New spec... kind of confused.

Aleksandrs

Aleksandrs

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Hey guys.

My current PC (sig specs) is lacking when it comes to video editing and rendering and I want something that is faster!

I've just made this spec:

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I am planning to keep my PSU, current hard drives, graphics cards, case and drives.

The idea with the fans is the two 120mm fans on the Corsair rad, and the other two for the case (one on the top, and one on the side).

I am confused because I just don't know whether paying this and replacing what I have (and adding in case of the better cooling, hopefully better performance and the SSD), or perhaps getting an i7 spec PC (so I can use things such as tri-channel ddr3).

You guys reckon the SSD will make a difference? Am I going silly with the fans? Or perhaps I could have picked items with a better value for money?

I was also thinking of getting a sound card, hoping the sound will be better. I connect my hifi amp to the soundcard, but I also play and record to and from cassette for music production purposes and also rip vinyls and wondering if there was any quality gain.

Sorry for all the questions! Not been here for a couple of months and I already feel out of touch with everything :D

Cheers.
 
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I see you have an Nvidia graphics card. Hence I would suggest going for a cheaper motherboard unless you really need 16X/16X Crossfire.

One of these would be a better choice IMHO:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-402-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-366-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-392-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-393-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

If you are not overclocking I would also look at one of the 770 or 870 based motherboards too.
 
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tbh i believe spending that much on an updrade is a tad silly. personally i would:

1) drop down to the AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T 2.80GHz, and oc the nuts off it

2) drop the SSD for the time being, wait for them to come down in price in say 12 months

3) drop the 140mm fans, and then use the 2 x 120mm fans for a push pull on the corsair cooler, and then the corsair cooler for a case fan

giving you a saving of approx £252, which as a suggestion if you sell your 260 for say £70 will leave you with a nice chunk for a 5870 :)
 
Thanks for replies guys. My other thinking would be that if I wanted to get a hex core Intel processor later on, I'd have to get new memory, proc, mobo etc etc again.

So my other idea is to get an i7 pc with a decent mobo that will be ready for a Gulftown proc whenever they go down in price

Oh and any money saved wont go on anything else other than a sound card if they are really recommendable, and perhaps another monitor lol. I don't really play games much so the gfx card I have is far more than enough in my opinion.
 
CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
I see you have an Nvidia graphics card. Hence I would suggest going for a cheaper motherboard unless you really need 16X/16X Crossfire.

One of these would be a better choice IMHO:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-402-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-366-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-392-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-393-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

If you are not overclocking I would also look at one of the 770 or 870 based motherboards too.
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The reason I picked that mobo was because of things such as the RoG OCing stuff, and just generally overall performance including USB3. Or am I looking at it the wrong way?
 
phil_c_ said:
id forget the i7 pc really, the x6 reviews for processing applications have been real good, so its a no brainer really for the price point. if you didnt want to go down the gfx card update then the money could be used on a decent SSD such as :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-008-KS&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1427
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Ouch that is a lot really. The HDD will only be used to have Windows and essentials such as Office, Adobe CS5 etc, and that one seems much better performance of others in that price range.
 
I recommend to buy a separate sound card because they can make a huge difference especially if you are an audiophile. I would opt for an Asus Xonar D1 or DX as it doesn't worth buying the more expensive versions because you will hardly notice any difference. The reason I am recommending Asus is because it offer better Windows 7 support than Creative, sounds better than any Creative, I own one and the music sounds absolutely great on my Sony receiver.
 
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