Please comment on my new build spec

Solomon23

Solomon23

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Hello to all Overclockers ,

Having built my computers for 12 yrs plus , I have decided to break out the mold and build a high spec all purpose and gaming rig.
My spec is as

£166.66 x 1 - OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-120G)
£166.66 x 2 - XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Core i7 2600k 3.4GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
£125.00 x 1 - Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£105.82 x 1 - Antec CP 1000W Modular Power Supply
-£10.00 x 1 - LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW 16 x DVD±RW Drive & 10 Pack BluRay Discs
£71.65 x 1 - LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail)
£9.99 x 1 - Mirror BluRay 4x Inkjet Full Face Printable (10 Spindle)
£54.99 x 2 - Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9)
£41.66 x 1 - Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 1155 1156 1366 AMD AM2 AM3 AM2+ AM3+)
Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case

Any comments and advice would be gratefully received especially concerning
how to overclock and what ghz to aim for. I should be running 2x 32 inc screens as well as 2x 22 monitors all at 1920x1080. This will be connect to a five speaker system powered by a 40 watt pe channel amp.

What do you think guys ....

Solomon
 
If you really like the dark fleet case then fair enough, but I've found them a right pain to build in! I don't think I would ever buy one
 
you do realise those prices do not include the VAT dont you?

(some people can get VAT off of the products for whatever reason, i dont know if you can)

only criticism i have is the motherboard. there have been lots of problems with asus motherboards recently. the obvious replacement would be the Asrock Z68 extreme4 but obviously there are other options
 
Antec CP 1000W said:
NOTE: This PSU only fits into the Antec P183, Antec P193 & Antec 1200 Gaming Cases.
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If so, I would replace it with a Gamer 900W (if you want Antec) / Corsair TX850 / Corsair HX850 / XFX 850 Black. They are more than enough for XFire 6950.
 
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Antec CP 1000W out of stock,
also,
quote...exclusively compatible with some of Antec's most cutting-edge Gaming and Performance One enclosures, including the Twelve Hundred, P183 and P193.

id get..

XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply [P1-850B-NLG9]
This Week Only Offer
was £118.99 inc VAT
£112.98 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

edit, also for storage

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) [HD103SJ]
£43.99 inc VAT
 
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The RAM will only be £54.99+VAT until tomorrow morning.

Unless it's on special offer again it will go back to £65.99+VAT.

If the rig is mainly for gaming you won't need 16GB of RAM. 4GB is probably enough and 8GB is plenty.

Equally for gaming a 2500K will give you just as good performance as a 2600K so you could save a few quid there.

Don't buy the XFX cards with the hope of unlocking then as it appears they can't be unlocked anymore:

Blind flashing bricked 6950

If you're happy with none unlockable 6950's then get these instead of the XFX:

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game

Again £166.66+VAT untill tomorrow morning.

MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition OC review

With Crossfired cards you can only use the display connections on one card.

You want to connect 4 displays?

You'll have to connect using 2xDVI + 2xDisplayPort or DVI + HDMI + 2xDisplayPort.

You'll need 2 displays with DisplayPort inputs or you'll need to get adapters to connect DisplayPort to whatever connections your displays have.

You can't use 2xDVI + HDMI at the same time. Only 2 out of the 3.

I hope that makes sense.
 
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Thanks guys

Have to say its all done and dusted and now ordered. Ill have to hope the mobo is not an issue , after researching it I thought Asus had resolved all the probs.
I checked the antec power supply and it fits the the case accoprding to there web, quite apprehensive regarding the looks its a bit wild for my usual conservative outlook
but it may well brighten up under my desk lol.
Already have a couple of spare samsung 1tb drives and look forward to the ssd drive just hope it lives up to ots rep.

Be doing some heavy duty photoshopping and into exploring virtual / hyper -v hence the reason for the maxxed out ram ......it certainly a hell of a lot cheaper than when i paid 300 qiud for 8 mb's many moons ago.

Any advice on the overclocking potential of this setup would be great

thanks again for your comments guys its been a good intro to the forum.

Sol
 
Now you tell us.

I haven't recovered yet from typing all that wonderful advice

It was good advice and most of all it let me know at least I have'nt cocked up in spending my hard earned dosh......a slight problem of how to avoid my better half tomorrow when it all arrives .....dont think ill be sneaking the case and 2nd 32 inch screen by her very easily. Any ideas guys .......how do you blind side the boss lol

thanks again for all your efforts
 
Surveyor said:
With Crossfired cards you can only use the display connections on one card.

You want to connect 4 displays?

You'll have to connect using 2xDVI + 2xDisplayPort or DVI + HDMI + 2xDisplayPort.

You'll need 2 displays with DisplayPort inputs or you'll need to get adapters to connect DisplayPort to whatever connections your displays have.

You can't use 2xDVI + HDMI at the same time. Only 2 out of the 3.

I hope that makes sense.
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Ah seems I did **** up after all ......nowhere did I find you could only utilise
one of the graphic card connections..........would it be possible to connect using the mobo connection for everday computing ?
 
Solomon23 said:
Ah seems I did **** up after all ......nowhere did I find you could only utilise
one of the graphic card connections..........would it be possible to connect using the mobo connection for everday computing ?
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I'm not sure what you mean.

Could you give us the make and model numbers of the 4 displays you have?
 
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Surveyor said:
I'm not sure what you mean.

Could you give us the make and model numbers of the 4 displays you have?
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[/B]Basically I have two lg 22" flatrons and by tomoz 2 lcd TV/monitors.

I was hoping to utilise the lg's via the mobo and i7 chip graphics and connect the two 32's via hdmi.......am I correct in this ? However if use crossfire I will require adapters as per your advice ?? Does that make sense ??

thanks Surveyor for your patience....I am possibly a bit long in the tooth to be getting into PC gaming however I have the time now to aqquire a new skill set and learning curve.... trying though

cheers
Sol :confused:
 
I don't believe you can use the integrated GPU at the same time as a separate graphics card.

You can only switch between one or the other, if that's what you're after, or do you want to use all 4 displays at once?

Can you be more specific regarding the exact model number of the LG monitors and the make and model of the TV/monitors?
 
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