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06-11-2011, 07:14 AM
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Are all these components for my custom build PC good?
Hi im making a gaming PC and im ordering next month, was wondering whether these are good?
CASE+PSU: Coolermaster Centurion 5 II Case with Coolermaster GX 550W PSU (£74.99) Coolermaster Centurion 5 II Case with Coolermaster GX.. | Ebuyer.com CPU: Intel Core i5 Processor i5-2500K 3.3GHz 6MB LGA1155 CPU (£138.11) Amazon.com: Intel Core i5 Processor i5-2500K 3.3GHz 6MB LGA1155 CPU BOX80623I52500K: Electronics MOTHERBOARD: Asus P8P67-M R3.0 Socket 1155 8 channel Audio ATX Motherboard (£94.92) Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 P55 Socket 1156 8 Channel Audio.. | Ebuyer.com RAM: RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Memory Module CL9 1.5V http://www.ebuyer.com/product/262579 (£39.83) HDD: Western Digital WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA 6 GB/S 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Bulk/OEM 3.5-Inch Desktop Hard Drive (£55.41) http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digita...7802881&sr=8-1 OPTICAL DRIVE: Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW & DL SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black (£14.99) Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW & DL SATA.. | Ebuyer.com OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit - English (£67.24) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Licence and media.. | Ebuyer.com GRAPHICS CARD: Gigabyte GTX 460 Super OverClock Edition 1GB Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card (£154.98) TOTAL COST: £640.47 Is this a good custom build? Last edited by lazerkid; 06-11-2011 at 09:47 AM. |
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06-11-2011, 08:21 AM
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Gert rid of the G.skill memory and get Corsair, Crucial, Kingston or A data. G Skill had major quality and compatibility issues. Your hard drive choice is one of the worst too. Go for a Western digital black. I'll leave it up to others for any further changes.
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My custom work system: ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 / Intel Core i5-750 / CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) / Windows XP SP3 / SAPPHIRE 100292L Radeon HD 5450 / 2 LITE-ON 24X DVD Writers SATA Model iHAS424-98 / 2 W.D. Caviars Black WD1001FALS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s / Antec Sonata III 500 Black with 500W Power Supply / Rosewill RCR-IC002 74-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB port Last edited by quartet-man; 06-11-2011 at 08:26 AM. |
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06-11-2011, 09:09 AM
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HDD: Western Digital WD10EARS 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 5400rpm 64MB Cache - OEM Caviar Green (£42.96) Western Digital WD10EARS 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 5400rpm.. | Ebuyer.com RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Memory Module CL9 1.5V Corsair Vengeance 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Memory Module CL9 1.5V | Ebuyer.com (£39.83) wondering whether i shud buy 2 Corsair Vengeance? |
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06-11-2011, 09:18 AM
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Yes, buy a second 4 gig module as a 2 DIMM kit. This way you get the dual channel effect. Or buy two, 2 gig DIMM's if you only want 4 gigs total. RAM is inexpensive enough now, I would get 8 gigs total.
Pick a high quality graphics card manufacturer. If you can find one, EVGA offers a lifetime warranty if you register it within a month of purchase. Video Card Rating Asus also makes good optical drives if you don't like Sony and some of the things they have done to consumers. That's just my own personal beef with Sony. 
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06-11-2011, 09:20 AM
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would this still manage to keep my price below 700? ill look for another graphics card now, and would i need 2 HDD's?
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06-11-2011, 09:20 AM
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I'm not sure offhand on if you need dual channel ram, so I will leave the memory clarification up to others. However, you chose a green drive and it should be black. Greens have lower power consumption and might be okay for a secondary drive for things with less disk activity, but aren't recommended for the boot drive. The blacks have a five year warranty and are more durable. You should be able to find a 1TB black .
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06-11-2011, 09:32 AM
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what do you think about this graphics card?
Gigabyte GTX 460 Super OverClock Edition 1GB Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card Gigabyte GTX 460 Super OverClock Edition 1GB Dual DVI.. | Ebuyer.com or should i spend more? im looking to play upcoming games so could you reccomend one please? |
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06-11-2011, 09:37 AM
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Amazon.com: Western Digital WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA 6 GB/S 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Bulk/OEM 3.5-Inch Desktop Hard Drive: Electronics These 2 are similar priced, wondering whether to get 64MB cache or 32MB cache, whats better? Amazon.com: Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD1001FALS: Electronics Last edited by lazerkid; 06-11-2011 at 09:40 AM. |
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06-11-2011, 09:37 AM
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If your budget is tight, which I did not realize, all you need is one hard drive at 1 TB or less and 4 gigs of RAM as two, 2 gig DIMMs.
