning to OC. Also few things to point out, this is going to be primarily for gaming and I will be using a 40 inch screen.
Got a few questions if you could help me out:
1. Will this be ok to run on a 40 inch screen?
2. I know at the moment most games only use dual cores, does anyone know how the development into quad core is going for games/how soon will it be before most games will use quad core?
3. for the sake of £50, how much better is the asus branded 4870x2 over the HIS? Is it literally just the warrenty and extra stuff in the box and is that worth £50?
So yeah, critique away!
Cheers,
Ryan
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939)
Antec Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-SLi PCI-E 750W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
Zalman CNPS9700-NT nVidia Tritium CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
Total : £1,099.62
Ok so this is going to be my first build and im planning to OC. Also few things to point out, this is going to be primarily for gaming and I will be using a 40 inch screen.
Got a few questions if you could help me out:
1. Will this be ok to run on a 40 inch screen?
2. I know at the moment most games only use dual cores, does anyone know how the development into quad core is going for games/how soon will it be before most games will use quad core?
3. for the sake of £50, how much better is the asus branded 4870x2 over the HIS? Is it literally just the warrenty and extra stuff in the box and is that worth £50?
So yeah, critique away!
Cheers,
Ryan