£1000-1200 system - what do you think of this spec?

Rikki

Rikki

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Hey folks,

Just looking for some last minute advice before I buy a new base unit.

I waited for the new Ivy bridge stuff to come out and it doesnt seem to be worth the wait really since I want to OC my new rig :(

What are peoples thoughts on the following, based as a video editing and photo editing system.

I already have BD writer, 2 x 2tb storage drives and 3 x monitors.

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CPU - Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
MOBO - Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
FAN - Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100)
MEMORY - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10)
SSD - Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (With Cakewalk Music Creator 6)
CASE - Fractal Design Define R3 Midi Tower Case - Titanium Grey
VIDEO - Sapphire HD 6950 OC "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
SOFTWARE - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
PSU - Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

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The parts are kinda plucked from the massive lists on here and are ballpark what Im looking for, Im not sure on the differences between the 5 Gigabyte mobos that are all roughly the same price or all the same AMD/ATI gfx cards that again are roughly the same so any advice or preferences there would be great.

Oh and with the gfx and mobo Im not even sure if those are good ones for what Im looking to do or not.

Many thanks folks, gonna order this stuff hopefully this week too :)

Rik
 
As far as I can see its pretty decent. I would recommend getting a Corsair or OCZ PSU (personally I'm not a fan of the coolermaster ones)

What do you intend to use the computer for? If its for gaming you could knock some money off the CPU and get a i5.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x intel core i7-3770k 3.50ghz (ivybridge) socket lga1155 processor (77w) - retail with free trackmania 2 pc game £251.99
1 x gigabyte geforce gtx 560ti "448 edition" windforce 3x oc 1280mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card £167.99
1 x intel 520 series 120gb 2.5" sata-3 solid state hard drive - retail (with cakewalk music creator 6) £149.99
1 x gigabyte z77x-d3h intel z77 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard £104.99
1 x corsair enthusiast series tx750m high performance 750w '80 plus bronze' modular power supply (cp-9020003-uk) £86.99
1 x kingston hyperx genesis 16gb (4x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual/quad channel kit (khx1600c9d3k4/16gx) £79.99
1 x microsoft windows 7 home premium sp1 64-bit - oem (gfc-02050) £72.00
1 x fractal design define r3 midi tower case - titanium grey £69.98
1 x alpenföhn k2 mount doom cpu cooler (socket lga1156/1155/1366/am2/am2+/am3/am3+/fm1) £64.99
total : £1,065.41 (includes shipping : £13.75).




high end air cooler is better than a closed loop water cooler, review - http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/alpenfoehn_k2_cpu_cooler_revisited,1.html

Low-profile RAM.

Faster GFX card.

Motherboard supports SLI/Crossfire at 8X/8X bandwidth.
 
Thanks very much for the very quick replies :)

stulid - I'd read this kinda thing about the newer chips being far hotter when OC'd - is this not as much of an issue when looking to get close to 5GHz OC? - http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/04/ivy-and-sandy-overclocked-sandy-bridge-ends-up-cooler/

I'd be looking to use EyeFinity with my 3 monitors so wouldnt need the HD4000 IGP and I wont be gaming on the system so xfire/sli wouldnt be an issue down the line :)

Smoogels - I'll change over for a Corsair then fella :)

stulid - First up, where do I find the online quote generator you used to make the HTML enabled list? I coudlnt find it on the OC site and ended up copying into Excel LOL

I went with the AMD card due to being 3 monitor compatible and also it seems to work better with Sony Vegas Pro 11 with GPU acceleration over nVidia parts.

Thanks for the heads up on cooling too, didnt realise that air was better than the H100 :)
 
Use two DVI out from the card to two of the Dells

Use the Displayport to the third, you may need a mini Displayport-full size Displayport cable, or a mini-full size adapter.
 
The overall perfoamnce of the ivybridge chip is 5%-10% faster than sandybridge at stock (excluding OnboardGPU).

the i7's (ivy) seem to reach 4.5-4.6 alright

where the sandy i7's reach 4.8-4.9 ish.

I don't think you'll see any advantage in having a sandybridge chip over ivy bridge. It also unlocks features such as PCI-e gen 3.
 
Rikki - you seem to be in a very similar place to me. I'm not a gamer but want a high end HD video editing and photo editing machine.

I have a few questions I'd be glad if someone can clarify. The graphics card: Is this to run your 3 screen eye-finity? I would be going for the ivy bridge and the igp HD4000 only as I was under the impression that photo and video editing is CPU intensive and doesn't really use GPU's (Sony Vegas has a GPU accelerator which I've read isn't much cop).

I'd be looking to overclock to 4.5GHz which seems to be the safe limit temp wise. Plus it is only going to be near that limit during a long render isn't it? Day to day stuff cant tax it that much can it?

With the air cooling over the H100 closed loop water cooling, how quiet is it? I've read the H100 is almost unusable on full speed aka hovercraft mode.....

Let us know what you decide on - I recon 4 weeks tops before I take the plunge
 
pilsburypie said:
With the air cooling over the H100 closed loop water cooling, how quiet is it? I've read the H100 is almost unusable on full speed aka hovercraft mode.....
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i have just built my first gaming pc using the h100 water cooler and its really not that loud at all... dont get me wrong, u can hear it but not unusable :D
 
I'd swap the 6950 for a 7850, not much of a price difference, and I'd consider getting a second SSD for raid, purely for speed. SSD prices are getting lower by the day and you'd likely notice the speed difference of a raid than marginal gains on CPU choice (I don't know though, I haven't looked into Ivybridge too closely)
 
Yeah its to run 3 monitors and also be of use in Vegas for preview and final rendering.

A couple of weeks is what Im thinking myself for the new rig.
 
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