Final build confirmation

[monkey7]

Today I have been to the HCC! days, but sadly the hardware there was even more expensive than in internet shops. I did buy a logitech mx 518 with a mousepad though, so at least I have some results

Since I did not buy the parts today, I'm going to order them online I'm pretty certain of my setup (despite being €120 over the €1050,- budget), but would still like some comments

Case: CM HAF 932. NOTE: will arrive at thursday or friday

CPU: core i7 920

Motherboard: Gigabyte X58 UD5

DDR: OCZ gold triple channel 1333mHz cas9

PSU: Cooler Master Real power pro modular 700w

Graphics: Sapphire HD4850 512mb. It has a weird cooler on it, does anybody know it? link.

HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 640gb

Custom cooling:

Noctua NH-U12p for socket 1366

Optional: AC accelero S1 Rev.2 w/ Revoltec 120mm fan tiewrapped on it. I will only order this when the sapphire cooling solution is known to be noisy, but it really looks that way.

Should I swap anything? A 4870 will quite dramatically destroy my budget, and this way I can 'just' buy another '50 if I want more graphics performance.

EDIT: I'm looking in to the Akasa VORTEXX Neo. Does anybody have any first hand experiences? The sound level of '1.0 sone' is not exactly useful or anything.

 

[°TheMadDutchDude°]

Nice, Donkey.

One slight issue.. you're not going to do that system any justice at all with such a "low" spec card in there compared to the rest of the system

 

[monkey7]

Hmm remember that the main purpose will be CAD drawing, which doesn't require a massive lot of graphical power. And besides, I can't really afford to spend another 180 euro (card is 160 over here :/) on a gpu.

 

[°TheMadDutchDude°]

It's well worth the extra €40 for the 4870 mate. If you're planning to spend that much now, you could regret it. Gaming is always fun when not working, agreed?

Echt waar...

 

[monkey7]

The cheapest 4870 at the shop I'm buying is 230, which makes it 70 more expensive I'd rather wait for my next payday and upgrade then with another '50

EDIT: And a CF setup opens the possibility to even more displays. Not that I will ever do that, but just in case