Spec me an AMD build

Kele · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:01

Posting this for a mate of mine since the verification process for the forums is taking some time and he cant post yet.

He is interested in an AMD build with the Crosshair III formula mobo and a 5870 gfx.No monitor, keyboard or mouse needed.

Pretty much a gaming pc that can sufficiently run games @ 1680x1050.

Doesnt have a set budget and he really wants the above mobo and gfx.

PS : No speakers needed either

RJC · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:07

How does this look:

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £298.99
(£259.99) £298.99
(£259.99)

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £149.98
(£130.42) £149.98
(£130.42)

Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
(£121.73) £139.99
(£121.73)

Lian Li PC-7F Case - Black (No PSU) £92.99
(£80.86) £92.99
(£80.86)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)

G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £52.99
(£46.08) £52.99
(£46.08)

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £778.18 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £118.30 Total : £906.98

95thrifles · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:08

solid choice to build around, you havent posted a budget, but hows this look? edit: other than suprisingly similar to RJCs (I obvisouly dont type/click as fast, lol)

nitr0uk · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:10

Both very soild specs, dependant on your budget.

Kennysevenfold · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:14

Yeah, budget would be handy?

OS needed?

Kele · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:20

thanks for the quick replies guys

he is not planning on overclocking any time soon,so is the stock cooler gonna be ok or does he need to get a 3rd party one?

95thrifles · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:22

the stock cooler will do, but if he can afford it a 3rd party one is always good, his system will run cooler and quieter
Edit: I was guessing his budget is pretty decent seen as how basing system around a 5870 and crosshair mobo

Dan.m · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:29

The stock cooler will do fine if he isnt overclocking, just they tend to be a bit louder.

Kele · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:30

@ kenny : he is not on a set budget atm but i'd say about £1000.bear in mind his birthday is coming up and he might be willing to stretch that if it looks reasonable.he is not planning on changing any hardware on this rig for a couple of years after purchase,unless something dies obviously.

hmm,i'd totally forgotten about the os.he's got winxp atm but with windows 7 just around the corner it might be a good idea to get that as well.

Kennysevenfold · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:39

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £308.99
(£268.69) £308.99
(£268.69)

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £149.98
(£130.42) £149.98
(£130.42)

Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
(£121.73) £139.99
(£121.73)

Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)

G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £59.98
(£52.16) £59.98
(£52.16)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)

Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/LGA775) £28.99
(£25.21) £28.99
(£25.21)

Sony Optiarc AD-5240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £869.46 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £132.29 Total : £1,001.25

Kele · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:52

@ kenny : any reason for choosing XFX over sapphire that others suggested?i looked at both cards and the clocks are the same.whats the reason for the extra £10 ?

'Wes · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:54

Kele said:
@ kenny : any reason for choosing XFX over sapphire that others suggested?i looked at both cards and the clocks are the same.whats the reason for the extra £10 ?

Personal preference probably, i would have gone with which ever is cheaper.

Kele · 29 Sep 2009 at 14:10

ah ok,its a small difference but it keeps the cost at 3 figures instead of 4

paininlife · 29 Sep 2009 at 14:23

to me evrything luks good, and solid in first too speced pcs, but how about you swap the ram with this one,
Patriot G Series AMD 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800
it have low latency then the G. skill ripjaw

Kele · 29 Sep 2009 at 16:19

@paininlife : if its on the mobo qvl i dont see any reason not to get that one instead,cheers

PermaBanned · 29 Sep 2009 at 16:44

'Wes said:
Personal preference probably, i would have gone with which ever is cheaper.

Just like i would have put the Gigabyte in...

Guardsmon · 29 Sep 2009 at 17:07

I'm liking Kenny's spec combined with the Patriot. Quality memory.
Only thing I would suggest is looking at getting a 320GB single platter HDD as he is specing himself very highly. Why get such fast components if you're going to be using a hard drive that isn't fast? He can always get a 1TB drive later for storage, but for running an OS and necessary apps -320GB should be enough and with the right drive a little faster.
I would guess he's gone for XFX as the warranty return is in UK (i think) and they are pretty good with it. Only thing I'd look at changing would be the case. Don't get me wrong the 300 is a good all rounder, but nothing special for such an expensive build