Help with a build

[Guardsmon]

Hello everyone.
A little help would be much appreciated. What do you think of these specs, it'll be in a Lian Li V350B.
(Its being build for someone else who wants doesn't want to OC and will game at 1920x1080 without AA and wants it to last years..... )

Intel Core i7 860
8GB (2x4gb) Corsair DDR3 1333
ASUS P7H55-M/USB3
1GB eVGA GTX 460 (might have to be a XFX 5770 as pushing the budget)
60GB Corsair Force F60 SSD 2.5"
1TB WD SATA3 3.5"
Sony AD-7261S-0B DVDRW
Silverstone 500W ST50F-P
Win7 Home Premium 64bit
(Above comes in at: £888)

Main questions:

• Will the PSU be enough and if not is there a better one (I want quiet and must be modular at a similar price)
• Will the SSD work well on the SATA3 interface or is it going to be limited to similar to SAT2
• Would I be better using a SATA3 HDD as primary and saving from the SSD (maybe a SATA3 raptor?)

 

[Guardsmon]

As I stated in the first line - this will be going in a Lian Li V350

This limits the motherboards at the price somewhat. As for the i5 rather than i7 I have told him that he probably won't notice the difference, but he's one of those "I want i7 because its the best" people, which is why he is also shouting that he wants 8GB and USB3.

Could anyone help with my questions below the spec rather than rebuilding my spec (sorry I know thats more fun )?

 

[Guardsmon]

Hi Stulid,
I know the SSD won't be slowed but the interface, I was more wondering if it would benefit from the SATA3 interface or whether we'd get the same performance from a SATA2 interface?

So apart from the CPU you wouldn't really suggest changing anything?

RJC,
I would be specing him a 930 if the budget allowed for it, but look at the price diffence between the ASUS P7H55 and the cheapest X58 mATX board. As I said in the first post I might have to get the 5770 to keep it within the budget anyway.

*edit*
From what I've seen the difference between the 860 and 930 is minimal unless you are planning to use multiple GPUs anyway?

 

[Guardsmon]

Wasn't planning to - not sure where you're talking about, I don't go that way much. Guess its coinsidence.

What advantage will a P55 provide if we aren't using raid, OCing and using a single GPU and want USB3? Baring in mind that it must be a mATX board.

 

[Guardsmon]

Thanks for your email - slightly more than other places.

OK so building the same spec as I originally posted (has to be i7 for time being, 6/8GB and mATX) at same price or better what would you do?

If i got a ASUS Gene or some sort would I miss the SATA 3?

 

[Guardsmon]

Extra £20 over your £888 budget gets a proper i7 and a good X58 Matx motherboard and 6Gb of ram.

you wouldn't miss the SATA3.0 interface with that SSD, a Crucial C300 64Gb you probably would, I know I do!!!

I'd love to see you fit a none modular PSU in a V350

Any thoughts ona the EVGA X58 SLI Micro rather than the Gene? I've always liked eVGA and its cheaper.

Also I'm stuck with Win7 Retail. Switching parts out the cost goes up quite a bit - had to switch the 460 for a 5770.

 

[Guardsmon]

"snip"

How would a Seagate Hybrid compare if I was to switch the 60GB SSD and 500GB hard drive out for a 500GB Momentus XT 500GB?

Thoughts on the EVGA X58 SLI Micro ????

Thanks for the help BTW

*edit*
Was typing while you were, hence the comment you quoted