i7 Rendernode

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I'm thinking of building some i7 rendernodes.. so minimal gfx card, and only 6Gb ram required.
My main questions are : will the following rig have enough power from the PSU for OCing? Do I need the faster ram (1600)? My current i7 rig has the biostar and 1333 memory and it's OC'd to 3.5 nice and stable. I guess I could push the rendernodes a little more with better ram.

Here's the lineup:-

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £229.99
(£199.99) £229.99
(£199.99)
Biostar TPower Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Biostar TPower Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £223.09
(£193.99) £223.09
(£193.99)
Antec Sonata Plus 550 Quiet Midi-Tower Case - Black/Silver (NeoPower 550W Modular PSU) Antec Sonata Plus 550 Quiet Midi-Tower Case - Black/Silver (NeoPower 550W Modular PSU) £120.74
(£104.99) £120.74
(£104.99)
Corsair 3GB DDR3 Dominator PC3-12800C8 1600MHz (3x1GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X3G1600C8D) Corsair 3GB DDR3 Dominator PC3-12800C8 1600MHz (3x1GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X3G1600C8D) £92.99
(£80.86) £92.99
(£80.86)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £91.99
(£79.99) £91.99
(£79.99)
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) £57.49
(£49.99) £57.49
(£49.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST380815AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST380815AS) £31.04
(£26.99) £31.04
(£26.99)
Asus GeForce 6200 LE 64MB DDR TurboCache DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail Asus GeForce 6200 LE 64MB DDR TurboCache DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £21.84
(£18.99) £21.84
(£18.99)
Samsung TS-H353B 16x DVD-ROM SATA (Black) - OEM Samsung TS-H353B 16x DVD-ROM SATA (Black) - OEM £11.49
(£9.99) £11.49
(£9.99)

Any scope for getting the rig cheaper or to better at minimal cost?

Thanks for your input !
 
I haven't heard of neopower, but that doesn't by itself mean they're crap. Id be more inclined to go with a 500W from a company I'd trust, and get the antec 300 case.
Suggest a look at http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-050-OE
mainly since if you're making a few of these, and its for business purposes, the preoverclocked one is probably worth it relative to the man-hours spent overclocking from scratch.

I'm surprised to see windows being used for distributed computing, but I am not familiar with advanced rendering. Do they all need a cd drive?
 
Thanks for the feedback Jon,
This review suggests the Neopower is a solid performer http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/361/10 although one of the users does complain of problems (but then again what product has no disgruntled users!).

That bundle is nice. Its only £10 more than buying the components individually, but being guarenteed the overclock is worth the money. One downside is the lower memory cap of the motherboard, but I guess my rendernodes won't ever need more than 6gb!

Yea I use 3dsmax and Vray which offer distributed rendering. Amazing :)
 
Pardon my ignorance, but what is a Rendernode? and to contribute to the OP, i do believe that windows can be installed from USB, but i cant comment on how.
 
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