my first build

bman

bman

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im a massive fan of the maxishine videos and have decided to try my hand at a build of my own so i would really appreciate it if some one with more computer expertise than me could take a look at what im planning to make thank you.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Thermaltake VG40031N2Z Xpressar RCS-100 Performance Cooling Case - Black (No PSU) Thermaltake VG40031N2Z Xpressar RCS-100 Performance Cooling Case - Black (No PSU) £399.99
(£459.99) £399.99
(£459.99)
Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £289.99
(£333.49) £289.99
(£333.49)
Point of View GeForce GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail Point of View GeForce GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £269.99
(£310.49) £269.99
(£310.49)
Corsair 6GB DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X6G1600C9) Corsair 6GB DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X6G1600C9) £199.99
(£229.99) £199.99
(£229.99)
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £199.99
(£229.99) £199.99
(£229.99)
Thermaltake ToughPower 1500W Modular Power Supply Thermaltake ToughPower 1500W Modular Power Supply £174.99
(£201.24) £174.99
(£201.24)
LG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray Rewriter & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - OEM LG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray Rewriter & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - OEM £115.99
(£133.39) £115.99
(£133.39)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £63.99
(£73.59) £63.99
(£73.59)
Sub Total : £1,714.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £17.51
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £257.24
Total : £1,972.16

all so my budget is around the £2000 mark thank you again
 
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I was just buidling something similar a few minutes ago and I was able to squeeze the i7 940 in for less than £1900.
 
hm but would the 940 make much of a difference as i will be over clocking and iv heard good things about the 920.
could you please post your specs thanks you.
 
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I am a complete rookie mate at this. I've been trying to build myself a pc for ages. This is what I came up with.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 940 2.93Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £389.99
(£448.49) £389.99
(£448.49)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 2048MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £259.99
(£298.99) £259.99
(£298.99)
EVGA Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £249.99
(£287.49) £249.99
(£287.49)
Corsair 6GB DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X6G1600C9) £199.99
(£229.99) £199.99
(£229.99)
Pioneer BDR-202BK 4x BD-R/RE Blu-Ray Serial ATA Dual Layer DVD Writer - Black £164.99
(£189.74) £164.99
(£189.74)
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £124.99
(£143.74) £124.99
(£143.74)
Akasa AK-P010FG-BK 1000W PowerMax PSU £99.99
(£114.99) £99.99
(£114.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £63.99
(£73.59) £63.99
(£73.59)
Zalman CNPS9700-LED CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £35.99
(£41.39) £35.99
(£41.39)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£6.89) £5.99
(£6.89)
Akasa eSATA to eSATA Data Cable £4.99
(£5.74) £9.98
(£11.48)
Sub Total : £1,605.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.99
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £240.88
Total : £1,846.76
 
Hi You are probably know more in depth in this than me, so i I have missed anything out, please let me know.
 
No I won't, I use my PC for games from time to time. I am more of a power user and into video editing, heavy spreadsheet user, access large databases and webdesign. Sometimes I test games in beta mode. That's it and all that should be sufficient to browse the web too and play games online. I just like my PCs to be quick and hate to sit there and wait for it to drag on for ages.

You think I should overclock or just upgrade to an i7 extreme later on when the price comes down?
 
if you feel confident overclocking then you could save a bit of money and get a i7 920 and clock it way past 940 speeds.
thats what im planning on doing, hoping to get about 3.5-4ghz out of my 920 never built a system but i have overclocked my q6600 to 3.6ghz stable so hoping the 920 will go the same way.
 
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the 940 most probably will clock higher but not by much and for the sake of saving around about £200 i think the 920 overclocked would be your best bet
 
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For which built? The first one or second one?
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the first one... that's a ridiculous amount of money to spend on a case.

in the second spec, are you sure that that cooler is compatible? it doesn't list socket 1366.
 
whats overkill about the case, it was the only case on overclockers that looked quite future proof for the i7s
 
true but to me it doesnt matter how much it costs aslong as it does a good job of cooling my system, could u please specify a case that would be better thank you and all help is appreciated.
 
Can't see the point of buying a 940 over a 920.

The big difference in price is silly when you can just clock the 920 so easily too and beyond 940 speed.
 
bman said:
true but to me it doesnt matter how much it costs aslong as it does a good job of cooling my system, could u please specify a case that would be better thank you and all help is appreciated.
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Trust me, you don't want that Thermaltake case. Budget watercooling sucks to high heaven.

Something like a Silverstone FT01 would be awesome.

Or a Silverstone TJ07 if you want to go for proper watercooling.

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Personally, thats what I'd do. There's enough space (money) left to add a second GTX or you could just buy the 4870X2. I assume you need Vista & I don't see the point of a Blu-Ray rewriter.
 
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