spec check / opinions

[jonny512379]

Could people let me know if they think the below components are OK or if i would be better off changing a few things (i already have good power supplies, large HDD's, DVD Roms and a 4850 GPU + monitors).

PC Use = I DO NOT game (although having the possibility is always good)
I use my PC more for web development, there are no programs i use that push a pc, but i like to have many programs open at the same time, and this soon mounts up to push my current Athlon x 2 to snail pace and the occasional lock up... ......

Main programs used = Dreamweaver, Text Editors/Code Editors, Photoshop, SQL connection tools, all 3 major browsers (usually with YouTube playing in the background too) MS office/emails/word/access/excel, skype, etc. And i generally i like to have all these running at the same time + numerous browser windows open (typically around 10 windows open).
I sometime have iPlayer running too..... (i use 3 monitors)

I have chosen socket 2011 as i can upgrade in future to more cores if needed......
I also never turn off my PC, so hope i could run a small overclock literally 24/7 (4.6ghz sounds good or even up to 5ghz ).

I probably wont buy al these parts at the same time..... as money dictates.....

Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £229.99
(£191.66) £229.99
(£191.66)
Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £221.99
(£184.99) £221.99
(£184.99)
Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
HIS HD 7750 iSilence 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H775P1GD) £95.99
(£79.99) £95.99
(£79.99)
Edifier R1900 TII Studio 2.0 Monitors. £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Patriot Viper Xtreme 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (PXQ316G1600LLQK) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
Xigmatek Pantheon Mid Tower Case - Black £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Sub Total : £761.59
Total : £935.33

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £229.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UP4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £209.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £94.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99 (£71.98)
Total : £672.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).





I say you could base the main parts around that (add the GFX, case etc)

• The motherboard still has eight dimm slots
• The cooler is a fantastic top end air cooler.
• Bigger SSD as 60GB doesn't go far these days.

 

[Doomedspeed]

Stulid on the money again

Graphics card wise the 7750 & 7770 are poor value, as the 7850 is twice as good for only 50% more.

Case is a decent choice though one with better cooling would be worth it. My favourite is the corsair 300r.

 

[jonny512379]

i ilke the 7750 as it is passive heatsync, could i get something better but still passive?

i also chose the H100i for cooling as this was said to be quiet too.
would the one that Stulid suggest be louder? or is it just much better for cooling?

Thanks All

 

[Ripshod]

The way things are going atm the K2 would be a lot better than the H100i.
Reason:
The Corsair forums are filling up with people having problems with the H80i/H100i coolers, for which there are no solid fixes as yet. Fan noise is one of the main faults, and I don't see any true fixes coming anytime soon. Also software/firmware problems and a lot of units dying. You'd be extremely lucky to get a good one.