Question: PC Build - Help - Advice

stulid said:
that REVOdrive thing doesn't support trim, it may have garbage collection?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18153743&page=4

if it doesnt have either, then it will slow down.
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if it doesn't support trim then don't get it, but if your not getting a 5970 because your not a 24/7 "Hardcore Gamer", upgrade something that will make a noticeable change to the system you came up with WHY THE **** HAS THE ADMIN DONE THAT :@@@@@@@@
 
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I think I'd call my self a hardcore gamer. I am a designer for Sega after all :P

I need to be pretty future proof but gaming isn't really all I do I guess.

What kind of tasks will SSD help improve. For example is it more suited to a person that video edits etc?
 
elliottlock said:
Additionally I think it's interesting that no ones questioned my case choice. This was something I found difficult to decide upon.
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picking a case is a personal thing, you have to live with it for years.

If it was a bad choice(rubbish cooling/lack of space/etc) we would have told you.
 
The SSD will help in tasks where you are accessing and moving files from the hard disk. This could be loading up an application, opening up a file and using it in a software package. Also, when moving many small files at once SSDs shine.

Additionally I think it's interesting that no ones questioned my case choice. This was something I found difficult to decide upon.
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Sorry, should have said - great case. I kinda guessed that you had put some though into that case as it is not the cheapest or most popular but it is a lovely bit of kit.
 
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Back in a mo with a spec check for you.

*Edit* I'm back :D

Just something a little different ...

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I know 1156 is EOL Q1 2011, but there's always new tech...
 
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Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £396.99
(£337.86) £396.99
(£337.86)
Corsair Performance Bundle £352.98
(£300.41) £352.98
(£300.41)
OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) £279.99
(£238.29) £279.99
(£238.29)
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £229.99
(£195.74) £229.99
(£195.74)
OCZ Reaper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C6 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3RPR1600C6LV6GK) £169.99
(£144.67) £169.99
(£144.67)
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £158.99
(£135.31) £158.99
(£135.31)
LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £124.98
(£106.37) £124.98
(£106.37)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £79.99
(£68.08) £159.98
(£136.16)
Sub Total : £1,594.81
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £281.45
Total : £1,889.76
 
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not bad, check this bargain out,

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18159720

which can do this,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Rev. 2) £329.99
(£280.84) £329.99
(£280.84)
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £229.99
(£195.74) £229.99
(£195.74)
Corsair Obsidian 700D Full Tower Case & Corsair HX 620W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply £199.99
(£170.20) £199.99
(£170.20)
Intel X25-M Mainstream 80GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (SSDSA2MH080G2C1) £179.99
(£153.18) £179.99
(£153.18)
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £158.99
(£135.31) £158.99
(£135.31)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (CMX6GX3M3A1600C9) £132.99
(£113.18) £132.99
(£113.18)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £66.99
(£57.01) £66.99
(£57.01)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £54.14
(£46.08) £54.14
(£46.08)
Samsung SH-B083L/BSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM) £49.98
(£42.54) £49.98
(£42.54)
Sub Total : £1,194.08
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £210.71
Total : £1,414.79
 
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That £200 Corsair bundle ^^^^^^^^^^^ is great value and seen as though the PSU is a big name, that'll power an i7 and 5870 easily..add your H50-1 Water cooling, around £250!!

I'd swap the Graphics though to the one I suggested in question #31..reason being it's 2GB instead of 1GB (double memory-better performance) and you can't really go wrong with what "Sapphire" offer! And it's only £70 more

You can buy any HDD's really, because they are all around £60-£90 (1TB-2TB)

Also take note the Blu-Ray drive I put in question #31, was Read & Write..Not just Read.

Hope you've enjoyed my part and I hope you get a better Gaming PC than me
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Mine Will rule the world (NOT)
 
Okay, I've changed my build again after talking to the head of IT at my work place. Here is what I've changed and why.

PSU - Required more power especially if I'm considering using crossfire in the future. 750W to 1000W.
RAM - The version of XMS I had is not very good and the IT manager of my company says they have found the version I had have died multiple times. Additionally he said 12GB config for i7's.
Graphics Card - Changing to XFX brand. Sapphire use cheaper quality parts. Means downgrading from 2048MB to 1024MB, Saves me some money to.

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard - £158.99
CPU: Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Napoleon Total War - £236.99
RAM: Corsair XMS3 12GB (6x2GB) DDR3 10666C9 (1333MHz) Tri-Channel (HX3X12G1333C9) - £305.99
Graphics Card: XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £319.99
Hard Drive (Boot): OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) - £279.99
Mounting Kit: Akasa Dual 2.5" SSD/HDD Mounting Kit [AK-MX010] - £5.99
Hard Drive (Storage RAID): Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) - (x2 in RAID = 2TB) - £159.98
PSU: Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-1000HXUK) - £194.99
Case: Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos S "Sport" Silent Full Tower Case - Black - £158.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) - £66.99
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-B083L/BSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM) - £49.98
Total (inc. tax and shipping) : £1,956.21

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So what's peoples thoughts on that?

Cheers,

EL
 
Guess what. I've change it again :P

I think 12GB and 1000W was over kill to be honest so I'm going with the following now.

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard - £158.99
CPU: Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM - £229.99
RAM: Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (TR3X6G1600C9) - £141.98
Graphics Card: XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £319.99
Hard Drive (Boot): OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) - £279.99
Mounting Kit: Akasa Dual 2.5" SSD/HDD Mounting Kit [AK-MX010] - £5.99
Hard Drive (Storage RAID): Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) - (x2 in RAID 1 = 1TB Mirrored) - £159.98
PSU: Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) - £154.99
Case: Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos S "Sport" Silent Full Tower Case - Black - £158.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) - £66.99
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-B083L/BSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM) - £49.98
Total (inc. tax and shipping) : £1,745.20

This still allows me to crossfire in the future to.

Now what do you think, I think I'm close :D
 
Can't see anything wrong with it myself (but then some of the builds you posted earlier would have been fine too :p).
 
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