New Windows7 i7 non-gaming build. Budget £750

molar · 13 Sep 2009 at 17:24

Hi guys

I bought a notebook in 2005 which has lasted me until now and the last desktop I built was in '99 so I'm a bit out of touch with things at the moment!

I've got Windows 7 on pre-order and want to build a new system for it. I won't use this computer for playing games just development work. My notebook is now so slow that I can't do any work from home!!

Anyway here's the spec I've come up with for a £750 budget. It includes 2 HDD's for a RAID1 setup. I just want to check I'm not missing anything?

I've got keyboard, mouse, Dell 2709w monitor, and Windows 7 on pre-order.

I would like to swap the case fans and cpu cooler for something quieter but I think it makes sense to see what the noise is like to begin with first?

Thanks!

95thrifles · 13 Sep 2009 at 22:12

looks spot on, doubt youll need to touch case fans, thats one of best cases going, especially when it comes to noise

reygjabla · 13 Sep 2009 at 22:27

Your hard drive and planned Raid 1 set up could be your bottleneck. Why not add 1 more and do Raid 0+1.

molar · 13 Sep 2009 at 22:43

Thanks for the replies.

Reygjabla I read that RAID 0+1 requires four disks not three? I can only just afford two as I already cut them down from 1TB drives to 500GB's.

By the way, I went for the WD Caviar Green drives as although their a bit more expensive I'm looking for something a bit quieter than WD Caviar Black.

reygjabla · 13 Sep 2009 at 22:55

I'm using 2 WD Caviar Black at the moment and I don't hear any of them. I think, the green version means low power consumption. :rolleyes:

PermaBanned · 13 Sep 2009 at 22:56

molar said:
Thanks for the replies.

Reygjabla I read that RAID 0+1 requires four disks not three? I can only just afford two as I already cut them down from 1TB drives to 500GB's.

By the way, I went for the WD Caviar Green drives as although their a bit more expensive I'm looking for something a bit quieter than WD Caviar Black.

Samsung F3

coupe69 · 13 Sep 2009 at 23:10

molar said:
Reygjabla I read that RAID 0+1 requires four disks not three?

Yes it does, but you could do raid 5 with 3 disks.

FatalSaviour · 13 Sep 2009 at 23:29

Superewza said:
Samsung F3

Seconded.
You're right in the 0+1 does require 4 disks.
I wouldn't recommend a RAID 5 array if you'll be using it for your OS as well...
*shudders at the parity*

ADT · 13 Sep 2009 at 23:39

great specs for work or play, but i would recommend that you get a samsung monitor