Specs for my first new custom built PC

Revolt · 14 Jan 2011 at 21:20

So it's basically the same but cheaper and better for crossfire?

stulid · 14 Jan 2011 at 21:25

Cookeh said:
Read RJC's post above to see why the Foxconn board is better for CrossFire

cough, whos post?

Revolt · 14 Jan 2011 at 21:35

Yeah I assumed he ment u xD

Cookeh · 14 Jan 2011 at 21:45

stulid said:
cough, whos post?

So where do I fit into that?

Am I a padawan or something?

Yes, its effectively a better board for cheaper, its like clothing, you can get a pair of jeans from say Tesco that will take a ton of abuse for a fiver, or you can get a pair of jeans from CAT that will take a similar amount of abuse but cost £50.

Revolt · 14 Jan 2011 at 22:38

I've sorted everything now apart from the graphics card. I'm considering buying the HIS because it is the cheapest by far so I was wondering why and what your thoughts are on this. Also I saw that the foxconn only has 2 usb 3.0s where as the asus 1 I previously chose had 4. Is this the reason in price as well as the brand name? And finally what is a usb 2.0 as it says they have 12 of them?!

Cookeh · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:01

Juvenile said:
I've sorted everything now apart from the graphics card. I'm considering buying the HIS because it is the cheapest by far so I was wondering why and what your thoughts are on this. Also I saw that the foxconn only has 2 usb 3.0s where as the asus 1 I previously chose had 4. Is this the reason in price as well as the brand name? And finally what is a usb 2.0 as it says they have 12 of them?!

HIS is a decent brand. They all are.

In 80% of cases with graphics cards you're paying for the graphics sticker on them

It's one reason for price difference, but really you aren't going to be using USB 3.0 for a fair while.

USB 2.0 is the old generation (yet still most used by a mile) of USB. So your mouse and probs your keyboard (unless its a PS2 connector) are USB 2.0 - the 2.0 just denotes its speed and generation.

Revolt · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:04

So they have 12 of em each?!

Cookeh · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:06

Juvenile said:
So they have 12 of em each?!

No, it means that the board can support up to 12 USB devices

Means that you can effectively plug 12 USB devices in. (14 if you include USB 3.0 ports).

Revolt · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:09

Oh, so how many does the actual board have?

stulid · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:12

er, 12 USB2.0 and 2 USB3.0

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=Qx3PdnZI9Pq9BcIU&templete=2

NEC USB 3.0 controllers
- 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports at mid-board for front panel support, 2 ports at back panel (blue))
Intel® P67 Express Chipset
- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)

stulid · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:18

Foxconn,

Back Panel I/O Ports:
6 x USB 2.0 ports
2 x USB 3.0 ports

Internal I/O Connectors:
3 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 6 ports

Revolt · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:20

Why would you want usbs in your PC (mid-board)?

stulid · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:24

Juvenile said:
Why would you want usbs in your PC (mid-board)?

to connect to the cases front usb ports.

or if you add a front bay device - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1428&subid=1429

Revolt · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:27

wow... so, here's the final specs then it seems:
CPU - Core i5-2500K
HDD - Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Optical Drive - Sony Optiarc AD-7260B 24x DVD±RW & DL SATA - OEM Black
Motherboard - Foxconn P67A-S Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3
Graphics card - HIS ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express with FREE CODMW2 Game
RAM - Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz/PC3-12800 XMS3 i5 CL9(9-9-9-24) 1.65V
PSU - Antec TruePower New 650W Modular PSU - 80plus Bronze and SLI Certified 3x SATA
Case - Antec 902 V3

stulid · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:29

very good.

Fallen god · 15 Jan 2011 at 01:41

If it has stulid's approval then its a great spec list, good luck building it man, and post some pics when you start working always nice to see them

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Cookeh · 15 Jan 2011 at 09:26

stulid said:
very good.

+1

Revolt · 15 Jan 2011 at 11:19

Thanks everybody. I'll try and get some pictures up as I'll order all the parts today so that it should be done by end of next week

Revolt · 15 Jan 2011 at 14:17

The final two extras I need to decide on are which Windows 7 version to get and a network card. Can somebody explain them and recommend some please

stulid · 15 Jan 2011 at 14:21

Win7 Home is all you need,

OEM - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-127-MS

RETAIL - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-124-MS

The OEM is tied to your pc hardware(motherboard to be exact, you can make some changes to the pc specs) with Retail you can use it again and again in other builds(but still only installed on one pc at a time)