Final thought's/Last checks

[Techtu]

I've been looking at putting together a new rig for the past few month's and finally now (at the start of next week) I have the money to do this, now I did have another thread but it was kind of a lost cause on my part as I wasn't too sure on which way to head or how much I was going to spend, anyway's here's what I've put together and would like your thought's to if it's as good as could be for the price (budget being £350) so here's it is.

Actually here it is

EDIT: so just wondering if I should change anything for the better, and if possible save a little money, although not too bothered about that.

 

[Timonthy]

I cant see anything, maybe a screenie?

 

[Techtu]

I cant see anything, maybe a screenie?

Here you go.

 

[PaulieG]

I would ditch the MSI board, and go with Gigabyte or Asus. I've had nothing but bad luck with their boards. Not to mention, I find the bios on most MSI boards inferior to the brands I mentioned.

 

[douglatins]

And get a corsair psu.

 

[Timonthy]

How about the AX4 635?
It looks like you aren't planning some major OCing, saving 35 for a 10% seems wirth it IMO.

Though more importantly, get a better PSU, the GX is way overated.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story3&reid=188

These would be much better:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/520W...lent-S2FC-Fan-80plus-(85)-Eff-A0TX12V-V23-PSU
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500W-Antec-EarthWatts-EA-500D-Green-80plus-Bronze-ATX12V-V23
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/650w-Antec-EarthWatts-120mm-Low-Noise-80-PLUS-certified6-Sata-2-PCI-e
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/450W...Sli-ATX-EPS12V-PS-2-20-24-pin-5-year-Warranty
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/650W...rgy-efficient-quiet-and-cool-fully-compatible

 

[douglatins]

No No get the 945

 

[JrRacinFan]

How about the AX4 635?
It looks like you aren't planning some major OCing, saving 35 for a 10% seems wirth it IMO.

Agree on both accounts but x4 635 isn't a slouch on OCing either. Actually runs quite cool for a quad and how far it can be pushed.


I do agree with you also Paulie to an extent. MSI has been lacky lately on their lower end boards,specifically G4x & G5x series of any chipset board. Gigabyte or Asrock would be the way to go.

 

[Techtu]

I don't plan on changing the CPU, I did consider it but I really want to be able to say to my friends I have an L3 catch + I hear it does help in games, how true this is I'm unsure though.

I really want to give MSI a chance and haven't really seen any bad review's on the board I selected.

The PSU.... I'm going to look at other's for sure unless someone has used one of the CoolerMaster GX's (550W) and could give me an idea on how it should compare to my current PSU?

 

[JrRacinFan]

I don't plan on changing the CPU, I did consider it but I really want to be able to say to my friends I have an L3 catch + I hear it does help in games, how true this is I'm unsure though.

I really want to give MSI a chance and haven't really seen any bad review's on the board I selected.

The PSU.... I'm going to look at other's for sure unless someone has used one of the CoolerMaster GX's (550W) and could give me an idea on how it should compare to my current PSU?

I have used an x2 240 x4 630(no L3 cache on either), x3 720, x4 965 all with an HD3870 AND HD4870. Made very VERY little to no difference in gaming at all.

Everyday use didn't suffer either as I don't encode/photo edit (that much anymore).

The MSI, well that would be your personal choice and were really not TELLING you what to get by holding a gun up to your head

Hell, I had a kickass MSI P7N Platinum, it was the best damn board I had on s775.

 

[Techtu]

It's almost 3am here and I'm feeling it, could someone tell me the difference between these boards?

Asus M4A87TD

Asus M4A87TD EVO

 

[JrRacinFan]

Evo has crossfire and looks like more "features" on the back I/O ports.

EDIT:

Damn good board for the price!!!

 

[Techtu]

Doesn't have USB 3.0 though I kinda figured that a "future proof" board is something what will be best for me - something I can slowly upgrade along the times.

Which leads me to my next question... how long before USB 3.0 becomes mainstream?

The answer will be the decider

 

[cdawall]

USB3 really is useless right now nothing supports it as of now and you can always get a pci-e 1x card that supports it.

i would not get the MSI board if you want a 24/7 overclocked setup especially on a locked AMD chip it will not be able to push the bus speed very high. check out the ECS 890GX board and see if its in your price range i love mine and it took my 1090T and X2 250 up to some very good clocks. otherwise get a Asus or GB board screw MSI.

CPU wise the 1055T is not much more expensive clocks higher and has more cores even if you have to get lower end ram or mother board i would get that over the 945.


instead of the coolermaster look at a thermaltake or antec they should still be inexpensive and give you more than enough power to handle your parts.





as for JR's comment i for one saw a gaming difference when i was running 2x4850X2s on my setups huge differences between the X2 250 and 1090T and even a quad...

 

[Techtu]

Here's another I've priced up, cheaper than the other and even in my opinion an overall better setup.

 

[cdawall]

Here's another I've priced up, cheaper than the other and even in my opinion an overall better setup.

http://img.techpowerup.org/100722/Capture013252.jpg

try and see if you can budget in a better cpu

 

[JrRacinFan]

Pretty sure both have USB3. I'll look again.

 

[Techtu]

Pretty sure both have USB3. I'll look again.

Actually... you was right, I was looking at the additional internal ports.

 

[Techtu]

Ok I was looking at this bundle from Ebay

AMD X6 PhenomII 1055T & Gigabyte 770T-USB3 & 4GB DDR3 1333

 

[JrRacinFan]

Ok I was looking at this bundle from Ebay

AMD X6 PhenomII 1055T & Gigabyte 770T-USB3 & 4GB DDR3 1333

Not bad at all!!! I like.

EDIT:

May want to get the specs of teh ram but from what I see it is pretty good.

 

[Techtu]

Not bad at all!!! I like.

Even though they don't mention no name for the RAM?



EDIT: Errr I got there before you edited your post!

I've priced up the CPU and motherboard, that alone come to £220 so even if the ram isn't so great for what I'm paying for it, it should be ok, even if just for a couple of month.

 

[JrRacinFan]

True. I am almost certain that couldn't be worse than these nanya sticks I currently own. Should be able to overclock those 1333's listed to 1600 which would give a fair boost.

 

[Techtu]

hey I got the name of the RAM they are currently installing with their bundle deal's, they are Symtronics DDR3 1333Mhz 2GB sticks.

 

[Dent1]

hey I got the name of the RAM they are currently installing with their bundle deal's, they are Symtronics DDR3 1333Mhz 2GB sticks.

I would turn down the deal, for near enough 300 pound you can get the same deal on say Ebuyer except you'd have branded highend ram running @ 1600Mhz from OCZ, G.Skill, Crucial etc.

Wana help me find a deal?

Got be for £350 including a new PSU!

Sure

 

[Techtu]

I would turn down the deal, for near enough 300 pound you can get the same deal on say Ebuyer except you'd have branded highend ram running @ 1600Mhz from OCZ, G.Skill, Crucial etc.

Wana help me find a deal?

Got be for £350 including a new PSU!

EDIT: I had a good look around early hour's of this morning, and couldn't find a deal like that anywhere else, some come quite close though.