First time gaming rig ready to hit the buy now. just wanted to get some last min advise.Im buying all parts from scan and plan to build myself any advise or tips on that would be much appreciated thanks in advance Budget:1300GBP can stretch abit if needed Monitor resolution:1920x1080 will you be overclocking: yes Any motherboard requirements for sli Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 OEM PCI Sound card Abit AirPace PCI-E 54Mbps 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Card with Antenna and Software Access Point Coolermaster HAF 932 Black, High Air Flow Tower Case w/o PSU (New Version ThermalTake Frio CL-P0564, Dual 120mm Fan Socket 775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3 CPU Cooler 1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9ms, NCQ Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, Operating System, Single, - OEM Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BD-ROM & DVDRW Combo Player OEM Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, 1155, Sdy Bridge, QuadCore, 3.3GHz, GPU 850Mhz, 6MB Cache, 95W, Retail 1536MB EVGA GTX 580, 40nm, 4008MHz GDDR5, GPU 772MHz, Shader 1544MHz, 512 Cores, mHDMI/DL DVI-I 64GB Crucial RealSSD M4, 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s SSD, MLC-Flash, Read 415MB/s, Write 95MB/s 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.50V Asus Sabertooth P67 Rev3, Intel P67, S1155, PCI-E 2.0, DDR3 1866, SATA 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX 650W NZXT Hale90 Series, Modular, 80 PLUS Gold, 90% Eff', SLI/CrossFire, 20dB, EPS 12V, 140mm Fan
Looks like a good build there mate, although I would be suspicious over weather you'll have problems getting a frio onto your board once you've got the vengeance memory installed, might want to go with the 8gb xms kit instead, unless anyone can confirm you'll be ok (i.e. vengeance heatsinks won't get in the way of the massive frio). Other than that, ENJOY! take your time, give yourself plenty of space, and best of luck
Agree with trashcanman - a very nice spec, but I fear the RAM could foul the cooler. Oh, and buy Scan's build insurance? If you're a nervous builder (which I still am after 12 years!) it kind of helps you to relax a bit, knowing if you screw up that you're covered. That aside, give yourself plenty of time and space. It's also worth spending some time studying the motherboard manual before you start (even though you're a man! )
Agreed with the cooler blocking the ram I would probably go for a Corsair H50 or H70 cooler myself, Always thought those ThermalTake Frio were cheap and poor quality anyway
Thanks for that i was also looking at this watercooler that was recommended before to e on this fourm would this fit ok? http://www.scan.co.uk/products/ante...ler-lga775-1155-1156-1366-am2-2plus-am3-3plus
Good build. I would consider buying a retail version of Windows 7 that you can reuse on future upgrades. You may (like I have and many others) get a real taste for upgrading and it will save you £££'s in the future. Just a suggestion.
the only thing a oem should stop you installing is a new motherboard as they are tied down to which ever motherboard they are installed on, could still be a good idea to get the full version though
I am not sure what the exact legal stand point of OEM is. Is it a snapshot of all the equipment installed at the time of the Windows installation or just the Mobo? On XP pro it used to sometimes need reactivation if I changed something like the graphics card. Haven't seen that since I've been using 7 tho. Either way, if you can afford retail over OEM then I recommend buying retail just for peace of mind if anything
Why the i7. Not really needed if your not going to be rendering, or some other intensive app. Better off getting the i5 and spending the extra cash on something else.
all the oem version of the os means is that if he changes the mobo or cpu or both...cant remember which, then he has to do a full re-install...re-activate...re-download patches...etc...
I hate to disagree but I really think OEM is for 1 build only. Once its been registered to a certain motherboard and the installed hardware on that motherboard that licence cannot be used again (legally). Why would anyone buy retail if you could keep using OEM for build after build?
Yes. It's for one build. In theory , the oem version 'follows the machine' - which, as I understand it, is fundamentally the motherboard. I believe you can phone Microsoft and tell them your motherboard died and get it re-activated. But that might be a hard call more than once (and what if your motherboard DID then die?) On the whole, it's probably a false economy unless you plan to keep the machine more or less as is for several years.
