My new £5000 pc build

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HI there everyone who will read my post well recently i saved up enough money for the most kick ass gaming pc system (i am 16 :cool:), and it took me 1 week of research to find out what was best pc parts and what is a gpu E.c.T well i herd "some other company that i am not allowed to mention" and over clockers where the best i went with both i choice parts from both Companies more of the main parts were bough of over clockers and the water cooling was bought from *competitors*. this is my ocerclockers u.k stuff that i bought

Intel Core i7 975 3.33Ghz (Nehalem) Extreme Edition (Socket LGA1366) - Retail

Gainward GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Tagan PipeRock TG1100-BZ 1100w Modular BZ Series Power Supply

Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3000HLFS)

Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos S "Sport" Silent Full Tower Case - Black (No PSU)

LG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray Rewriter & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66R-02034)

Razer Mamba Wireless Laser Gaming Mouse

EK GTX 295 SLI Plexi Full Cover VGA Water Block

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 2000MHz PC3-16000C10 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G2000LV6GK)

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS)

Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Sound Headset (981-000117)

Coolit Systems Domino A.L.C Silent Watercooling System

Razer Tarantula Advanced Gaming Keyboard - Black

Akasa AK-FC-03 Fan Controller Pro

Razer Destructor Gaming Surface

Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller (XP/Vista Compatible) (52A-00002)

Belkin 8-Socket SurgeMaster Maximum Series with Telephone Protection - 4 Metres (F9M820uk4M)

Symantec Norton Internet Security Suite 2009 - OEM (14459930)

Akasa TIM Kit Thermal Compound + Cleaner & Spreader

Akasa AK-274CB-4BLS 120mm Blue LED Fan

Zalman ZM-STG1 Super Thermal Grease (3.5g)

Belkin Cat5e Network Patch Cable 5m (A3L791B05M-S)

Akasa AK-TK-02 Cable Tidy Kit

Akasa AK-TT12-80 Thermal Adhesive Tape

PrimoChill Anti-Kink Coils 5/8"- Gloss Blue

PrimoChill Dye Bomb - Electric UV Blue

Ahead Nero 8 Essentials Suite - OEM


and what i got from was a 77 piece toll kit ( for the build)

Samsung T240 24" TFT Monitor 1920x1200 1000:1 300cd/m2 5ms DVI/HDMI Rose Black 3 Years Warranty

Logitech Z5500 Speakers 5.1 Surround Sound 505W RMS ( my speakers)

Anti Static Matting 61cm (24inch) Wide x 104cm (41 inch) Length - Ideal for system builds ( i bought 4 for the build)

Belkin Anti-Static Wrist Band (for build)

Zalman Reserator1 V2 Fanless Water Cooling System ( for my gtx 295 liquid cooled)

I wanted to know is will there be any compatible issues with my hadware also how long would this take to build for a first timer, how will i overclock on this. also i also got a free intel core i7 975 from my uncle so i will wait when the intel 975 will be released, how long will this pc last me and what when will i be upgrading, i got some more questions to ask but i will ask these ones first lol please anser A.S.A.P

okay now what i wanted to know is eve
 
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get a be quiet or corsair PSU

the i7 920 DO stepping much better bargin chip

do not buy a raptor get a OCZ vertex SSD

arctic silver 5 much better than zalman thermal grease

asus P6T much better board than the rampage

and erm y £5k?
 
i saved up 2 years for this pc i was working my ass off so if you do not beileive me mate than dont all i know is i worked for this pc and it took me 2 years to get there and i come from a poor family with an low income,

now are you sure the asus asus p6t6 ws revolution intel x58 is better than the asus rampage becuase that is all i hear is rampage is the best blah blah b;ah so shall i get the asus p6t6 ws revolution intel x58 mobo that and the rampage 2 are my options

about the ram it is abit expensive dont you think?? i got the cheapest RAM i could find what is wrong with my ram and my why change my psu??? also how will i build this beast any tips and also how long will it take me to build this what shall i do about static charges this is my first time building a pc and i am really confused i might hire this guy to do it but he is going to charge me £200!!!!!! and i have not got any money on mee ! :(:(:(:(
 
did i say free bul**** lol i didnt ment to say free i said im getin it of my uncle for £300 for used lol he needs cash for his new son he is quiting the gaming pc and concentrating on his family needs or **** like that lol
 
Pull the other one, it's got bells on.

