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mattireland · 19-05-2008, 05:31 PM

Just a few little things (got to go so I'll have a further read over it later):

Do you really need a 1300W PSU? I run a lot more things than you have in your rig in mine and I use a 650W PSU.

Secondly, do you need the terrabyte hard disk. Yes, it would give you a lot of storage and it's incredibly fast but by the time you've filled that up, you'll probably want a new computer anyway. If you cut down on the PSU and HDD then maybe you would be able to invest in a better secondary monitor?

By the looks of it, I'd say that you could make it last at least 3-5 years as a gaming rig and could probably use it for another 8-10. However, one thing that could bring lifetime down is if Blue Ray really takes off. Drives are too expensive at the mo though, IMO. I don't know what you think.

Mobo and CPU will fit together fine.

Will your intended operating system support 4GB of RAM or is that just going to be a waste?

Do you need some pipes, a pump and a resevoir or two to go with the cooling system?

You've got both integrated graphics and sound in your MOBO, if it's a gaming rig then these won't be good enough quality for you so you'll want external cards, which you have got, so there's no point having them inbuilt into the mobo as well. I'd save money on a different MOBO if you want to game. I'd consider looking in magazines at reviews of MOBOs: I saw a very good test of various gaming models put to test next to each other in a magazine a couple of moths ago;

I can't remember exactly where though sorry. Custom PC did a very good review of the Asus Maximus Formula in their December 07 issue that intorduced me too it, so I bought it to give it a spin and it's been a very good piece of kit and cost around £150 so I'd definitely recommend this MOBO, although I have to admit your current one does look pretty cool.

I've got no direct experience with the GeForce 9800 GX2 card but from reading reviews it should do you fine.

On your current MOBO, the optical drives will fit together fine. Case, keyboard and mouse all seem like good choices as well.

I hope this helped a bit.

Matt. I

EDIT: What are you going to use to cool your CPU? Air? Water? Are you going to be OCing graphics or CPU or both?

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mattireland Geek Trainee Join Date: Apr 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 33 Times Helpful: 3 Status: Offline	Just a few little things (got to go so I'll have a further read over it later): Do you really need a 1300W PSU? I run a lot more things than you have in your rig in mine and I use a 650W PSU. Secondly, do you need the terrabyte hard disk. Yes, it would give you a lot of storage and it's incredibly fast but by the time you've filled that up, you'll probably want a new computer anyway. If you cut down on the PSU and HDD then maybe you would be able to invest in a better secondary monitor? By the looks of it, I'd say that you could make it last at least 3-5 years as a gaming rig and could probably use it for another 8-10. However, one thing that could bring lifetime down is if Blue Ray really takes off. Drives are too expensive at the mo though, IMO. I don't know what you think. Mobo and CPU will fit together fine. Will your intended operating system support 4GB of RAM or is that just going to be a waste? Do you need some pipes, a pump and a resevoir or two to go with the cooling system? You've got both integrated graphics and sound in your MOBO, if it's a gaming rig then these won't be good enough quality for you so you'll want external cards, which you have got, so there's no point having them inbuilt into the mobo as well. I'd save money on a different MOBO if you want to game. I'd consider looking in magazines at reviews of MOBOs: I saw a very good test of various gaming models put to test next to each other in a magazine a couple of moths ago; I can't remember exactly where though sorry. Custom PC did a very good review of the Asus Maximus Formula in their December 07 issue that intorduced me too it, so I bought it to give it a spin and it's been a very good piece of kit and cost around £150 so I'd definitely recommend this MOBO, although I have to admit your current one does look pretty cool. I've got no direct experience with the GeForce 9800 GX2 card but from reading reviews it should do you fine. On your current MOBO, the optical drives will fit together fine. Case, keyboard and mouse all seem like good choices as well. I hope this helped a bit. Matt. I EDIT: What are you going to use to cool your CPU? Air? Water? Are you going to be OCing graphics or CPU or both? Last edited by mattireland; 19-05-2008 at 08:20 PM.