Build Advice Last bit of help please

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  1. Ghost-stalker01

    Ghost-stalker01 What's a Dremel?

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    Hi all,
    I've finally decided on what parts to buy and just wanted to check that they will all fit and work with each other.

    CPU: i5 750
    MOBO: Gigabyte UD2
    Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper TX3
    Case: Cheapo Novatech one - Case
    GPU: Powercolor HD 5850
    RAM:G-Skill Ripjaw 4GB 1600 C9
    Optical drive: SamsungSH-S223B
    PSU: OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W - Will this be powerful enough or can someone recommend a better one at a similar price.
    HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3

    Cheers again
    Adam
     
    Ghost-stalker01, 16 Jun 2010
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  2. Ethan Rayne

    Ethan Rayne What's a Dremel?

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    Stretch the budget to an antec 300, the cooling is much better.
     
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  3. Telltale Boy

    Telltale Boy Designated CPC Jetwhore

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    Seems like a good setup but i'd just make a few changes.

    Get a decent case, your case makes a huge difference to your opinion on your pc so you might aswell splash out a little more:
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151368

    Or you could get the antec 300 as Ethan said.

    Change the cooler to something better, like the hyper 212 plus:
    http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...g/CPUCoolers/Coolermaster/RR-B10-212P-GP.html

    I'd also change the PSU to the Be Quite 530W, gets better reviews & seems more reliable:
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/190751
     
    Telltale Boy, 16 Jun 2010
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  4. Rofl_Waffle

    Rofl_Waffle What's a Dremel?

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    That PSU is fine. I doubt your system would be breaking 300W.
     
    Rofl_Waffle, 16 Jun 2010
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  5. Ph4ZeD

    Ph4ZeD What's a Dremel?

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    Try to stretch to the Antec 300 and the Corsair CX450W.
     
    Ph4ZeD, 16 Jun 2010
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  6. seanbean

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    Looks fine to me Adam (all parts compatible). [Assume OS will be Windows 7 64-bit].
     
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  7. murraynt

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    Id change the case aswell, no point in having a high end system and people mistaking it for a cheap office pc
     
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  8. Ghost-stalker01

    Ghost-stalker01 What's a Dremel?

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    Cheers for the help guys,
    I'll upgrade to one of the coolermasters linked.
    Does anyone know the best place to get Windows 7 from atm? The prices seem to go and and down abit atm.
    Also does anyone know if the cpu cooler will interfere with the ram as there is a heat sink fitted to the sticks?
    Cheers
    Adam
     
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  9. seanbean

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    Re' W7 - it's on "Today Only" at Scan.
     
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  10. Telltale Boy

    Telltale Boy Designated CPC Jetwhore

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    That might be a problem. I have the H55M-UD2H (the H55 sibling of the UD2) which is also MATX. With the Titan Fenrir cooler the fan just interferes with the memory socket (thankfully my crucial RAM doesn't have any extra-height heatspreaders). I guess you could move the fan up a bit but this would most likely interfere with your cooling.

    Which cooler are you getting? Because it really depends on the size of the cooler.
     
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  11. Ghost-stalker01

    Ghost-stalker01 What's a Dremel?

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    I was going to get the Coolermaster Hyper 212 that you linked, but I expect the second fan would interfere with the ram.
     
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  12. Telltale Boy

    Telltale Boy Designated CPC Jetwhore

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    I think you'll be fine with the hyper 212 as it isn't very wide. Also having a 2nd fan wouldn't make a difference as you always have one fan facing the memory modules (I didn't think it came with 2 fans anyway?)
     
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  13. Ghost-stalker01

    Ghost-stalker01 What's a Dremel?

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    Thanks for the help guys, ordered the Antec 300 and hyper 212, should be here in the next couple of days.
    Adam
     
    Ghost-stalker01, 21 Jun 2010
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