New Build Advice please.

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 09:24

Hi Guys,

I use my pc for gaming, games development and have multiple apps open ie
unity, photoshop, max and firefox and it chugs like a mofo.

I'm finally looking to get a new pc and my current build is real old :

Core2Duo xxx
ati 5850
2gb of ram
win xp

I have around £1500 to spend (can stretch if needed) and would like a system to last a good few years with the option to add more ram and upgrade my gfx down the line if needed. I want to go down the intel/nvidia route too ie fast cpu cpu and gfx

I don't need a monitor, keyboard or mouse and won't really salvage my old pc's parts as i'll still use it for testing projects.

All help much appreciated. Thanks

ED209 · 21 Jan 2015 at 10:28

do you need a OS as well or do you have that covered?

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 12:39

I have xp but was looking at going to win 7. I'm really not a fan of win 8 unless someone can convince me otherwise.

varkanoid · 21 Jan 2015 at 13:19

sindii said:
I have xp but was looking at going to win 7. I'm really not a fan of win 8 unless someone can convince me otherwise.

A new PC get it with Windows 8.1 its not that bad as people make out and it will be nipper than Windows 7. Plus when Windows 10 or whatever its called comes out if you can upgrade for free and it has gone back to using the start menu.

as for a PC if you dont want to build it yourself how about this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-065-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2487

Plenty of ram and you could always chuck in another 970

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 14:23

varkanoid said:
A new PC get it with Windows 8.1 its not that bad as people make out and it will be nipper than Windows 7. Plus when Windows 10 or whatever its called comes out if you can upgrade for free and it has gone back to using the start menu.

as for a PC if you dont want to build it yourself how about this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-065-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2487

Plenty of ram and you could always chuck in another 970

I did look at this system as an option (haven't built a system in years but possibly can do one from scratch) and do like it.

I was thinking of having 32gb of ram (4x8) instead of the (4x4) and getting the 5930k cpu as this year I want to be very productive with my projects etc

DaleTheWhale · 21 Jan 2015 at 14:26

4x8 will cause issues in the future should you wish to upgrade, you're using all your slots up immediately, meaning that if you want more RAM, you can't.

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 15:42

ThaReaperGuy said:
4x8 will cause issues in the future should you wish to upgrade, you're using all your slots up immediately, meaning that if you want more RAM, you can't.

The system currently shows 16gb in 4x4gb sticks. Changing that to 4x8gb sticks and getting 32gb is bad?

FredFlint · 21 Jan 2015 at 16:08

Hi,

16GB RAM:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £311.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £299.99
1 x MSI X99S SLI Plus Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16QC01) £155.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £93.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
Total : £1,443.84 (includes shipping : ).

32GB RAM

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Elite 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD432GM2400HC16QC01) £349.99
1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £311.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £299.99
1 x MSI X99S SLI Plus Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £93.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
Total : £1,637.84 (includes shipping : ).

YOUR BASKET
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £17.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 20:23

FredFlint said:
Hi,

16GB RAM:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £311.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £299.99
1 x MSI X99S SLI Plus Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16QC01) £155.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £93.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
Total : £1,443.84 (includes shipping : ).

32GB RAM

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Elite 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD432GM2400HC16QC01) £349.99
1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £311.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £299.99
1 x MSI X99S SLI Plus Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £93.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
Total : £1,637.84 (includes shipping : ).

YOUR BASKET
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £17.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).

Thanks, I like the parts you've recommended. Hoping some others chime in to help me finally make up my mind. Think I'll stick to 16gb after reading up more and if I'd really need it.

I'm now think I would like a new 1440p monitor too. 27 inch upwards.

stulid · 21 Jan 2015 at 20:27

Those parts are fine.

I tried earlier to do a better price but struggled so gave up.

This SSD has better performance numbers - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-012-SH

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 20:45

Ok, how about the samsung 250gb SSD 840 evo as my SSD instead?

Slightly more expensive but not too much.

stulid · 21 Jan 2015 at 20:49

850 evo is newer, good performance numbers.

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 20:51

stulid said:
850 evo is newer, good performance numbers.

Thanks for the quick replies. Hopefully my mind is made up. Will place an order in the morning.

stulid · 21 Jan 2015 at 20:56

Just noticed the 850Evo is on offer, so unless something awesome appears on the today only offer in the morning, the spec above and SSD look great

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 20:56

Will the cooler master cm 690 iii be a good choice of case. I'm preferring it over the one above.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...212-CM&tool=3&groupid=2362&catid=2277&subcat=

stulid · 21 Jan 2015 at 20:57

Its a nice case that takes all those parts (minus the H105 as it comes with a small AIO)

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 21:03

Ok, would I still need additional cooling then?

Small AIO?

Sorry been out of the pc loop too long.

stulid · 21 Jan 2015 at 21:08

The case you linked to comes with a free seidon water cooler to cool the CPU.

Its not as big as the H105 but as long as you do not overclockers the CPU it should handle the temperatures OK.

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 21:21

stulid said:
The case you linked to comes with a free seidon water cooler to cool the CPU.

Its not as big as the H105 but as long as you do not overclockers the CPU it should handle the temperatures OK.

I may eventually OC so looks like I'm gonna go with original basket, thanks and thankyou FredFlint.

sindii · 21 Jan 2015 at 21:38

Ok, think I can stretch to this. Yes, I looked at your current system FredFlint lol

Oh oops how to post my basket?