Here is my order for my first build, please tell me if I should change any components: Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache* http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130826 LG W2242S 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 8000:1 300cd/m2 5ms VGA Black http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149336 Samsung SH-S223F 22X DVD±RW/RAM/DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145450 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - 64 bit http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123047 ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142854 Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 DHX Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142433 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz) 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142433 AKASA 80mm Amber series 3 pin Ultra quiet case fan http://www.ebuyer.com/product/97857 Casecom Black Mid Tower Case - Front Blue LED 120mm Fan http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115479 Arctic Power 500W PSU With PCI-E 2x SATA, 20+4 ATX12V 8pin +12V Connectors http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124922 PowerColor HD 4850 PCS+ Edition 1GB GDDR3 OC Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148948 OCZ Vendetta Socket AMD 754/755/939/AM2, Intel LGA775 CPU Cooler http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134542 The main parts I need advice on are the graphics card and the MoBO. Thanks for any help.
Everything looks fine. I would get this PSU instead. http://www.ebuyer.com/product/120375 and this motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145686
Will this CPU cooler: OCZ Vendetta Socket AMD 754/755/939/AM2, Intel LGA775 CPU Cooler http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134542 Fit onto the mother board you recommand http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145686
Is this mother board Bundle any good? http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=223865 With this graphics card? http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=226782&DOY=15m11 Will I be able to run SLI Hybrid with the internal graphics from the MoBo and the graphics card? Thanks for any help.
You can't run hybrid SLI. This video card is better. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail I would stick with the Core 2 Duo.
I'm telling you man, stick with the Core 2 Duo. That E5200 will overclock SO WELL on that board and CPU cooler. I can only give you advice performance wise. Price wise I have no idea because I live in the USA.
Thanks, what do you think about using a quade core like this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950 With this mother board: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142854
The mother board you recommand has PCI Express x8 interfaces IS that half as good as PCI x16 interfaces?
It has one 16x lane, or if you want to use both then both are 8x. The one you want is fine 16x and one 4x. The Asus will perform ever worse. Yes it does make a difference. The performance will not be halved because no video card uses all 16x bandwidth. But yeah if you want to use 2 high end video card then you will probably lose 10% of the performance with the motherboard I recommended and lose about 25% of the performance with the motherboard you want.
Thanks alot abuzar1, I really appreciate the help and ill be ordering the components (including the parts recommaned by you) for my firt build soon. Do you thinks it will be worth getting two of the Sapphire HD 4850 graphics cards you recommand to work in CrossFire mode? http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148468
Depends on if you can afford it. But yeah it should provide a healthy boost. Although for two cards a GA-X48-DS4 would suit you better. I don't know if you can afford it or not though. It is a bit more expensive. I'm not sure about UK pricing, but for the money of two 4850s, see if you can get a 4850X2 or 4870X2 instead. The thing about the GA-X48-DS4 is that while it is better for dual graphics, the GA-EP45-DS3R is way better for overclocking. So a 4850X2 is like two 4850s in one card. So you can get the cheaper GA-EP45-DS3Rm still have the same video card performance as 2 4850s and overclock better than the more expensive GA-X48-DS4.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950 The quad core CPU i wanted is now out of stock Can you recommand any other Processor, are all quad core Processor better than Due core? What do you think of the Phenom 9950? http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150466
Here, Aria has them in stock. This CPU is the best performance for your money. http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...95W+G0+Stepping+(Retail+775)+?productId=28356
Do you know the difference between: Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-18) http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140132 and Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142433 Will one of them work better in the MoBo, CPU and Graphics card setup you recommand?
