Final spec on new build

Waza · 25 Apr 2011 at 20:08

Ok I think i'm finished in what i want for my new build.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £249.98
(£208.32) £249.98
(£208.32)
Intel 510 Series "Elmcrest" 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive £227.99
(£189.99) £227.99
(£189.99)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £147.98
(£123.32) £147.98
(£123.32)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM) £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Akasa AK-FN057 Apache Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £8.99
(£7.49) £8.99
(£7.49)
Akasa AK-190-SM Smoke Ultra Quiet 80mm Fan - 3 pin £3.59
(£2.99) £3.59
(£2.99)
Sub Total : £732.91

the two fans are for the case only

small 80mm is for the top of the case and the 120mm is for the front.

I was thinking of doing a push and pull with the cpu cooler but i don't know what fan to get for that.

stulid · 25 Apr 2011 at 20:10

Whats it for?

Cheaper 8GB ram - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Ginger-Menace · 25 Apr 2011 at 20:13

if this rig is for gaming you can save your self some money by getting the 2500k and only 4 gig of ram, and maybe go for a cheaper ssd, like this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-060-OC&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1427
and with the savings maybe get a better gfx card, my 2 pence anyway

titan13131 · 25 Apr 2011 at 20:26

your build is a bit unbalanced for gaming imo. As ginger-menace said, it would be better to save some money on the cpu and mb ram and get a better graphics card.

Cr416 · 25 Apr 2011 at 20:49

As said above: 2500k, lesser spec ram and a better gpu (y)

Waza · 25 Apr 2011 at 20:53

it's not for gaming guys

stulid · 25 Apr 2011 at 20:53

I love how without the OP saying what this PC is for, that everyone is saying get a better gpu etc etc.

Waza said:
it's not for gaming guys

well at least thats cleared up, the spec is fine then

with or without the cheaper ram.

Waza · 25 Apr 2011 at 20:55

its for music productions

Waza · 25 Apr 2011 at 20:57

so that's why i don't need a good gpu and i need the hyperthread. i would really like 16 gigs off ram.

stulid · 25 Apr 2011 at 21:01

Waza said:
so that's why i don't need a good gpu and i need the hyperthread. i would really like 16 gigs off ram.

I hear you, you could fit a crummy GPU and get a full 16GB.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-120-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=

Silent cooling too.

or drop the Crossfire/Sli motherboard for a £99 MSI C45

LordSplodge · 25 Apr 2011 at 21:06

120gb isn't going far if your producing music...

Waza · 25 Apr 2011 at 21:07

yes true but i do want to play duke nukem when it comes out so hence the card.

Predicament · 25 Apr 2011 at 21:09

I'd go for an 240 Gb SSD

stulid · 25 Apr 2011 at 21:11

Waza said:
yes true but i do want to play duke nukem when it comes out so hence the card.

Highlighted the variable in the equation

Waza · 25 Apr 2011 at 21:16

Yip Dam Duke i've been waiting far to many years not to play it. lol

stulid · 25 Apr 2011 at 21:17

So how about keeping the 5850 card, but just getting a motherboard that has a single PCI-E slot?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-167-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

And with the £8 cheaper ram, you can squeeze another 8Gb in?