Spec Check Please?

 
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Dodger said:
For anyone to answer...

I may do SLI in the near future, add a few more storage hard drives but will not be doing RAID. Will 650W from the PSU be enough for my future needs, or shall I opt for 750W version of the Corsair Series HX+?
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It's a subject of much debate tbh with ivy chips being a lot more power efficient Sli power requirements are a bit of a grey area. To be on the safe side go with 750w+ if ur thinking of Sli/xfire 750w should be more than enough for Sli/xfire on ivy
 
scwba06 said:
It's a subject of much debate tbh with ivy chips being a lot more power efficient Sli power requirements are a bit of a grey area. To be on the safe side go with 750w+ if ur thinking of Sli/xfire 750w should be more than enough for Sli/xfire on ivy
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That was my exact thinking, have bumped the PSU to 750W+ :p

Should be ready to buy tomorrow :D
 
I was looking into something similar Dodger:
For GFX: I think the GTX 660 ti (NOT the SC) is the best option (gaming and all-round performance)

There is also the MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition - which can be OC'ed, like no other card in its range.

The twin MSI you linked - is very powerful, and a good choice (from what I read)


For PSU:
I was looking into the Corsair AX650/750/850.
But the Seasonic X-Series 760w seems another wise choice (shame it is out of stock atm)
 
stulid said:
CPU coolers,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-036-CM&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2341

• Much more effective tahn low end water coolers.
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I like the Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure CPU Cooler that you have suggested. This CPU Cooler is a mid range one in comparison to its high end counter part Alpenföhn K2. Would you suggest opting for the cheaper one given that I won't be attempting an extreme overclock?

Also, read that the Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure does not have a fan for a push/push configuration, is this type of setup necessary for good airflow in a case, or do I not require this?
 
That cooler is fine (even I would buy it and use it for a 4.8Gh± overclock on my 3570K if I didnt already have a cooler)

You dont need push/pull, the increase in performance (reduced temps) isnt much. Only people trying to get the very last bits form a cooler need to do this.
 
Totally Dubbed said:
I was looking into something similar Dodger:
For GFX: I think the GTX 660 ti (NOT the SC) is the best option (gaming and all-round performance)

There is also the MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition - which can be OC'ed, like no other card in its range.

The twin MSI you linked - is very powerful, and a good choice (from what I read)
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I have done a lot of research regarding AMD vs Nvidia graphics card, and in my opinion, getting a 7950 and overclocking it is one of the best bang for bucks card when comparing a 7950 vs 670. Plus, the Nvidia counterparts are at least £50 more expensive and I personally do not believe its worth that much for a ~5% increase in games.

The Gigabite Graphics Card was highly recommended from reviews. I think maybe I should sacrifice a little bit on the graphics card and perhaps opt for the Twin MSI as this has the free games with it - what do people think?

Totally Dubbed said:
For PSU:
I was looking into the Corsair AX650/750/850.
But the Seasonic X-Series 760w seems another wise choice (shame it is out of stock atm)
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I will be opting for the Corsair PSU, no reason except its been recommended a few times to me, the Professional HX+ series.

There are other PSU's of course. Is someone able to tell me a few reasons why I should go with another PSU? :confused:
 
stulid said:
So lets see the current list of parts now:)
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I will post the full build in the next hour! :D

I have been out of the field regarding components for so long (6+ years), its been really fun and interesting to start learning about what components are available in today's world :cool:
 
^There would be only price in it really, from what I read.

Both the seasonic and corsair seem to be as advertised and do perform well.

As for AMD -> Drivers are the main problems with most people - and Nvidia seem to be more on-par with that.
7950 is a great choice, and something I was considering too - in fact I was looking at the 7950 OC - I seem to be leaning towards the Nvidia's though.
 
Dodger said:
There are other PSU's of course. Is someone able to tell me a few reasons why I should go with another PSU? :confused:
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Some of the ones I linked to are cheaper, still have good efficency, well reviewed (made by people like Enhance Electronics, CWT or even Seasonic)

The Strider Plus 850w I linked to,

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Cases-...trider-Plus-850W-Power-Supply-Review?aid=1061
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...us-850w-power-supply-review-introduction.html
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But the Seasonic I linked to is the daddy, Seasonic are used by many such as Corsair/Antec/NZXT etc to actually make their PSU's for them.
 
Totally Dubbed said:
^There would be only price in it really, from what I read.

Both the seasonic and corsair seem to be as advertised and do perform well.

As for AMD -> Drivers are the main problems with most people - and Nvidia seem to be more on-par with that.
7950 is a great choice, and something I was considering too - in fact I was looking at the 7950 OC - I seem to be leaning towards the Nvidia's though.
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I do agree with you about the drivers. It's £50 more though, the drivers can't be 'that' bad can they? :o

I'll post up my build, see how it looks/costs etc and then decide if I should change graphics card but i'm pretty sure I will stick with 7950 just because I believe its the best bang for buck :D.
 
stulid said:
Some of the ones I linked to are cheaper, still have good efficency, well reviewed (made by people like Enhance Electronics, CWT or even Seasonic)

The Strider Plus 850w I linked to,



But the Seasonic I linked to is the daddy, Seasonic are used by many such as Corsair/Antec/NZXT etc to actually make their PSU's for them.
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You do like causing me headaches :rolleyes:
 
Dodger said:
I do agree with you about the drivers. It's £50 more though, the drivers can't be 'that' bad can they? :o

I'll post up my build, see how it looks/costs etc and then decide if I should change graphics card but i'm pretty sure I will stick with 7950 just because I believe its the best bang for buck :D.
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I'm now contemplating it myself - so damn you :P
Both are in a high-end league.
I think the 7950 out the box is better, but OC'ed the 660ti's can out-perform it. I'm not much of an OC'er, so 7950 might even suit me best - I still have to research more :D

FYI:
I'm sure you know a lot more than I do!

I'm just translating what I've been spending several days doing in research.
 
For what its worth, I got a Gigabyte GTX670 Windforce 3X yesterday, I cant hear the thing, its that quiet.
 
Totally Dubbed said:
I'm now contemplating it myself - so damn you :P
Both are in a high-end league.
I think the 7950 out the box is better, but OC'ed the 660ti's can out-perform it. I'm not much of an OC'er, so 7950 might even suit me best - I still have to research more :D

FYI:
I'm sure you know a lot more than I do!

I'm just translating what I've been spending several days doing in research.
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I'm one that doesn't buy before researching :rolleyes:

7950 the way to go in my opinion, but it's just that, an opinion :D
 
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