You say you come from a poor family with low income, yet your selfish enough to blow cash like this on a PC when you can get away with one that will last your years for MUCH less that half that.

My advice? spend 1.5K tops on the PC and then keep ther rest till you go to college/Uni and spend it on something important.
 
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i saved up 2 years for this pc i was working my ass off so if you do not beileive me mate than dont all i know is i worked for this pc and it took me 2 years to get there and i come from a poor family with an low income,

now are you sure the asus asus p6t6 ws revolution intel x58 is better than the asus rampage becuase that is all i hear is rampage is the best blah blah b;ah so shall i get the asus p6t6 ws revolution intel x58 mobo that and the rampage 2 are my options

about the ram it is abit expensive dont you think?? i got the cheapest RAM i could find what is wrong with my ram and my why change my psu??? also how will i build this beast any tips and also how long will it take me to build this what shall i do about static charges this is my first time building a pc and i am really confused i might hire this guy to do it but he is going to charge me £200!!!!!! and i have not got any money on mee ! :(:(:(:(
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So you've spent £5000 on components when you really have no idea what you're doing at all?
 
well ACTAULLY I HAVE A SLIGHT IDA WHAT I AM DOING and i really wnt to give this a go and it is my money i worked for 2 years. actually 1 year and 11 months and 28 days lol, so if i do not have an idea i will get my uncle to do it for me but he will charge me 200 quid !! so CAN YOU PEOPLE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS INSTEAD OF ASKING QUESTIONS PLEASE
 
a lot of money gone into this pc then 5k jesus i thought i was mad lol,regarding doing the build its nothing to worry about,put it this way its lego it will only fit in one way only,take your time even if it takes you 2 days. i did mine in a day and half never touched a pc insides before,then to to top it all i overclocked it to 3.4ghz.now im upgrading a year later.
my advise to you is read up on all of it first,and ask on here for help i did and it got me trough it.overclocking is differnet for each pc so dont go copying others its ok for a starting block but no two pc are the same hope this helps.
 
You may have the money but about £2k of that would be wasted. Why waste that sort of money?

You can build a high specification computer for around £3k so why bother with a £5K spec?

If your ordering that sort of componant level I sugest you get someone to do it for you otherwise you wouldn't be asking a spec in the first place you would just order it without asking people if it looks good e.t.c.

Hmmm.
 
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well ACTAULLY I HAVE A SLIGHT IDA WHAT I AM DOING
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If you knew what you were doing and if you'd researched properly then you'd probably realise that even after sinking £5000 on a machine now, it will be outdated in a few months time. Therefore, there's a good grand or two wasted when you could have spent £2500 for a machine that will do everything you ask of it, due largely to the fact that there are very few programs/games that will require even a fraction of that computer's processing power.

Do a feasibility study next time. Not being funny, this is genuine advice.
 
I will continue on the basis of the fact that you have actually bought all the components.

I would definitely give the build a go yourself however if your uncle is capable of doing it himself, surely he can be on hand to help you out if you are stuck?

As it's your first build I would allow a whole day to complete the build, you will not want to rush through it, take it one step at a time methodically.

Your motherboard will come with a manual. This will describe the various connectors on your board and so you will be able to figure out what goes where and will be your main source of reference initially.

Most of the components you will install are fairly straightforward and those that aren't will come with instructions.

For general info why not check out youtube for self build videos to pick up some generic knowledge.

Finally with regards to static charges, most people on here do not bother with an antistatic wrist band. As long as you are not wearing synthetic clothing, build the PC on a wooden table (or something other than carpet) and ground yourself on a radiator or something before starting (then once the build comes together, touch a metal part of the case) then the likelyhood of ESD is very low.
 
they've got a point i spent 1500 on my pc (maybe nearer 2k once you include the monitor keyboard etc that you need) and a bit later i can get another 2nd hand gtx 280 for a few hundred and it will be faster than what you have speced. yours will just run cooler and quieter due to water cooling. i cant even see a ssd boot drive in your spec. what exactly makes it a 5k spec?
 
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