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OK guys the time has finally come to send my beloved i7 930 to silicon heaven and upgrade my rig. Now I know this section is generally just used for the actual building part but I am going to have all the parts discussion in here too just so it saves me maintaining 2 different threads. Once the build is complete I will compact everything to save folks trawling through pages and pages to get everything.
As for the project name it's a long running joke between myself and my better half, she refers to my PC as "The Mistress" because she/it is the other woman in the relationship and it has just stuck
(not to mention it's damn funny!).
Now with that said shall we continue?
The Budget
Roughly speaking I have £1,000 for this build but I can probably get another £200 to add to it if needs be so please stick the the £1,000 mark (a few quid either way isn't an issue though).
The Plan
Basically the plan is to pull my current rig out of the dark ages and bring it more up to date and hopefully be less power hungry (i7 930 & GTX480 use a lot of power).
Below is a list of current parts that will be transplanted over to the new machine:
The Specs
This is where you guys come in really, it's been quite some time since my last build so rather out of touch somewhat on newer tech (especially SSD's). I am no stranger to building PC's though so that isn't a worry.
Here is a current spec list I am looking at but could really use some help/advice here:
Once all the parts are figured out and everything I will be posting up pictures etc and of course will keep you all updated on what is happening. There is no real time frame for this build and I am not adverse to buying bits from the Members Market if needed to keep costs down. I hear that nVidia are due to release the next generation GPU's so I am hopeful that in a few months time (March) then the current 780's will come down in price.
Also I have the funds available now (most of it anyway) so I can pick up parts as/when/if they are on a blindingly good offer or something like that (same thing for the Members Market).
Anyway folks that's about it from me so have at it with specs, ideas, comments etc etc!
Stoner81.
Update 03.01.2014
Build on semi hold at the moment due to the washer dying
Update 06.01.2014
Modified spec somewhat looking to order parts soon (I hope).
As for the project name it's a long running joke between myself and my better half, she refers to my PC as "The Mistress" because she/it is the other woman in the relationship and it has just stuck
(not to mention it's damn funny!).Now with that said shall we continue?
The Budget
Roughly speaking I have £1,000 for this build but I can probably get another £200 to add to it if needs be so please stick the the £1,000 mark (a few quid either way isn't an issue though).
The Plan
Basically the plan is to pull my current rig out of the dark ages and bring it more up to date and hopefully be less power hungry (i7 930 & GTX480 use a lot of power).
Below is a list of current parts that will be transplanted over to the new machine:
- Antec True Power 850 PSU (though I wouldn't mind a new one if the budget allows it).
- 2x 1TB, 1x 2TB HDD.
- Optical Drive.
- Mouse & Keyboard (though I would not mind new but will see what is what).
- BenQ G2420HD 24" Monitor (1920x1080 is what I use all the time).
The Specs
This is where you guys come in really, it's been quite some time since my last build so rather out of touch somewhat on newer tech (especially SSD's). I am no stranger to building PC's though so that isn't a worry.
Here is a current spec list I am looking at but could really use some help/advice here:
- i7 4770K (I do video encoding from time to time though not often so could probably drop this to the i5 but I really really don't want to do that).
- Gigabyte G1 Sniper (great little board by all accounts with decent on board audio to save the pennies on a sound card).
- nVidia GTX780 (if the budget will allow it which I doubt, I only game at 1920x1080 but I want to be able to switch everything on).
- Samsung 840 250GB SSD (not a clue on these but they seem extremely popular around here).
- H100i cooler (anything better out there?).
- 8GB 2400MHz RAM (16GB if I can just because I have 12GB currently so don't want less )
- Not a clue on the case really, I currently use a Antec 1200 which annoys me no end these days so want something better.
Once all the parts are figured out and everything I will be posting up pictures etc and of course will keep you all updated on what is happening. There is no real time frame for this build and I am not adverse to buying bits from the Members Market if needed to keep costs down. I hear that nVidia are due to release the next generation GPU's so I am hopeful that in a few months time (March) then the current 780's will come down in price.
Also I have the funds available now (most of it anyway) so I can pick up parts as/when/if they are on a blindingly good offer or something like that (same thing for the Members Market).
Anyway folks that's about it from me so have at it with specs, ideas, comments etc etc!
Stoner81.
Update 03.01.2014
Build on semi hold at the moment due to the washer dying
Update 06.01.2014
Modified spec somewhat looking to order parts soon (I hope).
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I know it's pushing the boundary of your budget too...
