Comments on build please

[steveeng]

Hi,
I'm looking to build a Windows / Linux dual boot machine with two monitors. Strictly no games, but need some audio/video editing capabilities and reasonable on-board sound quality. Is the motherboard a good choice as I was considering the P8Z68-V as an alternative? If I can manage without Firewire, I was considering the ASRock Z68 Pro 3. Graphics card must be Nvidia based.

I have an existing (old) Antec Sonata case for the above.

Thanks.

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.92
OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £57.59
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99

 

[stulid]

That will do, the motherboard is amazing as I have used one to great effect, loads of features and overclocking is so simple as in the UEFI there is a selection of speeds from 4.2GHZ to 4.8GHz to pick from.

you can order a 6870 for the same price - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-143-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1866

its a bit faster - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=313

 

[Jony27]

yeah its true that 6870 is a bit faster than the gtx460, but the OP said

Graphics card must be Nvidia based.

 

[steveeng]

Thanks stulid. I will stick with the NVIDIA gfx card though as it's slightly better supported under Linux, which I need.

 

[stulid]

The build as you have it is perfect then.

 

[steveeng]

The build as you have it is perfect then.

Much appreciated. Thank you.