£4000 spec

sswats · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:30

A client has just asked me to build him a PC. He has £4000 to spend. I told him its excessive, but he is eager to spend that much. I don't think he even has a specific use for it. Just looking for a generally very fast and stable system.
And quiet too.
I've never built anything over £1500 for a long while. Can someone advise me
As a comparson, his old system which i think he bought 5 years ago around the £3k mark runs a AMD 939 dual core with SLI GTX 7950's.

Its going to a layman so no overclocking or watercooling. And case has to look good and need minimal, or at least easy maintenance in terms of keeping it dust free..
So any help would be appreciated.

I'm currently looking at some OCUK prebuilt systems to get an idea.

the_r_sole · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:34

just get a top notch 2k system and then take a few extra hours building it¬!!

coldfused · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:35

EVGA Classified SR-2 with a pair of Intel Xeon's!
And 3x GTX480 SLI

Dream system!

AGD · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:35

£4000!

What a waste!

Anyway, a rather large ssd + decent monitor could take up a chunk of that.

stulid · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:35

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Dell Ultrasharp 3008WFP 30" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £1139.74
(£969.99) £1,139.74
(£969.99)
intel Core i7 970 3.20GHz (Gulftown) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £704.99
(£599.99) £704.99
(£599.99)
MSI GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £369.98
(£314.88) £369.98
(£314.88)
OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) £232.64
(£197.99) £232.64
(£197.99)
Lian Li PC-B70B Alumiinium Full Tower Case - Black £229.99
(£195.74) £229.99
(£195.74)
Corsair Dominator 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C8 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit (CMP6GX3M3A1600C8) £149.99
(£127.65) £149.99
(£127.65)
Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
(£127.65) £149.99
(£127.65)
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £142.99
(£121.69) £142.99
(£121.69)
Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63) £82.99
(£70.63)
Logitech X-540 5.1 Speaker System (970223-0120) £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £22.98
(£19.56) £22.98
(£19.56)
Sub Total : £2,903.19
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £27.55
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £512.88
Total : £3,443.62

add an extra GTX480 for silly gaming performance.

Snooble · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:45

haha he'll have a £4000 PC with an MX518!!?? S'like putting a plastic steering wheel in a ferrari.

Amazed at how quickly the money's used up. Definite Dell 30", 480gtx sli, I'd personally hold back with the SSD, just pick up an 80gb, and spend more on the speakers/keyboard/mouse.

stulid · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:49

Snooble said:
haha he'll have a £4000 PC with an MX518!!??

I like to keep it real, there was a dream spec thread a few months ago, did a £8k build, but still specced the MX518!!!

Dark_Angel · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:51

Honestly, if he wants to spend that amount, try to make sure all the things which will last him are good and decent. (including monitor, PSU, case and speaker system).

Judgeneo · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:51

Intel Core i7 980X 3.33GHz (Gulftown) Extreme Edition (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £759.99
(£646.80) £759.99
(£646.80)
Dell UltraSharp U2410 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £464.99
(£395.74) £464.99
(£395.74)
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £352.49
(£299.99) £704.98
(£599.98)
Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £309.99
(£263.82) £309.99
(£263.82)
OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) £232.64
(£197.99) £465.28
(£395.98)
Lian Li TYR PC-X500 Aluminium Full-Tower - Black £225.99
(£192.33) £225.99
(£192.33)
***UK Exclusive*** Asus Xonar Xense Sound Card + Sennheiser PC 350 Xense Edition Headset £189.99
(£161.69) £189.99
(£161.69)
OCZ Reaper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C6 1600MHz Triple Channel (OCZ3RPR1600C6LV6GK) £149.99
(£127.65) £299.98
(£255.30)
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 1000W Power Supply £139.99
(£119.14) £139.99
(£119.14)
Razer Mamba Wireless Laser Gaming Mouse £90.95
(£77.40) £90.95
(£77.40)
Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63) £82.99
(£70.63)
Corsair Hydro H70 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £82.24
(£69.99) £82.24
(£69.99)
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (920-000375) £54.99
(£46.80) £54.99
(£46.80)
Sub Total : £3,367.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.20
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £593.27
Total : £3,983.40

