Building mate another PC

rodders · 17 Jun 2009 at 19:27

Hi all,

Just wanted to run a spec past you all. Budget around £1100 but he already has bits.

No requirement for:

keyboard and mouse
Speaker
Monitor
G/card (note this is a 4870 x2)
Storage h/d

So its just the tower.

I have gone for the 4Ghz o/c bundle as seperatly its not much cheaper and they have clocked/checked it. I have gone SSD and 3 of them to get the capacity up to 180gb. Also in raid 0, this should be fast. Not sure if 850w PSU is overkill. He might go crossfire in the future.

So if you could pass your eye over the spec and suggest any changes that are required, it would be much appreciated.

shadowake · 17 Jun 2009 at 19:30

I would use RAID 5 not 0 on three drives as the chance of one failing is much higher.

Also go for a vertex or samsung (I think the kingstons use the jmicron controller).

1 larger vertex will outperform three of those kingstons (RAID'ing increases access time as well).

shadowake · 17 Jun 2009 at 19:33

I'd get this for drives (slightly cheaper):

OCZ Vertex Series 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX60G) £212.74
(£184.99) £212.74
(£184.99)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £46.99
(£40.86) £93.98
(£81.72)
Sub Total : £266.71
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £41.36
Total : £317.07

1 SSD for OS and apps and 2 WD Black in RAID0 for 1TB of storage etc. More space and probably faster too.

siumatfung · 17 Jun 2009 at 19:33

if you want a great case with great airflow opt for the cooler master HAF 932 20£ cheaper and imo a much better case

shadowake · 17 Jun 2009 at 19:37

Much better full build:

*OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz @ 4.00GHz / Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 Motherboard / Patriot Viper 6GB DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz DDR3 Bundle + World in Conflict Game £539.99
(£469.56) £539.99
(£469.56)
OCZ Vertex Series 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX60G) OCZ Vertex Series 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX60G) £212.74
(£184.99) £212.74
(£184.99)
Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 750W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 750W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply £120.99
(£105.21) £120.99
(£105.21)
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case - Black (No PSU) Coolermaster HAF 932 Case - Black (No PSU) £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £46.99
(£40.86) £93.98
(£81.72)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Sub Total : £957.11
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £145.63
Total : £1,116.49

rodders · 18 Jun 2009 at 19:24

Ok case changed. As for HD's, he doesnt need storage as already has a drive to go in, so only interested in SSD's.

Deciding between 1 large SSD or smaller ones in raid.