SB-E i7-3820 Spec check

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Hi All

I have settled on going for SB-E and not SB as I think this is the better long term option for me - although about £85 more in initial cost.

I have a Antec P182 case, GTX 570 GPU (will be buying a 2nd one later), and Crucial M4 SSD. All I need is the new mobo, CPU + Cooler, RAM, and PSU (as my currnet Corsair HX 620 Watt PSU probably wont be good enough for SLI).

As mentioned previously this is used mostly for gaming as well as everyday use but I do a bit of video work so the potential of extra cores down the road should help.

The spec I was looking at is:

Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 - £224.99

Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard -£174.98

Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) - £66.95

Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) - £92.99

Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - £84.98

or

Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans - £72.98

I will be overclocking but want the queitest fan of the two.

Thoughts appreciated.

Thanks
 
Hey there,

Get the Noctua as it performs better and is quieter than a H80, but there are also these that come in a variety of colours,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-000-pt&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-003-pt&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-002-pt&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

which match the noctua - http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/phanteks_ph_tc14pe_cpu_cooler_review,1.html


Lastly a modular PSU would be useful - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497 - high wattage PSU's tend to have more cables than lower ones so trying to hide them all can be difficult. But your case has a separate area for the PSU doesnt it? so may not be that big of a deal.
 
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I saw this:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/LGA-2011-i7-3960X-Air-Overclocking,3130-18.html

For the extra few quid I may as well get the Noctua as quieter.

Yeah case does have a compartment. To be honest even £93 on a PSU is pushing it for me - but assume a single 12v rail is still prefered. Are these any good:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-057-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-055-AK&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
 
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The Bequiet is out of stock and has 2 rails. Isn't one better esp when overclocking etc?

I missed that XFX - assume its exactly the same as the more expensive one except for the fact its not modular?
 
F4810 said:
The Bequiet is out of stock and has 2 rails. Isn't one better esp when overclocking etc?

I missed that XFX - assume its exactly the same as the more expensive one except for the fact its not modular?
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Rails dont matter much, singular or multi, it makes no odds, I have seen a discussion on this subject at Jonnyguru and the general consensus was to just make sure you got a solid PSU from a good manufacturer.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3990
Ok... What's the bottom line?


The bottom line is, for 99% of the folks out there single vs. multiple +12V rails is a NON ISSUE. It's something that has been hyped up by marketing folks on BOTH SIDES of the fence. Too often we see mis-prioritized requests for PSU advice: Asking "what single +12V rail PSU should I get" when the person isn't even running SLI! Unless you're running a plethora of Peltiers in your machine, it should be a non-issue assuming that the PSU has all of the connectors your machine requires and there are no need for "splitters" (see Example 1 in the previous bullet point).
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That XFX is also made by Seasonic like the entire range are (Seasonic are considered one of the best OEM suppliers) but its Bronze rated rather than Silver rated for efficiency and non-modular.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story2&reid=216
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/XFX-PRO-750-W-Power-Supply-Review/1182
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...s-650w-750w-and-850w-review-introduction.html
 
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stulid said:
Rails dont matter much, singular or multi, it makes no odds, I have seen a discussion on this subject at Jonnyguru and the general consensus was to just make sure you got a solid PSU from a good manufacturer.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3990
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A lot of this comes back in the day when cut off limits for multi rail PSUs were too low for the new high end card that were starting to appear, now decent models have plenty of leeway for them.
 
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Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM 1 £179.99
Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard 1 £145.82
Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card 1 £144.99
XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply 1 £89.15
Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans (Socket LGA2011) 1 £60.82
Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) 1 £55.79
Sub Total: £676.56
DPD Next Day Parcel Shipping: £10.00
Total Vat: £137.31
Total inc Vat: £823.87


Just ordered! Thanks for your help.
 
I do. But £800 was my buget and I want to go SLI now rather than wait. So swaping with my brothers 560 TI + £50. So my net spend to go SLI is only £125 instead of £250 to get another 570. I looked at some benches and 570 SLI is not much better than 560 Ti SLI and spending £250 on a 570 with Kepler round the corner is probably not a wise move. I will see whats around next year and if its worth the upgrade at that point but I am sure the 560 TIs will do me well for a while. I assume you can mix different brand 560 TIs?
 
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Nearly Identical to my specs apart from the motherboard, which was all ordered on thursday and arrived today :)

Wish I'd gone for a different motherboard though, mine seems to be faulty :@
 
All system is up and running and going really well.

But one point to anyone considering a similar move. If you want to go tri/quad SLI you need a smaller cooler as the Noctua NH-D14 does not let me use the top slot and a bigger case as the Antec P182 does not let me use the bottom slot.

I have 2 card SLI which means I need to use the middle 2 slots. This is not ideal as they are both dual slot cards and the card on top only has a few mm's of space to the bottom card. This means it runs a lot hotter and louder than the card at the bottom.
 
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