Build Advice Advice on this gaming rig?

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  1. eXtremejt

    eXtremejt What's a Dremel?

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    Hello. I'm hopefully going to buy this specification in a few weeks; I just wanted to know what you guys think about it and is there anything that should be changed or added?

    Main Purpose: Gaming
    CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955
    CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H
    RAM: 4GB Corsair XM3 DDR3 1333MHz
    GPU: 1GB Asus 5850 4000MHz
    PSU: Corsair 550W
    HDD: 640GB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm 64MB cache
    DVD/R: Samsung SH-S223C 22x
    OS: Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit
    Case: Coolermaster 690 V2

    Also, what size monitor would you recommend with this rig?


    Thanks, much appreciated. :thumb:
     
  2. Bloody_Pete

    Bloody_Pete Technophile

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    Not sure about the cooler, but everything else seems ok :) Maybe a Titan Fenrir would be better?

    Drop the WD for a Samsing F3 1TB, its much better :)

    22-24" monitor would do you, how much did you want to spend?
     
  3. Telltale Boy

    Telltale Boy Designated CPC Jetwhore

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    ^+1

    The Dark Knight is a decent cooler but i'd go with the Fenrir for about £5 more & he's right about the Samsung F3.
     
  4. murraynt

    murraynt Modder

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    and a 22 inch monitor should suit that 5850 perfect a BenQ g2220hd is a good one recommended by bit-tech and custom pc
     
  5. seanbean

    seanbean Certa Cito

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    +1 for the Samsung, hard to get much better unless you go SSD - see here.
     
  6. eXtremejt

    eXtremejt What's a Dremel?

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    Ah ok, thanks for the replies - very helpful indeed. I was told that I should not go higher than 1680x1050 native resolution for gaming; is this true?
     
  7. eXtremejt

    eXtremejt What's a Dremel?

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    Also, is a 500GB Samsung F3 Sata 3Gb/s 7200rpm 16MB cache worthy in my rig? I can't see myself using 1TB.
     
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