£1000 Editing (+ Light Gaming) PC

[RJC]

So is it not worth getting the AX1200i for future-proofing then?

No.

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Okay thanks

Therefore, this seems to be the one to get:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II OC Gamer 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £197.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £148.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/16X) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £124.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £103.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
Total : £1,293.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



Unless I should be looking at Socket 2011?

 

[RJC]

PSU is out of stock and go with this XFX PSU:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

And do you want the Bitfenix with a window?

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

PSU is out of stock and go with this XFX PSU:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

And do you want the Bitfenix with a window?

Just read some reviews of the XFX PSUs and they're not fanless at certain loads, which is annoying as I would like the system to be quiet.

Therefore, how's this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II OC Gamer 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £197.99
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £148.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/16X) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £124.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £103.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
Total : £1,378.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



I know it's over £1300, but I have 'looked around' and got the total way under that.

 

[Potty27]

Looks good, though this RAM may be better for that price range?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-003-AR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

 

[Potty27]

Just seen your revised spec, that PSU seems total overkill to me to be honest mate. Cooler and Case maybe are too, but if you want a strong overclock it's understandable.

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Looks good, though this RAM may be better for that price range?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-003-AR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

Nice, but it's only 8GB, which is going to disadvantage me somewhat when editing .

If anybody wants to come in with a Socket 2011 build, please post it, or a colour-coded build!

 

[Potty27]

.... I thought it said 16.... read all the other spec's on it too Seemed really good value for that speed / timings

One of those days, sorry

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Just seen your revised spec, that PSU seems total overkill to me to be honest mate. Cooler and Case maybe are too, but if you want a strong overclock it's understandable.

Right, what would you recommend?

 

[Potty27]

Assuming you want (or may want) to go SLI later on yeah?

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Assuming you want (or may want) to go SLI later on yeah?

With two 780s perhaps in the very, very far future Or maybe the 9990 or whatever.

 

[Potty27]

From what I can see in stock, this appears to have everything you need:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-052-OC&tool=3

Should be nice and quiet and have enough power for 780 SLI from what I understand.

 

[Potty27]

Were it in stock I'd have also said this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-012-XF

Or the one RJC recommended if your not fussed about modular:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-XF

The latter being great value

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Were it in stock I'd have also said this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-012-XF

Or the one RJC recommended if your not fussed about modular:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-XF

The latter being great value

What exactly is wrong with the Corsair AX860i, out of interest?

 

[Potty27]

What exactly is wrong with the Corsair AX860i, out of interest?

Nothing at all wrong with it, it's a great PSU, but it's £180.

To my mind that's a big chunk of the budget for no real gain over a cheaper model, but it's your money mate

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Nothing at all wrong with it, it's a great PSU, but it's £180.

To my mind that's a big chunk of the budget for no real gain over a cheaper model, but it's your money mate

I just like the fact that'll it be quiet under low-loads. For editing, silence is a must .

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Can anyone spec a 2011 socket build with a Gigabyte MB please, similar to above. Thanks!

 

[RJC]

Over, but six core!



YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £443.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II OC Gamer 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £197.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (TXD316G2133HC9NQC-L) £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £103.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black (CC-9011012-WW) £93.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
Total : £1,391.82 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Do you think 2011 is worth it over Haswell, for editing (and light gaming)?

 

[Potty27]

I just like the fact that'll it be quiet under low-loads. For editing, silence is a must .

Depends how good your ears are I guess

But most the PSU's in this thread should be very quiet and I imagine it's the other components you'd be hearing, though I may be wrong.