What do you think of this i7 spec?

The Scop · 6 May 2009 at 14:25

Hi guys just wanted your advice on this i7 spec: (prices inc. VAT)

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Far Cry 2 Game £241.98

Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £169.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (21133-04-20) £160.99

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel £79.99

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £85.99

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) £57.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £43.99

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.89

Antec 900-2 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £102.99

Total inc. Shipping and VAT = £1,073.16

Cheers in advance guys

~The Scop

reflux · 6 May 2009 at 14:28

Looks pretty sound to me. You've done your research

icey_haj · 6 May 2009 at 14:30

How about spending a little more on a better motherboard and maybe a modular PSU?

Doctor_Zhivago · 6 May 2009 at 14:42

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-021-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083 psu

icey_haj · 6 May 2009 at 14:57

Doctor_Zhivago said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-021-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083 psu

*Nods head in agreement*

The Scop · 6 May 2009 at 15:21

cheers for the advice guys

~The Scop

Cristian · 6 May 2009 at 17:54

nonsense, the corsair is an excellent psu.
sure, you end up with a ton of extra cables, but you can always shove them in the 5.25 bays.

reflux · 6 May 2009 at 17:57

cristi said:
nonsense, the corsair is an excellent psu.
sure, you end up with a ton of extra cables, but you can always shove them in the 5.25 bays.

Exactly; not sure why people always recommend modular over captive cables. I guess it helps in a really small case but with a tower you've got loads of space in the drive bays and if you have a reasonably high end system you're likely to be using most of the cables anyway. I know I am.

RJC · 6 May 2009 at 17:59

I think the system looks good

Enjoy