[jimmy]

Hi guys, I hope you are all doing well. I want to say thank you for anyone looking at this Post Thread and any help you are providing me is much appreciated. I personally know the time and effort that can be spent on these forums.

I have been busy lately and haven't been helping much in this Forum as I have been doing MRU school. Hopefully I can put more effort here (Not saying that because I am asking for help. .

Let's get to chase this intro is long enough .

Target: Below £500
Uses: Basic gaming and video editing

Current Set up

CPU

Currently installed is:

Name: Intel Celeron 346
Speed: 3.06 GHZ
Socket: LGA 775

Motherboard

P5sd1 - FM2

LGA775 Socket and 533 MHZ FSB used. Nothing special.

PSU

Standard 400 Watt PSU. No brand.

RAM

1 GB DDR PC3200 RAM installed at 400 MHZ speed.

Monitor

Standard monitor. 19 " screen supporting 1024 * 768 pixels.

GPU

NVIDIA GEFORCE 6200SE TurboCache (256MB size).

A few other components such as Input / Output devices etc.

Things I will use from this set-up

Hard Drive which is 160 GB
DVD ROM
Cables that will be the Power Cable, the data cables from HDD and DVD ROM.

Things I have purchased already


CPU

Intel Core i5 (750)
Socket: LGA1156

Why? This was the maximum price I could afford and I like the specification of it.

Link: Amazon UK

Graphics Card

XFX NVIDIA 8800GT Alpha God Edition.
Bought this for £35 Brand New from Ebay. Looked at many other websites and it was about 130, what do you guys think of this Graphics Card? also Windows 7 READY!

Things I need help or suggestion with (Not purchased yet)already

Motherboard

I have chose this motherboard because it is well priced and I believe provides alot of features, I get my Sound, Ethernet and also many other ports at the back. I am sure it will come with a IO shield (Back Plate). It has 8 pin CPU connector something I need abit help with.

What do you guys think?
Any suggestions?

Name: ASUS P7P55D iP55 Socket LGA 1156 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
FormFactor: ATX
Price: £96.68
Link: Ebuyer UK

Power Supply

This is probably the bit I might need help the most, I would appreciate it greatly. I used extreme PSU calculator and gave me about 450 Watt requirement so I decided I might purchase the following, again anything wrong or not needed please inform me, I will not cry if it is not good enough.

Choice 1

Link http://www.ebuyer.com/product/200490

Main Features:

Watt: 750 W
Complaince: with ATX 12V 2.31 which is good
Efficiency: 80 plus efficient Something suggested here often
12V Rail: 60 AMP I think which makes it 720 watt

Drawback: Only 3 device can be connected which is not too bad, then again you can split them using an adapter. Also one rail, what about this?

Choice 2

Link http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159060

Main Features:

Watt: 750 W
Compliance: with ATX 12V 2.3
Efficience: 80 Plus
12V Rail: Not sure couldn't find it. Maybe I didn't searcj enough

Choice 3

Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514

Main Features:

Watt: 650 W
Compliance: ATX 12V 2.2
Efficiency: 80 Plues
12V Rail: 52 AMP

Drawback: Power might not be enough good fan size though. I heard there no graphics adapter cable.

I personally like the cool master because I read it is 85 plus efficient and also has features that will turn it self off. But your opinions is more important and your suggestions. Otherwise no point in me posting this.

Heat Sink

Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176157

Alot of people have good reviews about this and it is cheap and support LGA 1156.

Case

Choice 1

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134828

It looks good but my sister didn't agree. I like the giant fan but I am worried as it is using molex 4 pin and if I buy the PSU above I might run out of it.

Choice 2

Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150290

I like the LCD, god I get easily interested.

In terms of RAM I will just find one that matches or support mobo. I hope you guys help me with the PSU and also with CASE as I want it quiet yet cool as well.

Every effort has been made by the poster to keep this content interesting but sadly he has failed. The poster hopes no one beats him up for over used characters/ Thanks :laugh:


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[Tyree]

The Coolermaster is a "decent" PSU but not top quality.
The Chieftec is basically junk.
The Corsair PSU is excellent.
The Asus ASUS P7P55D iP55 Mobo is a very good choice. The 8 pin CPU connector is required for Quad Core CPU's.
The AC CPU cooler is good.
Cases are a personal preference but but of those look to be very poorly constructed using light weight material. CoolerMaster & Antec are well made.

