New Gaming PC

[renegade_1]

Hey people im looking for some advise

Im building a new rig and im having problems choosing my mobo,

Build details:

Antec 900
Corsair 620W Modular
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
OCZ Reaper HPC DDR3 1333MHz 4GB Kit CL6 ( 6-6-6-18 )
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA2 32MB 7200RPM
Sapphire "Vapor-X" Radeon HD 4890 1GB
Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S223Q, SATA

Samsung 23" LCD Syncmaster 2333SW (1080p)


Any suggestions so far?


Basically i think the only thing left to decide on is my mobo...

atm its an Asus M4A78T-E VS a Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P

or possibly a GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (is it really worth the extra money?)...


any advise would be greatly apreciated!

edit{
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Asap
BUDGET: €1200 MAX
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, watching movies, programming, web browsing, folding@home.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.komplett.ie, www.ebuyer.co.uk
OVERCLOCKING: of course (yes)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: yes in future
MONITOR RESOLUTION:1920x1080
}

Ren

 

[xthekidx]

The UD5P isn't really worth the extra. I'd go with the UD4P

I don't think you need to get that ram, its going to be overpriced. My suggestion:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151244

That PSU is a bit pricey too, I think I would just get a Corsair 650tx. And if you plan on crossfiring another GPU later, you will need a more powerful PSU, at least 750w I would say, 850w would be better. A Corsair 850tx would be my suggestion. If you really want modular, then look at the Antec TruePower Quattro 850W.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129282

To be honest, I don't like the Antec 900, cable managment sucks in that case, and tall coolers don't always fit, often you need to mod the case or cooler to make it work. Look at the Antec 902, or perhaps a case like the Coolermaster RC-690 (cheaper option) or CM Haf 922.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164961
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131551

If you are overclocking, then you need a CPU cooler. I would go for a Scythe Mugen 2.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158603

Do you already own any of these components?

 

[renegade_1]

thanks for the reply

why choose the UD4P over the asus?


Ive heard excellent things about that ram in relation to overclocking etc. so i dont mind spending the extra for some ddr3 that will last for a while.

Yeah that PSU seemes to be the best bang for buck modular psu, went for modular due to easier cable management etc but its not a big deal. But I think you're right, im going to go for the 750w corsair (also cheaper)

The 900 seems to be the best bang for buck case out there, very cool temp wise, from what Ive read though the 902 just doesent seem to be worth the extra £20...

Is the scythe suitable for am3?


Im basically building this from scratch, nothing is worth taking from my old pc.

BTW ive decided to just get everything on komplett to save on shipping costs, the prices after £ to € conversion are almost exactly the same anyway (and faster delivery to Ireland).

 

[xthekidx]

Scythe Mugen 2 works fine with AM3

If you want to Crossfire later, I would go for a larger PSU, the 750tx would be alright, but not optimal. 850tx would be my pick.

Either the asus or gigabyte board would be good, there really isn't a difference between the two. I like Gigabyte Bios layouts better though, so that is why I would pick the gig.

The CM-690 case I showed you is much better bang for the buck than the Antec 900 IMO. If you really wanted to have a side window on it, you can order that separate from the case. Also look at the CM Storm Scout case.

 

[gkay09]

I could come with this config for around €1100 from that site...

X4 955
Gigabyte 790XT
Crucail 4GB DDR3
Antec 900
Corsair 750TX
HD4890 (Same)
1TB HDD
Monitor(Same)
Xig Dark Knight CPU cooler

 

[Why_Me]

Here's a i7 w/D0 stepping you might want to take a look at. It's set up so you can add another 4890 later on for Crossfire.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164961 £89.99 inc vat
Coolermaster HAF 922 Mid Tower Case - No PSU

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1104 £83.98 inc VAT
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-Crossfire PCI-E 750W Power Supply

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161061 £144.95inc vat
ASUS P6T SE iX58 Socket 1366 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-283-IN £211.98 inc VAT
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM + World In Conflict PC Game

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158603 £36.77 inc vat
Scythe Mugen 2 Socket 478, 775, 1366, 754, 939, AM2+ Processor Cooler

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135613 £3.75 inc vat
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158576 £75.00 inc vat
OCZ 6gb (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz/PC3-12800 Gold XTC Triple Channel Memory Kit for i7

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-XF £139.99 inc VAT
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-XF £139.99 inc VAT
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150247 £53.26 inc vat
Western Digital 640GB Hard Drive SATA300 7200rpm 32MB Cache Caviar Black - OEM

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151999 £16.08 inc vat
LG GH22NS40 22X SATA DVD±RW/DL/RAM Black Bare Drive - OEM

Total: £855.75 inc VAT

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx?ITPID=mscomsc <--- Save yourself some money on an o/s until March 2010 and dl the 64 bit version of Windows RC 7

http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?language=eu&act=detail&id=6620 <--- more pics, specs, and professional reviews of that case

 

[renegade_1]

Thanks alot for the replies

taking everything into account, heres what Im thinking




Antec Nine Hundred
Excellent cooling, will mod to improve cable management

Corsair 650w
Chances are I wont be xfiring, an upgrade to a better single card is more likely

AMD Phenom II 720 Black Edition
Excellent bang for buck vs intel counterpart, unlocking 4th core possible

Asus M4A78T-E
new bios updates have fixed many of the problems it had, seems to have more/better features than the GB UD4P

OCZ Reaper HPC DDR3 1333MHz 4GB
Great reviews, recommended by many people, slightly expensive but good ddr3 for future builds

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATAII
Great reviews, 32mb cache, relatively low cost

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 "VAPOR-X",
Excellent reviews

Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S223Q SATA
Low cost, good reviews

Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283 CPU Cooler
Excellent reviews, Good value for money

Samsung 2333sw 23"
Again, excellent reviews

Logitech mx 518 + logitech wave corded keyboard
Great value for money


Here is a link to the cart with all above parts + prices
http://www.komplett.ie/k/shoplist.aspx?mode=receive&si=704600&su=86753402-8914-42B9-9FE7-EEA269F6CE38

 

[xthekidx]

You don't need the DVI cable, the monitor should come with. Otherwise looks good.

 

[renegade_1]

Thanks for the reply
Yeah I thaught so too but ive read that some people only recieved a vga cable with theirs,
I may buy it just to be safe..

 

[gkay09]

You might want to add Thermal grease to your build...the one that comes pre-applied are not that good as Artic Silver 5/ TX2...

 

[renegade_1]

Thanks for the advice

I've added OCZ freeZe Extreme to the basket...

also, I contacted komplett and turns out the monitor does included a dvi cable afterall.


Any other suggestions about the build?


If not ill be making the order tomorrow evening