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About LinkBacksok, well im gonna have a look round tonight and i'll post my new proposed system tomorrow. and hopefully all the parts will be compatible. thanks
ok, well im gonna have a look round tonight and i'll post my new proposed system tomorrow. and hopefully all the parts will be compatible. thanks
Here is a list of new parts i picked, are these parts compatible? and is this setup any good for the price (£803). thanks
CPU - i7 920 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161171
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD5 - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Gigab...AID-ATX-USB-30
GPU - Gigabyte HD 4890 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161672
RAM - OCZ 4GB KIT (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1800Mhz - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146060
PSU - Corsair 650W - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514
Hard Drive - Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173804
Case - Antec 300 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854
CPU Cooler - Akasa AK-968 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176411
Fans - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151390
The iy 9xx series of CPu's only work in socket 1366 motherboards - also known as X58/Bloomefield. The Core i5/7 CPU's with 7xx/8xx in the name fit into the socket 1156 motherboards also know as P55/Lynnefield. So that CPU and motherboard you've listed will not be compatible. Also you need to pick RAM that uses 1.65volts or less, the RAM you've posted uses more than that and will damage your i5/7 processor. Other than that everything is good, i'd suggest going with a better CPU cooler though such as the Akasa Freedom Tower ( i use it and its top quality) also you could drop the PSU to the Corsair VX550 and be fine with your build
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
Thanks for the quick reply. What about these?
Mortherboard - ASUS P6T iX58 - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-...-SATA-RAID-ATX
RAM - Crucial 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/166998
Or would you recommend somthing different?
Or is this ram any good? Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152640
Those will work fine with each other and the P6T is a top boardOriginally Posted by sean4559
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
So im going with:
CPU - i7 920 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161171
Motherboard - Asus P6T - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-...-SATA-RAID-ATX
GPU - Gigabyte HD 4890 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161672
RAM - OCZ 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1866MHz Gold Triple Channel Memory - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/166643
PSU - Corsair 650W - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514
Hard Drive - Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173804
Case - Antec 300 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854
Dvd drive - Sony AD-7240S - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164449
Fans - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151390
thanks for all your help. i think i will order these parts this week.
Thats fineAlso you would be best going with the 1600MHz Crucial RAM IMO rather than the OCZ stuff - It's £30 less and you'll notice no difference in games, just a thought. Oh, and enjoy the build
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
Ok will do. im looking forward to building it. hopefully all will go well, i'll post an update when im done. you've been very helpful. thank you.
We want pictures !!!
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
lol, yeah i'lll post pictures too.
Heh. Looks familiar. See my build on the left.
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
The fact is the Core i7 920 in single card situation is not that brilliant a choice for the extra cost over a Phenom II or Core i5:
http://techreport.com/articles.x/17402/4
TBH,you should go for a Core i5 750 if you want to go Intel and put the money saved towards a better graphics card like an HD5850.
You should read this article:
http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=869
By the time you reach 2.8GHZ even with a Phenom II an HD5970 which is fastest graphics card out there shows no further improvements in framerates. An HD5970 is basically a pair of downclocked HD5870 GPUs on a single card.
You check out this thread:
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...ne-advice.html
TBH,for £800 I would be looking to fit in an HD5850 or a pair of HD5770 cards. Take the cost of the monitor and Windows 7 away then the money saved would easily pay for a pair of HD5770 cards or an HD5850.
Here is a performance review for a pair of HD5770 cards in Crossfire:
http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=862&p=2
Games are not CPU limited currently and barely use three cores let alone 4 cores.
With DX11 already being released and the fact that many more DX11 games are being released next year it is worth spending the extra money on a DX11 graphics card if you don't indeed to upgrade it for a while.
Last edited by CAT-THE-FIFTH; 14-12-2009 at 12:41 AM.
Nope!! I think you are talking slight nonsense here!! This means that all of use with overclocked Q6*** series,Q8*** series and Q9*** series CPUs and Phenom II are incapable of playing any modern games or something??
Looks like many people I know are screwed(including me) and so are many on Hexus too!!
Also,what is this nonsense about energy efficiency then?? A socket 1366 processor is energy efficient??An HD4890 is energy efficient??
I never said the 1366 offerings were energy efficient, read: suggestion of i5, I never said the same about / suggested a 4890 and what has a monitor got to do with anythingNope!! I think you are talking slight nonsense here!! This means that all of use with overclocked Q6*** series,Q8*** series and Q9*** series CPUs and Phenom II are incapable of playing any modern games or something??
Looks like many people I know are screwed(including me) and so are many on Hexus too!!
Also,what is this nonsense about energy efficiency then?? A socket 1366 processor is energy efficient??You've lost me. And i stand by my point about spending £800 and not going AMD, i also don't understand what your getting at with the Core 2's ?
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
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