Agreed with Quartet, get a WD Black drive with 64 megs of buffer memory and 6 Gb/sec data transfer rate. The Greens are more suitable for data storage where you want quiet and less heat and are less suitable as your boot drive because they are slower than the Blacks. Last edited by David M; 06-11-2011 at 09:41 AM. |
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06-11-2011, 09:48 AM
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Ive modified the first post in which i am possible to buy now. This is probaly the maximum i could go as i have to get a mouse and keyboard. Does it matter about the 2GBx2 RAM would the 4GB by itself affect it? |
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06-11-2011, 09:55 AM
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The 2x2 will perform better than the single 4gb. Dual channel!
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06-11-2011, 09:59 AM
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06-11-2011, 10:03 AM
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Just remember i need CPU cooler - (hyper 212 plus) and a tempature moniter and a wireless adapter, i may have to go for 2x2
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06-11-2011, 10:04 AM
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Memory does affect gaming but relatively nothing compared to how your graphics card affects your gaming. If you have a limited budget, sink your money into your graphics card and go with two DIMM's at 2 gigs each. No games require more than 4 gigs of memory. As both glc and I said...get two DIMM's so you have the dual channel effect. Whether that is two or four gigs each is your choice.
You don't need more than the stock cooler that came with your CPU if your are not going to do more than a mild overclock. That CPU is plenty fast and you really don't need to overclock it for gaming because your graphics card will be your bottleneck for games. It sounds like you need to save money so in your case don't waste it on an aftermarket CPU cooler. Put that same money into your graphics card. Use the temperature monitoring software that came with your motherboard's driver disk. That's as accurate as you will get. Last edited by David M; 06-11-2011 at 10:10 AM. |
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06-11-2011, 10:28 AM
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I cant find any 2x2GB RAM cards... There are only bad brands and 1.65v ones.
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06-11-2011, 11:39 AM
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1.5 volt Vengeance is available in 2x2.
Corsair Memory 4GB (2 x 2GB) Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9) - dabs.com |
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06-11-2011, 11:49 AM
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Cheers mate, so this is my final spec then... can you double check it?
CASE+PSU: Coolermaster CM690 II Lite with Coolermaster GX 650W PSU *Special Offer Bundle* (£99.99) http://www.ebuyer.com/product/220862 CPU: Intel Core i5 Processor i5-2500K 3.3GHz 6MB LGA1155 CPU (£138.11) Amazon.com: Intel Core i5 Processor i5-2500K 3.3GHz 6MB LGA1155 CPU BOX80623I52500K: Electronics MOTHERBOARD: Asus P8P67-M R3.0 Socket 1155 8 channel Audio ATX Motherboard (£94.92) Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 P55 Socket 1156 8 Channel Audio.. | Ebuyer.com RAM: Corsair Memory 4GB (2 x 2GB) Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Corsair Memory 4GB (2 x 2GB) Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9) - dabs.com (£42.99) HDD: Western Digital WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA 6 GB/S 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Bulk/OEM 3.5-Inch Desktop Hard Drive (£55.41) http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digita...7802881&sr=8-1 OPTICAL DRIVE: Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW & DL SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black (£14.99) Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW & DL SATA.. | Ebuyer.com OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit - English (£67.24) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Licence and media.. | Ebuyer.com GRAPHICS CARD: Gigabyte GTX 460 Super OverClock Edition 1GB Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card (£154.98) Gigabyte GTX 460 Super OverClock Edition 1GB Dual DVI.. | Ebuyer.com TOTAL COST: £668.21 Last edited by lazerkid; 06-11-2011 at 03:01 PM. |
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06-11-2011, 01:02 PM
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hmm... my post is being previewed by a moderator, wait a minute and you should see the next, its a post on all the items updated, and need someone to help me finalize it and proof read everything will work together.
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06-11-2011, 02:28 PM
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Which motherboard are you getting - the Asus?
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06-11-2011, 02:56 PM
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06-12-2011, 06:25 AM
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Final Build
The link is in notepad, Total costs, can anyone advise any better components or make cheaper? Thanks in advance for everyones help!
CPU and Mobo are mixed up. Last edited by lazerkid; 06-12-2011 at 06:42 AM. |
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06-12-2011, 10:04 AM
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Threads merged, one thread per build, please. Copy and paste:
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06-12-2011, 05:03 PM
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FINAL PRICE : £699.42
BEFORE I ORDER CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW I CAN IMPROVE? OR IF ANY COMPONENTS WONT FIT? Thanks! Coolermaster Centurion 5 II Case with Coolermaster GX 550W PSU £74.99 Asus P8P67-M R3.0 Socket 1155 8 channel Audio ATX Motherboard £94.92 Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor £154.97 Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache £41.99 Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600Mhz Memory Kit CL9 £40.00 Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW & DL SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black £14.99 Sapphire HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Dual DP Out PCI-E Graphics Card £210.32 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit - English £67.24 |
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06-14-2011, 10:58 AM
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Maybe go back to the WD Black drive?
Samsung HDs are not recommended here.
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06-14-2011, 09:07 PM
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I have had a lot of problems with this motherboard and it is not an Asus issue, it is a chipset issue, unless you must have the newest (not necessarily the best) technology build with an 1156 platform instead of the 1155!
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