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leigh.docking

leigh.docking

leigh.docking

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So, using that awesome cart plugin for chrome, I have currently the following build in mind:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £459.98
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £233.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2710HDS 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £227.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-120G) £209.99
1 x Asus P67 Sabertooth Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £149.98
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £129.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W Power Supply £94.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) £84.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £65.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £59.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.98
Total : £1,751.48 (includes shipping : £22.20).



So mostly, I'm after suggestions if this is going to work, and/or whether I can cut some unnecessary costs out from the build. I'm hoping to keep this as quiet as possible.

Another thought going through my mind is whether I can slap in a 590 (i.e. if it will fit) and cough up the extra cash for a Dell U2711 monitor. Would it be worthwhile (obviously very subjective), and would adding the 590 increase the volume of the box to the point where all my other noise decreasing options become pointless? I wouldn't intend on overclocking the GPU, just the CPU.

Historically I'm used to nVidia, but it there is an AMD/ATI suggestion that would be quiet I'm happy to entertain it :)
 
If this is a build primarily for gaming then you may want to consider the 2500K as there will be negligible performance difference between the two for gaming and general apps use.
 
Id get, '80 Plus Gold' psu...

OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply [OCZZ850-UN]
£99.98 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-039-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

or

Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply
£92.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-LA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

and a Z68 mobo...


Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
This Week Only Offer
was £144.98 inc VAT
£139.98 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-051-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

Edit, meh, too slow again !
 
Thanks for the quick replies!

What advantage would the ASRock mobo have over the Asus? You both suggested it, so I would think there is something I'm missing... (other than 10 quid :P).

Also, I'd be using this for primarily gaming with a bit of .NET programming (maybe some Sharepoint and jQuery if I'm feeling adventurous at work). Can't really see much use for the hyperthreading so I'll take that into consideration!
 
leigh.docking said:
What advantage would the ASRock mobo have over the Asus? You both suggested it, so I would think there is something I'm missing... (other than 10 quid :P).
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Asus seem to be having more instability issues than most on sandybridge, so it might be wise to avoid Asus for the time being :)
 
Thanks for the replies everyone. My build now looks like this (added a wireless USB adapter and an optical drive due to forgetfullness):


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £377.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2710HDS 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £227.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-120G) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.98
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £129.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) £84.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £65.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £59.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Edimax EW-7717UN 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter £23.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.98
Total : £1,674.47 (includes shipping : £22.20).




I guess before I pull the plug I'd like at least someones thoughts about the GPU. Any big AMD fans that want to try converting me? Or anyone think the 590 will fit perfectly in the case and is worth the (almost) ludicrous expense? Perhaps I should shoot for 2x 580 for future proofing (and which two 580's would fit in a mid tower case?)?
 
leigh.docking said:
added a wireless USB adapter and an optical drive due to forgetfullness

better to get this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-001-TP


and is worth the (almost) ludicrous expense?

that is SO expensive, i hope you do a lot of gaming on some very high res screens!

Perhaps I should shoot for 2x 580 for future proofing (and which two 580's would fit in a mid tower case?)?


two 580's? you dont like money do you? you want to punish it dont you? :p :p :p :p :p
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leigh.docking said:
Thanks for the quick replies!

What advantage would the ASRock mobo have over the Asus? You both suggested it, so I would think there is something I'm missing... (other than 10 quid :P).

Also, I'd be using this for primarily gaming with a bit of .NET programming (maybe some Sharepoint and jQuery if I'm feeling adventurous at work). Can't really see much use for the hyperthreading so I'll take that into consideration!
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Lucid Virtu & Intel® Smart Response Technology.
 
27" monitor with a max res of 1920x1080. Look into changing this if your budget can handle it otherwise the 3GB of VRAM on the 580 Phantom will be wasted! No one likes to see that :(
 
R088ieS86 said:
27" monitor with a max res of 1920x1080. Look into changing this if your budget can handle it otherwise the 3GB of VRAM on the 580 Phantom will be wasted! No one likes to see that :(
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While I agree that OP could do with a higher res 27" monitor as 1080p wouldn't look that great on a screen that size, upping to 2560 res the GTX580 would become a bit short on grunt for pushing that res, so he might need to consider a pair of 6950/6970 in Crossfire instead (unless he got the money for adding another GTX580 3GB for SLI). Not sure if the OP got anything against AMD cards or multi-GPU setup though.
 
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