Spec

[tolien]

Good/bad/indifferent?

Is that 650W Antec PSU enough?

 

[mp260767]

looks fine, psu wise maybe have a look at the coolermaster 620w/700w modular or one of the be quiets.

620/650w will be fine with that setup.

 

[cmndr_andi]

Looks good.

One thing I would say is: don't go for the WD green as your system drive. Two of these in RAID 0 will be significantly faster, cheaper and have more storage.

Also, this RAM is cheaper and overclocks well.

This graphics card may be worth a look too.

At £57 for the noctua cooler- you would be better getting a TRUE and adding a Noctua NF-P12 fan (better cooling performance)

650W PSU should do you fine for that setup, if you plan on adding a second 4890, you may want to go for 750W.

 

[tolien]

One thing I would say is: don't go for the WD green as your system drive. Two of these in RAID 0 will be significantly faster, cheaper and have more storage.

I was going to RAID0 those two WDs, although I had wondered if I'd ever need 2TB in a single contiguous space...the alternative was a pair of something like these (slightly less £/GB than yours), and maybe a 1TB drive for backup.

Also, this RAM is cheaper and overclocks well.

This graphics card may be worth a look too.

Changed to those, thanks.

At £57 for the noctua cooler- you would be better getting a TRUE and adding a Noctua NF-P12 fan (better cooling performance)

I'd thought about that (reviews generally put the TRUE in front of the Noctua for cooling from what I've seen), but seen some people complaining about the TRUE (non-flat surface etc.) and thought the Noctua seemed more reliable. If I thought it wouldn't get stupidly hot, I'd probably settle for the retail box cooler

 

[95thrifles]

the blacks are faster than the greens, but the greens are quieter and use less power, you could always go for a small black (or 2 in RAID0 - or even a SSD if you can spring for it) as OS then a green for storage