Hi,
I'm new to this forum and would appreciate your thoughts and help. The last computer I build from scratch was in 1978, so quite a while back. I'm thinking now to build a pc and have selected some components. I'm not a gamer, more interested in number crunching and video production. Also would appreciate how the components compare to a MacPro which has 2 x xeon processors in (8 core 2.4 Ghz, see http://www.apple.com/uk/macpro/)
I could get a MacPro for the same price with the edu discount.
Here my thoughts:
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 (rev. 1.0) (£229.99)
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail
(£270.24 inc VAT
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£174.99 ex VAT
or
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-187-SP
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU
Corsair 4GB DDR3 DHX 1333C9DHX Twin3X (2x2GB) (TW3X4G1333C9DHX)
1333MHz RAM Speed, CAS 9-9-9-24 Timings, 1.7-1.8v VDIMM, Lifetime Warranty with Corsair.
£114.99
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0A35155)
1TB Capacity, SATA-II Interface, 7200RPM Spin Speed, 8.5ms Average Seek Time, 32MB Cache, 3 Year Warranty
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case - Black (No PSU)
Which CPU Cooler ?
I'm not sure if the memory is correct and which is a good PU cooler for such system.
many thanks in advance
I'm new to this forum and would appreciate your thoughts and help. The last computer I build from scratch was in 1978, so quite a while back. I'm thinking now to build a pc and have selected some components. I'm not a gamer, more interested in number crunching and video production. Also would appreciate how the components compare to a MacPro which has 2 x xeon processors in (8 core 2.4 Ghz, see http://www.apple.com/uk/macpro/)
I could get a MacPro for the same price with the edu discount.
Here my thoughts:
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 (rev. 1.0) (£229.99)
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail
(£270.24 inc VAT
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£174.99 ex VAT
or
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-187-SP
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU
Corsair 4GB DDR3 DHX 1333C9DHX Twin3X (2x2GB) (TW3X4G1333C9DHX)
1333MHz RAM Speed, CAS 9-9-9-24 Timings, 1.7-1.8v VDIMM, Lifetime Warranty with Corsair.
£114.99
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0A35155)
1TB Capacity, SATA-II Interface, 7200RPM Spin Speed, 8.5ms Average Seek Time, 32MB Cache, 3 Year Warranty
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case - Black (No PSU)
Which CPU Cooler ?
I'm not sure if the memory is correct and which is a good PU cooler for such system.
many thanks in advance
