opinions on a new build for mate

RedStarRiot

RedStarRiot

RedStarRiot

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Hey guys

What do you think of this build? any tips welcome

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus Maximus IV Extreme Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** Asus Maximus IV Extreme Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £299.99
(£249.99) £299.99
(£249.99)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £239.99
(£199.99) £239.99
(£199.99)
Corsair Obsidian 800D Full Tower Case - Black Corsair Obsidian 800D Full Tower Case - Black £224.99
(£187.49) £224.99
(£187.49)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
(£166.66) £399.98
(£333.32)
BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) £106.99
(£89.16) £106.99
(£89.16)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9) Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £64.99
(£54.16) £129.98
(£108.32)
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard £62.99
(£52.49) £62.99
(£52.49)
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £50.99
(£42.49) £50.99
(£42.49)
Gigabyte M6980 2000DPI Gaming Mouse Gigabyte M6980 2000DPI Gaming Mouse £22.99
(£19.16) £22.99
(£19.16)
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
Sub Total : £1,660.69
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.20
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £336.58
Total : £2,019.47
 
I think you're over-spending massively.

Mobo is twice the amount you need to spend.

HDDs are silly expensive when drives £20 less are faster.

The 800D isn't a brilliant air-cooling case.

The Antec Kuhler 620 is cheaper and much better.

I'd consider a GTX580 to avoid driver issues and allow SLI at a later date when PC begins to slow down.

If it's a gaming PC there is no benefit of the i7 2600k over the i5 as games don't make use of hyperthreading.

What will you be using the PC for?
 
Cookeh said:
I think you're over-spending massively.

Mobo is twice the amount you need to spend.

HDDs are silly expensive when drives £20 less are faster.

The 800D isn't a brilliant air-cooling case.

The Antec Kuhler 620 is cheaper and much better.

I'd consider a GTX580 to avoid driver issues and allow SLI at a later date when PC begins to slow down.

If it's a gaming PC there is no benefit of the i7 2600k over the i5 as games don't make use of hyperthreading.

What will you be using the PC for?
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This.

Plus the RAM you chose is unnecessary. You won't see any real diffeence between that and a cheaper 1600MHz set really - link

If you go with an all-in-one watercooler like the Antec Kuhler 620 as Cookeh suggested then just go with what ever is cheapest at the time (at the moment its the G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB), if you go with an air cooler, get a low profile set.

Also you don't really need 8GB for gaming, 4GB would be enough.
 
Saved you over £500 :p

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £183.98
1 x BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x Silverstone RV02 Raven 2 Case - Black £129.98
1 x PC Power and Cooling Silencer 910W Power Supply £99.98
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £69.59
1 x Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard £62.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £49.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £33.98
1 x Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £31.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail £19.99
Total : £1,576.08 (includes shipping : £22.20).

- 120GB SSD - not only larger, but faster and more reliable.
- Z68 mobo - good overclocker, good spacing between graphics cards, and the added benefit of SSD caching.
- Only 1 HDD, as RAID is very risky :p This drive is also faster ;)
- Best air-cooling case available.
- Better cooler, for a cheaper price :p Depending on how far you want to overclock it might be worth considering a high-end air cooler as they tend to out-perform the closed loop water coolers.
- 580 to avoid micro-stutter and driver issues
- PSU capable of 580 SLI

Even with an i7 in there you've saved more than £400 and you have better components and less issues because of it :D
 
Cookeh said:
I think you're over-spending massively.

Mobo is twice the amount you need to spend.

HDDs are silly expensive when drives £20 less are faster.

The 800D isn't a brilliant air-cooling case.

The Antec Kuhler 620 is cheaper and much better.

I'd consider a GTX580 to avoid driver issues and allow SLI at a later date when PC begins to slow down.

If it's a gaming PC there is no benefit of the i7 2600k over the i5 as games don't make use of hyperthreading.

What will you be using the PC for?
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thanks

Well the i7 is needed as its for more than gaming. Also he wants 2x 6950's so cant budge there. Everything else though that been suggested makes sense.
 
3D gaming and 580 SLI says hi:


YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £239.99
1 x LG W2363D 23" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX120G) £124.99
1 x XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £118.99
1 x Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision Kit £107.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £79.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £53.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £50.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
Total : £1,994.92 (includes shipping : £27.55).

£1961.86 with free shipping if your ordering it

not so sure on the case though

*edit*
why on earth would he want 6950's when he can get 580's in his budget?
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/299?vs=308
 
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Reaper 392 said:
3D gaming and 580 SLI says hi:


YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £239.99
1 x LG W2363D 23" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX120G) £124.99
1 x XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £118.99
1 x Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision Kit £107.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £79.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £53.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £50.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
Total : £1,994.92 (includes shipping : £27.55).

£1961.86 with free shipping if your ordering it

not so sure on the case though


WOW

That is some set up. Ill fire this to him
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Why on earth is he stuck on 2x HD6950s? :eek: Seems weird :p

Spot of advance warning, lots of people are reporting headaches and nausea using 3D :(
 
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