Good enough for Call Of Duty Modern Warfare?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

AMD Phenom II 955BE ~ £120 - same one I said, yes?

Yep!

4GB 1600MHZ DDR3 ~ £83 - ok

Run this at 1333MHZ using lower latencies - how?

You will need to change the settings in the BIOS

750W Corsair HX750W ~ £108 - why? the 850 I suggested was cheaper

The PSU I suggested is modular which means less cable mess in the case!

HD5850 1GB ~ £218 - I think this might be a good move

According to matty-hodgson Aria is a bit cheaper for the HD5850

[matty-hodgson]

According to matty-hodgson Aria is a bit cheaper for the HD5850

And according to Gibbo, still has over 100 in stock . He managed to get his hands on over 200 of these at that price.

[Marvin Martian]

Ordered HD5850 from Aria, thanks for info Matty.
Cat, before I order the other components, is this the memory you are talking about - CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, £85.99 from Scan. Is there anything else I should order at the same time, eg are all the connection included? thanks.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Ordered HD5850 from Aria, thanks for info Matty.
Cat, before I order the other components, is this the memory you are talking about - CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, £85.99 from Scan. Is there anything else I should order at the same time, eg are all the connection included? thanks.

Check this webpage:

http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx

The RAM and many other components you need for the build are cheaper this weekend on the webpage I linked to.

The motherboard should come with some SATA cables. Of course make sure you have a screwdriver to hand!! Also make sure you take proper precautions against static.

You may want to consider getting an internal card reader for your computer too:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Shop/Computer-...eaders-Writers

[Marvin Martian]

Damn, thought it was all screwless .
Sorry to be a pain, but, do I need 4GB Corsair 'Dominator' DDR3 as opposed to XMS3 as XMS3 'has been designed specifically to support the Intel Core i5 and Core i7'?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Damn, thought it was all screwless .
Sorry to be a pain, but, do I need 4GB Corsair 'Dominator' DDR3 as opposed to XMS3 as XMS3 'has been designed specifically to support the Intel Core i5 and Core i7'?

The Phenom II will work with both low voltage and high voltage DDR3. I would get the 1600MHZ XMS3 RAM which costs £83.41 on the Today Only webpage.

[Marvin Martian]

Ok nearly there - I just need a network card, doesn't need to be wireless, any thoughts?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Ok nearly there - I just need a network card, doesn't need to be wireless, any thoughts?

The motherboard has ethernet built in as do almost all modern motherboards I have seen.

[Marvin Martian]

oops :$

[Marvin Martian]

Can't wait!

LambdaTek:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-Bit DVD
Asus 90-MIBAJ0-G0EAY00Z - M4A79XTD EVO AM3 790X ATX SND+GLN+1394 HT5200 DDR3 IN

Scan:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 BlackEdition, Sok AM3, 3.2GHz, 8MB Total Cache, 125W, Retail
1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM + 45cm Akasa AK
24" Acer V243HBD Black Full HD 1080P, Widescreen LCD, 1920x1080, 40,000:1 DCR, 300 cd/m², 2ms,VESA
750W Corsair CMPSU-750HXUK, ATX, EPS12V, Modular, UK Version
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP
Antec Three Hundred Black Midi Tower Case
Sony AD-7240S-0B 24x DVD±R, 12xDVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RWx6 ,12xRAM SATA, Black, OEM
Samsung SH-S182D/RSMN Blk/Silv/Ivory Bezels 18x18 ±R x12 RAM DLayer writer RETAIL +5pcs DVD-R MEDIA
Logitech Media Keyboard 600 Wired, USB 1.1/2.0, Black, Multimedia & Programmable Keys
Logitech RX 1000 Laser Mouse, 1000dpi, USB 1.1/2.0, 4 Buttons, Silver/Black

and Aria: XFX HD5850

Thanks for all your help.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Can't wait!

LambdaTek:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-Bit DVD
Asus 90-MIBAJ0-G0EAY00Z - M4A79XTD EVO AM3 790X ATX SND+GLN+1394 HT5200 DDR3 IN

Scan:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 BlackEdition, Sok AM3, 3.2GHz, 8MB Total Cache, 125W, Retail
1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM + 45cm Akasa AK
24" Acer V243HBD Black Full HD 1080P, Widescreen LCD, 1920x1080, 40,000:1 DCR, 300 cd/m², 2ms,VESA
750W Corsair CMPSU-750HXUK, ATX, EPS12V, Modular, UK Version
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP
Antec Three Hundred Black Midi Tower Case
Sony AD-7240S-0B 24x DVD±R, 12xDVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RWx6 ,12xRAM SATA, Black, OEM
Samsung SH-S182D/RSMN Blk/Silv/Ivory Bezels 18x18 ±R x12 RAM DLayer writer RETAIL +5pcs DVD-R MEDIA
Logitech Media Keyboard 600 Wired, USB 1.1/2.0, Black, Multimedia & Programmable Keys
Logitech RX 1000 Laser Mouse, 1000dpi, USB 1.1/2.0, 4 Buttons, Silver/Black

and Aria: XFX HD5850

Thanks for all your help.

Looks a nice build!!

You have got a pair of DVD rewriters though!!

[Marvin Martian]

Thanks for pointing that out. I'll phone then in the morning.
Should have been in my bed long ago zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Thanks for pointing that out. I'll phone then in the morning.
Should have been in my bed long ago zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I assume that you are not going with the Blu-Ray reader then??

Anyway,good night!!

[Marvin Martian]

Blu-Ray can wait, DVD's a necessity. Anyway it's cheaper to get a separate one than a combo! Love the idea, I can change things as I like (money permitting)!
BTW can you recommend a simple, step by step, build tutorial?

[Marvin Martian]

Next problem, my eldest son went out and bought 'Crysis' on the strength of our new set up!
He also said he was looking at 'left for dead', 'far cry' and 'grand Theft Auto'. I take it he'll be able to play them?

[Mista157]

^^^
Yes, your new system should run those games like a dream.