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GazPM

GazPM

GazPM

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Hi Guys,

The machine will start off being used just for office/web design work and I have an old graphics card that will be used for the time being to facilitate dual monitors.

In the near future I will be looking to add a very good sound and graphics card to the machine. This will be for sound (instrument) recording and video editing.

At this starting point, i'm happy to use onboard sound and graphics and a modest HDD (below).

Would someone mind running their eyes over the spec below and offer some opinions/advice please?



"Titan 610i" Intel Sandybridge Z68 DDR3 Ready Barebones (Socket 1155) £249.95

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99

LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £67.19

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)




Thanks :)
 
GazPM said:
Anyone? :(
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That spec will be fine, you can save money with this RAM,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-132-CR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Remember you cant overclock the "K" CPU do to the included motherboard not being a P67/Z68 chipset, maybe save money with a 15 2300/2400?

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You could put bits together yourself,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £60.98
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £51.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
Total : £461.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £78.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £47.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £37.99
1 x Bitfenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £21.98
Total : £515.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).



I think stulid made a mistake......the titan 610i does come with a Z68 mobo so you can overclock if you use the i5K CPU. I'd still select my own parts to be honest, it's not a fully built PC after all.
 
Thanks for that guys. Just a couple of things, I noticed you both listed Blu-ray rom's rather than the rw that I had and also with the cases we have all listed, is it worth purchasing extra fans/cooling or are the cases sufficient by themselves?

Cheers.
 
I fully admit to not noticing the Blu-ray was a burner too and I just saw barebones and assumed it was one of the cheap ones with a H61 board, not my finest hour:(
 
I did notice the bluray burner but the media is expensive to burn to. If you are rippin movies you can easily fit a good HD rip on a DL DVD. If you really want the bluray writer you can pay the extra for the drive.

The zalman z9 is £50ish and is an excellent budget case. 4 fans, a fan controller with digital temp display and it has cable management too :)
 
stulid said:
I fully admit to not noticing the Blu-ray was a burner too and I just saw barebones and assumed it was one of the cheap ones with a H61 board, not my finest hour:(
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Lol, we all make mistakes.

I still trust your advice, cos I've seen how many people you have helped in the past :cool:
 
honosuseri said:
I did notice the bluray burner but the media is expensive to burn to. If you are rippin movies you can easily fit a good HD rip on a DL DVD. If you really want the bluray writer you can pay the extra for the drive.

The zalman z9 is £50ish and is an excellent budget case. 4 fans, a fan controller with digital temp display and it has cable management too :)
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With the bluray burner, I was just thinking about planning for the future to be honest, so maybe a cheaper rom would be the better option.

I'll take a look at the zalman z9 you mentioned above as that sounds great.

Thank you both.
 
GazPM said:
With the bluray burner, I was just thinking about planning for the future to be honest, so maybe a cheaper rom would be the better option.

I'll take a look at the zalman z9 you mentioned above as that sounds great.

Thank you both.
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Aim for a retail drive, it will definately come with playback software....the drive i chose was retail and cheaper but it's speed was X10 rather than stulids X12.

I personally use the Z9 and use it 80% of the time for the custom builds i do. If you are intending on overclocking the CPU that case has plenty of airflow. I've never failed to get i5Ks to 4.4 inside one with a good heatsink attached

 
GazPM said:
That's awesome thank you - you've been really helpful :)
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That's why we are here buddy.

Whilst i think of it the intel IGPs dont cope well playing back blurays, so adding a GPU later does make sense. The intel IGP can be used by quick sync to really help with encoding times in some software. If you were buying a dedicated GPU i'd look at nvidia to get the cuda support for the software that cant expolit quick sync.

Notice some of the parts we use are on offer. So depending on when you buy the parts we suggest can differ slightly. You've got a good idea of what you can get for your cash now though :)
 
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