MrLlamaLlama Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 OK, so given that: Planning to throw in another GFX card after a couple weeks to sli, and another identical HDD dedicated to college work. This should be running through a 24" screen putting out 1920x1080(p). I've decided to scrap the sli scheme. Firstly because, I've realised after quite a while that the board I'm after doesn't support Sli, which is fine if I had the cash right now to buy a really high end Nvidia card, but I don't. So i reckon I'm going inbetween the pricepoint of 1 and 2 460's and going for a decently specced 5870. Most of the other stuff remains unchanged, going for a thermaltake frio CPU cooler, still on corsair dominator, but a slightly different kit, and that's pretty much it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damjan Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Glad you went for the ATi, trust me you won't be sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Plus 2 460s was just asking to produce a shitload of heat. Build starts around 14th August, should end around the start of October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ray Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Glad you went for the ATi, trust me you won't be sorry. ^Seconded. Plus 2 460s was just asking to produce a shitload of heat. Build starts around 14th August, should end around the start of October. Why would it take you a month and a half to build a computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Because i get paid every friday, and have already agreed to some of the earlier shipping dates with suppliers because they had to be preordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Edit: Because i have the best/worst job in the world and i work liek 42 hours a week (£6/ph), upgrades have been made. Such as a hex core AMD, moar RAM, SSD, a new 24" 1080p LED Monitor, and a coolermaster HAFX case. Which btw is friggin' hueg (comes with wheels supplied ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damjan Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 A case?WITH WHEELS?hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ray Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 You can afford all of that making less than $350 per week??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 Well, my student loans grants me like £900 at the start of each school term, so I'm using some of that to boost the fund. Total build with new TV, Speakers etc, Keyboard, Mouse, and all that jazz comes in at £1700, so anything over £800 I earn is money back in my pocket in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Good news everyone! Well, bad. So i got my student loan. Ordered £1200 worth of stuff off the net, and got my card cancelled for 'suspicious activity'. Motherfucker. Anyhow... here's the final specs revision. CPU: AMD Phenom II AM3 X6 3.2GhZ - Thermaltake Frio dual fan HSF RAM: 8Gb Corsair Dominator GT (4x2Gb) SSD (OS): Crucial RealSSD 64Gb C300 HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1Tb [x2] GFX: Nvidia/ASUS GTX470 1280Mb PSU: XFX 750w NLG9 Black Edition CASE: Coolermaster HAF-X 942 MOBO: Asus Crosshair IV Formula ATX OPTICAL: Samsung BluRay/Combo Player SOUND: Creative X-Fi Pro 7.1 Surround OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Monitor: BenQ 1920x1080p HD | HDMI LCD Mouse: Coolermaster Sentinel Advance Keyboard: Saitek Cyborg V.5 Already got a few bits that made it through before the bank got paranoid. (Case, HSF, Keyboard, Mouse) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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