My Super Machine. Few Questions.

JooJar

JooJar

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Hi guys,

I need some advice. I am building a super machine this week with all parts from OcUK. I need some advice on cooling. I don't plan to overclock, but the computer may be on for days and need a way for the temps to remain low. I'd also like the option to overclock at a later date.

What I've got at the moment is this:

- Coolermaster HAF 932
- i7 980x
- Radeon HD 6990
- Rampage III Extreme
- Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB
- Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB)
- Acer GD245HQ 23.6" 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor
- Acer GD245HQ 23.6" 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor
- Acer GD245HQ 23.6" 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor (3 of them)
- OCZ StealthXStream 2 700W Power Supply

I am heading down to OcUK some time this week, or early next week to collect the stuff but wanted some advice on cooling.

What would you go for?
 
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Cookeh said:
Antec Kuhler 620.

Any reason you've gone 990x rather than i7 2600k?
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was just about to ask the same question.

it would leave room in the budget for another 6990

however, if you do want the 980X, you will need some triple channel ram

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whats the difference between nvidia and ATI for 3D gaming. do you need the ATI equivilant 3D adapter that nvidia uses for ATI, and what cards do it best/have the best selection?

also, do you need a mechanical HDD for storage, or a DVD/blu ray drive?

i assume this is for gaming
 
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Hi there,

May I ask what you will be using the PC for mainly?

I ask because the 980X is a very expensive CPU but is based on the older "Nahalem"/"Westmere" architecture, while newer "Sandy Bridge" architecture has come out since - some of which are as fast or faster than the 980X even though they only have four cores. Have a look at this comparison.

Also, with such a high power machine I wouldn't suggest using the vengeance RAM with the massive heatsinks unless you plan to liquid cool as they get in the way of the larger CPU coolers. This is the CPU cooler I would use, so long as you use low-profile RAM.

Also, if you want 120Hz monitors - I wouldn't suggest going for those Acers as there have been quite a few issues with an annoying buzzing noise coming from them. Instead I would suggest going for this LG 120Hz monitor or this Dell U2311H IPS monitor (only 60Hz, but the image quality is great due to the high quality panel).
 
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Frame rates, microstutter, drivers, no enough bandwidth around, and a small amount of bottlenecking from PCI-E lanes.

HD5970+HD5970 actually produced lower framerates than HD5970+HD5870.
 
Is the 2600k as fast as the 980x though?

Btw, the machine I am using will serve a few purposes. I am a gamer, but I also work in graphic design (2d and 3d) and as an Internet Marketer from home (hence how I can afford the big budget). But, I do use CPU intestive software for various automated tasts in the Internet Marketing field.

I have about £5000 I'm willing to spend.
 
cmndr_andi said:
Hi there,

May I ask what you will be using the PC for mainly?

I ask because the 980X is a very expensive CPU but is based on the older "Nahalem"/"Westmere" architecture, while newer "Sandy Bridge" architecture has come out since - some of which are as fast or faster than the 980X even though they only have four cores. Have a look at this comparison.

Also, with such a high power machine I wouldn't suggest using the vengeance RAM with the massive heatsinks unless you plan to liquid cool as they get in the way of the larger CPU coolers. This is the CPU cooler I would use, so long as you use low-profile RAM.

Also, if you want 120Hz monitors - I wouldn't suggest going for those Acers as there have been quite a few issues with an annoying buzzing noise coming from them. Instead I would suggest going for this LG 120Hz monitor or this Dell U2311H IPS monitor (only 60Hz, but the image quality is great due to the high quality panel).
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That benchmark is interesting. I'm going to look into that 2600k. I've seen a few others mention the same thing on other forums too.
 
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oh, i see the budget is £5000, not £3000. many more things can be had, so i will get cracking with a new spec :)
do you want a new keyboard, mouse and mousemat, or do you have some good stuff already?





do not get the titan krypt i have listed. it is simply there to represent the cost of getting 3 of those LG monitors from somewhere we are not allowed to mention. but as i said, scan the internet and you should find it. the 3 monitors cost a tiny bit less than the krypt i have listed, including postage

if you want some more/replacement case fans, i suggest getting the 120 and 140mm variants of the fractal design

and if you want some more/replacement fans for the corsair H60, i suggest two 120mm akasa vipers



YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6990 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Games Pack £499.99
1 x "Titan Krypt" AMD Phenom II X4 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz Quad Core DDR3 System £389.98
1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0.00
1 x OcUK GeForce GT 430 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card £52.79
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £349.99
1 x Asus Maximus IV Extreme Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £286.36
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £249.98
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1250W '80 Plus Gold Certified' Modular Power Supply £169.99
1 x Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £76.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £71.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) £59.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £42.98
Total : £2,917.22 (includes shipping : £21.85).


if anyone thinks ive done anything wrong with this rig, feel free to shout at me :p
 
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JooJar said:
Many thanks Reaper :D
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with £5000 to spend, you could get a completely silent but rediculously powerful water cooled computer.... its just a shame OcUK dont sell much in the way of watercooling.

i would also get someone else to recommend watercooling stuff to you, because i know next to nothing about it
 
Reaper 392 said:
with £5000 to spend, you could get a completely silent but rediculously powerful water cooled computer.... its just a shame OcUK dont sell much in the way of watercooling.

i would also get someone else to recommend watercooling stuff to you, because i know next to nothing about it
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A bit of noise is ok to be honest. Most of the time I wear headphones. I have Sennheiser HD 25 MK2's.

As long as the tempreatures can be sustained at a decent temprature, and the computer can be left on overnight at times without problems then I'm ok.
 
With a £5000 budget this might be up your street:

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Unfortunately that workstation bundle only comes with the standard Asus P8P67 board - so I would ask them if they could use the Asus P8P67 PRO board instead for better SLI performance due to the x8/x8 PCI-E lanes on the PRO.
 
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