First Build Help Please

[Guest]

Hi, i would really appreciate some advice as this is my first build, i will list the products i am thinking of buying...

Case - Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Black ATX Case

- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155939

Motherboard - ASUS SKT-AM2+ M3N-HT DELUXE MEMPIPE S/V/L 5200MT/s

- http://www.ginger6.com/components-motherboards-asus-sktam2-m3nht-deluxe-mempipe-5200mts-p-30649.html

Processor - AMD PHENOM II X4 940 8MB SKT-AM2+ 4000MT/s BLACK EDITION RETAIL

- http://www.ginger6.com/cpus-amd-phenom-sktam2-4000mts-black-edition-retail-p-32026.html

Memory - Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 XMS2 Memory CL7 2.0V

- http://www.electronicmegastore.com/corsair-4gb-2x2gb-ddr2-1066mhzpc28500-xms2-memory-cl7-20v-p-5587.html

Power Supply - Corsair HX1000W

- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143019

Hardrive - WD Caviar Black 640gb

- http://shop.ecworld.co.uk/product/WD+Caviar+Black+WD6401AALS+%7B49%7D+hard+drive+%7B49%7D+640+GB+%7B49%7D+SATA%7B49%7D300

Optical Drive - Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black)

- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-039-OT&utm_source=froogle

Graphics Card - BFG 896Mb nVidia GeForce GTX 275 OCX PCI-Express VGA Card

- http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=GCB-XNGTX275OX&af=50

I am hoping after a few months to run a second one of these graphics cards in sli.

I will be using my 22 inch Benq monitor and will probably buy a copy of windows 7 home edition 64 bit for this setup.

I would really appreciate some advice and opinons on this build, maybe some compatibility information and different ideas instead of the components i've chosen such as the graphics card as i know theres such a wide selection out there. Also if i should look into any additional cooling.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, il look forward to the feedback.

 

[obsidian86]

Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Black ATX Case

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155939

Antec TruePower New 750W Blue LED Fan Modular PSU - 80plus Bronze and SLI Certified

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159923

ASUS P7P55D PRO iP55 Socket LGA 1156 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173450

Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache - OEM

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173804

LG GH22NS50 22x SATA DVD±RW Dual Layer & RAM Black Bare Drive - OEM

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169683

ATI Radeon 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Retail

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/Graphics-ATI/ATIHD5800Series/Novatech/58501GB.html

G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-043-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1156/1366) [RR-B10-212P-GP]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-029-CM&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

 

[obsidian86]

or
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2 GHz Socket AM3 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164047

Asus M4A79XTD EVO 790X Socket AM3 8 channel audio ATX Motherboar

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172846

everything else the same

 

[Guest]

Hi i have looked at everything you have suggested and i may consider going for a setup more like you have listed. But could you tell me if what i originally chose is a decent setup and compatible, as i am new to this and i would appreciate some information on the setup i first designed, thanks.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

obsidian86's builds are all-around better builds. I would highly consider the Intel build. My work blocks access to www.ebuyer.com, but I don't see a CPU listed in the first build.

 

[cory1234]

The power supply you chose is overkill. You could easily use a 600-650w ps.

The F3 is a faster hard drive than the one you chose since it only uses one platter.

Obisidians first post is referring to an i5 750...

You graphics card is fine..the 5850 is a better card with dx11 but I would not pay that price for it.

DDR3 ram + mobo is the way to go since ddr2 is dying and the prices are increasing.

 

[Guest]

I chose that psu because i was going to hopefully run 2 of those cards in sli eventually and i have noticed people prefer intel builds and the ati cards such as the 5850, i am from the uk but converted i have about $1200-$1350 to spend on my new build. Im mainly going to be using it for gaming so id like to hear any other setup ideas aswell, thanks.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

obsidian86 already offered a couple different superior builds. What more do you want? You do NOT need a 1000W PSU for two GPU's. A quality 750W PSU is plenty. You also don't want to build around DDR2 RAM since it's in the process of being phased out.

 

[Guest]

Hi, thanks a lot for everyones help, i am going to go with the 5850 and the AMD phenom 955 and i will build around DDR3 as suggested. So im basically going to go with what obsidian86 listed in the first post apart from the motherboard.

 

[MadAdmiral]

Slight problem with using the motherboard from your first post. It can't use DDR3.