Time for a new PC

AndyHazy · 10 Mar 2009 at 10:19

This is the spec i'll be ordering, any advice or recommendations will be appreciated. This isn't everything just the main parts I plan on ordering, PC is under £1000 so seems like a bargain to me.

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £229.99

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £164.99

Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £163.99 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-159-GI

G.Skill 6GB DDR3 NQ PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ) £123.98 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-033-GS

Antec 300 Gaming Case and Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular PSU £89.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-113-AN

Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A35415)

Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £31.04

mattyA · 10 Mar 2009 at 10:27

are u getting the bundle?? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-050-OE

think its cheaper than buying them seprate

ro55o · 10 Mar 2009 at 10:32

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-050-OE

I'd consider the bundle that OCUK have got, pretty much what you have there, different ram. It comes pre-built (only need to attach the cooler) and pre-overclocked. It's about £50 cheaper than buying the parts you want.

Andy-Jones-OC · 10 Mar 2009 at 10:42

I'd rather have the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 £156.99 on ocuk atm than the 4870 ati £164.99.
They overclock really well, and they have a step up program.

95thrifles · 10 Mar 2009 at 10:54

the 4870 is better though, and that one is the old architecture so the 4870 is quite a bit better, theres less difference with the newer 55nm 260's but the 4870 still shades it even then. Id look at the HDD personally, get either a WD or samsung spinpoint, and get a 640gb one, they use 320gb platters which are denser and run faster

AndyHazy · 10 Mar 2009 at 11:13

Oh nice, PC is now under £900 thanks to that bundle and only the ram is different, slightly slower mhz but that's fine. Might consider getting a better hdd.

But yeah I'll stick to the 4870, i've always been a big fan of ATI Radeon so won't be changing that.

reflux · 10 Mar 2009 at 11:17

Andy-Jones-OC said:
I'd rather have the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 £156.99 on ocuk atm than the 4870 ati £164.99.
They overclock really well, and they have a step up program.

Aye, but that's a 192 core card and the 4870 1GB will be noticeably faster.

Andy-Jones-OC · 10 Mar 2009 at 11:25

My 260 is the older 192 core and breezes 700 core clock and high on memory too. (I know every cards dif).
But benchmarking wise there's not much diffrance between my friends new 260 and mine tbh.
+you get 10 year warrnty with the evga
+90 Day Step-up/upgrade programme
+24/7 Email Support
+PhysX
+cheaper
+my old 4870 was louder than my 260(40% fan speed)
+better drivers. I can rember having driver probs with my old Radeon 9800 PRO and then years later had some probs with my drivers with my 4870.

But i guess thats my personal opinion having owned and oc both cards.

mattyA · 10 Mar 2009 at 13:18

does antc 300 support E-atx?? surly it will be a tight fit for the gpu?

AndyHazy · 10 Mar 2009 at 14:59

Hope so, i've ordered it now.