Are there any Problems with this?????

Suspect13 · 14 Sep 2011 at 10:47

I am building a computer (the spec is below). Does anyone know of any problems I might encounter with the building, setup and programming? Will these components work well together? Is this a good spec computer? I have only included one graphic's card as I am going to wait until the new ones are out in a couple of months time.

1. Dell UltraSharp U2711 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey **1yr Warranty** [210-31179] (£529.99 inc VAT)
2 1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £239.99 ((£479.98)
3. 1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99
4. 1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (£154.98)
5. 1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (£134.99)
6. 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit (£68.40)
7. 1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) (£52.99)
8. 1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) (£49.99)
9. 1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (£92.99)
10. 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) (£47.99)
11. Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366 (£79.99)
12. Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred (V3 with USB3.0) Ultimate Gaming Case - Black 149.99
13. Speedlink FAME 5.1 Surround System £39.98

Any views will be appreciated

chigley · 14 Sep 2011 at 10:59

Looks like a nice build to me!
You might want to get a dedicated soundcard to make the most of your speakers, though

fowler002 · 14 Sep 2011 at 11:25

the ram are down to £42 on 'this week only'(offer ends next Wednesday in the morning, not sure what time they update).

or you could look at http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-060-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517 as you're going for the h80 no problems with the fins.

did you not like the corsair 600tm case? can get the 600t(black version), corsair tx850w v2(not modular tho) and h80 bundle for £270 will save you £50

jennidc · 14 Sep 2011 at 11:46

Swap the H80 for a Silver Arrow for better performance and a small cost saving (also quieter).

fowler002 · 14 Sep 2011 at 11:50

was just looking at the 'this week only' offers, the dell is down to £480 so £50 saving there.

dedicated soundcard and a better set of speakers?

1uke · 14 Sep 2011 at 18:21

jennidc said:
Swap the H80 for a Silver Arrow for better performance and a small cost saving (also quieter).

Can you point me towards a trustworthy benchmark that proves the silver arrow is better as from what I have found on serveral places the H80 is 5-10c cooler underload compared to the Silver Arrow and a lot less stress on the motherboard etc not to mention less heat in the case which is a big plus towards the main heaters of a case the gpu's!

Reaper 392 · 14 Sep 2011 at 21:02

1uke said:
Can you point me towards a trustworthy benchmark that proves the silver arrow is better as from what I have found on serveral places the H80 is 5-10c cooler underload compared to the Silver Arrow and a lot less stress on the motherboard etc not to mention less heat in the case which is a big plus towards the main heaters of a case the gpu's!

silver arrow
H80

from those benchmarks you can see that, at similar noise levels, they both cool the processor equally, however, the H80 can spin its fans faster, making more noise and cooling it down a lot more.

also, dont forget that the H80 dumps all of its hot air inside the case - you are supposed to mount it as an intake so that it gets the coldest air it can

if you want the H80 then go for it, but personally i'd prefer the £25 in my pocket

as for the rest of the build it looks really good except for the case. you can do a hell of a lot better than the antec 1200 for that money. the silverstone raven (2 or 3), coolermaster HAF 932 or HAF X and the corsair 650D come to mind in that price range and will be much better than the antec 1200, which is really getting old and dated

1uke · 14 Sep 2011 at 21:27

Antec 1200 is a good case!! I personally prefer the Haf's but its personal preference regarding all these cases and I think ppl should stop saying something is better when its just something they prefer!! I have seen some awesome Antec 1200 builds!!

Those links you gave were rubbish the cpu wasn't even overclocked so hardly a test of when things get hot and what can handle it. Plus a few of those results look suspicious at best. From browsing tons of users posts the H80 is getting some trully amazing results but I also remember ppl slagging of the H50 when it came out but it managed to keep my quad core cooled perfectly at 4.2ghz!!! and tons of other ppl,s cpu's. Noise level comes down to what case you have and insulation etc. I have never had to jack up my fans on my H50 as my case has awesome airflow 12x 120mm fans on low settings very quiet and cool.

Back on subject the build looks awesome and you can always add stuff later if needed. I look forward to helping you build it. Just worried like you what problems we might come across anyone?? The Antec 1200 is a big case so wondering if we need any extensions to any cables to help with the tidy up?