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gjrc

gjrc

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hi guys,

would this build be any good. a friend has asked me to make him a decent comp and this is what i have come up with. does it all work? would you recommend any changes? have i missed anything obvious?

thanks

g


Samsung SM2433BW 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Corsair Dominator 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-14400C9 (1866MHz) Tri-Channel (TR3X6G1866C9DF)
2 x Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
Zalman ZM850-HP Heatpipe Cooled 850W Modular Power Supply
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) -
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail
Samsung SpinPoint F1 RAID 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card (90-YAA060-1UAN00Z)
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme Rev.C (Socket 1366 / 775 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3)
Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU)
LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
 
made the changes suggested.

will i need a new case if i pick a 5870? also they are only on pre order at ocuk how long will i have to wait??

changed ram also.

usage will be mostly gaming.

thanks
 
thanks for that spec.

i am now at this:

Asus ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Samsung SM2433BW 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
Zalman ZM850-HP Heatpipe Cooled 850W Modular Power Supply
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail
Geil Ultra Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GU34GB2133C9DC) - OEM
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS)
Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card (90-YAA060-1UAN00Z)
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme Rev.C (Socket 1366 / 775 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3)
Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU)
LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)

its a bit cheaper at £1,295 inc VAT

which would you choose?
 
HybridX said:
If your going AMD route get a quad cpu and your going to need to change the case. The 5870 is about 10.5-11 inches long and I wouldnt expect it to fit in the CM 330.

Also the crosshair III comes with its own sound card but i dont know what the quality is like but its an option to drop the additional soundcard in your build
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sound card dropped (i can add one later if needed)

have changed to the case you use above and changed to AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket AM3)

total of £1,370 inc VAT.

thanks

g
 
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