System build Spec 1...gaming rig

[bugnotme]

Hi,

I have chosen the following specification for my pc.
i was wondering if this would work, Also can you giv me feedback on how to improve it... Thanks

Spec:

Case & Power Supply

Antec Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
TruePower Quattro 1000-EC 1000W Power Unit

Processer (CPU)
AMD PHENOM 9850 BLACK EDITION AM2+ 2.5GHz 4MB CACHE

Motherboard

Asus Crosshair II Formula nForce 780a SLI (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Memory (RAM)

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2

Graphics/Video Card

BFG GeForce 9800 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)

Sound Card

Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Pro

Hard Drives

Western Digital Caviar 250GB S300 16MB 7200RPM
Western Digital Caviar RE2 500GB 7200RPM S300 16MB RAID edition

Optical Drives

Pioneer BDR-202BK 4x BD-R/RE Blu-Ray Serial ATA Dual Layer DVD Writer - Black
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)

Operating System (OS)

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-Bit - OEM




ALSO IF THERE IS A BETTER SPEC (not to expensive) OR TWEAKS THAT NEED to be made, PLEASE
TELL ME THANKS.. Also i was wondering if the case fans will be sufficient enough to keep it cool ( i plan to clock the AMD to around 3.1 ghz)
THANKs

 

[Pilky01]

Swap the amd cpu for a q6600.
Get a x38/x48 mobo.
Swap the gx2 for two 4850's
If Dont get a creative soundcard with vista
You dont need a 1000w psu so get a crosair hx620
Swap the hdd's for a samsung f1

Add a tuniq tower or a TRUE and you will have a pretty good setup

 

[bugnotme]

Thanks, Will i need watercooling or not

 

[Glaucus]

get a asus xoanr sound card.

 

[bugnotme]

WHAT SORT OF COOLING WILL BE NEEDED WATER or AIR?

 

[Pilky01]

IT DEPENDS IF YOU WANT WATER COOLING OR AIR COOLING.

whats with the caps?

 

[Glaucus]

WHAT SORT OF COOLING WILL BE NEEDED WATER or AIR?

either will work, all depends how much you want to spend and what you want it to achieve.

Why the caps?

 

[bugnotme]

its gonna be used for pretty hardcore gaming, umhhh, no more than £1900 in total.

lol CAPS WAS LOCKED ON.. i guess

can u recomend a top end spec

 

[Pilky01]

Take into account the recommendations i and AcidHell2 have made and you have a top end spec.

 

[Glaucus]

are you going to overclock and how silent do you need it to be, that will decide if you need water cooling.

 

[bugnotme]

thanks.. i appreciate your help.
if you could please....could you specified another topend spec for around £1900
thanks...

 

[bugnotme]

which is more recommendable mobo:

Asus P5E3 Premium/Wifi@N Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

OR

DFI DFI-LPUTX48-T2R Intel X48 (Socket LGA 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

 

[Glaucus]

do you need monitor, keyboard,mouse, speakers?

 

[bugnotme]

not really, as i work in an Audio visual store so i get them at discount, and i already have certain products in mind

 

[Pilky01]

Swiftech H2O-220 Apex Ultra Watercooling Kit (Socket 462/478/LGA775/754/939/940) Swiftech H2O-220 Apex Ultra Watercooling Kit (Socket 462/478/LGA775/754/939/940) £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £111.99
(£131.59) £223.98
(£263.18)
Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Silverstone Temjin TJ07S-W Aluminium Tower Case with Window - Silver Silverstone Temjin TJ07S-W Aluminium Tower Case with Window - Silver £219.99
(£258.49) £219.99
(£258.49)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £85.99
(£101.04) £171.98
(£202.08)
Asus Xonar D2 7.1 PCI Sound Card - Retail Asus Xonar D2 7.1 PCI Sound Card - Retail £76.99
(£90.46) £76.99
(£90.46)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £105.99
(£124.54) £105.99
(£124.54)
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF) Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF) £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Corsair HX 1000W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-1000HXUK) Corsair HX 1000W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-1000HXUK) £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
Sub Total : £1,323.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.27
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £235.58
Total : £1,581.73

 

[bugnotme]

anyone else with any more systems......

Thanks

 

[Pilky01]

anyone else with any more systems......

Thanks

What do you not like with mine?

 

[Glaucus]

And a Rebel12 Economy case with 3 extra 120mm fan cradles
http://www.sharkoon.com/html/produkte/pc_gehaeuse/rebel12_eco/index_en.html
Should be able to get case and fan brackets for under £100 or around £70 just for case

Then you have more than enough money to either get water cooling upgrade the cpu.

 

[bugnotme]

what would you recomend for a budget of around £2000 spot on. I am looking for a the maximum performance for the money. i prefer thermaltake or antec pc cases. also this hsould include watercooling. i was wondering what is more recomendable AMD or Intel.

Sorry for the questions but i need the help.
Thanks

 

[bugnotme]

I Plan to overclock the cpu