This is the system am planning to build in the next couple of weeks, when i get my wages basically!
Mainly, it will be used for gaming. Also my monitor is only a 17" CRT, 1024x768, all the 19-20" TFT's with 5ms response time that i can find are only like 1440x900 (19") 1680x1050 (20").
CPU
E8400 £109.27
MOBO
ASUS P5E £122.92
Memory
OCZ 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800Mhz/PC2-6400 Memory CL4 Unbuffered ATI Certfified Dual Channel Kit £32
(4-4-4-15)
Graphics
PowerColor HD 4870 512MB £171.99
HDD
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB 32MB cache £46.97
PSU
Hiper 880W 85% Efficient PSU £79.45
Case
XION Solaris Black £19.99
DVD
LiteOn LH-20A1L-14C 20X DVD±RW DL & RAM 20x20x12 SATA LightScribe £17.92
Its the PSU am unsure about, dont find many reviews on PSUs, and was wondering if it would be ok gettin a cheaper PSU still at around 800w, but not made by someone like HIPER, OCZ, or Antec but like a cheaper Hi-Power 800W?
The Hi power has 4 12v rails with 20A on each. lets be honest, PSU technology is not exactly cutting edge, its just a big transformer with a fuse. But does it make that much difference? is it worth spending twice as much on the PSU to get corsair or antec?
What do ya think to the system?
Mainly, it will be used for gaming. Also my monitor is only a 17" CRT, 1024x768, all the 19-20" TFT's with 5ms response time that i can find are only like 1440x900 (19") 1680x1050 (20").
CPU
E8400 £109.27
MOBO
ASUS P5E £122.92
Memory
OCZ 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800Mhz/PC2-6400 Memory CL4 Unbuffered ATI Certfified Dual Channel Kit £32
(4-4-4-15)
Graphics
PowerColor HD 4870 512MB £171.99
HDD
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB 32MB cache £46.97
PSU
Hiper 880W 85% Efficient PSU £79.45
Case
XION Solaris Black £19.99
DVD
LiteOn LH-20A1L-14C 20X DVD±RW DL & RAM 20x20x12 SATA LightScribe £17.92
Its the PSU am unsure about, dont find many reviews on PSUs, and was wondering if it would be ok gettin a cheaper PSU still at around 800w, but not made by someone like HIPER, OCZ, or Antec but like a cheaper Hi-Power 800W?
The Hi power has 4 12v rails with 20A on each. lets be honest, PSU technology is not exactly cutting edge, its just a big transformer with a fuse. But does it make that much difference? is it worth spending twice as much on the PSU to get corsair or antec?
What do ya think to the system?