Help With New Build

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 12:26

So planning on a new build
I do a film production course at uni so lots of video editing and rendering, lots of photoshop tooo
I am currently running:
P5Q PRO
Q6600 @3.3
4GB KINGSTON hyperx
gigabyte 9800gt superclocked
two wd caviar blue in raid 0
seagate 750gb storage
corsair 650w sli ready cpu
akasa ak966 cpu cooler
antec 900 (bit too noisy for me)

Well i have £1000 saved up, use any of the parts above and spec me a beast, put together what you can and if there is spare add a case
dont need operating system or hard drives really although ssd would be nice

your help would be appreciated joe

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 12:32

little bits of gaming, they are there for when i am bored of work ahah

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 12:33

i know this is probably obvious, so as future proof as possible, poor student right here

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 12:36

looks good
is there such a need for such an expensive case???
would you not upgrade the graphics card?

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 12:41

is there much difference in them mobos??
looking at the 800d case, it is very nice haha
again graphics card?? any need??

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 12:44

i will be overclocking, apart from my raid set up i found overclocking highly beneficial

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 12:49

nono work is the key, i just wondered if the graphics card would help with the work??
my gfx doesnt really struggle so i am not bothered about upgrading that
would you be able to get a decent size and quality screen in there for that price?/

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 12:51

sorry about the hassle btw

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 12:52

would you recommend droppig ssd, how much performance drop would i see

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:04

righty, anybody else got anything to recommend, you guys have covered it well, i dont know if your allowed to say on here but how much do you think i should be looking at for my old parts
can someone run up a final basket

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:08

just to check, but is my psu strong enough, how much further would that let me upgrade (as in adding hard drives and gfx maybe)

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:15

cheers guys, final thoughts on case??
gonna be pretty busy soon i think

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:46

well like i said, i have an antec 900, thats a good size its just too bloody loud, not bothered about lighting the place up either, especially when trying to sleep witht he thing on ahah
something stylish and roomy, with easy cable management, any ideas

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:58

that thread has made my mind up, that save £120 off the case
ssd???
which one??

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 14:05

i have ended up with this (havent paid yet)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £199.99
(£173.90) £199.99
(£173.90)
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £199.99
(£173.90) £199.99
(£173.90)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £198.98
(£173.03) £198.98
(£173.03)
OCZ Obsidian 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600Mhz Triple Channel Kit (OCZ3OB1600LV6GK) £99.99
(£86.95) £199.98
(£173.90)
Fractal Design Define Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl (No PSU) £84.99
(£73.90) £84.99
(£73.90)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3)
go??

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 14:20

i cant find any reviews on obsidian ram, any points of view

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 17:01

cheers guys, about to pay, anything to convince me not to???

CoxyBoy123 · 3 Nov 2009 at 17:07

also another thing that just popped in my head, does anybody know of anybody who was mounted the h50 in that case