High-End System Build, Comments please

Thewyzewun · 25 Jun 2010 at 19:46

The spec I'm looking at is a Gigabyte GA-X58A mobo with i7-860 (2.8GHz) , 3x 2GB OCZ PC3-12800, 3x WD Caviar Black 1GB SATA drives (WD1001FALS) in RAID 0, powered by a Corsair TX750 and the CPU cooled by a Corsair H50. I haven't looked too closely at cases yet but perhaps an Antec Sonata.
I'm about £300 over budget, but that aside, any comments? I realize I'm still yet to add graphics, I'll not be rendering/gaming and the like, but I'll be running duall screen 2048x1152 panels (I believe resolutions are not really an issue for graphics cards, as long as you're not gaming/rendering).
I'm also looking to overclock this machine, not majorly - I need to run very stable, if I've picked anything that's not particularly suitable for OC'ing, or perhaps if I could spend less on CPU and more on cooling and come out with a faster more stable machine, any advice is welcome, thanks

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sir-les-mp · 25 Jun 2010 at 20:07

im no expert on intel systems but three of your proposed componets need looking at

The motherboard you have chossen is a socket 1366
The cpu you have chosen is a socket 1156
and the memory you have chosen is tri channel ddr3 where as the cpu you have chosen only has a dual channel memory controller.

i would change the cpu to this one Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz for three reason's
1 it is compatible with the motherboard you have chosen
2 it also has a Tri Channel memory controller so the memory you have chosen will work fine.
3 it is nearly £10 cheaper the the cpu you have chosen runs at the same speed and will most likley overclock to the same level if not more.

Cycrow · 25 Jun 2010 at 20:40

as sir-les-mp said, u need to change the cpu.

its the 9 series i7's u need with the x58.

920 is the best value if u can get one, otherwise the 930 would be the one to go for

RJC · 25 Jun 2010 at 20:51

Main components, Ocuk seem not to have the 920 chip.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £229.99
(£195.74) £229.99
(£195.74)
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £159.99
(£136.16) £159.99
(£136.16)
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) £127.99
(£108.93) £127.99
(£108.93)
Sub Total : £440.83
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £78.72
Total : £528.55

sastusbulbas · 25 Jun 2010 at 21:13

Curious as to why 3tb of Raid 0?

Thewyzewun · 28 Jun 2010 at 14:07

Thanks sir-les-mp and cycrow for pointing that out, I was sure I read somewhere that this board had the correct socket for the processor I'd chosen and would've ended up with incompatible parts otherwise, I'm going to go for a 930 as you recommend since I'm interested in marginally overclocking the processor (it still needs to be as stable as manufacturer settings but with liquid cooling should be I presume?).

sastusbulbas said:
Curious as to why 3tb of Raid 0?

I meant to write RAID 1; mirrored, oops.