Case and PSU Recommendations?

Suppin · 7 Jun 2012 at 16:58

I'm considering building a PC purely for number crunching. I already have a gaming machine so there'll be no need for a fancy graphics card or a sound card at all.

I'm considering buying this bundle along with this graphics card. Are there any recommendations for a case or PSU? I'm still debating over which hard drive, but I won't need any help with this. Is there anything else I might be overlooking?

In addition to this would it be at all possible to get that bundle with 8GB of RAM instead of 4?

Lemin · 7 Jun 2012 at 17:30

"Krypton Z77 660i" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Ivybridge Overclocked Bundle £385.19

Options applied to the above product:
Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £53.99

BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £44.99

XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99

Sub Total : £438.46
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £89.94

Total : £539.65

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-001-GI

Idleman · 7 Jun 2012 at 17:32

Do you require an OS and a dvd-rw?

Idleman · 7 Jun 2012 at 17:44

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £274.99
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Asus GeForce 210 SILENT 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Low Profile Graphics Card £19.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £721.76 (includes shipping : £11.75).

MORE SPEED · 7 Jun 2012 at 18:02

For number crunching, he'll be wanting a 2600K/2700K/3770K.

Suppin · 7 Jun 2012 at 18:12

Lemin said:
"Krypton Z77 660i" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Ivybridge Overclocked Bundle £385.19

That seems to save a lot of money but how would that compare to the i7-2700K @4.6GHz? I feel more inclined to buy this machine looking at the cheaper price but what can I expect to lose in performance?

BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £44.99

XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99

Cheers. Those look good and reasonably priced.

Idleman said:
Do you require an OS and a dvd-rw?

I'll need an OS, and I know which I'll be getting, but there'll be no need for any CD/DVD drives.

MORE SPEED said:
For number crunching, he'll be wanting a 2600K/2700K/3770K.

That's what I thought. I have the 2600K on my gaming rig and I'm very happy with it, which is why I like the look of the 2700K so much.

Suppin · 8 Jun 2012 at 16:35

No choice but to bump this.

Can someone give me feedback on i7-2700K vs. i5-3570K for what I want? Thanks.

MatsyLR · 8 Jun 2012 at 16:52

BitFenix Shinobi as far as the case goes, you can't nock it.
For number crunching I would expect the i7 to be much better.

Suppin · 8 Jun 2012 at 17:11

MatsyLR said:
BitFenix Shinobi as far as the case goes, you can't nock it.
For number crunching I would expect the i7 to be much better.

I'll buy the bundle I was originally planning on then. Thanks.