Advice please for a new build but with a slight problem

Pop Rovet · 25 Mar 2013 at 17:05

Hi all,

I fear it is time to upgrade again (groan) and my last two systems have been specced by the good guys here on the forum.

My current main pc is getting very slow

mobo is an Asus A8N - SLI Premium
cpu is an early dual core x86 Family 15 Model 35 AMD ~2211Mhz (AMD?)
2GB Ram
video card GeForce8600GT 256mb

I have 4 x hard drives and the boot drive was a WD Raptor 150GB but that died a month or so ago and I replace with a Samsung Spinpoint and certainly noticed a drop in speed.

I need a spec for fast work pc with photoshop and occaisonal video encodiing.

I would like a fast boot time if possible and am unsure whether to use Win 7 or 8?

Now comes the slight problem that has held me back from upgrading (along with all the hassle of moving software!)

This PC is based at home and I have another based at work.

I still use Eudora for POP based email.

I have the email files on a pull out IDE based drive caddy that I remove from the home pc and slot in to the work pc every day and vice versa when I return home.

I still need a solution to keep this going or a good alternative. I am guessing I may have to replace the work pc as well ?

I have looked at several ready built systems in the £400 - £600 price range but feel the self assembled pc's are always better ?

So, as always , any advice appreciated

Thanks,

Pop

Idleman · 25 Mar 2013 at 17:29

What Psu do you have and how old is it?
You can get an ide to sata converter.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=i...1.57j0l2j5j62l2.8865&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Pop Rovet · 25 Mar 2013 at 18:08

hi, It is a CIT brand , 750W from memory with some sata connectors

Idleman · 25 Mar 2013 at 18:13

Forgot to ask, but what is the total size of your email files?

Pop Rovet · 25 Mar 2013 at 18:20

At the moment 6.8GB but I have other files I also transfer daily on an 80GB ide drive (currently 12GB used)

Idleman · 25 Mar 2013 at 19:37

Included a flash drive for your email/data.
I have no experience on photo and video editing, so not to sure how much benefit the card will be with the software you will be using, although it should be better than your current card.
Also, I assume you have an OS you can reuse. You could also forgo the ssd and get an i5 instead. SSD can always be added later.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x **B Grade** Asus GeForce GTX 650Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x **B Grade** Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Kingston DataTraveler 111 32GB USB 3.0 Pen Drive - (DT111/32GB) £17.99
Total : £557.51 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Without an SSD.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £199.99
1 x **B Grade** Asus GeForce GTX 650Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Kingston DataTraveler 111 32GB USB 3.0 Pen Drive - (DT111/32GB) £17.99
Total : £580.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Pop Rovet · 26 Mar 2013 at 17:01

Thanks Idleman, is the i5 processor the one that can be overclocked easily ?

Lemin · 26 Mar 2013 at 17:08

i5-3570K is your best bet .

Idleman · 26 Mar 2013 at 17:11

Pop Rovet said:
Thanks Idleman, is the i5 processor the one that can be overclocked easily ?

Yes mate.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x **B Grade** Asus GeForce GTX 650Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x Kingston DataTraveler 111 32GB USB 3.0 Pen Drive - (DT111/32GB) £17.99
Total : £599.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).