Recommendations for New PC Build

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I'm planning to build a PC for around £600 (not iincluding software/os etc) - maybe more maybe less but that is my aim.

I'll be getting a new case - any recommendations - size will be either 1/2 or full height
Motherboard - good value Motherboard - recommedations? Has to have 2 pci slots
Processor - recommendations
Drives i'll be putting in 2 SATA drives a terrabyte and a 500gb
Memory wise will go for 3gb

Machine will mainly be used for video editing (pinnacle) so as powerfiul as I can get it.

Any thoughts however random appretiated
 
Make a choice whether or not you want to wait for the new i5 processors which are a like a mini version of the current i7's which will come out early next month. You will be able to get the motherboard, ram and CPU for around 300 ish pounds apparently.
 
Is £600 is your budget then dont blow a 1/4 of it on a case; cheap and cheerful like the Silverstone PS02B or Antec300
 
tals said:
I'm planning to build a PC for around £600 (not iincluding software/os etc) - maybe more maybe less but that is my aim.

I'll be getting a new case - any recommendations - size will be either 1/2 or full height
Motherboard - good value Motherboard - recommedations? Has to have 2 pci slots
Processor - recommendations
Drives i'll be putting in 2 SATA drives a terrabyte and a 500gb
Memory wise will go for 3gb

Machine will mainly be used for video editing (pinnacle) so as powerfiul as I can get it.

Any thoughts however random appretiated
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Have you got any spare components or you're looking for a full specc?
 
It's pretty much a full build so. Screen and keyboard not required so if you have any thoughts on a off the shelf model then that would also be appretiated
 
Here's my 1st try

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £199.99
(£173.90) £199.99
(£173.90)
Asus P6T SE Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
(£125.21) £143.99
(£125.21)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £92.99
(£80.86) £92.99
(£80.86)
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G1333LV6GK) £82.00
(£71.30) £82.00
(£71.30)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply £62.99
(£54.77) £62.99
(£54.77)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £50.99
(£44.34) £50.99
(£44.34)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)
LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Sub Total : £606.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £92.79
Total : £711.42
 
I would personally wait for the i5 and DX11 graphics cards before upgrading. Just give it 2 more weeks.

i5 consumes less energy, performs just as good as the i7 920 in terms of gaming and general useage, generates less heat and priced similarly to the phenom II quads.

If the new graphics cards and cpu doesn't interests you, thats no problem, because you would still save yourself a fair bit. The prices are likely to drop on other cpu's,the older generation of graphics cards also.
 
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OK Windows 7 is now on it's way so PC build is imminent. Where did we get to with the MOtherboard and Processor, the other stuff i'm ok with but those are the key ones
 
OK looks like I have come up with a similar price

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA
£61.98

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-280-IN
£207

Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-164-CS
£109

Asus P6T SE Intel X58 (Socket 1366)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-332-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1283
£149

Graphics Card
HIS HD 4670 IceQ Edition 1GB DDR3
£53.76 (competitor store)

Power
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w
£54.99

That comes to £635 VAT incl which is £135 over budget but at the same time looks fairly spot on to me - anyone have any thoughts on places to make economies without loosing out too much
 
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So difference between i5 and i7 particularly one doing dual and the other tri memory is not worth the performance benefit?
 
h50 is a good option also though there is the noctua which is good also and on anohter store they are selling the zalman extreme for around 30 quid but it isnt as good as thoughs 2 but they are more exspensive around 60 quid each
but both of them are for over cling if you aint after that get the retail cpu and use the cooler that it comes with
 
OK updated - looking much better - just thoughts on the cooler required

Processor
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-301-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1272
£142

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L Intel P55
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-207-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495
£94

Memory
Patriot Sector 5 G Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-025-PA
£71

Hard Drive
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA
£61.98


Graphics Card
Sapphire HD 4670 1GB DDR3 DVI VGA HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card
£53.61

Power
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w
£54.99

Total £477
 
daniel_bourton said:
h50 is a good option also though there is the noctua which is good also and on anohter store they are selling the zalman extreme for around 30 quid but it isnt as good as thoughs 2 but they are more exspensive around 60 quid each
but both of them are for over cling if you aint after that get the retail cpu and use the cooler that it comes with
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Yep it's unlikely i'd dare to over clock so this processor we have chosen looks good?
 
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