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kyle1970

kyle1970

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advice please on x79 setup

hi all
ive decided to build a new pc,i will be using it for gaming,video rendering bit of photoshop and also want to play around overclocking ect.
its been a long time since i last built a system or messed with computers (last build was an amd64), but would like to get back in the driving seat! after many hours of reading and research i think ive finally got an idea of whats going on, so my build:
  1. CASE Antec 1200 v3
  2. PSU Corsair ax850w
  3. MOBO Asus rampage iv extreme
  4. CPU i7 3930k
  5. CPU Cooler Corsair H100 water cooler
  6. RAM Corsair Vengeance 1866mhz 4x4gb quad kit
  7. SSD Ocz vertex 4 128gb
  8. HDD 2tb seagate barracuda 7200rpm
  9. GPU Nvidia GTX 680
i will be adding a bluray writer at a later date, my budget is £1800 which is pretty much used on these parts.
does anyone see any problems or conflicts with the hardware ive chosen? or improve on it?(within my budget)
some help with choosing a GTX 680 would be appreciated,best make ect! also anyone with knowledge of complications or faults of these parts when assembling? its given me serious headaches looking all this stuff up and i dare say im in for a few more when it comes to putting them together, so any advice please.
thx all
 
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Hi and Welcome :)

I'd go for an Intel drive when spending that much, for the extra warranty mainly.

Get a 680 if you want, but I think most would agree a 670 (or two) is a better buy.

H100 isn't a bad choice, I'd prefer an air cooler as it'll be generally quieter.

That Antec case is quite old, but that's a personal choice.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD5 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £229.99
1 x Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (With Cakewalk Music Creator 6) £155.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit £109.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £92.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £92.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans (Socket LGA2011) £72.98
Total : £1,661.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Some other cases:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-168-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-BX
 
This is my take on it:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE NVIDIA GPU Keyring £439.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV Formula Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £268.55
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £145.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsZ 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (F3-14900CL9Q-16GBZL) £113.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) £104.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £92.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £88.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Red(Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
Total : £1,788.96 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Gone for a bit of a colour theme too.
 
thx guys
the main reason for the antec case was it will fit the h100 water cooler a couple of ways giving me more choice.
why is the 670 a better buy?i would love to have two but just cant stretch that far! i went for the rampage extreme mobo to give me maximum choice for overclocking,now ive never overclocked before so r all motherboards easy to overclock?
thought id made a no brainer choice on parts due to reviews ect,so back to the drawing board! going to look at some of parts youve suggested,
thx
 
Get an 3770k and a Z77 mobo. You are actually throwing a lot of money away by getting an 3930k in terms of price and perfomance. Also get a 670 instead of 680.

H100 are also loud as people say so get an noctua HD14 which is the best choice also in terms of price and perfomance.

Dont throw money away for no reason ust for little bit of extra perfomance. Spend the other money on something more useful.

Enjoy!!!
 
kyle1970 said:
thx guys
the main reason for the antec case was it will fit the h100 water cooler a couple of ways giving me more choice.
why is the 670 a better buy?i would love to have two but just cant stretch that far! i went for the rampage extreme mobo to give me maximum choice for overclocking,now ive never overclocked before so r all motherboards easy to overclock?
thought id made a no brainer choice on parts due to reviews ect,so back to the drawing board! going to look at some of parts youve suggested,
thx
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Mainly because of the price, see here:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_670/28.html

You pay quite a lot for that 7% extra performance, and the 670s overclock well anyway (particularly the windforce that I selected).

If you want the best no problem with a 680 at all :)

Modern motherboards are fairly straight forward to overclock, and there are plenty of guides around to help.
 
Kitarist said:
Get an 3770k and a Z77 mobo. You are actually throwing a lot of money away by getting an 3930k in terms of price and perfomance. Also get a 670 instead of 680.

H100 are also loud as people say so get an noctua HD14 which is the best choice also in terms of price and perfomance.

Dont throw money away for no reason ust for little bit of extra perfomance. Spend the other money on something more useful.

Enjoy!!!
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wasnt keen on ivybridge due to heat issues when overclocking,
 
beejjacobs said:
How much will this be used for gaming, how much editing?

If its mainly gaming a 3770K may be the way to go, then you could probably afford two 670s!
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i guess its more a toy to me than desktop,if you get my meaning.id probably game as much as i would video rendering,but i want to get into understanding all aspects of overclocking,playing around ect,hence why i picked the mobo and 3930k,also the ram is higher mhz than cpu supports but i assume not when overclocked? think id spend more time messing with settings ect than anything else and knowing me ill probably fry a few bits on the way to learning,lol
 
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