UPGRADE FROM 939

[fizzle-187]

Hi, I'm upgrading from a socket 939 system 3200+, 512 Ram, Geforce 7600GS, I've put together my new rig and come up with the following, need some support and advice on the following components :



Intel Core i7 860 2.80Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £226.99
(£197.38) £226.99
(£197.38)
Asus Maximus III Formula Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £189.99
(£165.21) £189.99
(£165.21)
Geil Ultra Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GU34GB2133C9DC) £84.99
(£73.90) £84.99
(£73.90)


I will be using it for encoding and heavy gaming. Does it look ok? Any advice for a specific cooler would be appreciated. Will be overclocking it hopefully, past 4GHZ.

Other components :

Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £139.99
(£121.73) £139.99
(£121.73)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £52.99
(£46.08) £52.99
(£46.08)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £19.99
(£17.38) £19.99
(£17.38)
SteelSeries QcK Heavy Gaming Surface £19.54
(£16.99) £19.54
(£16.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)


Also, might wait for the new ATI cards so none listed so far. However, if they're a bit steep on price, I'm looking at a GTX275. Any changes on the spec for room with improvement would be much appreciated.


Cheers

 

[fizzle-187]

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[fizzle-187]

im in the process of upgrading from the 939 comp in my sig. I went for a i7 920, Giga UD5 and patriot 6GB combo (a favourite on here for getting 4GHz) and for the money your quoting there for the lynnfield set up you could get the same (x58 has 50% more ram and more pci-e lanes).

By the way, I got the Corsair HX750 too, its a beast, absolutely lovely, flat modular cables, a velco case for the spare cables and the 7 year warranty is damn good.

Have you received your parts for it yet?