i5 gaming rig

massy086 · 29-10-2009 10:05pm #1

hi guys could someone spec me a i5 rig budget 600-800 will be working on a 27" monitor and putting it into a antec 900 will want to overclock too cheers all will be buying from hardwareversand.de if they are best price

Leman_Russ · 29-10-2009 10:09pm

massy086 wrote: »

hi guys could someone spec me a i5 rig budget 600-800 will be working on a 27" monitor and putting it into a antec 900 will want to overclock too cheers all will be buying from hardwareversand.de if they are best price

If you have the Antec 900, Sell it and buy a good case.
If you don't yet, buy a good case instead
And check out eBuyer for stuff, good good Prices.

In any case, you want an i5-750, a Gigabyte or ASUS motherboard, 2x2GB of ram, a XFX or Sapphire 5850 and a Corsair 650HX Power Supply. For the Case, I'd suggest anything but Antec

Solitaire · 29-10-2009 10:47pm

^ Do I detect an undercurrent of resentment directed at the Antec 900?

And what resolution is that 27" screen? Very important that!

Deano12345 · 29-10-2009 10:57pm

Solitaire wrote: »

^ Do I detect an undercurrent of resentment directed at the Antec 900?

And what resolution is that 27" screen? Very important that!

massy086 · 29-10-2009 11:14pm

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=449934 monitor
and wats wrong with the antec 900

Deano12345 · 29-10-2009 11:24pm

massy086 wrote: »

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=449934 monitor
and wats wrong with the antec 900

Crap cable managment is the main thing,noisy from what I hear (no pun intended) only 3 5.25'' bays aswell

Leman_Russ · 30-10-2009 12:01am

Deano12345 wrote: »

Crap cable managment is the main thing,noisy from what I hear (no pun intended) only 3 5.25'' bays aswell

Also crap fan control and crap fans. Crap Dust Filters and just generally shoddy design.
The Antec 902 isn't any better, nor are Antecs "Look at me we need to create a new PSU Standard just for the hell of it" cases.

AlmightyCushion · 30-10-2009 12:46am

Deano12345 wrote: »

Crap cable managment is the main thing,noisy from what I hear (no pun intended) only 3 5.25'' bays aswell

Cable management could be better all right. Can you not remove one of the hard drive bays and use it for more 5.25" drives? I don't know as I haven't been bothered trying. 3 5.25" bays is 3 too many for me.

massy086 · 30-10-2009 12:51am

well that told me on the 900 anyway lol what,s everyone,s thought on the Corsair H50 as i will want to get 4ghz out of the cpu

OW WHATCH THE ROW,S START NOW LOL

Leman_Russ · 30-10-2009 1:02am

massy086 wrote: »

well that told me on the 900 anyway lol what,s everyone,s thought on the Corsair H50 as i will want to get 4ghz out of the cpu

OW WHATCH THE ROW,S START NOW LOL

^^, I never liked prebuilt Watercooling (I don't like the thought of water next to electrical full stop tbh)but from what I hear the H50 is one of the better ones. As for getting 4GHz, you can get that on air, easy. I did anyway

:pac::pac::pac:

Deano12345 · 30-10-2009 1:14am

Scythe Mugen 2 is a great cooler on a budget.The Corsair H50 ain't bad,but the tubing from the rad to the CPU block is very thin,compared to a custom built WC setup

massy086 · 31-10-2009 12:08pm

will the hd5750 be enough for my monitor if not wat will

Deano12345 · 31-10-2009 12:16pm

massy086 wrote: »

will the hd5750 be enough for my monitor if not wat will

Should be fine,depends on what games your playing though

If you say Crysis,I'll slap ya :P

Leman_Russ · 31-10-2009 12:30pm

Deano12345 wrote: »

Should be fine,depends on what games your playing though

If you say Crysis,I'll slap ya :P

No-one plays Crisis. It's just a very elaborate Benchmarking tool

Effluo · 31-10-2009 2:21pm

massy086 wrote: »

will the hd5750 be enough for my monitor if not wat will

Eh not recommended for it's price right now...
4890 would be a better idea, DX11 will take it's time

On the Antec 900, check up on it yourself. It's a brilliantly made case, strong and looks pretty sweet too!
And yes it's cable management is not great, but IMO it makes up for it with practically everything else. If you need more than 3 drive bays, don't get it, but most people don't?

Also found this monitor
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-025-OK&groupid=17&catid=1120&subcat=

Bigger + a Higher res than the one you chose with a lower price too.
Be wary though, OCUK charge irish vat at the checkout

youcancallmeal · 31-10-2009 6:05pm

I agree with Effluo, don't go near the 57xx range at the mo. You can get a decent 4890 for around €150 but you'll need to be quick as a lot of places are running out of stock and they won't be replaced. Also 450w PSU will probably not be enough and for €20 more you can get peace of mind with a ~600w PSU

Effluo · 31-10-2009 6:14pm

youcancallme>al wrote: »

for €20 more you can get peace of mind with a ~600w PSU

Peace of mind?
A good brand 450watt psu will have loads for an i5 and a 4890!

The particular one in the build that deano put up is modular and has 2 pcie power connectors, which is why you're paying a bit for it.

This looks good it's a bit cheaper than the corsair, but is prob a bit more appropriate for you
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/114929/show_product_overview

You should also look into getting the whole rig from ebuyer.com
Their prices are so low right now

Leman_Russ · 31-10-2009 6:40pm

Effluo wrote: »

You should also look into getting the whole rig from ebuyer.com
Their prices are so low right now

Yup, and don't forget UK VAT goes back up in January so get it while it's 2.5% cheaper :P

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