Hello all I'm about to get a new computer. I know about the emerging DX10 cards but since they will be new, they will be unaffordable, right? So my goal is to build a computer system that will cater to my needs now. here is the lest of components that i have come up with, I did some to lots of research on most of the parts. If any of you have any of these components, please tell me your experience and were you pleased with them. Case Motherboard Video Card PSU CPU RAM Hard Drive CPU Fan thank you
Don't buy the hiper. There's WAY better for the same money. Try the Enhance ENS-5150 at www.ewiz.com. it's 80+ efficiency, reletivly cheap, very high quality, and quiet.
I would second the remark about a different mobo The P5B-E seems to be a good all around and overclocking mobo. I have no experience though, just going by what I've read on these forums and reviews out there in the interweb.
AFAIK Enhance much like Qtec are only a small step up from generic PSUs, so they should be cheap. I'd rate Hiper up there with Tagan & Sparkle in the mid-field (where the best price to perf ratio generally is). Don't forget to check the PSU Thread if you haven't already. Cooler Master cases should be good, I'd just make sure it takes 120mm fans. I like MSI mobos but for Intel C2D Gigabyte and Asus are the current favourites, you should also find P965 just as good as 975X but they're usually cheaper. X1900GT are very fine cards, a little faster than the popular 7900GS and Sapphire are the most respected ATi partner. If you may want Linux (eg avoiding Vi$ta) then I would suggest GeForce though. CPU choice is best bang and both the RAM and HSF should be pretty nice too. HD choice is really nice although check the warranty, WD's RE2 are essentially the same thing but with a 5 year warranty. You may also want to pay that little bit extra for 300-400GB.
I'd forget about Hiper or Enhance. Look into Antec, Seasonic, or PC power and Cooling. OCZ are supposed to be pretty good too.
why would you forget about hiper? because you know nothing about them? what is the deal with all the hiper bashing on this sight? i have personally bought about 40 hiper power suplies and all of them have been rock solid. not to mention every review that includes one of them ends up picking them as the editors choice or best value/performance...if you aren't going to be dragging the case around to lan parties, try the raidmax smilodon...excellent circulation and solid build with lots of features...i agree with austin on the gigabyte mobo for c2d...check the sig...
Perhaps it's becuase all the other power supplies he mention are either more silent, more stable or better value for money?
Antec have gone down hill over the last 18 months or so (although it's too early to have much feedback on the long term prospects for their latest ranges).
Yeah, I hear and recognise what you say about them, but the V2 of the Neopower(IIRC) has received a fair bit of praise, and is one of the few PSU's on Nvidias dual and quad(IIRC) SLI reccomended lists. I'd forget about Hiper because they're simply very so-so power supplies, they're nothing special and you can get far better PSU's. Defend them all you wish that, that fact will not change. Ramble hits the nail on the head.
Is this an opinion or do you have experience to back up your claim? I'm not saying that asus or foxC is bad, its just that its the cheapest board that has 975 If you would please recommend a mobo that's a n00b friendly OC'er and also doesn't burn a hole on my wallet(under or near $150 please) --- on Tom's VGA Chart, it says that the x19 is faster than the 79gs if the north bridge is 975 and nforce 5. but then again i could go with the $85 asus mobo and OC the 79gs --- the PSU issue i think i'm going to stick to hiper, because its the only good brand that has a cheap modular cable structure. All of my statements above is not to discourage anyone to prove me wrong, so keep it commin guys!
Why are you set on 975X? P965 is newer, cheaper and IMHO the more ideal when you nit-pick. P965 are generally considered to clock better, have a tweaked memory controller, officially supports DDR2-800, is more likely to support quad-core and often sports the newer ICH8 SB (more SATA & USB). 975X does have better support for Crossfire due to P965 having a 16x/4x split so if that's your primary concern 975X may be preferable. BTW most people only consider TomsHW as a rough guide at best. Checking a few diff sites and configs tends to show the X1900GT as being a serious rival to the (now replaced) 7900GT which is faster than the 7900GS (24 pipes vs 20 pipes). Although all three are very fast cards, there's lots of great choices in the gfx card dept (inc other X1900, 7950GT & 7900GTO).
no idea man, it's just one of those things I'll go look on some 965 boards and come back for more advice.
um...says who...you? and where exactly did you get your info? id like to see the decibel levels on the hiper and all these phantom ps's everyone talks about being out there...or maybe even just post one of them...i keep hearing that they are out there...but no one seems to know what they are...
There's cheaper modulars that are better, or for just a bit more WAY better modulars. For $102, www.ewiz.com will hook you up with an Enhance 600w modular. Ever want a Silverstone Strider 600w modular without paying that much? This is the same guts. I'd spend the extra money on it.
Well if you're after a quiet PSU then seasonic are the best quiet PSU's with fans in them. That's according to SPCR, the leading silent PC site on the net, and just about every forum member they have. I'd also concur, having used one extensively and compared it to other PSU's like Tagans, Antecs, and Hipers. I gotta say you're being pretty aggressive over this. You're asking people to provide sources and acting as if someone elses opinion doesn't matter but providing none your self and getting pissed when people contradict you.
nah...not getting pissed...but this is the second thread ive read when people ask for opinions and some of you come in and bash someone's suggestion with no facts...kinda like you're doing. seasonic is a more expensive product...having used them myself i definitely dont think it is a better buy for a few pretty much un-noticeable decibles...if you have used hiper, you would know this. and if you are going to provide a source, provide the link as well. but again im not arguing that seasonic tends to be the quietest, im saying its not worth the money. for example, here in the us, the cheapest 500 plus watt ps seasonic has readily available is the ss-500hm for 139.99...the xion supernova is 119.99 and has 600 watts...the hiper 4k530 is 82.99 and has 530 watts. i know what your going to say...wattage ratings can be deceiving...but not on these brands and you should know this. the seasonic is slightly more efficient, and has a decent amount more connectors...but for what this guy is running, can you honestly say that the hiper isn't by far the best buy? $57 more for connectors he will most likely never use and maybe a few decibles (when his case fans will probably drown out these ps fans anyway)? i didnt think so. its one thing to come into these threads and say..."look at seasonic or tagan" or w/e...its another to say "dont look at hiper" or "stop recommending hiper" when someone else recommended it...like sayin this guy doesnt know what he is talking about...so yeah...i may have been a little defensive
I'd be inclined to disagree. I don't think trig is correct about Hipers being a PSU brand to pay any special attention to, but I certainly wouldn't accuse him of supporting them with no facts, as he did me. No real evidence was provided by either side of the arguement, but opinions were expressed on both sides. Opinions can be very valid in many ways, so certainly I wouldn't question them merely for not having links attatched. I also wouldn't accuse people of knowing nothing just because I disagree with them.
