£1700 Budget need help please.

LanceCrossfire · 28 Aug 2010 at 20:15

Hey guys

Mid September I will be building a new gaming and work PC. I have a budget of £1700 to work with and I could possibly stretch to £1800. I've not built a PC for awhile and I am unfamiliar with this gen of CPU / GPUs.

I only have two requests, the build is preferably Nvidia based. ATI specs are welcome coupled with good reasons. Secondly I want the build to be SLI (or crossfire) upgradeable.

I dont need a Monitor and KB / Mouse.

Thanks.

Cycrow · 28 Aug 2010 at 20:24

what about the OS ?

Code:

MSI GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2		£349.99
(£297.86) 	£349.99
(£297.86)
	Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail		£234.99
(£199.99) 	£234.99
(£199.99)
	Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1)		£234.99
(£199.99) 	£234.99
(£199.99)
	Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard		£210.99
(£179.57) 	£210.99
(£179.57)
	Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-1000HXUK)		£184.99
(£157.44) 	£184.99
(£157.44)
	Kingston HyperX 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C7 1600MHz Triple Channel (KHX1600C7D3K3/6GX)		£140.99
(£119.99) 	£140.99
(£119.99)
	Corsair Hydro H70 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3)		£86.99
(£74.03) 	£86.99
(£74.03)
	Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)		£46.99
(£39.99) 	£46.99
(£39.99)
	Samsung SH-S222A/RSMN 22x DVD±RW IDE ReWriter (Black/Biege/Silver) - Retail		£19.99
(£17.01) 	£19.99
(£17.01)
 	 	Sub Total : 	£1,285.87
Shipping cost based on delivery to Credit/debit card billing address, CV32 7HN with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout)	Shipping : 	FREE
VAT is being charged at 17.50%	VAT : 	£225.03
 	Total : 	£1,510.90

need to add a case, i dont like speccing cases, as thats really a personal choise, but plenty of budget available to pick any case really.

enough power and support for SLI

RJC · 28 Aug 2010 at 20:25

How does this look, case can be changed to your choice.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £349.99
(£297.86) £349.99
(£297.86)
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £208.99
(£177.86) £208.99
(£177.86)
Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-1000HXUK) £184.99
(£157.44) £184.99
(£157.44)
Lian Li PC-A70FB Full Tower Case - Black £159.99
(£136.16) £159.99
(£136.16)
Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
(£123.39) £144.98
(£123.39)
G.Skill Ripjaw 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit £123.36
(£104.99) £123.36
(£104.99)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £119.99
(£102.12) £119.99
(£102.12)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version)(GFC-00025) £103.39
(£87.99) £103.39
(£87.99)
Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £66.99
(£57.01) £66.99
(£57.01)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £1,296.72
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £229.33
Total : £1,539.80

Azy-Gamer · 28 Aug 2010 at 20:26

LanceCrossfire said:
£1700 to work with and I could possibly stretch to £1800.

lotta moolah

Very well, what will the purpose of the system be?

Gaming/Multimedia/Business/CAD work?/Photography/Video Editing

What am I saying? £1700 it will be an all singing all dancing system! jokes

is it for folding you specified Nvidia? thats the only reason primarily someone might want only Nvidia Hardware...

also cooling are you willing to annually clean a water loop? or do you want low maintenance air, but you still have to clean the fans!

There are someone unnusual alternative like danamics "Liquid Metal" or these new small loops by coolit and corsair...

Redmint · 28 Aug 2010 at 20:34

Didn't spend all the cash, but tbh you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between that spec and one for 1700 unless you wanted a different case etc.

Cycrow · 28 Aug 2010 at 20:35

Azy-Gamer said:
is it for folding you specified Nvidia? thats the only reason primarily someone might want only Nvidia Hardware...

there are plenty other reasons, not just folding.
IF you use linux, nvidia is generally better and more supported.
for graphic design work, rendering, etc, a lot of the software uses cuda which will work better on an nvidia card.
or if you a cuda programmer, then it would be best to get nvidia as well.
if your a 3d vision user

plenty of other reasons really

btw RJC, u have speced 2 cases

RJC · 28 Aug 2010 at 20:38

Cycrow said:
btw RJC, u have speced 2 cases

Not now

Cheers, that was a last minute change of mind

HW91 · 28 Aug 2010 at 20:40

go with Redmints but swap the case to the light version, the DVD-RW to a BD-ROM and the Vertex 2E to a Revodrive

Burty88 · 28 Aug 2010 at 20:44

I went to town on this spec really, Blu-ray, PCI-e SSD - you could scrap/downgrade both of these and get a second 480 if it more suited your needs.

