MattUK

I'm going wired, because i'm pedantic about response times, and i already have a good 8 button mouse in this PC, so i just need a keyboard. And i'm not overclocking, i wouldn't want to risk any damage to an expensive powerful machine like this. No PC i've used before this one has cost me more than £300 from a retailer ;)

Update, after speaking to a friend of mine who works in computers, i've had a little reshuffle of parts of the PC. Final list below. Motherboard: Asus M5A88-V EVO AMD 880 (Socket AM3) DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/AMD+AM3%2B+Ready/Asus+M5A88-V+EVO+AMD+880+%28Socket+AM3%29+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?operation=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=45535&context=) Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 970 Black Edition 140W 3.50GHz C3 (Socket AM3) Processor (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/AMD+Phenom+II+X4+Quad+Core+970+Black+Edition+140W+3.50GHz+C3+%28Socket+AM3%29+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=41581) Graphics Card: MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/MSI+ATI+Radeon+HD+6950+Twin+FrozR+II+OC+2048MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?operation=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=43820&context=superSpecial) Hard Drive: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive (http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/500GB+Western+Digital+Caviar+Blue+WD5000AAKX+3.5%22+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?operation=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=43780&context=superSpecial) Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance Blue LP (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3/Dual+Channel+1600MHz/4GB+Corsair+Vengeance+Blue+LP+%282x2GB%29+DDR3+PC3-12800C9+1600MHz+Dual+Channel+Kit+-+CML4GX3M2A1600C9B+?operation=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=45512&context=) Case: Coolermaster CM 690 II Lite Dominator Chassis (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Coolermaster+CM+690+II+Lite+Dominator+Chassis+?operation=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=44448&context=) PSU: 750W Corsair TX750 V2 ATX2.3 SLI/Crossfire Compliant Power Supply (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/700-950W/750W+Corsair+TX750+V2+ATX2.3+SLI%2FCrossfire+Compliant+Power+Supply+?operation=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=43906&context=) Monitor: 22" IIyama Prolite E2271HDS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black (http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/22%22+IIyama+Prolite+E2271HDS+Widescreen+LED+Monitor+-+Black+?operation=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=45202&context=superSpecial) Thanks for all the work leading to this, hopefully it will be a successful build.

Ok, thank you for all your help, i'm going to run it on Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit, and i'm posting the revised specs here, more for my own reference than anything else, as the website i'm purchasing off is refusing to save my shopping basket details xD AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 970 Black Edition 140W 3.50GHz C3 (Socket AM3) Processor - Retail (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=41581) ASUS M5A99X EVO AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=44760) VTX ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=45776) Lian Li PC-60FNWB Midi Tower Aluminium Chassis (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=46000) 2x 4GB Kingston HyperX Blu (2x2GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3/Dual+Channel+1600MHz/4GB+Kingston+HyperX+Blu+%282x2GB%29+PC3-12800C9+1600MHz+Dual+Channel+Memory+Kit+?productId=42416) 500GB Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX 3.5" SATA II Hard Drive (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=45424) Hewlett Packard / HP GSA-H53L DVD+/- RW 16x IDE Dual Layer Light Scribe Drive (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=44544) 550W OCZ ZS Series ATX2.2 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/650W+or+less/550W+OCZ+ZS+Series+ATX2.2+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=45457) 22" Arianet MN22AOCF22+ Widescreen LCD Monitor (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/22%22+Arianet+MN22AOCF22%2B+Widescreen+LCD+Monitor+?productId=41892) PSU, RAM and Monitor changed from original. Thanks for all the help.

Which is exactly why i said i would rather not do it. Regardless, how much of an impact does it have on a PC, do you think it would be worth the extra money?

Does Win7 32-Bit allow more than 4GBs of RAM? I was under the impression only 64-Bit OSs (i'm running Win7 32) supported anything more than 4GB. Is this outdated knowledge? Also, if that is true, would you recommend 64-Bit greatly over 32-Bit? I have a hard copy of 7-32, but if it is a large upgrade i could always torrent a 64-Bit copy, but to be honest i'd rather not. Also, i know nothing about PSUs. I chose one with a relatively high wattage because i didn't know what was necessary. If you can suggest one, i'd be grateful. I assume everything you didn't mention is fine? Thanks, Matt

I'm building myself a new PC for the first time, and i want to know if the setup i've come up with is compatible, and if i've missed anything out from the specs. Also, if anyone knows, the level that this PC could play current releases etc. AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 970 Black Edition 140W 3.50GHz C3 (Socket AM3) Processor - Retail (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/AMD+Phenom+II+X4+Quad+Core+970+Black+Edition+140W+3.50GHz+C3+%28Socket+AM3%29+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=41581) ASUS M5A99X EVO AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/ASUS+M5A99X+EVO+AMD+990X+%28Socket+AM3%2B%29+DDR3+PCI-Express+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=44760) VTX ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/VTX+ATI+Radeon+HD+6950+2048MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=45776) Lian Li PC-60FNWB Midi Tower Aluminium Chassis (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Lian+Li+PC-60FNWB+Midi+Tower+Aluminium+Chassis+?productId=46000) 4GB Mushkin Blackline #992015 (1x4GB) DDR3 2133MHz (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/4GB+Mushkin+Blackline+%23992015+%281x4GB%29+DDR3+2133MHz+10-11-10-28+?productId=45906) 500GB Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX 3.5" SATA II Hard Drive (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/500GB+Western+Digital+RE4+WD5003ABYX+3.5%22+SATA+II+Hard+Drive+?productId=45424) Hewlett Packard / HP GSA-H53L DVD+/- RW 16x IDE Dual Layer Light Scribe Drive (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Blu-Ray+%2F+DVD+Drives/DVD%C2%B1RW+Dual+Layer+Writers/Hewlett+Packard+%2F+HP+GSA-H53L+DVD%2B%2F-+RW+16x+IDE+Dual+Layer+Light+Scribe+Drive+?productId=44544) 800W Mushkin Enhanced Joule ATX2.3 Power Supply (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/800W+Mushkin+Enhanced+Joule+ATX2.3+Power+Supply+?productId=43772) 19" Arianet E941VWA Widescreen LED Monitor (https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/19%22+Arianet+E941VWA+Widescreen+LED+Monitor+?productId=43668) If you've made it this far, thanks, and can you help me out with my PC?