Spec thread - ordering this week

jac4593

jac4593

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Hey I'm gonna order something like this -
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What do you think? Is that PSU loud? And is that motherboard future proof of say 3 years?


Just so you know, ill be upgrading to penryn around may and most possibly a GFX card aswell.
 
It looks pretty good. I have heard complaints about that PSU, perhaps you'd like the Corsair better? The mobo is reasonably futureproof as it takes DDR3 memory.

EDIT: I'd also get the Seagate 250 GB disk instead of the Hitachi since its significantly faster.
 
500W PSU is sufficient for that build too, that would bring down the price a little and then I would use that saving to get a DX10 card like an 8800GTS. As Billy says, Seagate over Hitachi. Other than that a good build :)
 
Right this is the new one-
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Doubt that 520W will be enough for when I get a Penryn, but it's better than paying more and be disappointed that it won't be enough. So what you think now?
 
Looks pretty good. How about an aftermarket heatsink?

Also, as Penryn is on a smaller process it shouldn't really be using too much more power than today's CPUs. The Corsair should cope.
 
Right was going to order this -
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Tonight but I've decided to wait till i see the weekend's offers then I'm done thinking. What do you think's the best game in terms on graphics and speed I could play on high setting? When overclocking to ~3.1Ghz
 
Buying the Ram and Case tonight as their on offer, and waiting till Wednesday to get the other parts just incase something goes on offer + wanting to see the price of the 8800GT :)
 
jac4593 said:
Buying the Ram and Case tonight as their on offer, and waiting till Wednesday to get the other parts just incase something goes on offer + wanting to see the price of the 8800GT :)
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wise choise. Bit pointless getting a x1950 pro if your going to be gaming a lot as you will probably upgrade it again in 6 months.
 
RIght ordering everything else now, and want to know if a corsair 450W will be enough? (8800GT 512, 2.33GHz C2D, 160GB, 4GB RAM + Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R)


Please answer quickly as the product im ordering is very low on stock.
 
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Well I bought it from somewhere else (Shhh). But I am thinking now of changing to a VX 550W. So this should be enough, and whats the difference between a VX550W and the HX520W?
 
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