Build for vst music production

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 14:44

Cheers Trusty. Y'know what? I have a Sony 7280 DVDrw and I as shocked at how loud it was the first time I used it.
I specced the OcUK one as I figured it couldn't be any worse than the Sony

Maybe samsung/LG have figured out quiet drives. I dunno.

You want a revised build done PeeJay?

peejay123 · 25 Sep 2012 at 15:12

Thinking about it, it doesn't really matter how loud the DVD RW is. I wouldn't be using it while recording, so as long as it's quiet when idle then it's good for me.

Shouldn't need another build, thanks Petey, but would appreciate advice on the PSU question - is it worth getting a dirt cheap PSU now and replacing it with the fanless Seasonic when it's in stock or should I stick with what I have? I don't know how practical/impractical this is.

I think I'll ditch the second hard drive as I don't think I'll utilise a RAID array at this stage, so if you think there's anything worth upgrading using the extra £75 in order to get it quieter or more powerful, I would be grateful to hear.

Otherwise, I think I'm nearly ready to buy, buy, buy!

Thanks for your help.

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 15:24

No probs mate.

A cheap PSU is never worth it. I cannot stress this enough.

Hang on, lemme see what I can do to give you more beef seeing as we can save on the ram/hdd.

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 15:40

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £459.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x EVGA X79 SLI Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £112.49
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Titanium Grey £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Quad Channel Kit (GEL316GB1866C10QC) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £14.99
1 x Thermalright LGA 2011 Retention Kit £3.98
Total : £1,212.88 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Well, not bad if I do say so meself

*Waits for someone to shoot me down*

If you're only gonna use 16gb, you'll only need Win7 Home premium.

peejay123 · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:00

This is awesome! Thanks so much for your help.

I will buy this system tonight, unless as you say someone shoots you down!

Cheers.

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:05

Glad you like it.

I do have one small concern. That mobo has a massive heatsink sticking up and I'm wondering if the width of the 140 fan or even the Thermalright heatsink itself will clash with it.

stulid · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:12

Do you have a GFX card? I looked through the thread and couldn't see one mentioned.

Just that this build will need one,

Uncle Petey said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £459.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x EVGA X79 SLI Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £112.49
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Titanium Grey £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Quad Channel Kit (GEL316GB1866C10QC) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £14.99
1 x Thermalright LGA 2011 Retention Kit £3.98
Total : £1,212.88 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Well, not bad if I do say so meself *Waits for someone to shoot me down*

If you're only gonna use 16gb, you'll only need Win7 Home premium.

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:13

I originally specced a 6450 (£35.99) but bremen reckons the mobo will do dual monitor so I removed it.

stulid · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:14

Uncle Petey said:
I originally specced a 6450 (£35.99) but bremen reckons the mobo will do dual monitor so I removed it.

But X79 and CPU's dont have any display support!!!!!

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:16

Good spot. I admit, I'm not that clued up on x79.

Got an extra 36 quid peejay?

I guess you could spend even less. I'll leave that one to Stulid.

stulid · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:19

A £20 5450 will suffice (think they may even be passive)

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:20

Nice, any ideas on the clash factor of the heatsink?

stulid · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:23

Afraid not, he could always just fit it rotated with the fan facing down?

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:24

Yeah, that'd work. Cheers.

Seeing as he wont have to worry about drawing heat off a hot gpu, it's a good solution.

IC3 · 25 Sep 2012 at 17:01

This build is not really for gaming but more of studio pc. I included a sound card if you want jack 3.5mm than pick Asus D2X. Never take Ivy Bridge since they are really bad for OCing as the temps go very high.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) £176.99
1 x Asus Xonar Essence ST Sound Card £129.98
1 x OCZ Agility 3 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-240G) £129.98
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £125.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 660w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.98
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Titanium Grey £99.98
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
2 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £47.99 (£95.98)
1 x Gelid GX7 High Performance Quiet PC Cooler (Socket Intel 775/1366/1155/6 and AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £39.98
Total : £1,280.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 17:10

He's already sorted on the soundcard front.
For his uses, a 3930k will be a more useful than a 2700k/3770k as he needs as much processing power as possible.
The ssd would be ok, but the samsung is easily the better and undoubtedly more reliable choice.
The gpu is unnecessary, as all he needs is dual display support.
Nice PSU, but 660w is overkill for his requirements.
The cooler's probably fine, but I'd take the True 140 over the Gelid any day of he week.
£177 for a 2tb hdd? :eek:

Ivy does run a bit hotter due to intel's crappy thermal paste, but since it's faster clock for clock, you don't have to OC as high to get the same/better results.

peejay123 · 25 Sep 2012 at 18:57

Definitely agree with Petey here on the more powerful processor and happy to spend the extra £20-£30 odd for the GPU.

I am a bit concerned about the fit issue. I've had a good look at both products and it does seem to to me that it would fit, but there isn't quite enough info out there to be sure. Oh well, I'll take the gamble and just go with it.

Here is the updated build (note removed the wireless PCIe - this computer is going to sit right next to the router so wired is fine).

I think I'm going to go with this. Any last minute thoughts from anyone?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £459.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x EVGA X79 SLI Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £112.49
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Titanium Grey £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Quad Channel Kit (GEL316GB1866C10QC) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Asus HD 5450 SILENT 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Low Profile Graphics Card £22.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £14.99
1 x Thermalright LGA 2011 Retention Kit £3.98
Total : £1,205.88 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 19:06

Looks good to me. The cooler thing won't be problem. Just mount it vertically with the fan underneath pushing air through the heatsink if it doesn't go in horzontally.
As long as you have an exhaust above it in the roof, it'll be just fine.
It'd probably be just fine even with no fan above it tbh, but it does help.

stulid · 25 Sep 2012 at 19:08

Any money left for a modular PSU? there is £20 cashback on the SSD

If not, no drama, looks good.

Uncle Petey · 25 Sep 2012 at 20:05

Agreed. The psu will serve you well, but it is the sacrifice I made to get it on budget.