need some advice, please :)

[Adidja]

yep, I said it looks good to me, but the guys here convinced me to get the elite :/
looked rly cool & solid to me, but oh well, ordered already..can still send things back though as I'm still waiting for 2 parts, but don't think I will, if it looks ok after unpacking (both cases have decent reviews, not worth the effort/wait; also ordered the 2nd motherboard's now, but will only use the cheaper one, if the other parts take as long to arrive )

 

[jimbo32]

Just to jump in on your psu - the XFX Pro series psu's are (I believe) based on the same OEM version (Seasonic M12II) as the Corsair TX Enthusiast (which are a few steps up the food chain from the CX series). I've read *a lot* of psu reviews over the past month or so, and have yet to see a bad one for the Pro series. There were a few problems with the old XFX Black Edition psu's (OC3D made one go boom when the OVP failed), but it seems as if that was an issue with the OEM manufacturer that has been addressed with the updated Pros.

I'm not sure what the warranty coverage is like in GB and the EU, but here in Canada XFX provides a 5 year warranty - the same as the Corsair TX series, which tend to be quite a bit more expensive.

 

[ggidd]

The Elite case is a decent basic case and a ton better than most out there for the £30 mark, be gentle witht he power switch. IMO is it worth the extra £10-£20 for an Antec 300 or 302... yes.

At the end of the day just enjoy the build and let us all know how it goes

 

[Adidja]

will do, thanks

the xfx is as much as the corsair cx here, one guy at a different forum told me that the xfx is the must-get psu, guys here preferred the corsair, so I went with that choice (from the pic of the package of the store I ordered from, its 3yr warranty), so quality-wise there probably isn't much of a difference!?
I could still send things back to replace them, but won't do if there's no proper reason of course.



could somebody still answer if the 43g motherboard is good enough? I don't see a reason why not, but I don't know what all of the specifications mean (sli is not planned, amount of usb doesn't matter, but for example "expansion pci-e x16" or "spdif" is a mistery to me)

 

[seumasbeathan]

43g? Are you taking about the MSI Z77Z G43? If so then I would recommend you spend the extra £20-£30 and get the G45

 

[Adidja]

can you tell me, what is significantly better about it?

 

[Josh Weston]

The G43 has locked voltages, which'll only take you to around 4.3GHz.
That being said, you're unlikely to get more than 4.5GHz for a 24/7 clock anyway.

 

[Adidja]

I have a few problems or am not sure about how to connect the case-cables to the mainboard, already messaged the case-manufacturer, but as their answer may take a while, if somebody has spare 10minutes or so, please PM me