CPU : Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM + World In Conflict PC Game
Standard choice for a budget i7 build.
Motherboard : Asus P6T SE Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
No need for sli, so the SE is fine, and £25 cheaper. Proven to be a decent overclocking board with a good layout.
RAM : Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK)
Graphics Card : Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 Glaciator+ 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £108.99
Good enough for 1280x1024, plan to crossfire it at a later date
Case : Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator Case - Black (No PSU) - £54.99
Slightly more roomy with better cooling and layout than the antec 300.
PSU : PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-Crossfire PCI-E 750W Power Supply - £83.98
Decent brand, ample power and connectors
CPU Heatsink : Scythe Mugen 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) - £36.98
Doing well in reviews, performance rivaling the almighty TRUE, but cheaper, and in stock
Case Fans : Scythe Kaze Jyuni 1900RPM Slip Stream 120mm Fan x2 - £13.78
Thermal Compound : OCZ Freeze Extreme Thermal Conductivity Compound - £3.44
Reviews show it outperforming AS5 by quite a margin
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) x2 in Raid-0 (32kb Striping) - £77.98
Budget wont allow for raptors or ssd, so this seems like the best option.
Optical Drive : LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM - £18.99
Total - £819.09
System will be used for gaming (1280x1024 atm, by xmas should be upgrading to 1920x1080, at which point i'll add a second 4870 for crossfire), audio editing/recording, video editing/encoding and general use.
Plan to overclock the CPU to 4ghz.
Any suggestions?
Standard choice for a budget i7 build.
Motherboard : Asus P6T SE Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
No need for sli, so the SE is fine, and £25 cheaper. Proven to be a decent overclocking board with a good layout.
RAM : Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK)
Graphics Card : Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 Glaciator+ 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £108.99
Good enough for 1280x1024, plan to crossfire it at a later date
Case : Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator Case - Black (No PSU) - £54.99
Slightly more roomy with better cooling and layout than the antec 300.
PSU : PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-Crossfire PCI-E 750W Power Supply - £83.98
Decent brand, ample power and connectors
CPU Heatsink : Scythe Mugen 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) - £36.98
Doing well in reviews, performance rivaling the almighty TRUE, but cheaper, and in stock
Case Fans : Scythe Kaze Jyuni 1900RPM Slip Stream 120mm Fan x2 - £13.78
Thermal Compound : OCZ Freeze Extreme Thermal Conductivity Compound - £3.44
Reviews show it outperforming AS5 by quite a margin
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) x2 in Raid-0 (32kb Striping) - £77.98
Budget wont allow for raptors or ssd, so this seems like the best option.
Optical Drive : LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM - £18.99
Total - £819.09
System will be used for gaming (1280x1024 atm, by xmas should be upgrading to 1920x1080, at which point i'll add a second 4870 for crossfire), audio editing/recording, video editing/encoding and general use.
Plan to overclock the CPU to 4ghz.
Any suggestions?
