New folding pc

robj20 · 6 Jan 2011 at 17:23

I fancy doing a folding pc, work has said i can leave it running in work 24/7 so no issue with leccy bill.

I was thinking along these lines

1 x Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Intel X58

1 x Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz

1 x Corsair Value 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3

1 x MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB GDDR5

Just the one GPU to start with to keep initial cost down, the board can have 3 so 2 more can be added later.

We have 500W PSUs at work, is that enough.
HDDs at work also.

robj20 · 6 Jan 2011 at 19:07

Would be nice but isnt it going to be daft money?

robj20 · 6 Jan 2011 at 19:24

Whats the difference in the P67 and H67 chipsets for these cpus?

robj20 · 6 Jan 2011 at 19:55

On a similar note, how do i know when i am getting the bonus points for smp units.
I setup the passkey a few days ago, i know you need to return 10 on time but how do you know when its done 10?

robj20 · 6 Jan 2011 at 20:44

So just keep an eye on the points.

Nice air rifle by the way, i have a Daystate Airwolf and a AirArms S400 myself. Fancied a Theoben Type S for a while though.

robj20 · 7 Jan 2011 at 09:59

I have a FAC, i love my Airwolf, everytime i try another rifle now i would always rather shoot my airwolf. I had a Logun Mk2 Pro at one point but sold it as i prefer the wolf, and the logun was a fine rifle. Been eyeing up a Daystate Ranger at 30ft/lbs in .22.

Anyway back on topic.

Im thinking along the lines of these

Asus P8P67 Intel P67

i7 2600K

OCZ Gold 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3

MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB

Should come in under £550.

Also thinking of using a 1TB 2.5" laptop drive to keep heat and power consuption low. SSD would probably use less but the cost isnt worth it.

Do i have enough memory for the bigadv WU or is 4GB better.