Spec check

Sharlaw · 4 Oct 2009 at 15:39

Ok so my old pc finally gave up the ghost.

Am looking at the below spec. Gonna be for gaming, vids, and lots of other things. Am looking for this to last me for a good few years but still need to be carefull with the price.

Also have no idea what case to get, so any advice is welcome.

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game £211.99
(£184.34) £211.99
(£184.34)
Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
(£147.82) £169.99
(£147.82)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £157.99
(£137.38) £157.99
(£137.38)
OCZ Obsidian 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600Mhz Triple Channel Kit (OCZ3OB1600LV6GK) £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £77.99
(£67.82) £77.99
(£67.82)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £59.98
(£52.16) £59.98
(£52.16)
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
Sub Total : £709.51
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 : £107.93
Total : £827.44

cmndr_andi · 4 Oct 2009 at 15:47

Looks good.

As for a case suggestion, this one is cheap and cheerful and this one is huge and awesome (though you have to like the styling, many don't).

As you are already planning to spend £158 on a GPU, I suggest giving a 5850 some consideration. Also, this CPU cooler performs even better than the noctua and costs about the same.

Also, are you needing a DVD drive? If so, this is my suggestion.

Sharlaw · 4 Oct 2009 at 18:36

Gonna use the DvD drive from my old machine. and the 58xx series is a bit too much on the wallet. Might look at that cooler though.

Anyone else with any help?

Sharlaw · 5 Oct 2009 at 09:20

Anyone?? as I would really like to get this ordered soon.

Sharlaw · 6 Oct 2009 at 14:28

sorry for the bump but could really do with the advice as the mrs has agreed and i want to buy before she changes her mind.

95thrifles · 6 Oct 2009 at 14:36

If gaming is your main purpose, and especially if youre only ever going to be using a single card set up, then your money would be much better spent going for an i5 750 rig and getting a better gfx, either the 5850 as andi suggested or even a 5870. If youre not going for dual gfx you could get a lower rated PSU to save money, dont need 650 for a dual set up, 550 would be fine
Within your choice you could go for the SE version of the board, doesnt lose much functionality and saves a few quid

i5 example

Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - OEM + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game £139.99 (£121.73)
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99 (£75.64)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL) £66.99 (£58.25)
£294, saving you £168 versus your above cpu/mobo/ram combo
The cpu is OEM so youd need an aftermarket cooler, and the mobo is mATX but is very highly rated

Sharlaw · 10 Oct 2009 at 11:49

I'd prefer to go i7 as I think will allow the machine to last for longer. My main priority is building a machine that will last for as long as possible with few upgrades. By going i7 and then having the room to overclock I'm hoping this will last me a long long time.

I've changed the spec slightly, does anyone have any further comments on the below.

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game £206.99
(£179.99) £206.99
(£179.99)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £157.99
(£137.38) £157.99
(£137.38)
Asus P6T SE Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)
OCZ Obsidian 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600Mhz Triple Channel Kit (OCZ3OB1600LV6GK) £99.99
(£86.95) £99.99
(£86.95)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £58.98
(£51.29) £58.98
(£51.29)
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) £52.98
(£46.07) £52.98
(£46.07)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)
Sub Total : £735.57
Shipping cost based on delivery to Work Address, SL3 0ED with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £110.34
Total : £845.91