£1k build request

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subbytna

subbytna

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Hey :)

A friend has asked me to spec him a 1k pc for him.

He doesn't need :

OS
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse



He DOES need:

CPU - He is into animation so would an i7 be a better option over an i5 with the hyper threading?
MOBO - Depends on the CPU I guess
RAM - 16 gig - as he will be using it for animation work and game design work? Would having 16gig impair an overclocked CPU? Would 4 x 4gig of quad channel be better than 2 x 8gig?
PSU - I'm thinking a 750 would be suffice?
GPU - The CUDA cores would be better so Nvidia???? or not???? Would a 3 gig card be better to play on an HD monitor? Or would a 2gig 670 be the way forward?
COOLER - to keep any cpu decently cooled
CASE - Doesn't need to be beautiful but DOES need to be decent at cooling as he wants the PC to be quiet
OS HD - Would an SSD be beneficial if he is doing detailed animation work on the PC?
STORAGE - 1TB
DVD - Bog standard one would suffice

I dunno if I've missed anything....any ideas?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £221.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £946.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £80.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £79.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £73.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 3000 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,021.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Looks good :)

I've still got a question about the i7 v the i5 cpu.

Given it is going to be used as a pc for university work in the gaming industry would the i7 with hyperthreading be beneficial?
 
Quick question, If I went and got him 2 x 4gig would I be able to stick another 2x4gig in later on to make the 16gig or would that affect any overclock on the CPU?
 
 
 
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