Upgrade spec check

NotAGolf · 17 May 2007 at 18:19

Upgrading a few parts of my system, here's the new spec:

Core 2 Duo E6420
Asus P5N-E SLi nforce 650
Geil 2GB PC6400 800MHz DDR2
Noctua NH-U12F

Only thing left is the PSU. I know the Corsair would be best but it's a bit out of my price range. So i can have either:
OCZ modstream 450W (which I have atm)
OR
Akasa Ultra Quiet 500W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU (can get for a fiver)

Will these be ok to cope with the oc'd c2d and the rest of my system (7800GTX, 2 sata drives)?

Everything else look OK?

NotAGolf · 17 May 2007 at 20:32

Anyone?

Cupra · 17 May 2007 at 20:55

whats your full price range and what do you need

NotAGolf · 17 May 2007 at 22:43

paul_64l said:
whats your full price range and what do you need

I only need what i've listed cos its just an upgrade. Budget is about 350 so the above pretty much maxes that out.

mishima · 17 May 2007 at 22:45

Looks a great setup. Nice cooler decision

I'd get the Akasa it allows you to overclock comfortably and run that GTX easily.

NotAGolf · 17 May 2007 at 22:49

mishima said:
Looks a great setup. Nice cooler decision I'd get the Akasa it allows you to overclock comfortably and run that GTX easily.

You reckon the OCZ would struggle? Its stable atm with a slight cpu and gfx overclock. I really like the modular cabling though which is why I want to keep the OCZ, but obviously if it wont be able to hack it...

NotAGolf · 17 May 2007 at 22:59

Think I may have just stumbled on a problem, just seen the Noctua guide in your sig Mishima and it looks absolutely huge :eek:

. Not sure its gonna fit in my case (pretty sure its an Antec SLK3700), and even if it does surely its blocking the rear fan on the case, and you have angled it down which would blow the air coming in at the front intake down away from the rear exhaust fan no? :confused:

mishima · 17 May 2007 at 23:13

Been trying to find the actual dimensions in mm or cm. Can you get me the Height Depth and Width of this case, I can then tell you if it fits. I'm pretty sure it does, this case looks bigger than my Zen. You shouldn't have any problems with the rear fan on your case.

NotAGolf · 17 May 2007 at 23:30

From the Heatsink base to the edge of the case there is about 18cm space, but this would be right up against the edge of the case, the case itself measures roughly 21cm width, 45cm tall and 47cm long. There doesn't seem to be too much room round the base of the cpu though, gfx card and ram look pretty close. At the moment it is an Asus A8n Premium but it will be an Asus P5N-E. I'm willing to get a new case if you can suggest one for around £50, dont think I can quite stretch to a Lian Li at £70

mishima · 17 May 2007 at 23:34

You shouldn't need to upgrade the case. Its bigger than the case I did the review in and that fitted no problems. If you are looking for a new case though, that Akasa Zen which I reviewed the cooler in is superb. Its only £29 and comes with exceptional airflow and is very quiet. I would highly recommend it for a budget case.

NotAGolf · 17 May 2007 at 23:38

Excellent, thanks for that Mishima. So thats case and cooler settled. Just need someone to confirm whether my OCZ will be able to cope?

mishima · 18 May 2007 at 00:01

It has strong enough rails and as you already have it you may as well keep it. You should be able to give that CPU a significant overclock with no problems.