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Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by Plextor, May 30, 2009.

  1. Plextor

    Plextor Member

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    Just double checking if i am buying the best things for the money.
    I have done about 2 weeks of research, and this is what have come up with.

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    I am not 100% sure on these parts
    HD
    Case
    GPU
     
  2. Knuck1ez

    Knuck1ez Regular member

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    Wow... That looks ALOT like my build except I got a q9550 instead of the i7, some different RAM and a HAF 932 case. Looks good to me, the noctua cooler is veeeeerrryyy underrated and has top of the line cooling. the only things i can really say are go with a full tower case and the corsair 650W (or even 550W) will be enough to power your comp. Not 100% but Ive heard asus isnt the greatest brand for motherboards, a gigabyte board would do you better. overall it really dosent need any drastic changes.
     
  3. Plextor

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    I dont think i need a full tower case.
    A. There too big and will have to go on floor. This will just add to the dust collection.
    B. I am not going to use even 3 HD/CD drives. 1HD 1 dvd/rw(Then at a later stage get a blu-ray burner

    I think for the price and size the antec 900 is just what i am looking for it was close, either that or the cm 690. But the 690 hasnt got a clear side panel and i know you can buy one but whats the point for another £20. And the antec is slightly cooler, underload.
    Antec 300 isnt a bad case either just too small, dont like the exterior design

    What gigabyte board would suite

    Theres the ud5 and the extreme i think.
    But i watched this video and got sucked into the asus p6t deluxe v2
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juGAE-0kuJA

    watch
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc2PGEz4q5o

    Could i spend the same amount of money on a better gpu?
     
  4. gera229

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    I would recommend the NZXT Tempest case. It's a great case.
     
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  5. Knuck1ez

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    The next level of GPU would be the 4890 or GTX275 which are around 250$ and arent that much faster than your 4870. I recommended the full tower case cause it keeps everything cool HD, GPU, MOBO, RAM, and PSU making components last longer but the 900 is a good case, the 690 is not as good (especially not in looks) but with your build I would go with the 900.
    This is a good Gigabyte board
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375
    Your ASUS board is good its just the ASUS's quality hasnt been the best lately, well thats what Ive been hearing.
     
  6. Plextor

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    Its nic case (design/interiot) but the case is too weak. I've read so many reviews that i have come to the conlusion for what i want is the antec 900.

    Btw the 900 doesnt have dust filters can i put some in my self?
     
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    A full tower case is no necessity, but an NZXT Tempest is much better. I can also see you're buying from Aria. You'd probably get a better deal from Scan, but you wouldn't be able to buy the NZXT case from there. For reference, the Tempest does have dust filters. The 900 is also terribly designed. I owned one for a period but sold it as the number of problems with it made it a pain to use. The front mesh & cage design for the hard disks in particular is very poor.
    The 750W PSU is a little overkill, you would do fine with a 650W unit with that setup unless you went Crossfire.
    Agreed on the Asus board, a Gigabyte would be better.
     
  8. Plextor

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    Hmm, im not sure. Well i'll have to buy it from a seperate company scan nor Aria sell it, which adds to more shipping costs. Any other good midi cases around the £80. How about the CM storm scout?

    What gigabyte mobo has these specs

    sli/crossfire
    24gb ram
    x58
     
  9. sammorris

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    The Tempest is unfortunately quite a rare case in the UK, the Scout is a perfectly acceptable compromise really, both are much better than an Antec 900.
    As for those specs, they pretty much all do except the UD3 series. The UD4 will do fine.
     

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