Hello HF goers, I am very new (my first post) to these forums, so please excuse any fopauxs. I recently lost my gfx card and I have a fairly old (4 years) machine. I'm keeping some parts of the old rig to place into my new one, but I would very much like some guidance in doing so. If you would be so kind as to bare with me, while I list a fair amount of components as I would like expert opinions about it. I would like to order all these items from ebuyer.com as I have used them several times in the past and have never let me down. (Unless someone has a better website?) - MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozen - Corsair Cooling Air Series A70 (Reluctant about water cooling, as I don't trust myself installing it, or the long term effects :S) - Intel Core i5 2400 3.1 GHz - Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68 MotherBoard - Case + PSU (Bundle ) - Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional - Sony Optiarc DVD/RW I still have my old Screen, LG L207WT 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor (Sorry, don't have a link) My final question being, how compatible these components are with one another, on a long term basis and for power. I have built a Rig in the past, but I feel it is necessary to get expert opinions on hardware, as I don't fully keep up with hardware release, etc. Please could you list (if it is not too much to ask) the Pros and Cons and how I can improve said parts or "demote" some, to get a better reliable performance. Or list MAJOR flaws, please . (The budget for this rig "should" be below £900, but if I go over £50 or so, it should be fine). Thank you kindly in advance. -Lazreal
I don't see any major flaws that I can think of, but a few things to consider. 1.) If you're not intending to overclock, the included Intel Cooler does a fine job. 1.a.) If you do want to OC, then you may want to consider a K (ie 2600K) Core i5/i7 CPU as they have an unlocked multiplier. 2.) If your current hard drive is IDE, you will need to purchase a PCI card or a SATA hard drive. Normally, a case & PSU combo is a very bad idea (they're typically junk PSUs), but it looks like the specifics are a little different here and that should do the trick.
Wow, thank you so much for the advice. Do you think it would be better (as the chances are high, that I will OC) to get the Intel Core i7, it is a bit more expensive, but might be worth the extra bit, just taking the future into consideration. Should I just purchase the PSU separately? Or do you mean that this specific combo on ebuyer doesn't seem too bad? Once again, thank you very much for the help, I greatly appreciate it.
