Hi Guys need a little help

Higgsy

Higgsy

Higgsy

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Its come to this time for me again where i've decided to buy a new rig, i know a little about building computers but i would love if you guys could just give me your infinite wisdom on the parts i have chosen to build!!

here is what im getting...

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if anyone knows of any faults of anything that you think i should know before i buy this please let me know :)

Thanks a lot
Higgsy
 
The PSU is not compatible with the case. The case is CPX form factor, which is something Antec invented, so only a few Antec cases can accept CP PSUs. My recommendation for a PSU would be the Antec High Current Gamer 900W 80Plus Bronze £114:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-150-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
Unless you'd be willing to change the case to an Antec 1200, DF 85, P183 or P193 - those are the only ones which I know are compatible with that PSU.

If you need/want a modular PSU then I think this is a good option:
Sapphire Pure 1050W 80Plus Silver £130
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-009-SP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Does that heatsink come with a fan? If not, it might also be wise to buy one, unless you already have one.
 
A modular PSU or power supply with modular cables, is one where it is possible to detach cables from the power supply unit itself, this can make it a bit easier to make the inside of your case a bit tidier, as you can get rid of some of the cables that you are not using - don't get rid of them, just don't install them. A non-modular 1000W PSU is usually going to have a lot of cables that you won't need.

Yea that bundle includes two Akasa fans. So you won't have to buy.
 
I will be using this computer for everything, im a big gamer video editing everything like this!! if you guys have any suggestions on changing any of the products please do let me know, i just want the best rig i can get for around £1600 and this is what i came up with! :)

95thrifles: What do you mean it will effect the spec? Thanks a lot
 
Hi there,

Considering your budget and uses I strongly suggest you have a look at the brand new sandy bridge chips. The i7 2600K is a pretty amazing chip and is a fair bit better than the i7 950 for video editing. Also, these chips overclock very well - OCUK are offering bundles pre-overclocked to 4.6GHz.

Have a look at this performance comparison at stock speeds.

Also, £510 is a lot of money for a graphics card. Have you considered going for a basic version of the same card for £90 less? This card has the same cooler as the Golden sample and the core clock is only 4% slower.
 
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Hi mate.

im unsure about your cpu choice.

You say you will use it for video editing and gaming? Im putting together a new pc for the same thing, so i ask - What scale video editing? as in, is it your job? is it just for fun?

I if it is your job (as cmndr andi above has said) go for the new SandyBridge i7 2600k. it replaces the current selection of i7 cpus including your currently chosen i7 950. It also beats it in every benchmark (from what ive seen). Also its only a little bit more expensive (£30ish).

And even the 2500k would be sufficient if you do video editing as your job, its a beast and overclocks very well.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2
 
I also have concerns about the GPU.

There is no doubting the GTX 580 is an incredible powerful card, but its £510. You can get a card that is slightly worse for £230 which is much better value.

The extra £180 you spend on the GTX 580 gets you about 5-15% more fps in games, thats really not worth it imo. You'd be better saving the £180 and buying a new GPU in a couple of years with it.

Crysis GPU benchmark (here you see the GTX 580 doesnt pull away from the 6950 / 6970)-
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4061/amds-radeon-hd-6970-radeon-hd-6950/13

Battlefield GPU benchmark (here you see the GTX 580 pulls away more from the 6950 / 6970, but not by a large amount)
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4061/amds-radeon-hd-6970-radeon-hd-6950/18

if i were you id go for this -
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-027-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
ATI 6950.

Firstly it can be unlocked to run like the 6970, which performance wise is very very similar to the GTX 580.

Save yourself some money!

PS if you want an nvidia card for CUDA purposes go for the GeForce GTX 570, for about £280, much better value.
 
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Ahhh i see!! thanks a lot for the link on the SandyBridge's overclock i will defo get that one i swear when i looked the other day they wasn't there! haha ill do another mock up of the system then and you guys let me know what you think, thanks ever so much for all your help is very much appreciated
 
Heres the new build, i kept with the same graphics card because i've always used nvidia and they always been fine 'ish' haha i've heard a few bad things about them in the past so i kinda always went for nvidia..

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Thanks
 
That's looking better!

However do you need that 2600k?
The 2500k is incredibly powerful (the 2nd most powerful CPU out!), and in games you won't get any more performance with the 2600k compared to the 2500k.

The only reason I would get the 2600k would be if I were a hard core 3D and video editor and hardcore overclockers. I think the 2600k isn't worth the extra cash. The 2500k is only a tiny bit worse.

Again that GPU (580) is not great value!
If you want to spend £500 on the GPU you'd be better off getting a dual GPU set up (sli for nvidia, and crossfire for ati). Something like 2 ati 6950 OR 2 gtx 570 - but look into benchmarks and ask the experts in the graphics cards section as I'm not sure which dual gpu set up performs the best for the cash and I'm not sure how easy it is to do.

Look at those benchmarks and you can see how SLI / CF beats the pants off the gtx 580 for the same money.

Just make sure you get a good ventilated case.

Remember the classic phrase - more you spend on pcs - the less you get for your money.
 
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Hey Higgsy sry for late reply
Yeah the above looks good, though I wouldnt go for that 580 myself, not worth the premium IMO, you could just get one of the other 580s and save 50-100 quid, another alternative is you could get SLi'd 570s now for a similar price, but the build looks good, your call
I wasked originally cos if it was purely for gaming then i5 is the way to go but if youre doing video editing as well then yeah i7 is good
Enjoy
 
I never thought about sli, would that power supply unit be able to run with sli? ill take another look and do a mock up of another system! :) thanks guys.
 
Right i've decided to go for it! but there is one more thing, how come the overclocked sandybridges come only with 4gb of ram? Surely there should be more??? makes me wonder if i will use all that whilst making movies and so on...
 
4gb is fine for most uses, you wont use it while gaming or making movies really, unless you do the movie making as a profession. 8GB is nicer, but isnt required. Youd have to get 2 x 4gb sticks if you wanted 8gb and an oc as well, as if you put 4 sticks in it will severely limit your OC. If you want 8gb just phone up OCUK and ask them to change it.
 
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