AdamScotland

i have never built a pc in my lie lol but my uncle and1 of my freinds have and they said they would help me i have quite a bit of money to spend on it so i wanted to get the best i could for the money so far have picked these parts can some1 comment on them and tell me if i could get a better part etc for more or les im looking for it to cost beetween £600-800

i also need to get the actual case and a zalman cooler i havent selected in this list. i need a cooler because my uncle is going to overclock my cpu for me. Also i would rather buy from known uk sites.

Here is the stuff:

Processor => AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...-238-AM&tool=3

Motherboard => Asus M4A79XTD Evo (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard [90-MIBAJ0-G0EAY00Z]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=5&subcat=1481


Graphics Card => Sapphire VAPOR-X RADEON HD 4890 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express DVI/HDMI

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=GX-212-SP


Power supply => Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) [CMPSU-650TXUK]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...id=123&subcat=


Memory => Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (TR3X6G1600C9) [TR3X6G1600C9]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MY-169-CS


Hard Drive => Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A35415) [HDP725050GLA360]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=14&subcat=940

zalman cooler

koala

Hi, welcome to TSF

Looks good. What resolution will you be playing games at? The 2gb VRAM on the HD4890 is only needed for VERY high resolutions with high texture settings, so you could save some money by going for the 1GB card instead and get exactly the same framerates.

You could also consider the Samsung SpinPoint F1 or Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 hard drives which are just as good as the Hitachi. They're all in the same price range.

Good idea to get the Zalman cooler if you're going to be overclocking. Also, get some Arctic Silver thermal paste to replace the stock paste/pad.

AdamScotland

thanks for quick reply i was going for that hdd because of the warrinty :D btw the only thing that trobels me is the motherboard is it good enough? its only £85. yes i will be probably playing highest res etc in css and when mw2 etc comes out so im looking for realy gd grapfics as i do a bit of fragmovie editing.

koala

Yes, the motherboard is fine, good for overclocking.

What software do you use to record the game videos? You might want to get a small secondary hard drive for recording. If you only have one hard drive, it has to work extra hard accessing the system/games files while saving the video at the same time. This can reduce your framerates.

AdamScotland

im not to worried about editing and recording in game at the moment as i only just started back up gaming so will be a whilke till i get better and back playing like a pro with pro's :) :D lol pluss i need new mouse mat keyboard etc witch i could spend £50 or more on

could u recomend a case for me and a cooler at all proferibly from overclockers as they seem to be very reasnobal and trustworthy

soz for sucky english im deslexic lol

koala

I use quite an expensive metal Razer mouse mat, but I wouldn't recommend spending more than necessary. Any cloth mat other than those really cheap nasty ones will be fine.

For gaming, go for a wired mouse rather than wireless. Logitech do a good range. I've been using the excellent Logitech G9 for the last few months, but the newer ones might be better. Same for keyboards, avoid the wireless ones.

There so many good cases to choose from, it's hard to recommend just one. Make sure it has plenty of space inside for airflow and future upgrades, and don't go for one of the cheap ones. Coolermaster and Lian Li are recommended brands. Something in the £70-100 range with good customer reviews would be ideal.

ebackhus

I agree with Koala. A fancy mouse mat is useless and offers no benefit over even a sheet of paper. As for a 2GB video card unless you plan to do gaming at VERY high resolutions with tons of detail then it's wasted money.

Also, the Hitachi Deskstar series are also called Deathstars because they have a very high failure rate. Western Digital and Samsung make awesome drives.

Phædrus2401

Also, you've chosen a tri-channel set of RAM. This is intended for those using the Intel X58 chipset, which has six DIMM slots, while most motherboards have only four. You'll need to pick out a 4GB set of RAM, as the tri-channel may not be compatible.

AdamScotland

ooh tanks m8 i didnt notice i dont realy no anything about ram i was just looking to see if it wass ddr3 and was1600 mhz so it was compatible with my mobo any reconmendations on what i should go for?

AdamScotland

i didnt realise u guys have been very helpfull im happy i registered on this forum ;) it was just recomenede by a freind and at that price i hought it was a deal ill have look for a new hdd and ram :D

What u guys think of
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=14&subcat=940

any good in your eyes for £40

i am confused abot ram so am i looking for dual channel? will that not decrease the performance/speed of my pc dramaticly?

koala

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 (500gb, SATA2, 7200rpm, 16mb cache) - £36 inc VAT

Samsung F1 (500gb, SATA2, 7200rpm, 16mb cache) - £45 inc VAT

Your link to the Samsung F3 is also good for the price.

Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel - £80 inc VAT (anything over 4gb is useless unless you're running a 64bit operating system, and even then you'll only be using 2-4gb even when heavily multitasking)

Dual channel won't decrease your computer's performance. It's what most people use.

AdamScotland

the mobo says that it can support 1600 mhz ram i found this G-Skill ram for about the same price a s the crossair u posted is it any good

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=8&subcat=1517

and crosair specificly designed for am3 mobo's it says :/

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=8&subcat=1517

ebackhus

Always glad to hear comments such as this!

I'm a fan of Samsung's hard drives and have never had a problem with them.

Dual channel vs single channel doesn't offer whiz-bang speed differences but if you're a gamer the bump up it does give is worth it. The price difference is really negligible as they often come in paired kits which are often cheaper than buying two individual sticks.