MSI GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £349.99
(£297.86)
OCZ RevoDrive 120GB PCI-Express Solid State Drive (OCZSSDPX-1RVD0120) £328.99
(£279.99)
Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £234.99
(£199.99)
Silverstone Fortress FT02B Gaming Case - Black £176.99
(£150.63)
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £154.99
(£131.91)
Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
(£123.39)
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C8 1600MHz Low Latency Triple Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £123.36
(£104.99)
Corsair Hydro H70 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £86.99
(£74.03)
LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM) £85.99
(£73.18)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £73.99
(£62.97)
Sub Total : £1,498.94
Shipping : £14.75
VAT : £264.90
Total : £1,778.59

Jony27 · 28 Aug 2010 at 21:00

£1700??
budget to me is like £400.

R.C.Anderson · 28 Aug 2010 at 21:10

Jony27 said:
£1700??
budget to me is like £400.

OP wasn't meaning a budget build is needed (ie cheap) was meaning the budget (the max amount that can be spent) is £1700.

Also, I've noticed most specs have been with an i7 950, when did they become available to preorder? I've been looking through stuff for a while now, and this is the first I've seen them...

Redmint · 28 Aug 2010 at 21:13

About a week ago.

Cycrow · 28 Aug 2010 at 21:13

they've been available for a few weeks now i tihnk, they are getting release mid september i belive.

just in time for the OP's build

Randomface74 · 28 Aug 2010 at 21:19

sli/xfire cause problems for a lot of people. i suggest you stick with a single card.

Azy-Gamer · 28 Aug 2010 at 21:19

I agree Nvidia has nice "Features" I own Nvidia GPU's plenty of the high end ones seem to die unnusually... 9800gx2 Artifacting, vertical banding and BSOD's I lost trust after owning several nvidia GPU laptops I do own a working nvidia GPU the 6600gt but that I guess was from when the manufacturing was good... ATI however I've owned an X1650, X1950, HD 4870 no problems whatsoever also my ATI laptops 200m and x1400 no problems also I'm just expressing my experience I've used a GTX260 which I had no trouble with so perhaps luck of the draw in terms of longevity... ATI did drop support for some older GPU's whereas Nvidia kept supplying drivers which shows them in a good light, Also Nvidia drivers seem to get updated more often...

R.C.Anderson · 28 Aug 2010 at 21:26

Cycrow said:
they've been available for a few weeks now i tihnk, they are getting release mid september i belive.

just in time for the OP's build

says 31/08 on ocuk, and maybe I just missed them because I didn't realise I should be looking out for them lol looks like they could be good, a 930 with raised multiplier, I think I'm going to have to go and find some reviews for it now, see how well it OCs

Azy-Gamer · 28 Aug 2010 at 21:38

GPU; MSI GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £349.99

SSD; Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1) £234.99

CPU; Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £234.99

PSU; Corsair Professional Series™ Gold AX850 High Performance 850W Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £156.99

Mobo; Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98

HDD; Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA-II 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2001FASS) £141.99

RAM; **X2** OCZ Gold Low Voltage 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C10 2000MHz Triple Channel (OCZ3G2000LV6GK) £258.48

CASE; Lian-Li PC-P50B Armoursuit Midi Tower Case - Black £112.99

Optical; LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM) £85.99

Total Inc VAT & P&P £1,736.06

Cycrow · 28 Aug 2010 at 22:00

R.C.Anderson said:
says 31/08 on ocuk, and maybe I just missed them because I didn't realise I should be looking out for them lol looks like they could be good, a 930 with raised multiplier, I think I'm going to have to go and find some reviews for it now, see how well it OCs

i remember seeing posts about them being available september, althou they might have come forward abit.

they are basically the replacement to the 930, so the 930's will start to be reduced/phased out now, just like the 920