Spec check this spec please :)

[Chris19]

Hey i was asked by a friend to spec a system for him and this is what i have come up with.

I would like to know other peoples opinions on my choices as i have been out of the hardware loop for some time now. The monitor needs to double as a screen for a PS3. I know this one doesn't support 1:1 pixel mapping but does it really make that much of a difference?

 

[Ben M]

I'd get this HDD instead

 

[Chris19]

Fixed it now, dunno what was up with it in the first place.

 

[ShaolinDreams]

id change the HDD to a 320gb or 500gb one, seagate or sammy.

hope your planning a monster cpu overclock with that cooler

 

[PCDave]

id change the HDD to a 320gb or 500gb one, seagate or sammy.

hope your planning a monster cpu overclock with that cooler

if he is surely he would need some more case fans maybe a few noctuas?

 

[Ultim8]

Spend a bit more and go i7 and i have changed the monitor to a 24" Samsung as quality will be better:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £209.99
(£241.49) £209.99
(£241.49)
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £182.99
(£210.44) £182.99
(£210.44)
Samsung SM2433BW Cream 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor £178.99
(£205.84) £178.99
(£205.84)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (21133-04-20) £144.99
(£166.74) £144.99
(£166.74)
Corsair 3GB DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x1GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X3G1600C9) £74.99
(£86.24) £74.99
(£86.24)
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £62.99
(£72.44) £62.99
(£72.44)
Lian Li PC-A07B Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black (No PSU) £57.99
(£66.69) £57.99
(£66.69)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £34.99
(£40.24) £34.99
(£40.24)
Logitech X-240 2.1 Speaker System (970285-0120) £22.99
(£26.44) £22.99
(£26.44)
Razer Salmosa 1800dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail £18.99
(£21.84) £18.99
(£21.84)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.09) £13.99
(£16.09)
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM (967738-0120) £5.99
(£6.89) £5.99
(£6.89)
Sub Total : £1,009.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £17.33
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £154.08
Total : £1,181.29

 

[Ultim8]

^ this will cost aroun £110 more but you have i7 920 which with a decent cooler u can get to minimum of around 3.8Ghz overclock usually, 3GB of tri channel 1600mhz and least your on the latest high end stuff

 

[Chris19]

As i said been out the hardware loop for ages.. last time i check scythe ninja was the business when it came to coolers. Choose that one as my experience with AC has been pretty good when you consider their cost! Would be hoping to get upwards of 3.2Ghz out of it tho... might have to look in too some case fans also.

I should have mentioned he said that anywhere around £1300 is ok too go for.

 

[ShaolinDreams]

if he is surely he would need some more case fans maybe a few noctuas?

why you asking me i aint got the answer back yet lol



ok so if you got abit extra overhead to spend... 500gb harddrive, some noctua fans lol, and upgrade sounds to a slightly better version of the logitechs.. up to you looks pretty good to me

 

[Ultim8]

k well some tr3x6g1600c9 in and a 4870x2 and that rig will handle anything also a nice cooler for the cpu will help you get a nice OC, maybe swap the board for the biostar Tpower as aparently they overclock theere nutz off

 

[Ultim8]

with the 920 and a decent cooler you can look closer to 4ghz

 

[Chris19]

Thanks for the advice think i might use the i7 spec but imo the 4870x2 will be a waste. Be better to save for a next gen graphics card.

 

[Chris19]

This is what i have come up with now thanks to your help:

Could someone please suggest a good hsf that will fit into this little case please!