Help building a PC

kvbrock82 · 01-16-10, 07:42 AM

Ive come up with the following..

Arclight, Im going withthe X58 because next year i will buy a 2nd gfx card to run in Xfire. Ill also double the RAM.

What do you guys think? Am i leaving anything out? Is everything compatible?

Cheers
brock

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Samsung-F3-Spi...item45f0514435 EUR95

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INTEL-i7-920-S...item2c51046c32 EUR330

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-SKT-1366-...item2c51d3125f EUR210

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XFX-ATI-Radeon...item19b8dc521c EUR310

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORSAIR-Domina...item2304c03997 EUR 150

http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/compo...ality-psu.html EUR127

http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/compo...e-w-o-psu.html EUR132

TOTAL 1354

Arclight · 01-16-10, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kvbrock82

Arclight, Im going withthe X58 because next year i will buy a 2nd gfx card to run in Xfire.

Good, because I just made an edit.

Quote:

* I lied! You don't get triple channel with P55.

Still, P55 isn't a good choice for SLI/Crossfire.

kvbrock82 · 01-16-10, 07:46 AM

What do you think of the other parts?

Arclight · 01-16-10, 08:05 AM

List looks alright.

- info on that PSU is a bit vague, doesn't give a modelname for example. Might want to check what exactly it is they're selling.
- instead of Corsair you can get Kingston memory for less. Kingston just doesn't overclock (at all, trust me). But considering your budget, might as well go with Corsair (their lifetime warantee only applies to some resellers, in case you didn't know).

My personal preference goes to WD for HDs, but then I never needed anything bigger than 640GB. If that F3 is as fast as they say, probably a good choice.

A soundcard, perhaps? Little better quality, a little more performance, and my X-fi is a lot more powerfull than my onboard (ie. volume).

Btw, you have the budget to consider a SSD. I don't know that much about them, but it's worth mentioning.

kvbrock82 · 01-16-10, 08:27 AM

thanks for the advice arclight.. Ill get more info about the psu at the store. As long as it can handle the comp comfortably it should be alright.

Ill have a look at the X-Fi card too, even though i heard the onboard 7.1 soundcard is already quite good. Might as well go the whole road i suppose.

Now all i have to invest in is a gaming mouse and keyboard, a saitek X52 joystick, and trackIR 5. The money i spend on simulations..

This all started when i heard SH5 was coming out.

Arclight · 01-16-10, 08:45 AM

The soundcard is just a suggestion really.

Personally I like having 2 devices; X-fi goes to the speakers, my headet is on the onboard.

A dedicated card can do the audio processing in hardware, but some say onboard chips do the same thing nowadays. I'll see if I can find something more helpfull, or someone more knowledgeable could chime in.

Lol yeah, sims tend to get expensive.

kvbrock82 · 01-17-10, 06:32 AM

I just noticed the prices in the local store are slightly cheaper than ebay because of the postage and packing of the items. Also, id get a warranty with the local items. Gonna get an even better case with the money saved. Going for this:

http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/compo...-incl-eco.html

http://www.computerexpo.com/images/B...C-1100%204.jpg

I think I'm in love.

Regarding the sound card, I bought an external Xfi sound card last year for about eur50.00 and i havent even hooked it up yet because my gaming machien was pretty much ancient. Ill have a looksy and if i feel i need an upgrade ill go with that too

01-16-10, 08:05 AM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	List looks alright. - info on that PSU is a bit vague, doesn't give a modelname for example. Might want to check what exactly it is they're selling. - instead of Corsair you can get Kingston memory for less. Kingston just doesn't overclock (at all, trust me). But considering your budget, might as well go with Corsair (their lifetime warantee only applies to some resellers, in case you didn't know). My personal preference goes to WD for HDs, but then I never needed anything bigger than 640GB. If that F3 is as fast as they say, probably a good choice. A soundcard, perhaps? Little better quality, a little more performance, and my X-fi is a lot more powerfull than my onboard (ie. volume). Btw, you have the budget to consider a SSD. I don't know that much about them, but it's worth mentioning. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

01-16-10, 08:27 AM	#5
kvbrock82 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malta Posts: 137 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 0	thanks for the advice arclight.. Ill get more info about the psu at the store. As long as it can handle the comp comfortably it should be alright. Ill have a look at the X-Fi card too, even though i heard the onboard 7.1 soundcard is already quite good. Might as well go the whole road i suppose. Now all i have to invest in is a gaming mouse and keyboard, a saitek X52 joystick, and trackIR 5. The money i spend on simulations.. This all started when i heard SH5 was coming out. Last edited by kvbrock82; 01-16-10 at 09:58 AM.

01-16-10, 08:45 AM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	The soundcard is just a suggestion really. Personally I like having 2 devices; X-fi goes to the speakers, my headet is on the onboard. A dedicated card can do the audio processing in hardware, but some say onboard chips do the same thing nowadays. I'll see if I can find something more helpfull, or someone more knowledgeable could chime in. Lol yeah, sims tend to get expensive. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

01-16-10, 07:42 AM	#1
kvbrock82 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malta Posts: 137 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 0	Ive come up with the following.. Arclight, Im going withthe X58 because next year i will buy a 2nd gfx card to run in Xfire. Ill also double the RAM. What do you guys think? Am i leaving anything out? Is everything compatible? Cheers brock http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Samsung-F3-Spi...item45f0514435 EUR95 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INTEL-i7-920-S...item2c51046c32 EUR330 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-SKT-1366-...item2c51d3125f EUR210 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XFX-ATI-Radeon...item19b8dc521c EUR310 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORSAIR-Domina...item2304c03997 EUR 150 http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/compo...ality-psu.html EUR127 http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/compo...e-w-o-psu.html EUR132 TOTAL 1354

01-16-10, 07:46 AM	#3
kvbrock82 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malta Posts: 137 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 0	What do you think of the other parts?

01-17-10, 06:32 AM	#7
kvbrock82 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malta Posts: 137 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 0	I just noticed the prices in the local store are slightly cheaper than ebay because of the postage and packing of the items. Also, id get a warranty with the local items. Gonna get an even better case with the money saved. Going for this: http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/compo...-incl-eco.html http://www.computerexpo.com/images/B...C-1100%204.jpg I think I'm in love. Regarding the sound card, I bought an external Xfi sound card last year for about eur50.00 and i havent even hooked it up yet because my gaming machien was pretty much ancient. Ill have a looksy and if i feel i need an upgrade ill go with that too