This is for a gaming pc:

Case: NZXT BETA

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955

Mobo: Gigabyte 790XTA-UD4

RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB CL 7

GPU: XFX 5850

PSU: Corsair 750TX

HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB

ODD: Lite-On

OS: Windows 7 OEM

Monitor: Viewsonic 22" 1080p

Mouse: Logitech G500

Keyboard: Logitech G11

Speakers: Creative Gigaworks T20

Budget is £1,000 (this goes a bit over but that's ok). Just want to know everyones thoughts, if everything goes together and if i should change anything.

not a bad build, but dont forget a decent cooler as the 955 loves to be overclocked from what i have seen on these boards. i got the antec 200 case becasue it was sooooo cheap, threw in two fans at the front of the case and so now it blows heaps of air out the back of the case (plus hot swap sata HD flap on the front of the case.

Get a 650watt PSU and for that money get a bigger case. The 300 is abit small.

Get a 650watt PSU and for that money get a bigger case. The 300 is abit small.

Amith12

A 650W can't handle a pair of 5850's without being put under heavy stress, and the Antec 300 can easily house a pair of them while giving adequate cooling. And since the OP chose a CF capable board in his build, I'm under the impression that the plan here is to bung a second card in down the road.

nice .. but you could change the 955 cpu with a 965;) ,all in all the "rig" looks good,nice work

and you should go for an ati radeon gpu ,something like a.r. 5670 with 1 GbGddr5,128bits and full direct x11 support:)

I myself would buy:

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB HDD £48.99

WD Caviar Black high-performance 3.5" SATA drives combine 7200RPM spin speed, 32MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and an integrated dual processor for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop, workstation, and multi-drive systems.

- Capacity: 500GB
- Cache: 32MB
- Interface: SATA-II
- Spin Speed: 7200RPM
- Warranty: 5 Years

NZXT BETA Evo Series Case - Black Case £35.99

- Fits ATX Standard Motherboards and Power Supplies
- Fits large 10.5" performance graphic cards
- Expanded cooling directly cools video cards and CPU
- Support for up to 6 120mm fans with the option of dual 140mm at the top
- Screwless installation for hard drives and external 5.25" drives
- Black Internal finish for sleek look
- Meshed front panel allows for better airflow than traditional cases
- Superior wire management with bottom mounted :: PSU and CPU punchout for heatsink removable
- Removable PSU filter
- 180 degree Turned HDD for a cleaner internal finish and better wire management
- External Dual radiator support
- Top mounted USB/Audio for convenient usage

But other than that, good build!!

nice .. but you could change the 955 cpu with a 965;) ,all in all the "rig" looks good,nice work

GamerFilip

Bad idea... Barely any increase in performance when OC'd plus costs more... Should spend any extra on a better video card when going with a gaming machine.

I myself would buy:

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB HDD £48.99

WD Caviar Black high-performance 3.5" SATA drives combine 7200RPM spin speed, 32MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and an integrated dual processor for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop, workstation, and multi-drive systems.

- Capacity: 500GB
- Cache: 32MB
- Interface: SATA-II
- Spin Speed: 7200RPM
- Warranty: 5 Years

NZXT BETA Evo Series Case - Black Case £35.99

- Fits ATX Standard Motherboards and Power Supplies
- Fits large 10.5" performance graphic cards
- Expanded cooling directly cools video cards and CPU
- Support for up to 6 120mm fans with the option of dual 140mm at the top
- Screwless installation for hard drives and external 5.25" drives
- Black Internal finish for sleek look
- Meshed front panel allows for better airflow than traditional cases
- Superior wire management with bottom mounted :: PSU and CPU punchout for heatsink removable
- Removable PSU filter
- 180 degree Turned HDD for a cleaner internal finish and better wire management
- External Dual radiator support
- Top mounted USB/Audio for convenient usage

But other than that, good build!!

jamesfffan

Yea theres really no difference between the WD Caviar Black Samsung Spinpoint F3 and a Seagate Barracuda...

Yea theres really no difference between the WD Caviar Black Samsung Spinpoint F3 and a Seagate Barracuda...

xxartanisxx

Look at the benchies. The Barracuda 7100.12 and the Spinpoint F3 500GB are considerably faster than the WD drive listed.

[QUOTE="Amith12"]

Get a 650watt PSU and for that money get a bigger case. The 300 is abit small.

MaoTheChimp

A 650W can't handle a pair of 5850's without being put under heavy stress, and the Antec 300 can easily house a pair of them while giving adequate cooling. And since the OP chose a CF capable board in his build, I'm under the impression that the plan here is to bung a second card in down the road.

Well the OP only chose 1 5850, and I know the mobo is crossfire mobo, it doesn't mean he/she will actually use it. I recommended based on the specs of now.

[QUOTE="xxartanisxx"]

Yea theres really no difference between the WD Caviar Black Samsung Spinpoint F3 and a Seagate Barracuda...

MaoTheChimp

Look at the benchies. The Barracuda 7100.12 and the Spinpoint F3 500GB are considerably faster than the WD drive listed.

Lol link the benches??? depending on what type of bench they are doesnt mean thats how they will perform when your not benching them.

i got a sata 3 caviar black edition wit ha gigabyte sata 3 mobo and it seems pretty good.

[QUOTE="MaoTheChimp"][QUOTE="xxartanisxx"]Yea theres really no difference between the WD Caviar Black Samsung Spinpoint F3 and a Seagate Barracuda...xxartanisxx

Lol link the benches???

xxartanisxx

Pardon me not linking anything; I couldn't think of any benchmark that directly compared the two off the top of my head. You could probably find a few, albeit maybe from different charts, though a quick Google search.

depending on what type of bench they are doesnt mean thats how they will perform when your not benching them.

xxartanisxx

True, but HD benchmarks give a very good indication of a drive's performance in comparison to other "gaming" or "productivity" benchmarks, mainly because there are fewer variables to take into account. Even if we cast that information aside, I would still stand on my statement that the Barracuda 500GB 7200.12 or Spinpoint F3 will outperform the WD Caviar Black 500GB by a considerable margin. Why? Because the WD Caviar Black 500GB is based off an old, low-density two platter design, and subsequently the access times and speeds simply cannot keep up with newer high density drives even with double the cache size. I don't have any benchmarks to put into my defense (forgive my laziness), but hopefully you can take the initiative to do a bit of research on this subject.

I see what you mean but you cant really just compare the brands though since each drive is slightly different.

http://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/high_end_drives.html

Shows each individual drive and how it performs and its obvious that not all the samsung drives are above the WD's or Seagates but evenly mixed in so theres really no way to compare brands.

And either way scoring 800 or say 500 is a neglible difference in the real world.

a western digital caviar green hdd(500gb)has a good price and it also has a steady temperature and as a result you won't need a hdd cooler:)

where does teh my new caviar black edition sata3 with 64mb of cache stand in that list?

EDIT [again] - Nevermind. I'm happy with everything now so im gonna try get this built.

a western digital caviar green hdd(500gb)has a good price and it also has a steady temperature and as a result you won't need a hdd cooler:)

GamerFilip

[QUOTE="GamerFilip"]

a western digital caviar green hdd(500gb)has a good price and it also has a steady temperature and as a result you won't need a hdd cooler:)

swehunt

Yea greens arnt worth it all compared to the others you can get at relatively the same price.