Help with my new build !!

Treebo88 · 5 Dec 2011 at 04:59

Hi peeps, this is my first post so i'd like to do a quick into i'm chris and ive always been into building and playing about with pc's, However ive never had the funds to do it properley ive always bought second hand parts and furthest ive gone is 1 graphics card on a core 2 duo ... pants i know...

Now, my finances have changed in the best way it can... ive got some cash to play around with on an epic build ! sooooo exited to start it !

I need some advice on parts for my build, im going to be using it for gaming, general use and application creation for iphones etc, I know i dont need a stupidly fast pc for those needs but for pure personal satisfaction and to say i actually built an epic powerhouse i would like to go all the way..

I've been thinking about this mobo Asus Rampage IV Extreme as it will take a decent amount of ram and supports the 6 core 2011 socket i7's, will this board be good enough if i go for 3 way sli nvidea with 24gb's ddr3 ram ?

I also intend to watercool all my system... graphics, cpu, ram etc i know ram is pointless money waisting but like i say id like to just do it purely because ive always wanted a modded pc and now ive got the chance to go all the way with it...

Any advice,critisism will be appreciated !!!

Thanks guys !!!

Treebo88 · 5 Dec 2011 at 05:15

Well budget wise i dont really have a budget, as for other things in life thats why i couldnt afford one before, ive now got a tech'd out place with a nice car, ahead on any finances by at least 3 months worth and have some cash to play around with hence why i may as well go all the way now as i may never be able to afford such a spend on pc parts again lol

I already have a core 2 duo pc BUT the condition of me spending out on my pc was that the miss's could give this one to her sister lol so im even aloud to by the miss's ... omg she's awsome lol !!!

Thanks for the imput tho chap !

Treebo88 · 5 Dec 2011 at 05:42

Thanks for the advice, thinking about it thats a good idea but weather or not my miss's will let me spend more in a few months when new tech comes out is another matter... she will see it as ive already built my pc and it works why upgrade again lol... so not sure wether i should do it now or later but ill see how the techy's on here do with the build specs.

Ok so as far as a budget goes lets say 2k to start with, i have aroung 6k spare atm so could go all out but this is the only time im ever going to see that kinda money so wanna get a decent rig out of it so hope you guys can help and ill get a sweet rig that you guys have all help to build !

Also i will upload vids to my youtube and piccys on here as to my progress so you can all give your advice on my build !

Treebo88 · 7 Dec 2011 at 06:43

Cheers Hlennie, Been doing a tad bit of thinking and decided its best to go with like you say the 2600k as most of the benchmarks depend what setup you have mix of componants etc by the looks of things so i could probs acheive a fast and epic build just choosing my parts carefully.

Nice setup tho bud have you got some piccys ? inside etc ? wouldnt mind a quick butchers lol

Graphics cards wise.. i want something that will play games like mw3 and battlefield on high with results that would make u sit back and say wow thats epic quality.. so need advice on that really as ive used a selection of cards in the past but nothing special enough to run stuff on ultra lol

27" monitor is defo a must, ive usually gone for 23" ish monitors and not the best for gaming etc !

May sound stupid of me as ive built pc's before but ive never set up anything in 0 raid... what does that mean ? does the pc see two drives as one and store half n half so when accesing it can read twice as fast ?

case wise ive found the same problem.. the better looking cases dont have enough room for watercooling altho i find on ebay etc some people have wedged stupid setups in a tiny case ... whats up with that lol must be a nightmare to work on ...

Cheers

Treebo88

Treebo88 · 8 Dec 2011 at 06:56

Was thinking of gradually getting the parts through and after xmas due to new year sales etc may be a gd place to get some bargains lol.

Yea will be good to see some piccys of your rig.

Yea i spotted a beautifull case i really wanted but read up on google and a chap wrote a review about a problem fitting graphics cards in if they are long ones etc due to the bay positions .... its a little thing like that puts you off as all ya want in a pc case is room to breath and a decent amout of space for future upgrades !

Treebo88 · 9 Dec 2011 at 06:28

Were is the best place to get all this info, everyone is saying things are being released but i never know where to look this is the first ive heard of the new ivybridge release lol

And for a good build i can definatley wait !!