Note: I know these topics are all over the place and are annoying, but I ask here because I have nobody in real life I can discuss this with, or even on MSN. I've been inspecting components for a new PC for a while now. This is what I've come up with so far... ______________________________________________________________ Budget: £800-900. PC Usage: High-End Gaming / Power User Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-159-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1283 Price: £135.99 CPU: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz @ 4GHz Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-280-IN Price: £211.99 CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 Watercooler Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-001-CS Price: £59.98 RAM: OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 Tri-Channel Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-151-OC Price: £82.00 Graphics: XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-120-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=939 Price: £99.98 Hard-Drive x2 (Raid-0): Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-206-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940 Price: £73.96 (36.98 each) Case: Antec 902 Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-110-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160 Price: £87.99 Power Supply: Corsair TX 650W ATX Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-008-CS Price: £77.99 Total: £829.98 Left to spend: £100 MAX. ______________________________________________________________ I am unsure about the graphics card. I play games @ 1400 x 900. It may be wise to spend an extra £100 on a graphics card, just to future-proof the system some more, perhaps an ATI HD 5800 series card? Anything you think I need to change or consider with this potential build?
For £900, i would be looking at something like this mate.? Product Name Qty Price Line Total Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £199.99 (£173.90) £199.99 (£173.90) Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £199.99 (£173.90) £199.99 (£173.90) Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £126.99 (£110.43) £126.99 (£110.43) Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £87.99 (£76.51) £87.99 (£76.51) OCZ Obsidian 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600Mhz Triple Channel Kit (OCZ3OB1600LV6GK) £79.98 (£69.55) £79.98 (£69.55) Corsair H50 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1366) £59.98 (£52.16) £59.98 (£52.16) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £44.99 (£39.12) £89.98 (£78.24) Coolermaster eXtreme Power 650W Power Supply £43.99 (£38.25) £43.99 (£38.25) Sub Total : £772.94 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with: DPD Next Day Parcel (This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £118.00 Total : £904.69
Id say, go for Kennys RAM and HDD (or maybe an F3) but stick with your mobo, either get the 4890 or if you want wait n see about 5850/5870 maybe, with the money you save sticking with the UD3R
Both are excellent spec systems. The only thing that shouts out to me is changed that 4870 for a 4890 for hardly anything at all. Also the HD , I can only recommend WD and Samsung personally. I got caught up in the Seagate firmware fiasco and wont be buying another any time soon. McT
