Building a PC - have I forgotten anything??

dirtychinchilla · 4 Jul 2011 at 18:35

What I really want is a very subtle black case which has no obvious features. The R3, in that respect, is great!

dirtychinchilla · 4 Jul 2011 at 19:06

The BitFenis Shinobi looks excellent! I know we geeks love all the lights and stuff that you generally have in a computer case but considering I'm likely to often leave it on all nightI don't want all the glaring lights.

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 11:51

She's hot! Both the Shinobi case and the Cooler Master Appeal to me greatly. Decisions decisions...

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:16

So as I'm looking into cases right now, will this set up fit in a micro case? Or a midi? I don't want to re-spec to include those options butit's something I want to consider

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:19

Thanks. So if I want to use a micro case with those components I just have to make sure it supports ATX? If not it's not good?

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:25

Ok cool,thanks for clearing that up. I'll look for some that support the standard ATX. I'm basically worried that over holidays I won't be able to bring the computer back from uni on the train etc. I think if it's micro, however, I'll be alright carrying that around.

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:41

I've got another question, sorry! Is there a decent equivalent of the Asrock Pro3 in micro-atx format as I am now quite concerned about the size

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:42

stulid said:
How about something with handles?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-175-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29

That's rather too substantial I think, I'm really thinking about whether I could carry this computer on the train.

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:45

stulid said:
Your in luck, theres one.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-343-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

Oh brilliant, thank you! And that would really be worth getting for this system I take it?

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:50

stulid said:
Its exactly what you want if your concerned about size and it still has the good stuff a Z68 board should have.

Fantastic! My main worry has been resolved then I think. Now just to fund it...

Jony27 said:
have you looked at the NZXT Vulcan?
http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/crafted_series/vulcan

OCUK dont stock them anymore, not sure if they ever did but if you shop around you can find them for around £50

some reviews.

http://www.3dgameman.com/reviews/1151/nzxt-vulcan-case
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1008/pg1/nzxt-vulcan-review-introduction.html
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/997

Great, thanks a lot for the links. I'll have a better look at them later but at a quick glance that case looks great!

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 19:01

So this is what I'm looking at now, minus the case:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £34.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £33.98
Total : £409.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 22:34

Thank you very much guys, your help has been greatly appreciated. No doubt I'll eventually have more questions, but thank you once again

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 22:43

Oh I do indeed have a question; do you need a different power supply for a micro atx case?

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:04

So what does that mean exactly? Will the BeQuiet l7 still be ok?

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:06

Haha great, thanks man

dirtychinchilla · 8 Jul 2011 at 01:07

Regarding the case, I think I'll be getting something by Silverstone, probably an SG01 or SG02F-B. What do you reckon?

Would you guys mind speccing me a reasonably priced (maybe coming in at under £200) 64GB SSD and graphics card. Bear in mind that this will be used for some gaming, not particularly heavy but I mostly want to be able to run stuff on high graphics, and for 3D modelling using Solidworks.

Cheers!
Jono

dirtychinchilla · 8 Jul 2011 at 11:58

Thanks a lot stulid. Is it necessary to get such an expensive SSD? It looks to e quite a bit cheaper just to get 60GB....I mean the fact is that I'll never fill up 60GB or 64GB but would definitely fill a 30GB SSD. I don't know...

Those OcUK GPUs are great aren't they?

dirtychinchilla · 8 Jul 2011 at 13:46

I wish I could order it all together, it's going to require some saving and selling a guitar. But I don't want the the guitar and it'll be worth it.

Great, that GPU should be grand then.

dirtychinchilla · 8 Jul 2011 at 13:52

Hahah absolutely, I'd noticed it on a few threads actually. I'm more than willing to go for the OC GPU if it saves money. The bottom line is whether it's up to spec, and I believe you!

dirtychinchilla · 9 Jul 2011 at 13:33

More questions guys.

I don't know if you've seen my thread here or not. Basically, if I really want a portable PC I'm thinking that I may have to go for Mini ITX...is there an equivalent MB for this also in case I do decide to go that way? I think it would open up a lot of possibilities for me.