Spec Check

[XeNoN89]

Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ) G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD6400AAKS) Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD6400AAKS) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
(£15.26) £12.99
(£15.26)
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Akasa AK174CB-4BLB 120mm Blue LED Fan Akasa AK174CB-4BLB 120mm Blue LED Fan £7.99
(£9.39) £15.98
(£18.78)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £189.99
(£223.24) £189.99
(£223.24)
Leadtek GeForce GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail Leadtek GeForce GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £224.99
(£264.36) £224.99
(£264.36)
Samsung SM-T220 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Rose Red ***£40 Cashback*** Samsung SM-T220 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Rose Red ***£40 Cashback***




Thinking about ordering soon, i think everything on here is ok, but i just want to double check, i waited to see 4870x2 price and benchs before chosing a graphics card, and from what ive seen so far the price is abit higher than i expected, so i have decided to go half way between a 4870 and a 4870x2 and go for the GTX280 now that its cheaper.

 

[Robbie_G]

That system looks fine you should have no problems with compatibility and it looks like a nice gaming RIG. I would have possibly gone with the Antec Twelve Hundred myself but that case is Ok.

 

[XeNoN89]

Also, will that CPU be ok hitting 3.8(450x8.5) with the tuniq tower or will it be pushing my luck heatwise?

 

[Robbie_G]

It mite be pushing it with that motherboard you should be able to get 3.4-3.6 but to get 3.8 it will have to have a lot of volatge through the system which will cause heat problems.

 

[Robbie_G]

to get 3.8ghz you would have to run the CPU at 475fsb and a multiplier of 8 which is high for that motherboard to do.

 

[XeNoN89]

to get 3.8ghz you would have to run the CPU at 475fsb and a multiplier of 8 which is high for that motherboard to do.

Hmm in that case wouldnt i be better getting a Q9450 and doing 450x8 on that for 3.6?

 

[Robbie_G]

That would be better. The other alternative is changing the motherboard to the rampage extreme but that is abit much. The Q9450 should be ok at 3.6 with the tuniq.

 

[XeNoN89]

That would be better. The other alternative is changing the motherboard to the rampage extreme but that is abit much. The Q9450 should be ok at 3.6 with the tuniq.

Yeah, i wouldnt want to go Rampage Extreme purely due to the DDR3, which is still way too expensive compared to DDR2

 

[Robbie_G]

That is true. Your system should be fine with the q9450 and the rampage formula.