Before I commit.... (build)

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Hi Guys,
I've finally decided to upgrade from my trusty GTX280 / E8600 / GA-EP45-UD3P / 8500 DDR2 PC to something more and betterer. I had been looking at buying a Q9650 (would have been my 1st quad core cpu!) to prolong its life or just drop in a GTX480 but I doubt my current set-up would realise its true potential and the cost compared to the i7s available meant I couldn't bring myself to invest.

So keeping all the other components aside from those mentioned I've arrived at the following list which I think is pretty good from a price/performance perspective take this opportunity to prove me wrong (however note that AMD processors and graphics cards are not on the agenda)

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK Value GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card + Just Cause 2 Game £389.99
(£331.91) £389.99
(£331.91)
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £229.99
(£195.74) £229.99
(£195.74)
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £219.98
(£187.22) £219.98
(£187.22)
OCZ Reaper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 16000C9 (2000MHz) Tri-Channel Kit (OCZ3RPR2000LV6GK) £172.98
(£147.22) £172.98
(£147.22)
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1156/1366) £42.99
(£36.59) £85.98
(£73.18)
Sharkoon Silent Eagle 2000 120mm Fan - 3/4 Pin £10.21
(£8.69) £10.21
(£8.69)
Zalman Fan Mate 2 Fan Controller £3.51
(£2.99) £3.51
(£2.99)

Now I will be using my existing case which is an Antec P182 mated with an Antec Signature 850W PSU I'm assuming that this is big enough for the board and powerful enough for the new kit.. would like a bit of reassurance on that front and ill be aiming for a 4GHz overclock which from my musings seems to be the de-facto standard for these CPU's but after I have the goods I'll come to pick your brains and search the forums for tips :)

on a related note what can I expect to reclaim from the sale of my current components towards my new stuff?

thanks in advance!
 

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Good Good with the CPU 4GHz will the memory run at 2000mhz as i know its a little bit different the way the clocks work?
 

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Well I have the tri-cool fans the Antec case was shipped with which have 3 3-stage switches I'm quite happy using these meaning my only concern is the 2000rpm fan on the CPU heat-sink which looking at the reviews can get quite loud.
 

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I'm not a fan boy or anything I appreciate that AMD are making fantastic cards right now but as I have a 120Hz monitor and 3D vision kit compounded by the fact the 480 is the most powerful single card available means it doesn't enter the equation.

Also it doesn't bother me that it turns heaps of carbon dioxide into fps :)
 

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Good point I don't need the dual NIC's the only thing that looks better on the ud5 is the cooling? I'm switching between the two pages and not really seeing much change is the bios less configurable or something?
 

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I have a D0 930 running comfortably at 4Ghz on a UD3 if that helps and I only have a 750w Thermaltake. Some people like the Corsair H50, some people don't. I chose this option and I've not hit 60 degrees yet, even during benchmarking.
 
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