New PC - need help

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Hi guys new to the forum, I last built my own PC way back in 2007 so I'm out of the loop with any recent specs

I had one quick question though should I wait for the Ivy Bridge processors that come out next month, I read about them on another forum and also saw someone else mention them on their own spec thread but I don't really know much else about the upcoming family of cpu's


Secondly I'd like to spend around 850 (but can spend up to £1200) if needed to get the extra benefits and grunt required but I need everything except a monitor so Keyboard+Mouse and everything else that's necessary for a decent build.

The computer won't really be for gaming but if it can fit into the price that's great I'd rather the focus was made though on the CPU/Motherboard/RAM/SSD

I'll be using it mainly for Video Renders and Encoding I use a variety of programs

Sony vegas
After Effects
Premiere Pro


Main things I want if it can fit into my budget (hope so anyway) as it's all about reducing the waiting time for me with projects as I need to cruise through them for work projects at Uni and for paid work.

So 32GB RAM is essential + Best CPU I can get for Video Rendering/Encoding within my budget.

Any other recommendations from anyone with similar needs then please let me know as I'll need advice on what to get/not to get.

Thanks
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
1 x G.Skill RipJawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9Q2-32GBZL) £169.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) £95.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 550Ti DirectCU 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Bitfenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £33.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £52.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,398.36 (includes shipping : £10.50).






I know this spec is over your max budget but for hardcore video rendering you really should look at the 2011 socket i7's. if you also want a gaming machine I would wait for Ivy Bridge and should be a bit cheaper then the Sandybridge-E range of CPU's..... now if stulid posts take that one lol.

[EDIT] If your going to overclock you will also need an aftermarket cooler, actually just remembered this CPU doesn't come with one ... damn it, included one now.
 
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Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
1 x G.Skill RipJawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9Q2-32GBZL) £169.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) £95.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 550Ti DirectCU 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Bitfenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £33.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £52.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,398.36 (includes shipping : £10.50).






I know this spec is over your max budget but for hardcore video rendering you really should look at the 2011 socket i7's. if you also want a gaming machine I would wait for Ivy Bridge and should be a bit cheaper then the Sandybridge-E range of CPU's..... now if stulid posts take that one lol.

[EDIT] If your going to overclock you will also need an aftermarket cooler, actually just remembered this CPU doesn't come with one ... damn it, included one now.
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Thanks for taking the time to reply :D Thankfully I don't need the OS added to the list of things to purchase.

I'd end up getting something similar although I'd get a cheaper SSD + Graphics card.

That should just about put it in my price range.
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £194.99
(£233.99) £194.99
(£233.99)
Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £103.50
(£124.20) £103.50
(£124.20)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.99
(£119.99) £99.99
(£119.99)
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked *** 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1363-KR) £99.99
(£119.99) £99.99
(£119.99)
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £83.29
(£99.95) £83.29
(£99.95)
LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £66.65
(£79.98) £66.65
(£79.98)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.16
(£64.99) £54.16
(£64.99)
Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£59.99) £49.99
(£59.99)
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £25.99
(£31.19) £51.98
(£62.38)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £21.66
(£25.99) £21.66
(£25.99)
* Sub Total : £826.20
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £167.74
* Total : £1,006.44




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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Quad Channel Kit (F3-14900CL9Q2-32GBZL) £219.95
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £190.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £99.95
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.98
1 x Sapphire HD 6670 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £52.99
1 x Bitfenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £33.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,282.30 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Ok made it a little cheaper :) but I take it your want an Nvidia Card so you use of the Cuda stuff?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £99.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.98
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GT 520 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
4 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19 (£124.76)
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,142.10 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Why do you think you need 32GB ram?
What O/s do you have?
Will you O/C this?
 
Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Quad Channel Kit (F3-14900CL9Q2-32GBZL) £219.95
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £190.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £99.95
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.98
1 x Sapphire HD 6670 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £52.99
1 x Bitfenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £33.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,282.30 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Ok made it a little cheaper :) but I take it your want an Nvidia Card so you use of the Cuda stuff?
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Thanks for that build. Should I increase my budget a little bit for a better GPU (Nvidia as assumed) ? I'm almost tempted to up it to £1400 at this point in time + I can get a bigger case
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked *** 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1363-KR) £119.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £99.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.98
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
4 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19 (£124.76)
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,307.10 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Home premium does up to 16gb. And that baord only has 4 ddr3 slots.


Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
1 x G.Skill RipJawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9Q2-32GBZL) £169.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) £95.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 550Ti DirectCU 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Bitfenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £33.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £52.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,398.36 (includes shipping : £10.50).






I know this spec is over your max budget but for hardcore video rendering you really should look at the 2011 socket i7's. if you also want a gaming machine I would wait for Ivy Bridge and should be a bit cheaper then the Sandybridge-E range of CPU's..... now if stulid posts take that one lol.

[EDIT] If your going to overclock you will also need an aftermarket cooler, actually just remembered this CPU doesn't come with one ... damn it, included one now.
Click to expand...
 
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jamesfreddie said:
Why do you think you need 32GB ram?
What O/s do you have?
Will you O/C this?
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1st Question : The more ram I have the easier it is for me render larger compositions/preview them/less memory limitations involved and the ability to render multiple frames simultaneously, which speeds up the render times even further 32GB allows me to allocate 8GB of ram to my system and 24GB of RAM to After Effects as an example. And 3-4GB of Ram for each process.

Windows 7 Ultimate

I haven't really thought about it as I don't know much about it unless it'd be as simple as having a good CPU Cooler and overclocking it via some software then I'd definitely do it that way. I know that would help speed up everything I'm planning do but that's more of a limitation on my side.
 
MessiMessiMessi said:
1st Question : The more ram I have the easier it is for me render larger compositions/preview them/less memory limitations involved and the ability to render multiple frames simultaneously, which speeds up the render times even further 32GB allows me to allocate 8GB of ram to my system and 24GB of RAM to After Effects as an example. And 3-4GB of Ram for each core.

Windows 7 Ultimate

I haven't really thought about it as I don't know much about it unless it'd be as simple as having a good CPU Cooler and overclocking it via some software then I'd definitely do it that way. I know that would help speed up everything I'm planning do but that's more of a limitation on my side.
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I doubt you will use more than 16GB, also i would use a i7 2600/2700k.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/552?vs=287

I7 2600K vs I7 3930K
 
jamesfreddie said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked *** 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1363-KR) £119.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £99.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.98
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
4 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19 (£124.76)
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,307.10 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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Thats a lot of RAM to try and fit into that board;)
 
if you were persistent on 2011


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £190.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9Q2-32GBZL) £169.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £99.95
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 550Ti DirectCU 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £95.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B3ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £16.99
1 x Xigmatek Gaia CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AM2/AM3/FM1) £15.98
Total : £1,304.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
1 x G.Skill RipJawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9Q2-32GBZL) £169.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXV2UK) £95.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 550Ti DirectCU 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Bitfenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £33.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £52.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,398.36 (includes shipping : £10.50).






I know this spec is over your max budget but for hardcore video rendering you really should look at the 2011 socket i7's. if you also want a gaming machine I would wait for Ivy Bridge and should be a bit cheaper then the Sandybridge-E range of CPU's..... now if stulid posts take that one lol.

[EDIT] If your going to overclock you will also need an aftermarket cooler, actually just remembered this CPU doesn't come with one ... damn it, included one now.
Click to expand...

Thats a lot of RAM to try and fit into that board ;)
 
jamesfreddie said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked *** 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1363-KR) £119.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £99.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.98
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
4 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19 (£124.76)
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,307.10 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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Does that cooler fit the board or any other socket2011?
 
jamesfreddie said:
I doubt you will use more than 16GB, also i would use a i7 2600/2700k.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/552?vs=287

I7 2600K vs I7 3930K
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I'm 100% sure I will be using more than 16GB that's exactly why I wanted 32 in the 1st place it's more multiprocessing + speeds up any render I'm doing (significant for projects over 30 minutes especially) It may just be 5-10 minutes here and there but when you're doing 10 + projects a day any time savings start to add up over days/weeks and I'm willing to pay an extra £200-300 for those quicker render times.

I'd rather get as much as I can for my cash as is available to me right now and that seems to be the 3930K.
 
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