£2200 to spend

beejjacobs · 16 Jan 2012 at 22:48

Depends if you want a water cooled set up or not then really! Bare in mind you can get sealed watercooled loops that do a good job, and aren't nearly as expensive, don't required maintenance etc... Like this one in Reaper's spec:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-AN

James J · 17 Jan 2012 at 02:09

IC3 said:
What about watercooling ?
With that much money he should do watercooling.

Not with a 1440/1600p screen he can't. Watercooling is very expensive and can destroy budgets. Using mine as an example, for a cpu block and 2 gpu waterblocks + rads and pump and all the barbs/hose/misc stuff, I've spent around £540.

Due to that, it would quite literally be monitor or watercooling.

Jenz · 17 Jan 2012 at 13:26

I hadn't considered an i7 3930 should I?

I also tried a 27inch monitor and feel its too big so am thinking 24inch Asus Proart instead

What could we do still sticking to my original budget with that change?

goodl · 17 Jan 2012 at 13:41

If you're video editing steer clear of AMD/ATI you will need cuda for Premiere

beejjacobs · 17 Jan 2012 at 14:14

Jenz said:
I hadn't considered an i7 3930 should I?

It's expensive and the improvements probably aren't worth it for you

I also tried a 27inch monitor and feel its too big so am thinking 24inch Asus Proart instead

What could we do still sticking to my original budget with that change?

Very similar to Reapers spec above:

YOUR BASKET
1 x ocuk ati radeon hd 7970 3072mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card £419.99
1 x dell ultrasharp u2410 24" widescreen lcd monitor - midnight grey £389.99
1 x intel core i7-2600k 3.40ghz (sandybridge) socket lga1155 processor - retail £239.99
1 x crucial realssd m4 128gb 2.5" sata 6gb/s solid state hard drive (ct128m4ssd2) £154.99
1 x gigabyte z68xp-ud3p intel z68 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard £129.98
1 x xfx 850w xxx edition modular '80 plus silver' power supply £122.99
1 x silverstone raven 3 rv03b-w full tower windowed case - black/gold £109.99
1 x microsoft windows 7 home premium sp1 64-bit - oem (gfc-02050) £79.98
1 x antec kúhler h2o 920 high performance liquid cpu cooler (lga775/lga1155/lga1156/lga1366/am2/am2+/am2+/am3+) £74.99
2 x corsair vengeance low profile 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel kit (cml8gx3m2a1600c9) £39.98 (£79.96)
1 x sony optiarc ad-5280s 24x dvd±rw sata rewriter (black) - oem £18.98
total : £1,848.48 (includes shipping : £22.20).

consider a gtx580 such as:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=gx-153-ok&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1812

although it is not quite as good, it has cuda which can be used in some editing software and things. maybe do a bit of research into it, it can massively help in some applications. usually you just need to install a plug in or something. more info/a starting point:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_app_tesla.html

Also bare in mind this is under budget, so you could get another screen or something. Or it allows some budget to have it built for you.

redknight333 · 17 Jan 2012 at 14:37

Don't you need a gen 3 board if your going for a Radeon HD 7970 series of cards.

Jenz · 17 Jan 2012 at 17:08

I also looked at:
OcUK GeForce GTX 580 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
Asus PA246Q 24.1" Professional ProArt Widescreen P-IPS LCD Monitor - Black £424.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £319.99
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £239.99
Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £93.98
OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £46.99
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £39.98
Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B3ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99

Which totals £1,884.86

But then I wondered if 2x 560TI's in SLI would be better? So many choices!

beejjacobs · 17 Jan 2012 at 17:26

redknight333 said:
Don't you need a gen 3 board if your going for a Radeon HD 7970 series of cards.

No

You can, but atm it makes no/little difference.

