Spec Check please

newbcake · 6 Jul 2009 at 11:41

hey guys, just about to order, can you please take a look and see if any improvements can be made.

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz

MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD 790FX (Socket AM3)

Corsair Dominator XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600C9D Twin3X

Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply

2 x PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB PCI-Express

thanks in advance

Minato · 6 Jul 2009 at 11:48

HDD/Optical Drive/Case?

Vidar · 6 Jul 2009 at 11:50

Whats your budget? Whats it for? Gaming etc? What do you need components wise?

newbcake · 6 Jul 2009 at 11:54

got case, HDD, optical drives

Coolermaster 832
Samsung F1 1TB
LG optical drive

used for Gaming/CAD work when in uni/ general use

dont really have a budget, but cheaper the better

Minato · 6 Jul 2009 at 11:56

and what resolution will you be using?

newbcake · 6 Jul 2009 at 11:56

eeer, i fink its 1600x1050, on 22inch

Minato · 6 Jul 2009 at 11:56

I'd also get one of these:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-137-XF

rather than 2x 4770's

edit: yeah on that resolution the 4870 should fly.

mp260767 · 6 Jul 2009 at 11:59

Minato said:
I'd also get one of these:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-137-XF

rather than 2x 4770's

edit: yeah on that resolution the 4870 should fly.

think the OP might have gone for the crossfired 4770's after reading the reviews of how good they are in xfire, can't remember whether they were based on pure performance or performance+price.

Minato · 6 Jul 2009 at 12:04

they performance difference shouldn't be too much should it?

shadowake · 6 Jul 2009 at 12:48

That looks a bit OTT to be honest. How about:

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £149.98
(£130.42) £149.98
(£130.42)
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £107.99
(£93.90) £107.99
(£93.90)
2 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £97.99
(£85.21) £195.98
(£170.42)
OCZ Reaper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C6 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3RPR13334GKK) OCZ Reaper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C6 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3RPR13334GKK) £47.99
(£41.73) £47.99
(£41.73)
Sub Total : £436.47
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £66.97
Total : £513.44

Save a fair bit. 1GB cards at that res arnt really worth it.

Oh and slightly cheaper but just as good PSU:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-001-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Got that myself as it's very cool & quiet

'Wes · 6 Jul 2009 at 13:46

I'd rather go for one 4870 1GB.