Finaly decided....

Mario · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:58

Sooooo...after days and weeks of thinking,finaly decided what i want (and how much i can spend)
Before i had Q9550,4gb corsair ddr2,Asus Maximus Formula,Antec900,gtx460 Msi Hawk,WD750AAKS..I got good money for my old rig,so added only about 500£ to this new one.When i receive parts i will make some pics if anybody wants.
So,heres what i ordered...

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1)
LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3)
Intel 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
NZXT 24-Pin ATX Black Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable (CB-24P
NZXT 8-Pin (EPS12V) Black Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable (CB-8P
IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g)

At time i made order OCUK didnt have GB gtx560 SOC version,so went for cheaper

Mario · 2 Feb 2011 at 22:17

Thanks

Will do photos,just hope DPD won't make me wait ages lol

Mario · 2 Feb 2011 at 22:42

LOL,but i yet to have problems with them,i had more problems with DHL

Mario · 2 Feb 2011 at 23:20

saintdefender said:
Especially when its a parcel thats gonna make a huge difference in your life, such as a brand new build! If its a mouse mat for E.G.. meh, but if its something meaninful like a new graphics card/motherboard/processor or as I said an entire build by its self.. then yeah, I spend most of the night watching youtube videos about the parts I am waiting for and it gets me excited even more! 22 years & like a kid at christmas. Oh boys and their toys.

you deffo not alone LOL
Im 35 and still waiting nearly all deliveries like kid..Running out off excuses for wife and kids LOL

Mario · 3 Feb 2011 at 15:50

just cheked my order status...Order Status:In our warehouse queue...since yesterday...hate this,so no build log&pics until monday i think..thats not good,not good at all

Mario · 8 Feb 2011 at 06:34

So,after waiting soooo long,DPD guy finaly find me

Finaly !!!

CM Haf X just cant fit here LOL

(i know i know,my camera is crap,5y old...)

Must say,after reading forums about P8P67 problems,i was lil bit afraid.Some guy here posted pics about completely ruined socked,and i can confirm,that locking cpu in socket really needs some pressure,so first time im not even sure i must go all way LOL

But,i had no choice,and here ya go - rig nearly ready to go:

So today did few simple benches,ALL STOCK atm,will try to find some time for overcklocking later today.
3D Mark 11
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/605118
Unigine 2.1

Gonna play Crysis later to see how GPU copes,and will OC this pc later today.
Must say,didnt had any BSOD at all - everything very stable,had only one problem - no chance i can do anything in UEFI with usb mouse and keyboard,they just drifting,lucky for me i had PS2 mouse and keyboard,so no problem to change what i want in UEFI now.Soon will be released 1302 UEFI and Asus gonna fix this problem with mouse drifting and other issues.
Overal i am very impressed with Sandy (not even OC'ed yet

)
Not many photos yet,as my camera full of my daughter,7 months old,photos,and i am not allowed to delete any LOL

In some cases i must listen my wife

In near future gonna do some small mods,as i like play in dark,but not dead dark,will add some light behind monitor and inside case,will do better cable management.
Will try to keep this thread alive if someone interested
Oh,BTW,the reason i did all tests so early..well,7 month old baby wont let me sleep LOL

And sorry for my english - sadly i am not born in England

(the company keep sending to Irleand and UK tho,they probably think i have upgradeitus bug

)

Mario · 8 Feb 2011 at 07:15

EniGmA1981 said:
Very nice good setup you got there mate

Thanks
I know i will get some questions why i went for gtx560 instead of 570 or 580 or 6950,especially with 2600K..Well,its not hard to get better gfx,but sadly there is not many pc games atm that requires more power..so for now its gtx560,should be enough for year hopefully

Mario · 8 Feb 2011 at 08:24

RJC said:
Nice setup, enjoy

Not overcloked?

Not yet,will do later today,have 7 month old baby,so...

Mario · 8 Feb 2011 at 10:25

EniGmA1981 said:
Yeah, I did too - turned my 7 month old into a 2 year old... not entirely stable, but getting there LOL

LOL

4.2ghz on stock vcore,yet to see BSOD,now priming,want to find max ghz on stock vcore.
BTW - GB gtx560 OC - monster,1Ghz quite easy,glad i didnt get that overpriced 560SOC version,saved ~50.
W7 x64 loading in matter of seconds,i was shocked,compared to my old Q9550 with 750Gb WD AAKS