New rig advice

[Cully]

Hey lads, the brother is looking at getting a new rig for gaming.
I said id ask you lot what yas think.
Its a build from overclockers, he wants to get them to build it.


- Case: Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case   
- Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream II 600W                 
- CPU: Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz overclocked to 4.00GHz 
- Motherboard: Asus P7P55-M Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Akasa Venom CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
- Graphics Card: gtx 480
- Sound: High Definition 7.1 Onboard Sound Card
- Optical Drive: 22x DVD+RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter


I was thinking maybe the latest antec or coolermaster case would a better choice for a case? i have the antec 900 and its very nice.
Also is the gtx 480 top end? if so im not sure he needs it with his 23 " monitor running native res of 1920X1080 , would a gtx 460 be better value/performance?
Hes not after a beast of a rig but something around the 1k euro mark that can perform pretty well.

Grim/Fairy i expect you lads to help me out  :mrgreen:

[[TiG]Lucutus]

Nice build. 

The case is fine, I built mine into one of those and it works very well, no problems, and no disadvantages.

The GFX480 is pretty pricey alright, I picked up an ATi 5850 as a step below the top end of cards at the time and it's handled everything I've thrown at it superbly, even has low noise when under load. When the time comes that I need a few more fps, I can overclock it to 5870 levels, if I can bear the fan going all the time...

I think you're right at price/perfomance with a GTX460, the jump to a GTX465 isn't worth the money, and if you want to keep the budget at 1k, blowing half of it on a GTX480 is not the way to go.

Consider a slightly higher specced/power output PSU, it will pay you back in dividends in future when you decide to fill the case with hard drives or add another card for SLi or Crossfire, you won't have to worry about the PSU.

Finally, I would suggest building it himself, putting PC's together is easier than lego, plenty of help online and even direct from oc.co.uk if you have to call them, they're pretty good.

[[TiG]Grim]

nice build but i would make some changes

1st would be the psu 600w wont quite cut it imo (and from past experience ocz are a bit meh) i would go with this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084 same psu i have excellent quality and modular so no spare cable mess plus its corsair which imo are one of the best you can currently buy.

2nd is the motherboard asus are fine and make great boards but i would personally go with gigabyte http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-203-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495 they are in a different league in terms of quality and features

3rd would be the graphics card the 480gtx is faster than the ati 5870 but only by around 10% but to get the extra % it uses twice the power 300w as opposed to 150w so imo the 5870 is the better card and cheaper http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-167-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502

[Cully]

Cheers lads ill pass it on,much appreciated.

[Cully]

Righto i think the bro has settled on this build.
He asked me to post it up here to see what yas thought.
Very nice rig imo.


- Case: Coolermaster HAF 922 Case with Window - Black [RC-922M-KWN1-GP]
- Power Supply: Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
- CPU: Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz overclocked to 4.00GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3
- Cooler: Akasa Venom CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
- Graphics Card: Sapphire ATI Raedon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5
- Sound: Asus Xonar DS 7.1 PCI Sound Card (90-YAA0F0-0UAN00Z)
- Optical Drive: 22x DVD+RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter

Hmm change of plan, OCUK dont have that mobo , any more suggestions?

[[TiG]Grim]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-256-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1693

[[TiG]Lucutus]

looks solid Cully, tell him to enjoy!

[[TiG]Lucutus]

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056001742

related Cully?

[Cully]

Yep that the bro,he ordered today.
He was worried about after sales as he read on a few sites it was a bit sparse.

[[TiG]Lucutus]

Ah, tell him not to worry, plenty of help on the forums and anything broken gets RMA'd.

Where'd he order from in the end and what did he buy?

[[GIT]Fairy]

Will he be gaming?

[Cully]

Yup he will be gaming for sure.
He went with overclockers in the end.

[Cully]

Hey lads, the bro had a disaster with the rig from overclockers so is looking at the folowing rig and asked me to run by you guys again.
Hes also wondering what yas think of the 2 X 500 HDDs set up for raid 0?

Corsair 750HX, 750 Watt   
118,69 ?

4GB-KIT G-Skill DDR3 PC2000, CL 9   
144,24 ?

ASUS DRW-24B1ST SATA schwarz Retail   
20,51 ?

Thermaltake V9 Black Edition
85,28 ?

Sapphire VAPOR-X HD5870 1G GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I    
387,54 ?

Wintech USB 2.0 Card Driver f. SD/MMC mit SD 1.1   
3,68 ?

2 XSamsung SpinPoint F3 500GB, SATA II (HD502HJ)   
38,73 ? each

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus,
22,51 ?

ASUS MAXIMUS III GENE, Intel P55, mATX, DDR3   
148,40 ?

OEM Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
74,90 ?

Intel Core i5-760 Box 8192Kb, LGA1156   
181,67

Links below

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[[TiG]the_syco]

Hey lads, the bro had a disaster with the rig from overclockers

Oh? Do tell.

[[TiG]Lucutus]

Aye, tell us what happened with oc.co.uk?

The board is a mATX, I don't know if that's intentional?  Case is fine for it though, so happy days. 

What's the story with the CPU cooler? Would a Noctua or similar not be better?  http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=29225&agid=669