Hiya Guys! I need your help to look at my new rig and to spot any incompatibities or where I need to change something desperatly!
I live in the UK so the prices for components are not as competitive as in the US so please bear that in mind. My total budget is £630, but it can vary up to 10% if absolutely necessary .
Ok I'm building this build for gaming (mainly) and heavy multitasking. I would appreciate any modifications/advice you may have regarding the components of the build.
Total= approximate £635.31, based on prices at time of posting.
2 Key questions I have also!
1) Is this rig going to fit into the Antex mid p182 case? especially concerned regarding PSU, MOBO and GPU. Is the MOBO truely AM3 compatible? i.e. x4 955 and beyond?
2) First major build... so It may seem newbish but do I need to buy any more cables for the build or will enough come with the items I am buying?
The Antec case is more a choice for quiet, not really what I would consider a gaming case. I also really dislike doors on my cases. Are you really going to close it or just leave it open?
you should get an after market cooler, and there is no question about fit with the CM 690. Anything you like will fit in there:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =HS-052-AK I don't have solid numbers on the Akasa, as it's not available in the US. However the design is good and all reports are positive.
1. See above on the case. 1a. Yes, as much as any current board will be.
2. No you'll get everything.
One more thing. The 750GB Caviar Black is slower than the 640GB or 1TB. This is because it uses less dense 250GB platters. The 640Gb uses 320GB platters, while the 1TB uses 334GB platters.
Good suggestions but I need to go with the Antec p182 to keep the noise as low as I can and to keep it cooled well so I dont mind paying good money on the case. Do you think it will all fit in the p182 mid case though?
It will all fit, but change the CPU cooler to the very quiet Scythe Zipang. It's a good cooler, not as strong as the Akasa but top rated and should be a good fit on the board and in the case.
I've got hold of a little more cash so I can stretch to get a 4870 or a GTX 260 Black Edition. I take it both these cards would be compatible with my chosen MOBO?
If I do get the Scythe SCZP-1000 Zipang is it going to fit in my case? its huge! Also will this cooler cover over the RAM slots or any other other parts of the MOBO i need to install cards/etc to?
The Zipang is indeed huge but it's not tall. It's shape should enable it to clear the first two RAM slots, as long as you don't use RAM with tall heatspreaders. I don't see any issues. It won't be a problem with the expansion slots, and you'll have ample room under it for fingers while connecting fans or whatever.
I've decided to go for a XFX HD 4870 1GB XXX edition graphics card for my new rig. However there is a wooping £40 price difference between these to sites...