Thats 2 480s, I7 980X, 2, SSDs and, sound card comes with a head set... its all OTT

Didn't include speakers but tbh, I'd tell him spend 2K ish, chances are he won't notice anything different

ellingham · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:51

does he want a receipt for all the parts?
If not, you know what to do...

ellingham · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:53

Judgeneo said:
Total: £3,983.40

BOOM! cash everywhere

rjk · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:57

classified sr2 /thread

Mak3R · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:59

Judgeneo said:
*snip*

All that and only OEM W7...what, no retail? Pffft

Snooble · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:01

If he's incapable of building the computer himself.. go for flashy looking things.. from experience I've learnt that telling him there's a "really fast processor, an i5 in there makes him say "THIS IS SO QUICK" in comparision to what he'd normally use, along with showing him that he has a FULL COLOUR (pixelXpixel) SCREEN on his KEYBOARD (WOAOWHWOWW WOW!)

Yeah, so get a G19 so he can tell his friends "LOOK, EVEN GOT A SCREEN ON ME KEYBOARD"

shadow_boxer · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:04

Tell him its a "quad core, with each core running at 3GHz to a total of 12GHz." He'll be well impressed!

Seriously if you do get an EVGA Classified with dual xeon....please post pics....

Freddie1980 · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:04

Does he even want a new monitor? With the kind of video card hardware you’re going to be getting with that kind of dosh you might was well. Getting the awesome Dell 30008WFP is an obvious choice but how about a bit Eyefinity/Surround gaming instead?

Personally I would get Core i7 950/960 and put a mild overclock to 3.5/3.6 on it, I know it’s for laymans but a mild overclock really isn’t going hurt anyone and if you’re not raising the voltage there shouldn’t be any long term issues if you pair it with a good cooler. Windows 7 Ultimate, 12Gb of Ram, 2x GTX480 in SLI or 2X HD5870 in Crossfire, Corsair Professional Gold AX1200 PSU, Lian Li Full Tower or the Fractual Design Full Tower (out soon looks great), Asus Xonar Essence ST sound card, Sennhiesier PC 595’s Headphones.

sswats · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:26

Thanks for the help.

IF we go down the EVGA classified route, which Xeons are we talking about?
And any other special requirement needed for this board?

eg will this work
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-053-OE&utm_source=froogle
+
eg Judgeneos spec

Dell UltraSharp U2410 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £464.99
(£395.74) £464.99
(£395.74)
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £352.49
(£299.99) £704.98
(£599.98)
OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) £232.64
(£197.99) £465.28
(£395.98)
Lian Li TYR PC-X500 Aluminium Full-Tower - Black £225.99
(£192.33) £225.99
(£192.33)
***UK Exclusive*** Asus Xonar Xense Sound Card + Sennheiser PC 350 Xense Edition Headset £189.99
(£161.69) £189.99
(£161.69)
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 1000W Power Supply £139.99
(£119.14) £139.99
(£119.14)
Razer Mamba Wireless Laser Gaming Mouse £90.95
(£77.40) £90.95
(£77.40)
Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63) £82.99
(£70.63)
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (920-000375) £54.99
(£46.80) £54.99.

Okay thats a bit over budget at £4728.
but i'll pass the specs along.

NathWraith · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:39

HELLO

Its called the Eradicator for god's sake, what more could you want!

coldfused · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:50

Go for the Westmere Xeons, get 2.... 12 core/24 threads

It'll be a beast of a computer for years to come!

Hagar · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:59

First your margin must be 10%

Dell UltraSharp U2711 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £869.49
Intel Core i7 980X 3.33GHz (Gulftown) Extreme Edition (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £759.99
MSI GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £369.98
OCZ RevoDrive 120GB PCI-Express Solid State Drive (OCZSSDPX-1RVD0120) £328.99
Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £309.99
Corsair Dominator GT 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 16000C8 2000MHz Triple Channel Kit (CMT6GX3M3A2000C8) £199.99
Lian Li PC-A71FB Alumiinium Full Tower Case - Black £189.99
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA-II 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2001FASS) £141.99
Logitech Wireless Desktop Wave Pro (920-001055) £96.98
Sub Total : £3,095.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.20
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £545.62
Total : £3,663.45

plus power supply and cooling