New build

Dogfood09 · 10 Mar 2012 at 22:50

Guys been away from the pc building scene for a while now since selling my last project (project yidian )
I am now about to start building my next rig and plan to keep this one for many years, I will be building it from scratch, as the only computer thing I have is an iPad right now so I need everything except a monitor( will be using tv for now), I have a budget of £2600 I plan to build it over 3 months to help spread the cost.

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Dog

stulid · 10 Mar 2012 at 22:51

Whats the PC to be used for?

You need a Keyboard/mouse/speakers/OS etc?

If you can start saving money now and buy when you are actually ready, this would be best.

New stuff is coming out, Ivybridge CPU's/Z77 boards/Nvidia 6 series etc.

danjama · 10 Mar 2012 at 22:59

stulid said:
Whats the PC to be used for?

You need a Keyboard/mouse/speakers/OS etc?

If you can start saving money now and buy when you are actually ready, this would be best.

New stuff is coming out, Ivybridge CPU's/Z77 boards/Nvidia 6 series etc.

This. Definitely save and then build at the last possible moment. Research is key.

stulid · 10 Mar 2012 at 23:07

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Temjin TJ11B-W Full Monster Tower Gaming Case - Black £474.98
2 x VTX3D HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99 (£879.98)
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £259.99
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £233.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £122.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £98.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £60.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card £53.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £43.99 (£87.98)
1 x Akasa FLEXA P24 24 pin ATX PSU extension cable £9.98
2 x Akasa FLEXA V8 40cm VGA power extension cable £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x Akasa FLEXA P8 40cm CPU power extension £5.99
2 x Akasa FLEXA V6 40cm VGA power extension cable £4.99 (£9.98)
Total : £2,566.98 (includes shipping : £16.85).

Money spent

Dogfood09 · 11 Mar 2012 at 10:41

Thanks for the replies guys , I won't need speakers or o/s it will be mainly used for gaming and watching hd content , research starts here, did not know there is going to be a new nvidia card coming out and what are the new cpu's??? I may find it hard to buy it all together, my plan was to buy the motherboard/CPU and ram last maybe an overclocked bundle??? But I do want a top graphics card

Dog

Dogfood09 · 11 Mar 2012 at 10:47

Stulid , I like the look of that set up , I'm liking the case, looks better than the 800d I had before , I am not to fussed about the sound card and don't need the operating system....

Dog

Rusty0611 · 11 Mar 2012 at 11:22

I wouldn't get a £2600 PC and have onboard sound... But it's up to you. Onboard is much better these days but a sound card is a good buy.

Also would you consider watercooling? You could save some money on the OS (you said you don't need) and the case and go down that route.

stulid · 11 Mar 2012 at 12:14

Heres another, completely OTT,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £461.99
2 x VTX3D HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99 (£879.98)
1 x Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case - Black £339.98
1 x XFX 1000W Black Edition Pro '80+ Platinum' Certified Modular Power Supply £224.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £126.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £98.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Expert Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £79.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (LGA 2011,1155,1156, LGA 1366, LGA775 and AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £67.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £43.99 (£87.98)
1 x Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface £42.98
Total : £2,607.07 (includes shipping : £16.85).

But I could suggest something thats £1K cheaper and still blindingly quick.

Dogfood09 said:
did not know there is going to be a new nvidia card coming out and what are the new cpu's???

Dog

Lots of new Z77 bling - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18380956

Early Ivybridge preview - http://www.anandtech.com/show/5626/ivy-bridge-preview-core-i7-3770k

Dogfood09 · 11 Mar 2012 at 13:03

I am all for your suggestions..... I want something better than I had last time ( search for project yidian ) and something where I won't have to upgrade for years

Dogfood09 · 11 Mar 2012 at 17:10

Thanks for the new spec, looks good , not sure about the mouse though , I will need to look for decent gamer mouse for a lefty!!

i5aces · 11 Mar 2012 at 17:15

For £2600 I can't help but feel you should be watercooling.

stulid · 11 Mar 2012 at 17:17

Dogfood09 said:
Thanks for the new spec, looks good , not sure about the mouse though , I will need to look for decent gamer mouse for a lefty!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-048-RA&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=1257
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-014-ST&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=1257

Dogfood09 · 16 Mar 2012 at 22:35

I like the second spec you done stulid, but would prefer the obsidian 800D case, I do feel it's a bit ott , for what i want it for ( gaming and films etc ) I just want a system that will handle all the latest and future games with ease with full eye candy on, I will be planning on getting the dell ultrasharp 27 Ips screen a month after I've got my new build , if it will save me money then I'm all for it , would be good to see your choices as I'm no expert....

Regards

stulid · 16 Mar 2012 at 22:43

Dogfood09 said:
I like the second spec you done stulid, but would prefer the obsidian 800D case, I do feel it's a bit ott , for what i want it for ( gaming and films etc ) I just want a system that will handle all the latest and future games with ease with full eye candy on, I will be planning on getting the dell ultrasharp 27 Ips screen a month after I've got my new build , if it will save me money then I'm all for it , would be good to see your choices as I'm no expert....

Regards

For gaming and a bit of film watching a i5 2500K is as good as it gets price/performance wise.

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £437.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 800D (6GB/s) Full Tower Case - Black £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £122.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £82.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Expert Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £60.98
1 x Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Left Handed Edition Gaming Mouse - Retail £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £1,632.04 (includes shipping : £16.85).

Overclock it to 4.5Ghz+

And Nvidia 6 series are out soon ( around the 22/23rd)

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For your £2600 you can even get the 27" Dell and two 7970 cards in Crossfire,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2711 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £539.99
2 x XFX HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £437.99 (£875.98)
1 x Corsair Obsidian 800D (6GB/s) Full Tower Case - Black £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £122.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £82.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Expert Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £60.98
1 x Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Left Handed Edition Gaming Mouse - Retail £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £2,616.43 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Also note everything is like Black/Dark Grey so there is some thought to the build

Dogfood09 · 16 Mar 2012 at 22:50

Thanks for the quick response, not sure about the 6 series as I'm a bit of a radeon fanboy , I there much difference between the i5 and i7 , noticed only one 7970 in this spec.... Would one be enough, really liked the idea of having two in crossfire

stulid · 16 Mar 2012 at 22:52

i5 2500K vs i7 2600K - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287

Dogfood09 said:
noticed only one 7970 in this spec.... Would one be enough, really liked the idea of having two in crossfire

Look at the second option

Dogfood09 · 16 Mar 2012 at 22:58

Doh , oh yeah.... Thanks so much for your input

Dogfood09 · 17 Mar 2012 at 07:26

Would it be wise to get another set of ram for the price them kingstons are going for?

Incapable · 17 Mar 2012 at 07:45

Dogfood09 said:
Would it be wise to get another set of ram for the price them kingstons are going for?

8gb will more than suffice for gaming. Although with the prices how they are at the moment more wouldnt hurt.

IvanDobskey · 17 Mar 2012 at 10:52

You really don't need to spend £2600 to build a good PC. If it's mainly a gaming PC then you don't need anything more than a 2500K CPU wise. And nearly £500 on a case? You can get a fantastic case for £150. Your money though, so up to you.