What would you change about this spec?

StarSolitude

StarSolitude

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Finally decided on a Core i5 spec. The total cost is about £1000. What would you change about this? Will it all go quite well together? Anything I should wait for or swap etc...
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CPU: Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz
MOBO: Asus P7P55D Intel P55 (Socket 1156)
GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH)
HDD: x2 RAID-0 (1TB) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache(ST3500418AS)
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Modular
CASE: Antec 902
CPU COOLER: Corsair H50 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1366) + 1156 Bracket
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DS 7.1 PCI Sound Card (90-YAA0F0-0UAN00Z) with 5.1 Surround Sound System
OpDrive: LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
COOLER: Antec SpotCool System Cooler
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I will be using this for gaming! I am not sure about the motherboard really.
 
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beefybarn said:
With putting a 5850 in there you might want to up to a larger case like the antec 1200, haf932 or thermaltake spedo.
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Got to agree there seen a couple of people so far moaning about the size of the gpu and not fitting in the case. From what I can glean they are longer than the width of a standard atx mobo.
 
mollymoo said:
Got to agree there seen a couple of people so far moaning about the size of the gpu and not fitting in the case. From what I can glean they are longer than the width of a standard atx mobo.
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I think a 5850 will fit in an Antec 902, that card is shorter than a 5870. Gotta confirm that though.
 
StarSolitude said:
Hmm, that PSU isn't modular though. :(

The DVD drive, why is it better? :)

The Spotcool fan... well, just to help make sure it stays cool? Might put it over the RAM.
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Nope, the PSU I linked to isn't modular, but it's far higher quality. If you want a great modular PSU, then I suggest looking at this.

the dvd drive is chose has a higher maximum speed, has lightscribe and gets a good write up here. Considering it costs the same as the LG I think it's worth getting.

You won't need the spotcool in that case, the RAM will be perfectly fine without it (unless you plan to overclock it to the extreme).

Edit: As for size of case, this review says the 5850 is 9.5 inches - so should be fine in the 902 case.
 
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cmndr_andi said:
I would change:

PSU to this.
DVD drive to this.
GPU is great, but personally i'd wait for the ASUS 5850 (mainly for the voltage tweak tech).

Why the Antec Spotcool?
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Agreed on all counts. The OCZ isn't a bad PSU but I'm tempted to think that the Corsair is better. I can vouch that the Sony optical drives are very good.

I wouldn't bother with the SpotCool. That's just going to be noisy for the amount of air it shifts. Better to get the airflow from your case fans right - then things will stay cool without having to resort to tiny fans like that.
 
Here is a graph from this 5850 review on The Tech Report, they are using an i7/X58 @3.2Ghz test system.

http://techreport.com/r.x/radeon-hd5850/power-load.gif

Do not hotlink images please.

The 5850 seems to be a really power efficient card so massive PSUs are not required. Anyway, the PSU recommendations by ATI and Nvidia are usually on the conservative side to account for bargain bin PSUs you find in a lot of systems and to cover their bases.
 
i was almost sold on the antec signature until i spotted it only has 2x 6 pin power cables for graphics cards.

With the new 5870s requiring 2 per card, the crossfire dream is dead
 
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