Jenz said:
I also looked at:
OcUK GeForce GTX 580 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
Asus PA246Q 24.1" Professional ProArt Widescreen P-IPS LCD Monitor - Black £424.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £319.99
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £239.99
Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £93.98
OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £46.99
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £39.98
Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B3ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99

Which totals £1,884.86

But then I wondered if 2x 560TI's in SLI would be better? So many choices!

two GTx560Tis in SLI probably would be better in some games, but I'd always get the best single card I can, then you could have two 580s in the future (would want 850W for that). The 580 is a great card. That or the 7970 it's up to you.

You spec above is good. Don't know much about the Asus screen but the Dell is on offer, and may be better? I've heard great things about Dell Monitors.

EDIT:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/305?vs=441
560Ti SLI vs 580

Also, if you can afford it I'd recommend the PSU I chose over the one you have. Give you more options in the future and it's great! It's also modular which helps.

Jenz · 18 Jan 2012 at 14:21

So with this weeks deals I am at:

OcUK GeForce GTX 580 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £284.99
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £256.79
Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £138.98
OcUK Tech Lab Silent PC Case - Corsair Carbide 500R - White £124.99
OCZ ZT 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £89.99
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £46.99
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B3ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99

Is a 256GB SSD too large? (I have stacks of Sata and a NAS). I keep going backwards and forwards on 24inch vs 27inch screen (1920x1200 vs 2560x1440) and I keep going between 560TI, 580 3GB and 7970

IC3 · 19 Jan 2012 at 19:04

Jenz said:
So with this weeks deals I am at:

OcUK GeForce GTX 580 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £284.99
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £256.79
Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £138.98
OcUK Tech Lab Silent PC Case - Corsair Carbide 500R - White £124.99
OCZ ZT 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £89.99
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £46.99
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B3ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99

Is a 256GB SSD too large? (I have stacks of Sata and a NAS). I keep going backwards and forwards on 24inch vs 27inch screen (1920x1200 vs 2560x1440) and I keep going between 560TI, 580 3GB and 7970

Get gtx 580.
SSD 120GB or 60GB is fine for the system just make sure you have HDD to store your media.
Then in futuer get water cooling.

masscrazy · 19 Jan 2012 at 20:05

Jenz said:
So with this weeks deals I am at:

OcUK GeForce GTX 580 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99

Is a 256GB SSD too large? (I have stacks of Sata and a NAS). I keep going backwards and forwards on 24inch vs 27inch screen (1920x1200 vs 2560x1440) and I keep going between 560TI, 580 3GB and 7970

You're getting a 580 for the price of a 7970, not smart!

Go for extra HD gaming!

James J · 19 Jan 2012 at 20:44

IC3 said:
Get gtx 580.
SSD 120GB or 60GB is fine for the system just make sure you have HDD to store your media.
Then in futuer get water cooling.

Not the best of advice with that graphics card as its a none reference model (its palit, I own 2 of them). EK don't make the waterblocks anymore for them and they have to be specially made. I've had two of them arranged to be made via RJK from OcUK and they are due any day now.

If he wants watercooling on a 580 GTX, he HAS to get a reference model just so he can use a waterblock (full cover) when the time comes.

Personally, I'd go for a 560ti, save the rest of the money until kepler launches and go for the top end card then, having the best of both worlds with CUDA, waterblock availability and no VRAM issues.

Andy_1995 · 19 Jan 2012 at 21:10

Don't go for an i7 it is not needed, go for an i5 2500k an i7 is more for hyperthreading i5 is ideal for gaming.

Jenz · 20 Jan 2012 at 08:36

I wanted the i7 for transcoding and hyperthreading. It was only a bit more expensive on the This Week only deal for the 2700k variant.

I decided also to go for 7970 due to my 2560x1440 resolution.

beejjacobs · 20 Jan 2012 at 12:49

Jenz said:
I wanted the i7 for transcoding and hyperthreading. It was only a bit more expensive on the This Week only deal for the 2700k variant.

I decided also to go for 7970 due to my 2560x1440 resolution.

Cool! Enjoy your new rig, post some pics if you can

Andy_1995 · 21 Jan 2012 at 01:20

I see now lol

Enjoy your new rig.