Made a decision on a future proof build..help!

harmanuk83 · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:25

Hi all have been scratching my head for a while now and would like final input on the below build. Can you confirm if the mobo/power supply and general spec is ok. Please let me know if I have anything there I dont need.

Thanks for your time.

- No Webcam Option (Zero Cost)
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Creative Inspire A520 5.1 Speaker System (51MF4110AA008)
- Benq XL2410T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black
- Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616)
- Logitech K350 Wireless Keyboard (920-002012)
- Full Cable Management
- TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N)
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-00765)
- Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK)
- Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp - OEM
- OcUK Premium Aluminium 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive.
- LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM)
- No RAID Option (ZERO Cost)
- Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003)
- OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
- OcUK GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- OcUK GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8)
- Gigabyte Z68X-UD4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3)
- Stage 5: MAX OC OF ENTIRE SYSTEM - (CPU, RAM, Graphics all OC'd to Maximum 24/7 Stability)
- Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
- Corsair Obsidian 800D (6GB/s) Full Tower Case - Black

stulid · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:31

You dont need the sound card.

Is a pre-built the best option for you? you prefer it this way?

harmanuk83 · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:38

I would rather somebody do the work for me to be honest. Ok will get rid of the soundcard

stulid · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:40

harmanuk83 said:
I would rather somebody do the work for me to be honest. Ok will get rid of the soundcard

Ok then, the build looks good, if its a gaming PC mostly? then a i5 2500K is as fast as a i7 2600K.

harmanuk83 · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:42

It will be mainly gaming but also video/audio editing etc etc. I would like to cover as many bases as possible to last the maximum amount of time

stulid · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:42

Then go for that build, will be really really quick.

Reaper 392 · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:42

harmanuk83 said:
I would rather somebody do the work for me to be honest. Ok will get rid of the soundcard

you do know you will save a hell of a lot of money by building and overclocking it yourself. i totally understand if you dont want to, but we're talking a 20% saving minimum

harmanuk83 · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:55

I have looked into the individual parts, and would save roughly 400 pounds. however i would have little to no backup if things went wrong + the time it will take to build it, overclock it etc etc. plus postal charges would certainly add up. I think I will put the responsibility of the build in a professionals hands.

stulid · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:56

harmanuk83 said:
I have looked into the individual parts, and would save roughly 400 pounds. however i would have little to no backup if things went wrong + the time it will take to build it, overclock it etc etc. plus postal charges would certainly add up. I think I will put the responsibility of the build in a professionals hands.

Thats all I wanted to here

Sounds like you have thought it through.

harmanuk83 · 8 Aug 2011 at 20:59

It is all a little daunting as all I have had the past five years is an imac for video editing. now i want a proper machine and the options are ridiculous.

is the chosen power supply enough? any other pointers before i switch off for the night?

Thanks

stulid · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:01

The PSU is enough, gold rated efficiency so it consumes less power from the wall, fully modular cables and the fan doesnt start to spin until 20% load, then cranks up at around 60% to the next speed.

Huge case by the way

LukasBB · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:12

stulid said:
You dont need the sound card.

why not? it's a lot better than the onboard audio :confused:

stulid · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:14

LukasBB said:
why not? it's a lot better than the onboard audio

Not enough to warrant the costs.

Jony27 · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:16

LukasBB said:
why not? it's a lot better than the onboard audio

unless you have decent speaker/headsets to utilise the quality of the audio, onboard will be enough.

LukasBB · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:20

lol
he's going to buy 2 GTX580s and you are worrying about a £20 soundcard?

and also vertex 2E SSD could be changed for something different. there's plenty of new, faster SSDs

stulid · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:22

LOL.

The realtek onboard HD 7.1 audio is brilliant, the sound card isnt needed at all.

LukasBB · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:31

it is true that he's probably not going to hear any difference between onboard audio and a proper sound card with those cheap speakers but it would be a big difference with better speakers or headphones.

Goose · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:39

Is the case not overkill since its not going to be a watercooled rig?

stulid · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:41

Goose said:
Is the case not overkill since its not going to be a watercooled rig?

- Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler?

lol, I know what you mean just jesting you, the case will obviously last years with its size and construction, an investment if you will

harmanuk83 · 8 Aug 2011 at 21:48

Regarding water cooling etc. Is the one selected ok or too much? Also should I downgrade the case and up the speakers?Any other tips?