Spec this i7 system

jrsday · 27 Nov 2008 at 21:23

Chrimbo Time

Any thought on this system? The time has come for an upgrade - games, video, office use.

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £319.99
(£375.99) £319.99
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Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £234.99
(£276.11) £234.99
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Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £224.99
(£264.36) £224.99
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Corsair HX 1000W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-1000HXUK) £159.99
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66R-02034) £127.99
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Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500HLFS) £125.99
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G.Skill 3GB DDR3 NQ PC3-10666C9 1333MHz (3x1GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (F3-10666CL9T-3GBNQ) £71.99
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Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
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Sharkoon Silent Eagle 2000 120mm Fan - 3/4 Pin £6.99
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Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £4.99
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jrsday · 28 Nov 2008 at 11:29

Ok guys - thanks for the great tips - all taken into account and here we have the tweaks below:

I may add a second card in the future - but as always boils down to economics. Will the 750W take two of these puppies and be good to go a couple of years down the line?

Any more thoughts welcome!

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £319.99
(£375.99) £319.99
(£375.99)
Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £234.99
(£276.11) £234.99
(£276.11)
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £234.99
(£276.11) £234.99
(£276.11)
G.Skill 6GB DDR3 NQ PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ) £189.99
(£223.24) £189.99
(£223.24)
Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500HLFS) £125.99
(£148.04) £125.99
(£148.04)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £75.99
(£89.29) £75.99
(£89.29)
Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 (Socket LGA1366) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
(£15.26) £12.99
(£15.26)
Sharkoon Silent Eagle 2000 120mm Fan - 3/4 Pin £6.99
(£8.21) £6.99
(£8.21)

jrsday · 28 Nov 2008 at 14:36

Thanks guys. Ok so if I do go to 1000W - any preferences? Stick with Corsair?

jrsday · 28 Nov 2008 at 14:43

Thanks

jrsday · 28 Nov 2008 at 20:16

Just a thought - if I salvaged some old hard drives, case and powers supply for a few months I could get this for the same money... :rolleyes:

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Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £319.99
(£375.99) £319.99
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Gigabyte EX58-DS4 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
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G.Skill 3GB DDR3 NQ PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x1GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (F3-12800CL9T-3GBNQ) £94.99
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jrsday · 28 Nov 2008 at 21:09

Thanks - was worth asking! I've always wanted a CPU with a "black box" but never seem to be able to justify it!

jrsday · 28 Nov 2008 at 21:11

Si Linx - seems you have already made the jump to the 920 and getting are getting 4Ghz - is that on air?