new i7 build

b34st · 3 Jul 2009 at 13:34

hi I have a budget of £1500 for a new build and have decided that the i7 is the way to go. I was originally going to build a tripple monitor setup but I decided to go for performance first and then upgrade to a tripple setup in a few months.

This system will be used for multitasking and gameing.

here is what I am thinking so far:

OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz @ 4.00GHz BUNDLE

BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Iiyama ProLite PLE2209HDS-B 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

LG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray Rewriter & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail

Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

Antec CP 850W Modular Power Supply

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ)

Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter

my questions are can this sytem be beaten on my current budget? can it be done any cheaper without losing any performance? can this sytem easily be upgraded to a tripple monitor rig by buying another SLI Ready graphics card and 2 more monitors?

thanks in advance

b34st · 3 Jul 2009 at 15:36

Also I forgot to ask does thhis bundle come with all the required cables? or do I have to buy those extra?

siumatfung · 3 Jul 2009 at 18:08

yes but i would drop the power supply to the 750W model 850W is a bit overkill likes

the rest of the build looks fine but a wireless card

?

Helios1234 · 3 Jul 2009 at 18:13

You could go for a GTX275 which is much cheaper but provides very similar performance.

siumatfung · 3 Jul 2009 at 18:22

if he going to get the GTX275 he might aswell get the 4890

b34st · 3 Jul 2009 at 18:52

I was originally looking for a 750w psu but its more expensive the only other option is the 650w which is only £14 cheaper. Yea i need a wireless card as the pc is nowhere near a phone socket.

b34st · 3 Jul 2009 at 18:55

should I change the graphics card or not? I dont think the 4890 will be upgradeable in the future as the board isnt crossfire compatable thats why I have chosen a sli ready card

siumatfung · 3 Jul 2009 at 19:36

b34st said:
I was originally looking for a 750w psu but its more expensive the only other option is the 650w which is only £14 cheaper. Yea i need a wireless card as the pc is nowhere near a phone socket.

u reffering to this PSU?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-008-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

i was reffering to this 750W btw

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

b34st · 3 Jul 2009 at 20:23

the 750w you have chosen is £20 more expensive than the 850w I picked. Is it a better psu?

siumatfung · 3 Jul 2009 at 20:41

its modular

mean less cables hanging about and it will cope with anything you throw at it

the one u spec'd is good but u will probably still have a massive bunch of wires which u will need to work out where to shove

thevet · 3 Jul 2009 at 21:30

nice pc

b34st · 3 Jul 2009 at 21:35

ok thanks i will change to that psu. Any other recomendations?

b34st · 4 Jul 2009 at 17:11

I have had another go and decided that I dont really need blue-ray yet so spent the xtra money on a bigger gfx card. but is it really worth spending the extra money on this card over the one I originally had?

here is the new spec:

Glaucus · 4 Jul 2009 at 18:07

Have you considered the Phenom2. You can buy so much more for your money and is very little speed difference for gaming than i7.
Unless you need to do loads of encoding of 3d design work, which the i7 trounces the phenom2, or you want an sli system. then the phenom 2 is seriously worth considering.

b34st · 4 Jul 2009 at 19:26

No I havent considered the phenom2 I just figured the i7 bundle was a good deal. What kind of spec could I have if I went for a phenom 2 instead? budget is still £1500.

b34st · 4 Jul 2009 at 19:50

I originally thought that the mobo was only sli ready and did not have crossfire support. now that i know it does have cross fire support would it be best to get 2 X 4890 instead of the bfg card?

Glaucus · 4 Jul 2009 at 20:20

Something like this 124GB ssd for os, 2TB for storage, blu-ray rewriter, dvd rewiter. 2x 4890..I assume there's no difference between sli and cf power connectors. Could always forget vista and pre-order w7. Could also downscale a few things and get 8GB of ram in budget if you wish.

b34st · 4 Jul 2009 at 21:04

It does look like i will get a lot more for my money if i take the phenom option option. but since they are both good spec pc's how do i decide?

Glaucus · 4 Jul 2009 at 21:06

b34st said:
It does look like i will get a lot more for my money if i take the phenom option option. but since they are both good spec pc's how do i decide?

decisions down to personal opinion.

b34st · 4 Jul 2009 at 21:14

So basically your saying there is very little performance between those two specs? Im not sure if I need all that hard drive space but ssd would run a lot faster? would i need to use raid0?