Sandybridge Advice

Infamous786 · 11 Jan 2011 at 10:18

Hello Chaps, Upgrade time, Could somebody please check this spec for me, Anything that needs to be changed? Or recommendations, Will be used for Encoding, Generall use, and small amount of gaming.

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail £274.99
(£229.16) £274.99
(£229.16)
Silverstone Fortress FT02B-W Windowed Gaming Case - Black £204.24
(£170.20) £204.24
(£170.20)
Asus P8P67 DELUXE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £189.98
(£158.32) £189.98
(£158.32)
Enermax Revolution 85+ "80 Plus Silver Certified" 850w Modular Power Supply £178.72
(£148.93) £178.72
(£148.93)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE MOH Game £143.99
(£119.99) £143.99
(£119.99)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1155/1156/1366) £47.86
(£39.88) £47.86
(£39.88)
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Gelid Wing 120mm UV Blue High Performance Fan £14.29
(£11.91) £14.29
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £1,161.69
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £235.29
Total : £1,411.73

littlepuppy · 11 Jan 2011 at 10:23

Are you aware the sapphire PSU is a rebranded Enermax 85+ revo.. Its cheaper and higher spec than you have if you want to save some dollars

littlepuppy · 11 Jan 2011 at 10:23

PPS also with the saving why not use that cash, add it to the gcard, get a 6950 and unlock to a 6970 as that system deserves better GPU IMO.

Infamous786 · 11 Jan 2011 at 10:25

Cheers will have a look, do oc sell sapphire PSU? will have a look

Infamous786 · 11 Jan 2011 at 10:30

Yes they do, do u have any link to say they are rebadged enermax psu?

Marine-RX179 · 11 Jan 2011 at 10:35

1. Drop the PSU down to something less expensive
2. (Optional) Drop the Asus board from Deluxe down to a PRO and save yourself £45
3. Change the OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB to a OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB (the Bigfoot is the older and slower version), or a SATA III Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB
4. Up the graphic card from the 6850 to a 6950.
5. CPU cooler- don't need over the top cooler, as Sandybridge is confirm to strictly not recommened to use higher than 1.35v vcore, and the chip itself is quite low power consumption. Something around the £30 like the Titan Evo, Akasa Venom, Akasa Nero S would be more than enough.

Infamous786 · 11 Jan 2011 at 10:39

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail £274.99
(£229.16) £274.99
(£229.16)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £233.99
(£194.99) £233.99
(£194.99)
OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) £204.24
(£170.20) £204.24
(£170.20)
Silverstone Fortress FT02B-W Windowed Gaming Case - Black £204.24
(£170.20) £204.24
(£170.20)
Asus P8P67 DELUXE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
Corsair Professional Series™ Gold AX850 High Performance 850W Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1155/1156/1366) £47.86
(£39.88) £47.86
(£39.88)
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Gelid Wing 120mm UV Blue High Performance Fan £14.29
(£11.91) £14.29
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £1,229.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £248.88
Total : £1,493.26

Better?

Marine-RX179 · 11 Jan 2011 at 11:07

Change the PSU to this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497
or this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-013-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-023-CS&tool=5
or this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-150-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

Or if you must have modular PSU with 850W, and stick with the Corsair AX850W (since it is only £15 more expensive than the HX850 but the better quality and higher efficiency will worth it).

CPU cooler just get one of the following...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-072-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-010-TI&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
No point spending £60 on the heatsink and fan when the Sandybridge chip itself is only safe for up to 1.35vcore (so the temp difference for the CPU with a £35 CPU cooler and a £60 CPU cooler would be minimal).

Infamous786 · 11 Jan 2011 at 11:10

Cheers, prob go with the titan, and prob keep the PSU, easier to keep tidier

Marine-RX179 · 11 Jan 2011 at 11:26

Also, refer to the following thread regarding the Sandybridge (overclock). VERY important:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18227651

Infamous786 · 11 Jan 2011 at 12:18

Cheers, good thread, at least it stops me frying the cpu and mob