Quick check over my new pc build.

February 16th, 2014

This is the first desktop i have put together and i was hoping some of you guys could look over the components to make sure im not missing somthing obvious or something isnt compatible.
MY BUILD
Case:http://www.megabuy.com.au/coolermaster-cooler-master-haf-rc-932-p182151.html
Motherboard:http://www.megabuy.com.au/gigabyte-ga-990fxa-ud7-mb-amd-990fx-amd-sb950-4x-ddr3-71-ch-audio-gblan-6xsata3-raid-p269161.html
CPU:http://www.megabuy.com.au/amd-phenom-ii-x6-1100t-black-edition-p224424.html
Ram:http://www.megabuy.com.au/corsair-vengeance-2x4gb-ddr3-1600mhz-cl8-dimm-kit-ram-p220992.html
Graphics Card:http://www.megabuy.com.au/gigabyte-hd6950-1g-ddr5-dvi-hdmi-disp-pcie21-twinforce-ud-version-p251673.html
Power Supply:http://www.megabuy.com.au/corsair-850w-corsair-ax-850-atx-power-supply-80-plus-gold-certified-100-modular-cabling-4x-p210043.html
SSD:http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/41143-agt3-25sat3-120g
Disk Drive:http://www.megabuy.com.au/lite-on-4x-bd-reader8x-dvd32x-cd2mb-buffersata-retail-pack-p184065.html
I have plenty of HDD’s sitting round home i can put in it for additional storage.
thanks in advance for the help, i think it all matches up fine, but i wanted some other sets of eyes to have a look.

Answer #1
You might consider waiting for the new AMD Bulldozer CPUs as they are supposed to be faster than Core i7. They are supposed to be released in this or next month.
You are getting 1GB HD6850 for $277.86. On newegg you can find 2GB cards for $260 and I highly recommend a 2GB card over 1GB as the price difference is minimal and well worth it and more future proof.
Rest it seems good.
Answer #2
The case & motherboard are way over the top,You could settle for cheaper ones,And the PSU is just an overkill,A good 650w or 750w will
do,You do realize the optical drive you picked can only read discs and not burn any,Right?
Set that aside,I agree with the above,You really should wait a bit longer.
Shah_Jahan replied:
You are getting 1GB HD6850 for $277.86. On newegg you can find 2GB cards for $260 and I highly recommend a 2GB card over 1GB as the price difference is minimal and well worth it and more future proof.

LOL,You really should notice the fine print next time,The shops he linked to ends with AU,Which means Australia,The prices
are in AUD (Australian Dollars),Newegg is US only and USD.
Answer #3
Thanks for the opinions guys, hahaha sadly i cant buy from newegg or tigersdirect ect unless i use a service like hopshopgo and they are expensive and iv had problems with them in the past.
Some things tend to be more expensive over here sometimes for no reason i understand.
I know the mobo and psu are pretty excessive compared to the other parts of the system but i wanted it to be quite future proof.
thats also why i picked a mobo that will support the bulldozer cpu’s, i had no idea that they were coming out so soon though, thanks for the heads up.
http://lenzfire.com/2011/07/amd-bulldozer-release-date-finalised-24475/
Im fine with not being able to burn disks, cant remember the last time i burnt a dvd or cd.
im going to wait for the bulldozer cpus and get one of the 8 core ones i think.
thanks.
Answer #4
Roberto400 replied: LOL,You really should notice the fine print next time,The shops he linked to ends with AU,Which means Australia,The prices
are in AUD (Australian Dollars),Newegg is US only and USD.

Ah! Mea Culpa!
Although my point still remains that the price difference of a few $ is very worth it to get twice the memory.

 

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