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baldinie   07-31-2008 at 12:04:50 AM

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?

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baldinie   07-31-2008 at 12:07:53 AM
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also! reason am gettin the P5E x38 is so i can add a second HD4870 later on. when i get more cash, and they come down in price a bit.

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thogrom   07-31-2008 at 02:19:20 AM
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get a 4850 at that res... save the hundred bucks from the card... and start saving for a new monitor... your going to want at least 1680 by 1050 and possibly a 24 inch one... I love my 24 inch one and couldn't imagine going back to such a low res...

when i'm at school w/ that res... I'm like... wtf? I only have a quarter of my word document on the screen... with 1920 by 1200 I can have 2 full documents... very helpful

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