 

[jimmy]

Thanks buddy for the post. I realised corsair is running at 650 w. I have checked and should be ok. Do you agree? Will it also allow future upgrade. Regarding case I will find a good one and post here.

I very co confident in taking components apart however I would still like to know if I'm missing something or any instructions I need to carryout with this CPU. I have arctice silver 5 which provides good quality.

Anything else you can input will be appreciated before purchasing the products.

 

[Wrench97]

The coolermaster PSU appears to have voltage noise and ripple issues when loaded, it's made by Seventeam so that's not surprising.> http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-GX-750-W-Power-Supply-Review/917/7

The Corsair is the best unit you have listed there, the Chieftec is another rebranded unit maker unknown as they change makers often.

How about this option> http://www.ebuyer.com/product/202782

The motherboard is a good choice.

Cases I've not used or seen either of the above but they seem pretty inexpensive which usually mean loud and flimsy, although more costly this is a decent case from that site > http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854

 

[jimmy]

Thank you wrench, I will go with that once the rest is purchased I will post images here. The psu is much more than I would pay but in the long run I will save money from electricity bill. Now I just need to make sure dverything will work i.e. Compatible. I will install windows 7 so I have been checking the hcl.

 

[Wrench97]

What are you considering for ram?

 

[jimmy]

Hi, I have chosen this. I know it is not the best but I am slowly going over my budget. Latency is not very good but not too noticeable as I am not extreme or usual gamer. In regards to over clock what do you think?

Thanks

 

[Wrench97]

Chosen what?:grin:

 

[jimmy]

Am such an idiot. Sorry on the iPhone.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169489

 

[Wrench97]

It's ok your going to use 2 sticks correct?

 

[jimmy]

Hey buddy. Yeah I will get 2 stick.

I know which I would like to have due to many of it's spec, however seen as you are far more experienced in this. Which one do You suggest, I may not go with it but curiosity on this occasions has blinded by my hold of situation.

 

[Wrench97]

Given a choice I would use the 2gig Ocz sticks> http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173933
(I think that's what you asked?)

 

[jimmy]

Hanks dude. I think I will stick to something cheaper. I will go with 2 gb of ram posted in my previous post.

The sped and performance you posted is very nice. Like my dad says you pay for what you get. I might have a quick peek on eBay. I will be caution though.

 

[Wrench97]

Yea I like to over spec a little keeps from having to upgrade too often

2 gig will run just fine for 95% of the users out there, the new system will outperform your older system you won't know/see the difference in the ram spec unless you try to push a overclock.

 

[jimmy]

Hi, it is a good thing to get powerful equipment now because in a yeArs time it will start to fade in the background.
I have really done much comparison with my pc to components I have just ordere. I think a 50 percent increase. Also if you are not familiar you have to use a few formulas especially when it comes to comparison of fsb to qpi. I was burning some home videos using convert x to DVD which detected my pc as one physical core and one logical being the thread. It an hour for 700 mb file, I wonder how fast it will be with new one.

I am planning on overclocking but I usually like to use the products a little while before doing so. The most I might go upto maybe 3.0 ghz.

I might make a thread post on that In the future.

 

[Wrench97]

Going from a single core CPU to a Quad depending on the rendering software you may see a 75% improvement in rendering times, Video rendering is one area Quads shine because each core can render a frame without having to wait for data from another so it speeds up the process greatly.

 

[jimmy]

Thank you, in regards to motherboard installation. I have purchased anti static wrist band, however I do't have ant esd mat. I have used the mobo card board box before as it does produce electricity and this should be ok

 

[Wrench97]

The box is ok to use I do it all the time.

 

[jimmy]

ok, thanks for all the help. The left over parts are arriving next week. I will post then. Have a good time till then. :wave:

 

[jimmy]

Hi again, when I ordered the product I received an Email saying that the PSU is no longer available from the website .

I might get it from here.

http://www.saverstore.com/product/2...-XT-750W-Cable-Management-ATX-PC-Power-Supply

This looks like it is semi modular is that correct?

Basically I don't really want any non modular psu, it is cheap but it is very untidy. The one above looks like a semi modular. What do you think?

Also I am not 100% sure if this will fit the case. I know that it is an ATX but I would like to be reassured though.

Anything else in the same price range?

thanks.