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MonkeyMaan   10-19-2009 at 03:26:18 PM

Hi guys, I'm looking to purchase components within the next 2 weeks (UK). My budget is £1500.

Things I have already decided on:

I will use on board optical out to my HiFi DAC so no soundcard or speakers needed and neither are monitors included in the budget.

- graphics ATI 5870 (But which version?).

- Thermaltake DH103 HTPC case.

So, what else do you recommend? I'll be using it for "high end" gaming and work. Work requires three monitors which I already have as mentioned (Dell 2209WA).

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Bronze Home Brew badge build   10-19-2009 at 03:42:54 PM
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What kind of work?

Also, why the HTPC case? If this is going to be a "high end" gaming rig as you said, you shoud be looking at a "high end" gaming case instead.

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MonkeyMaan   10-19-2009 at 03:47:34 PM
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I don't want a huge tower in my flat, hence a HTPC case. It doesn't come with a PSU, so I need one of those too. Work involves running multiple trading platforms...that's why I run three monitors. The 5870 apparently can run three monitors?

build wrote :

What kind of work?

Also, why the HTPC case? If this is going to be a "high end" gaming rig as you said, you shoud be looking at a "high end" gaming case instead.


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MonkeyMaan   10-19-2009 at 07:52:10 PM
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Hmmm, no takers?

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Daggs   10-19-2009 at 08:00:43 PM
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can you post in the sticky format?

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MonkeyMaan   10-19-2009 at 08:02:07 PM
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Daggs wrote :

can you post in the sticky format?




I'm a tom's hardware noob :)

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Bronze Home Brew badge obsidian86   10-19-2009 at 08:02:37 PM
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i7 920
asus rampage gene 2
6gb ddr3
antec p180 mini
xfx 5870
corsair tx 650 should be in your range

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Bronze Home Brew badge build   10-19-2009 at 08:09:49 PM
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MonkeyMaan wrote :

I don't want a huge tower in my flat, hence a HTPC case. It doesn't come with a PSU, so I need one of those too. Work involves running multiple trading platforms...that's why I run three monitors. The 5870 apparently can run three monitors?

 

Yes, but it has to be DVI + DVI + Display Port or DVI + HDMI + Display Port. Eitherway you'll need a DP monitor or purchase one of those active DP to DVI adapters which are quite expensive (~ $100 :ouch: ), sadly the cheaper passive one's apparently don't work.

 

As for the case, you don't have to buy a "huge" full tower case, there are a lot of smaller mid tower cases out there. Gaming cases are better suited cooling wise for this kind of rig and you'll have a lot more space to work with, not to mention you can get a decent one for 1/3 of the price of that HTPC case you want :??: Also, the 5870 is a big card, not sure about it's exact dimensions but it doesn't fit in some mid tower cases, so I'm not entirely sure if it will fit into that HTPC case.


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