What do you think about this build, it includes everything I need and some extra stuff. In total it costs £932 (£793 without tax).
[highlight]Main Parts.[/highlight]
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-214-SP[/URL]
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-299-IN[/URL]
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-225-GI[/URL]
Coolermaster HAF 922 Case - Black
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-176-CM[/URL]
Corsair 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-224-CS[/URL]
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA[/URL]
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Ready Power Supply
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-023-OC[/URL]
Samsung SH-S222L/BEBE 22x DVD±RW IDE Lightscribe Drive (Black) - OEM
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-123-SA[/URL]
[highlight]Other stuff.[/highlight]
Akasa AK-15-NSBLPC Blue Neon String 150cm - Internal Kit
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-004-AK[/URL]
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1156/1366) [highlight](UPDATED)[/highlight]
[URL="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-036-AR"]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-029-CM[/URL]
Akasa AK174CB-4BLB 120mm Blue LED Fan
[URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-008-AK[/URL]
Im trying to stick with black and blue colours with the exception of the GPU. I done the best that I could with fitting the 5870 into the build without going over 950. Theres some questions that I wish to know.
1. Will all these include everything like screws, cables and others?
2. Will the PSU be able to handle everything on the list or shall I get a 650/700w one?
3. Is everything compatible?
4. Will the fan, heatsink and pretty blue neon stuff all work and plug in somewhere?
5. Will everything fit in the case?
6. Is it a good price?
7. Is it a good build?
Im a real noob, so please help me if something is wrong. Thanks in advance!
6. Is it a good price.
You should try out Scan. They usually offer lower prices than overclockers.
1. yes
2. it's more than enough, you can run double 5870s on 600W but if you were going that route you'd look more for a 650W to have some breathing room for safety, if you're not going to then drop it down to the 500W version
3.yes
4. either into the MoBo or into the PSU
5. yes
6. yes, I personally would go with [url=http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-215-SP]this 5850[/url] because I don't consider the price difference between the two to be worth it, you're paying an extra half for not that much increase, plus if you went with the 5850 you could keep the 600W PSU then in the future when you need an upgrade get a second card for crossfire
7. yes
are you going to be overclocking? if not you can get rid of the cooler as the CPU comes with one, if you are then bump it up to [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-029-CM[/url]
Thanks, ill take a look at that cooler and 5850.
[editline]lol[/editline]
That cooler looks perfect as I do plan to overclock.
Im still thinking about the 5850 and ill check out scan.
My advice is build it all on Scan, OC UK and eBuyer and then see what the grand total is for each (after postage).
i would swap that HDD for a WD as all my samsung drives seem to die on me after a couple of months :frown:
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also as the above poster said use scan OCUK tend to be a little more pricier
[QUOTE=ferrus;19888172]My advice is build it all on Scan, OC UK and eBuyer and then see what the grand total is for each (after postage).[/QUOTE]
Don't forget Dabs and Tekheads.
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