Final Build - Check Please :)

Tenatious

Tenatious

Tenatious

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Hey,

Think this will be my final build. Want you guys to check it for me if you wouldn't mind. I tried to mimic the Titan 8400i system but want to build it myself.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x EK H3O Watercooling Kit - Supreme LT 240 **2011 Compatible** £138.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Cooler Master CM-690-II Advanced USB3.0 Windowed Gaming Tower Case - Black £109.99
2 x XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £101.99 (£203.98)
1 x OCZ ZT 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £75.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £35.99
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Gigabyte Orange Coolant 1L £14.99
3 x BitFenix Spectre LED ORANGE 120mm Fan £6.49 (£19.47)
Total : £1,014.35 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
I'd suggest the following changes:

This SSD:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-008-CR
More reliable and faster

This PSU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497
Nothing wrong with what you've chosen here but I'd go for XFX or Corsair

Are you set on two 6850s? Something like:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-036-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
Might be a better bet?

I can't comment on the watercooling sorry I don't know about this. Generally good choices. You might want another hard drive? The SSD is quite small.
 
SSD:
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive, quicker and more stable.

RAM:
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit, would give you sightly better CAS timings and only a few pound more or go for the full sized Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit.

GPU:
FX ATI Radeon HD 6950 XXX Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card, was a sightly better clock speed and Open GL 4.1 support (instead of 4.0) which should make your games abit smoother.

All in all your spec is pretty sound tho.
 
beejjacobs said:
I'd suggest the following changes:

This SSD:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-008-CR
More reliable and faster

This PSU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497
Nothing wrong with what you've chosen here but I'd go for XFX or Corsair

Are you set on two 6850s? Something like:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-036-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
Might be a better bet?

I can't comment on the watercooling sorry I don't know about this. Generally good choices. You might want another hard drive? The SSD is quite small.
Click to expand...

Okay. Can completely agree with the SSD and the power supply. As to the graphics.. I'm planning on installing a bit of Apple magic.... not 100% sure that the 6950 is supported wheras I know the 6850 is.

Left with this build now then:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x EK H3O Watercooling Kit - Supreme LT 240 **2011 Compatible** £138.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Cooler Master CM-690-II Advanced USB3.0 Windowed Gaming Tower Case - Black £109.99
2 x XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £101.99 (£203.98)
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £87.98
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £86.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLTCP4G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU) (Orange & Blue Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £49.99
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Gigabyte Orange Coolant 1L £14.99
3 x BitFenix Spectre LED ORANGE 120mm Fan £6.49 (£19.47)
Total : £1,035.85 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
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The 69xx's are a no go for me... however the 560Ti will work :)


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x EK H3O Watercooling Kit - Supreme LT 240 **2011 Compatible** £138.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Cooler Master CM-690-II Advanced USB3.0 Windowed Gaming Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £87.98
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £86.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLTCP4G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU) (Orange & Blue Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £49.99
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Gigabyte Orange Coolant 1L £14.99
3 x BitFenix Spectre LED ORANGE 120mm Fan £6.49 (£19.47)
Total : £1,031.87 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £39.98
NZXT H2 Classic Silent Midi Tower Case £72.98
OCZ ZT 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £89.99
Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter £19.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £87.98
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler £46.99

Total : £885.88

I've made it cheaper and faster now ;) if you still wanna go Crossfire there is enuff money left over for this or you can or add a HDD if you like?
 
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