Suggestions please

[Jamsand]

Hey I'v recently been revamping my pc and done it from a ready-made set-up from pc world(looking back I regret this but I lacked the confidence last year to try and build my own pc). I'm more or less just building a totally new set-up and taking the CPU from the old one.

old pc

CPU: i7 920

Motherboard: packard bell x58(when looking for reviews a while ago on packard bells own motherboards I simply came across no I would take that as a hint it is bad lol)

RAM:Unbranded 6GB @ 600mhz(yeh I know it sucks as I said i was in a learning process lol)

GPU:Nvidia geforce 230(not even registered on their site)

PSU:standard dell 450W

case:no idea of the model

Proposed new pc

CPU: i7 920(will be clocking to about 3.2)

Motherboard:???(help please )

RAM: mushkin blackline 3x2GB @ 1600 mhz 8-9-8-24(open to suggestions on this one though I'm still kinda getting to grips with RAM)

GPU: ASUS Radeon 5850 TOP edition

PSU: Coolermaster Silent Pro 750W

case: Coolermaster 690 ii advanced(kinda fell in love with coolermaster if I'm honest there stuff seems kinda awesome for the prices they offer lol)

Thanks for the time

Oh yeh going for a price range of sort of £100-£200 I could possibly go about £50 higher but only for something really special:P single card with a fairly light overclock shouldn't need anything too major in the way or motherboards as I understand it?

[F-alienware]

PSU get a Corsair.

GPU depends on what you are paying for it.

Case, well that's your preference

Motherboard either the Gigabyte UD3-2, Asus Sabertooth or a good P6 Asus.

If your £100-£200 budget is for a GPU?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...56&subcat=1810

Will beat a 5850 and comes with Physx and CUDA.

Oh and as for Packard Bell? same trick every company uses mate. Put in a great sounding CPU and then skimp on the rest and use the CPU as the selling point.

[tinytomlogan]

Originally Posted by Jamsand

Hey I'v recently been revamping my pc and done it from a ready-made set-up from pc world(looking back I regret this but I lacked the confidence last year to try and build my own pc). I'm more or less just building a totally new set-up and taking the CPU from the old one.

old pc

CPU: i7 920

Motherboard: packard bell x58(when looking for reviews a while ago on packard bells own motherboards I simply came across no I would take that as a hint it is bad lol)

RAM:Unbranded 6GB @ 600mhz(yeh I know it sucks as I said i was in a learning process lol)

GPU:Nvidia geforce 230(not even registered on their site)

PSU:standard dell 450W

case:no idea of the model

Proposed new pc

CPU: i7 920(will be clocking to about 3.2)

Motherboard:???(help please Asus Sabertooth or Gigabyte UD3 V2

RAM: mushkin blackline 3x2GB @ 1600 mhz 8-9-8-24(open to suggestions on this one though I'm still kinda getting to grips with RAM) Get the Ridgeback 6-8-6-24 1600mhz

GPU: ASUS Radeon 5850 TOP edition - Get a 460 or a 6870

PSU: Coolermaster Silent Pro 750W - Get NZXT or Corsair

case: Coolermaster 690 ii advanced(kinda fell in love with coolermaster if I'm honest there stuff seems kinda awesome for the prices they offer lol) NZXT Phantom, Bitfenix Collosus or Survivor really depends on taste or budget.Thanks for the time

Oh yeh going for a price range of sort of £100-£200 I could possibly go about £50 higher but only for something really special:P single card with a fairly light overclock shouldn't need anything too major in the way or motherboards as I understand it?

[Jamsand]

I love the look of the phantom however it's a lil too big for the space I have for it. Not a fan of the survivor at all. If I had the money and space though I'd definitely go for the phantom. Also already bought the GPU got the 5850 top for £140 brand new(yay for 1 day sales lol)

May I ask why everyone loves corsair so much when it comes to PSU's they seem to have such a reputation that it's more or less a default answer whenever PSU's come up.

[Aurus_OC]

Their power supplies are just amazing, at least based on the one I am using and the people that I personally know that use Corsair PSU's.

They are great quality and have a real good warranty support to back it up.

[AMDFTW]

what he said fella

enermax do make good PSU's aswell but the cost abit more

[Jamsand]

I'm a bit of a noise freak so corsair of choice? also looking at reviews quite fancy the ASUS Sabertooth X58 TUF.

[AMDFTW]

the fans on them are silent IMO

just ask the many guys who use them on hear mate

[Jamsand]

based on that I might aim for corsair HX750 since the saber costs less than what I was expecting to spend on my motherboard

So that puts me at

CPU: i7 920

Motherboard: ASUS X58 TUF Sabtertooth

RAM: mushkin Ridgeback 6-8-6-24 1600mhz(guessing the other was overkill then?)

GPU: ASUS Radeon 5850 TOP edition

PSU: Corsair HX750

case: Coolermaster 690 ii advanced

And I'm now very poor lol

[AMDFTW]

look at the i7 950

maybe the ATI 6870 msi,or asus brand or even the gtx 470

i would look at the utgard aswell mate as opose to that advanced to