Component Selection

[guest_9323wk]

Hi All,

I was just wondering if any people have had issues with the parts below? or anybody got any of the parts if so what are they like?



Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L P43

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Case - No PSU

OCZ Stealth XStream 600W PSU

EVGA 9800GT 512MB DDR3

Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive

Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz






Cheers,

Wiz

 

[Ian]

It might be a good idea to edit the thread to include the product names alongside the links, otherwise every reader has to open up 7 new windows

 

[floppybootstomp]

Aye, Ian's idea is sound

All those parts look good to me

 

[guest_9323wk]

Ok thanks for your replies, how does it look now?

Cheers,

 

[Waynos_Face]

PSU isn'tgreat i ha t, noishan mos others, get a Coolermaster.

I would probably get a cheap HD4850 as well cause they are better value for money,

Either that or either of the 9800TX+ on the Superspecials, cheap as chips.

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Graphics+Cards/

You can get 4GB off RAM for £40 so don't pay £34 for 2.

 

[floppybootstomp]

In my experience OCZ PSU's are every bit as good, if not better, than their Coolermaster equivalent.

Personally though I'd go with a Corsair PSU.

Patriot RAM fails more than Corsair. And the original Corsair memory selected has better timings (C5 against C4) than the Patriot memory.

Good price on the 9800 though but there is postage cost to consider if parts are ordered from several suppliers, plus delivery times.

PS/Edit: The original grafix card listed is made by EVGA, a much better make than an Aria generic. I'd probably pay the extra for a better make of card.

 

[Waynos_Face]

YEah but its a 9800GTX+ versus a 9800GT, Aria generic is usually Palit, CAS 4 is better than CAS 5.

The Coolermasters are quiet, that OCZ is proper noisy i got it on the Aria Specials in May i think, too noisy for me.

Yeah the orsairs are good and quiet.

Think my keyboard is nakkered.

 

[floppybootstomp]

YEah but its a 9800GTX+ versus a 9800GT, Aria generic is usually Palit,

Ah, I missed that In which case, yep, good deal.

CAS 4 is better than CAS 5.

Well I'm confused now, I have 4Gb of Corsair C4 and it holds my system back on overclocking (see sig) best I could push my 6600 dualie to was just under 2.6Ghz.

I have 2Gb of C5 Corsair memory in another sytem where I achieved much better OC results

And the C5 cost quite a bit more than the C4, the memory sticks are alike in all other respects.

The Coolermasters are quiet, that OCZ is proper noisy i got it on the Aria Specials in May i think, too noisy for me.

Yeah the orsairs are good and quiet.

I've never actually used an OCZ PSU, I'm basing my statement on what I've read at lots of different places so I'll take your word for it.

Think my keyboard is nakkered.

It looks that way don't it? Bad news

 

[floppybootstomp]

PS: The Corsair C5 memory I referred to is the Dominator type, the 4 x 1Gb stcks of C4 Corsair are the medium range type.

I'm going to have to do my homework on memory, I'm obviously a little confused

 

[Waynos_Face]

Yeah with the memory it depends on loads of little different things, like obviously the speed, the timings, how many volts are going through it, who manufactered the chips (hynix, samsung).

I generally just stick to whats the best price for timings, as most reviews i've read say tighter timings over speed.

I think with OCZ its the Elite range which are the ones peiople are raving about as they are really PC Power & Cooling ones as they bought em out.

I May needd to change batteries or sit littlee closer to TV.

 

[guest_9323wk]

Ok thanks guys, got a lot of stuff to look at now. I think I'll go with a Corsair PSU as they are very good. I will also look at the Aria net GFX card that WF linked to.

Also is it the Higher the CAS the better the memory performs?

WF, what keyboard are you using out of intrest?

Cheers,

Wiz