Built SandyBridge Case

bulldog147 · 22 May 2011 at 20:42

Can you advise me if my basket order are ok with the full spec of highest range of graphic card with sandybridge. I am going to overclock it to 4.60GHz or maybe 4.70GHz with 1.35v.

Here is my shopping list:

bulldog147 · 22 May 2011 at 20:51

Does the H60 come with pre-applied thermal on it ? OK, I might look for OCZ 850W power supply then. I might go for OEM i7 2600K instead as the warranty doesn't bothered me at all as long I kept my i7 2600K below 1.35v and memory ram at 1.50v. The graphic card and motherboard are the top high spec for gaming, photo and video editing.

Updated:

1) Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM [BX80623I72600K] £219.98
2) OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold Certified' Modular Power Supply [OCZ-ZX850W] £129.98

Total £1603.59 (so I had knock off £77.50 off (also including free shipping cost)

Do you think I should go for this board instead : MSI Big Bang Marshal Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** for just an extra £56.01

bulldog147 · 22 May 2011 at 21:06

I had decided to go for this one:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
(£349.99) £419.99
(£349.99)
MSI Big Bang Marshal Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** MSI Big Bang Marshal Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £259.99
(£216.66) £259.99
(£216.66)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £219.98
(£183.32) £219.98
(£183.32)
OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £194.99
(£162.49) £194.99
(£162.49)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - OEM Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - OEM £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold Certified' Modular Power Supply OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold Certified' Modular Power Supply £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Red NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Red £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g) IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g) £6.98
(£5.82) £6.98
(£5.82)
Sub Total : £1,380.71
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £0.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £278.89
Total : £1,659.60

bulldog147 · 22 May 2011 at 21:11

Ok I changed to this board MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** [129.15]
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** [129.15] @ £139.98 inc VAT

so total price now £1539.59

bulldog147 · 22 May 2011 at 21:18

I decide to get another 120GB SSD and put 2 x 120GB in Raid 0 to get the fastest read & write

Here is my final choice:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
(£349.99) £419.99
(£349.99)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £219.98
(£183.32) £219.98
(£183.32)
OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £194.99
(£162.49) £389.98
(£324.98)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.98
(£116.65) £139.98
(£116.65)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - OEM Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - OEM £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold Certified' Modular Power Supply OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold Certified' Modular Power Supply £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Red NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Red £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g) IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g) £6.98
(£5.82) £6.98
(£5.82)
Sub Total : £1,443.19
Shipping cost based on delivery to paypal address, *** *** with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £288.64
Total : £1,731.83

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bulldog147 · 22 May 2011 at 21:58

Thanks for the tip Buchanan0204. I will avoid Hitachi HDD then and also drop out Raid0, you had a point right there, I use to have 2 x 120GB Vertex 2 SSD in raid0 and doesn't make any difference to be honest.

My final choice now changed:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
(£349.99) £419.99
(£349.99)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £219.98
(£183.32) £219.98
(£183.32)
OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £194.99
(£162.49) £194.99
(£162.49)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.98
(£116.65) £139.98
(£116.65)
OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold Certified' Modular Power Supply OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold Certified' Modular Power Supply £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Red NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Red £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £60.98
(£50.82) £121.96
(£101.64)
Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Sub Total : £1,268.20
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £256.59
Total : £1,524.79

bulldog147 · 22 May 2011 at 22:14

I had 2 x 1TB Hitachi HDD here brought it 2 years ago, still going strong. No problem.

bulldog147 · 22 May 2011 at 22:18

Buchanan0204 said:
Where did you bring it two years ago?

brought it from computer fair (wolverhampton) 2 x 1TB Hitachi Deskstar cost me just £99

bulldog147 · 23 May 2011 at 13:14

rjkoneill said:
nice spec so far mate - but perhaps change your mind from corsair H60 and keep your Noctua NHD14 with one viper fan because it much better lol !

also how about going for MY-290-CS memory over gskill memory? i remember you are a flight sim player so the extra memory would be much better for you. can never have too much ram mate !

I am going to put on hold for this week, see if there any more offer and yes I do play FSX but (not anymore) switch over to x plane 9 (waiting for the release of x plane 10) far better than microsoft flight simulator x. I might get another Noctua NHD14 because my Antec 1200 with i7 920 @ 4.20GHz as I am keeping it will give to my daughter.

I will try MY-290_CS memory. Can you sent me Private Message if the spec is ok for sandybridge or shall I go for specialist ocuk gaming case instead and let you built for me for excellent 4.60/4.70GHz overclocked. Thanks Rjk.

CaptainUnlikely said:
I see OcUK have guaranteed OC 4.8GHz 2500K 1155 Sandybridge chip , maybe you can webnote and maybe rjkoneill rich can find you cherry 2600k 1155 Sandybridge chipset CPU better than his 5.3GHz at 1.4 V !

Yeah I will ask him that

a 4.80GHz will be nice!

CaptainUnlikely said:
I see OcUK have guaranteed OC 4.8GHz 2500K 1155 Sandybridge chip , maybe you can webnote and maybe rjkoneill rich can find you cherry 2600k 1155 Sandybridge chipset CPU better than his 5.3GHz at 1.4 V !

Is there any chance of it rjk ? Oh sorry my mistake, it wasn't K version, so it not unlocked and it also no 8 Threading cores either. So, I stick with i7 2600K.

rjkoneill said:
MY-290-CS memory

Can you please provide me the link for this memory. Thanks Rich.

bulldog147 · 23 May 2011 at 14:10

This one work out cheaper for me to add the bundle together with my need but got question to ask rjk, can ocuk swap Noctua NHD14 instead of Corsair A50 and get rid of Artic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (I rather to have this one: IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound instead. I already got a viper fans here (1 spare here)

How this look rjk:

Will the bundle swap over to this memory here instead: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

bulldog147 · 23 May 2011 at 14:16

rjkoneill said:
do you actually need 4 cores 8 thread bulldog? the 2500k is really fast when clocked to 4.5ghz+
what do you use that takes advantage of multi threads?

That a very good question here. But I thought HyperThreading is help alots and better for video and photo editing ?

bulldog147 · 23 May 2011 at 14:25

Got another choice here: i7 2500K full spec as I think RJK will ask me to pick this one here instead:

bulldog147 · 23 May 2011 at 14:30

rjkoneill said:
if i were you i would go for a noctua nhd14 with one viper fan

Where can I put 1 viper fan (in the middle or the front) as there are middle and front of Noctua D14 to put fan on it.

At the moment my current Antec 1200 i7 920@ 4.2Ghz was two viper fans in the middle and the front of Noctua D14 and it was very good quiet with 1485RPM at just 73C for 4.20Ghz at 1.296V

bulldog147 · 23 May 2011 at 14:33

aastii said:
I would save near £20 and swap the cooler for:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-093-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Nah, I like Noctua D14 the best beauty air cooler by miles ahead! Thanks for tip.

bulldog147 · 23 May 2011 at 14:35

aastii said:
=EDIT=

73 degrees @ 4.2 on a D14, wtf

Yes that right, after 24 hours prime95 passed, and linx passed after 100 times. All stable at 73C at the time of this year! In winter was 69C!

Here is my quick photo snap:

bulldog147 · 23 May 2011 at 17:17

Right guy, I had finally made my final decision to go for this spec below as this is the far more reasonable sensible price as most of it are including special offer price this week only and I think the graphic card and power supply is more than enough.

What you think of my final spec below before order it tonight:

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