Another spec thread

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 13:47

Ok in the next month or 2 i will be getting my self a new rig to replace my current 6 year old one.

After asking a few question and lurking around the forums i have come up with a "boring" but decent I5 build

This is for gaming only and my budget is around the £1500 mark but can go up a few hundred if needed (don't tell my wife).

One of the things im hoping to get is a 3 monitor set up i currently own a Dell 2407wfp and play at 1920 x 1200 so 2 monitors to suit this would be nice or a can just eBay the dell and get 3 monitors if you lot recommend.

One last thing im hoping to do some braiding and stuff at a later times so im trying to keep the colours to black and gold only.

What i have so far

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £145.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £104.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £37.99
Total : £942.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Ok missing a cooler and Gpu from that list as you lot have noticed.

Cooler wise i was leaning to a closed water loop or a be quite
so one of these 3 below

The overclock i will go for is pretty much setting the vcore to 1.35V and see how high I can go.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-BQ&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-005-AN&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-AN&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

As for the GPU i have no preference at all as i said if possible and within budget ... more or less i would like 3 a monitor set up if not i will stick with the dell

Thanks a lot in advance

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 13:58

3 year warranty for 10 quid isnt bad so thanks for the tip will make the changes as for the Graphics i was thinking of a single gpu for now and possible sli or xfire later as if im right some new gpu reases around the corner

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 14:05

Your right about overkill there but it is a godly looking card ok i should change it a little Black and gold if possible just no big colors if that makes sense ik no blue cards but black with a little blue is fine

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 14:07

As with the bundles im trying to avoid them at the moment as this computer is a month away at best. so in the planing stages. as i said the 3 montior thing is optionall tbh i want it but dont feel its withing my budget

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 14:11

Ok 2 possible builds then that im more than open to improvment for

Build 1 3 Montior compliant and a little under my budget and some space for the 2 extra monitors i need

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 FLEX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with upto 5 Monitor Support & with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £145.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £104.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £37.99
Total : £1,270.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Build 2

Stick with the single monitor or the 47" in the front room (divorce incoming)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £371.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £145.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £104.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £37.99
Total : £1,403.58 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 14:19

Your right but to be honest ive been building this over and over again got a real bug now, My mates have coined it shiny Kit syndrome

But of course before i hit buy i will be racking your brains still if any one could suggest 2 monitors to go with the dell 2407wfp or would i be better off getting 3 monitors and ebay the other .

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 14:20

O and of course 1 month gives me more time to get my post count up enough to save me £15

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 14:25

Fair enough so 3 new monitors it is suggestions welcome while i look up the cost of 3 23" or 24" monitors and a fair few reviews

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 14:46

Looking like a good choice so at the moment

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 FLEX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with upto 5 Monitor Support & with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £145.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £104.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £37.99
Total : £1,270.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

With 3x http://3dvision-blog.com/review-of-t...aming-monitor/ off eBay most likely so + £450

So for a grand total £1720 ish - what ever i get for my dell.

Ok improvements are welcome or are we good at the moment with an update at the end of the month for any dells or if something better comes

Big T · 9 Oct 2011 at 15:20

stulid said:
Post#2

noticed it but didnt include as the bundel may not be there when i order

I am having a re think on the monitors after reading that review to be honest.

Ok i admit i know f all about monitors my last buy was based on a friends recommendation.

So dumb question no. 1 Why go for the 120hz panels witch is for 3d if im using an ati card?

Dumb question no. 2 could i use the nivida 3d with an ati card ( common sense says no)

Have read that the 3 panels (in that review) are not ideal for surround setup due to size of brazel

Big T · 12 Oct 2011 at 18:19

Ok i sort of gave up on the 3 monitors and keeping my old one (Dell 2407) untill it pops or untill i get the 27" 120Mh monitor i fell in love with (again dont tell the wife) so as im in budget and it seems some new games are supporting more cores i decided to go with the BULLDOZER....... lol only kidding im thinking about getting this at the end of the week as always improvements are welcome

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 570 DirectCU II 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £257.99
1 x Intel Core i7-2600 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £234.98
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Plug and Play 4GB (2x2GB) 1600MHz - KHX1600C9S3P1K2/4G £47.99
Total : £1,351.97 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Big T · 12 Oct 2011 at 18:21

Helios1234 said:
For the cooler I'd get the Thermalright Venomous X Black and a couple of fans. You'll end up with better performance than the Antec 920, and it will certainly give you much better performance for a given noise level.

The 920 is terribly overpriced and relies far too much on high RPM fans for good performance. At lower RPM, it can't compete with the likes of the VX.

might do that what dual fans do u recommend

Big T · 12 Oct 2011 at 18:29

stulid said:
The big mistake is the lack of "K" CPU

And the i5 2500K is all you will need.

agreed wrong cpu selected

Big T · 12 Oct 2011 at 18:32

I know i dont need the I7 but to be honest its within my budget
i do , do a little encoding and graphics work but not enough to warrant the I7 i do admit so, meh its the e-peeen in me i guess

Updated and waiting for the buy button to be pressed if no one wants to make any changes

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 570 DirectCU II 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £257.99
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Plug and Play 4GB (2x2GB) 1600MHz - KHX1600C9S3P1K2/4G £47.99
1 x Thermalright Venomous X Black Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £36.98
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £1,337.94 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Big T · 12 Oct 2011 at 18:41

Corrected cause i am being a spaz

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 570 DirectCU II 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £257.99
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Thermalright Venomous X Black Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £36.98
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £1,337.94 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Big T · 12 Oct 2011 at 19:00

Or this one lol

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £209.99 (£419.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Thermalright Venomous X Black Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £36.98
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £1,400.45 (includes shipping : £16.85).

unless some one says something or builds better for £1500 or less im guessing this is it and no stuild that's not a challenge

Big T · 15 Oct 2011 at 08:08

Ok hitting the buy button today just wanted one last spec check

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £148.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £99.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Thermalright Venomous X Black Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £36.98
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £11.99 (£35.97)
1 x Akasa Fan Filter - 120mm £3.59
Total : £1,208.52 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Big T · 15 Oct 2011 at 09:06