High End System Build Plan

stulid said:
If it ever does, the latest rumour is IB-E may be skipped altogether - http://www.tweaktown.com/news/28808...gen-performance-platform-to-be-x99/index.html
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That would be annoying if they skip the IB-E and release the Haswell-E which may not be compatible with current top of the range X79 MoBos.

To be honest, I might just stop waiting around for the new shiny stuff and get an SB-E CPU (i7-3930K as my OP says) as if I keep on waiting for the next thing then I'll never actually get a system bought/built :D
 
PhysicsMan94 said:
That would be annoying if they skip the IB-E and release the Haswell-E which may not be compatible with current top of the range X79 MoBos.

To be honest, I might just stop waiting around for the new shiny stuff and get an SB-E CPU (i7-3930K as my OP says) as if I keep on waiting for the next thing then I'll never actually get a system bought/built :D
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Aye, remember its is still rumours at the moment.

Also you could take a GTX titan GFX card and place it in the build above and still be bang on budget.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £899.99
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £529.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £469.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £185.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 1000W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST1000-P) £136.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black £114.98
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £109.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £37.99 (£75.98)
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £3,009.49 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
Ooooh, that is a very tempting build. I'm still leaning towards the Corsair 800D Watercooled Case though, I love Corsair build quality and the overall design of the case. Plus this will be the first time I use watercooling so it would be more comfortable for me if OcUK implemented the majority of the watercooling system (as they do with their watercooled cases).
 
Why Windows 7?

I have been using Windows 8 now for 5 months and can honestly say that all of those who spoke out against it really do not know what they are talking about.

Windows 8 gives you everything that windows 7 gives you plus the bonus of more features plus windows 8 apps.
 
Socrates470BC said:
Why Windows 7?

I have been using Windows 8 now for 5 months and can honestly say that all of those who spoke out against it really do not know what they are talking about.

Windows 8 gives you everything that windows 7 gives you plus the bonus of more features plus windows 8 apps.
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I have Windows 8 on my laptop and I had Windows 7 on my previous laptop - I much preferred Windows 7 to be honest, Win-8 just doesn't feel right on a non-tablet/mobile format. So, Windows 7 it will be - also some programs like CryEngine 3 SDK are not supported by Windows 8 and haven't been for a while, so I'd rather stick to an OS which lots of programs support.
 
Yeah, I think I'll wait until the Corsair Obsidian 900D comes out, or pre-order it just in case. That case looks like it'll be an absolute boss and beast, brilliant specs indeed.
 
Ah, cheers. So this is my updated system plan:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Superclock 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (06G-P4-2791-KR) £939.95
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £529.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £469.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooled Case - Corsair 800D £439.98
- 1 x Mayhems X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
- 1 x Intel Bracket Fitted £0.00
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £349.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £209.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £162.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD316G2400HC10QDC-L) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £3,567.98 (includes shipping : £16.85).




Note that I will probably be buying the Corsair 900D V12 when it comes out.
 
PhysicsMan94 said:
Ah, cheers. So this is my updated system plan:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Superclock 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (06G-P4-2791-KR) £939.95
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £529.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £469.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooled Case - Corsair 800D £439.98
- 1 x Mayhems X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
- 1 x Intel Bracket Fitted £0.00
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £349.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £209.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £162.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD316G2400HC10QDC-L) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £3,567.98 (includes shipping : £16.85).




Note that I will probably be buying the Corsair 900D V12 when it comes out.
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It seems the 900D has been delayed quite a bit - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18493985

Also X79 work best with four sticks of RAM in "quad channel", also remember that Win7 Home Premium can only access 16GB of RAM, you will want Pro/Ultimate for higher.

Win7 memory limits.
 
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stulid said:
It seems the 900D has been delayed quite a bit - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18493985
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Indeed, I just saw that this afternoon - I'm starting the build in the Summer anyway so it doesn't affect me too much.


stulid said:
Also X79 work best with four sticks of RAM in "quad channel"
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Really? Why?

stulid said:
... also remember that Win7 Home Premium can only access 16GB of RAM, you will want Pro/Ultimate for higher.

Win7 memory limits.
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Well, I didn't know that - cheers!
 
stulid said:
The CPU's have a quad channel memory controller, they get huge bandwidth when all four channels are used.

Theres a guide here - http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/4...hannel_memory_performance_analysis/index.html
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I see, makes sense.

Well, save for changing the Corsair 800D V12 to a Corsair 900D V12 - I believe I have my final system build plan. Note that I have decided against a GTX-Titan for now and will instead go for an EVGA SuperClocked GTX-680 which is some £500 cheaper or so; and I can always upgrade (possibly with SLI) in the future.

So, here are the components:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £529.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £469.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooled Case - Corsair 800D £439.98
- 1 x Mayhems X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
- 1 x Intel Bracket Fitted £0.00
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Assassin's Creed III & FTP Currency £409.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £349.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £209.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £162.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (TXD316G2133HC9NQC-L) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £25.99
Total : £3,057.05 (includes shipping : £16.85).




EDIT: Just to ask, is it a bad idea to have the liquid coolant dyed as I have shown in the above specs? Or is it better to just have pure water and rely on the LEDs included with the V12 version to give the case a cool look? I ask because I've heard that the dyed water coolant can clog up and go a nasty colour.
 
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