New PC Build - Help Needed

Hixxey · 16 Sep 2010 at 22:01

I have a budget of £1800 to build a new computer. Its been five years since I built my last computer so I am quite rusty when it comes to what I actually need.

Below are the parts I have selected, can anyone advice which parts could be changed for different ones bearing in mind that the computer will be used primarily for 3D rendering (3ds Max) and gaming.

I'd like the cost to be slightly less so I can get a decent 22" monitor and keyboard ect...
Also, would I need a sound card to hook up to my speakers (Optical).

CPU/RAM/Heatsink/MOBO
3XS bundle
Slik core i7 bundle at 4.2ghz overclocked (Asus Rampage III, i7 930, 6gb corsair XMS memory, Prolimatech Megahalems Cooler, 120mm fan)
£704.

GFX
ATI 5970 sapphire card (slightly overclocked)
£446

Bluray Drive
£96

HDD
Corsair Force SSD drive

£110

CASE
Case Corsair Obsidian 800D

(£206)

PSU
Corsair 1000 W HX Power Supply

£175

£1737 total

Hixxey · 16 Sep 2010 at 22:17

stulid said:
something like this is very similar from ocuk,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Krypton Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle £549.99
(£468.08) £549.99
(£468.08)
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £352.49
(£299.99) £352.49
(£299.99)
Corsair Obsidian 800D Full Tower Case - Black £219.98
(£187.22) £219.98
(£187.22)
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £142.99
(£121.69) £142.99
(£121.69)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £124.98
(£106.37) £124.98
(£106.37)
LiteOn iHBS112 12x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM) £99.99
(£85.10) £99.99
(£85.10)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £1,280.36
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £16.85
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £227.01
Total : £1,524.22

and the nvidia graphics card will allow the use of CUDA acceleration in apps that can take advantage of the massive computational power of a graphics card, and still be a gaming powerhouse.

also you might want a harddrive to store stuff on.

and do you need such a large/expensive case, its not the best for aircooling (water cooling its almost untouchable)

Thanks for the advice. If I were to buy these parts, would they all be compatible with each other?
Also, What monitors would you recommend as I need two side by side.

Thanks,
STRBramley

Hixxey · 19 Sep 2010 at 16:06

Thanks for all the reply's.
How about the build below?

Hixxey · 19 Sep 2010 at 16:21

stulid said:
that's awesome, did you have a harddrive for general storage?

Thanks. Yes I have two external USB HDD's. A 1tb and a 500gb, both Western Digital My Book's.

Hixxey · 19 Sep 2010 at 17:55

Would this case be big enough to fit everything in?

I'd prefer a case that doesn't have any windows or LED lighting.

Thanks,
Hixxey

Hixxey · 19 Sep 2010 at 19:10

stulid said:
just, its a tight fit,

http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjQ=

Maximum video card size: 11"/279mm (Note: some video cards may block access to the adjacent hard drive bay)

length of the card- http://www.linustechtips.com/ltt-vi...-video-card-length-comparsion-linus-tech-tips

Ok thanks. What case would you recommend with no LEDs or windows?

Hixxey · 19 Sep 2010 at 21:03

stulid said:
so many to pick from,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-145-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29 a classic, dont know if it comes with that led fan or not.

I really like this one. Does it have front facing USB Ports?

Thanks,
Hixxey

Hixxey · 19 Sep 2010 at 21:23

stulid said:

Perfect, thanks.

This is my basket as it stands.

Any other suggestions are welcomed.
Also, I have the Logitech Z5500's but they are being used by a few other devices so what desktop speakers would you recommend?

Thanks,
Hixxey

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:08

Here is the latest on the build. Added the speakers. What does everyone think?

Thanks,
Hixxey

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:22

Marine-RX179 said:
You gonna be ok to overclock the CPU yourself? If not, it's worth consider paying extra for the overclocked bundle options?

Also, I wouldn't recommend that budget CPU cooler for a i7 Quad (not saying it's crap...but you would want a better one for overclocking a i7)...look for a beefier CPU cooler instead.

Ok thanks, What CPU Cooler would you recommend for this system?

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:27

Mak3R said:
You could probably get a lower Wattage PSU as 1000W is overkill fo sho'. Just to save a few pennies

How about this

and this CPU cooler

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 15:44

So would this be better than buying the Mobo, ram, processor and heatsink separately?

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:09

Mr. May said:
what about this ?

build

That would go over my £1800 budget as I need two monitors and wouldn't I need more parts if I were to get a water cooling fan?

Anyway, this is my latest build.

I swapped the RAM for Corsair and the Fan for a better one.
If anyone can see anything wrong with this build let me know.

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:32

stulid said:
best spec yet.

Would I need to buy additional fans for this case?

Also, I'm thinking of taking Mr. May's advice and getting the 21.5" BenQ's which would also bring the overall price down by £95

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:47

So I updated the build with the 21.5" Benq's which brings the system under budget.
Anyone have any idea of what I could upgrade or add to give a little bit more performance?

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:52

stulid said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-057-OC&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910

What is that?
And it would take me over budget

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:55

Mr. May said:
2x 470's because at 1080 the extra ram on 480 will be wasted if you plan to game and it should get you a lot more power overall running at that res

If I were to go for 2x GTX 470's, would I need any extra hardware?

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 16:58

stulid said:
no.

Ok thanks, I think I'll goo for that option then. Anyone have any links to performance comparisons between the 1x480 and the 2x470?

EDIT: Does the 2xGTX 470's mean it will be in SLi?
Also, does having two GPU's mean that you can theoretically have four monitors connected?

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 17:04

Mr. May said:
ner it should be fine on a 850w as they only draw 80watts more than a 480 going by this

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...999-nvidia-geforce-gtx-470-sli-review-17.html

and as well if your going for the 1600mhz ram there is not much need for the 950 mers well save £20 on the 930 unless you want a bigger e-slong as both will over clock to 4-4.2 ghz

Nice, that brings the total to 1,798.96. Perfect.

Hixxey · 20 Sep 2010 at 18:06

Mr. May said:
sweet you'll have to do a build log when you've got the parts

Yeah I will do.
I've decided against getting the mouse and speakers as I have a mouse and I can just get a splitter for my Z5500's so that's saving over £100 for something aimed more towards performance.