Spec check request - £1500 workstation

Mike1983

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Hello

I wish to build a new PC that will predominantly be used for general office purposes, 2D CAD plus video editing & conversion, photoshop etc.

I want 2x SSDs, one as an OS / app drive and the other as a fast scratch disk. I also want a large mechanical storage drive.

I will not be gaming on this computer but want a GFX card that has good price / performance for use of CUDA to help with video processing tasks. I will also be installing a Xonar Essence STX sound card from my old PC.

I also wish to overclock this rig.

No need for peripherals, just the tower and the OS.

I have come up with the spec below, please can you provide comments? I'm unsure if the cooler will fit in the case with the ram etc. Helpful hints / alternative suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Budget is not fixed at £1500, happy to go over if price / permance comparison is worth it.

Thank you for your time,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £259.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD4003FZEX) HDD £174.98
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Black Edition Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £161.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £155.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti FTW ACX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD316G2133HC11ADC01) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black £69.98
2 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £68.99 (£137.98)
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
Total : £1,503.78 (includes shipping : ).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £259.99
1 x Asus Maximus VII Ranger Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £129.95
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti FTW ACX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x Seagate NAS 4TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST4000VN000) NAS HDD £125.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX18C10BRK2/16-OC) £113.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £86.99
2 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive Black / White Finish (KE-S32120-W) £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
1 x Raijintek Nemesis Dual Element Extreme CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £1,327.45 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
If you're looking to spend £1500 then you can upgrade the SSD's to higher capacity or the GPU to something with more grunt but the system you seem to require is not a £1500 machine.

If we get one of the OCUK specmasters in here you'll be looking sub £1300
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £555.96
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 750Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Red 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD30EFRX - OEM HDD £90.98
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
Total : £1,184.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).



and cooler of your choice ( I would have specced h100i but not sure if t hey have the windows issue sorted out (if you want to spend 1500 and its a work pc id get 2 or 3 more of the 3tb wd red and do a software raid 5)
 
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scotsdragon said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £555.96
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 750Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Red 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD30EFRX - OEM HDD £90.98
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
Total : £1,184.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).



and cooler of your choice ( I would have specced h100i but not sure if t hey have the windows issue sorted out (if you want to spend 1500 and its a work pc id get 2 or 3 more of the 3tb wd red and do a software raid 5)
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That is a superb starting point, that bundle is great value.

Those SSD's are mega value too. :)

Just adjust the case and add other bits and you're winning. :)

Though you could save money by getting a lower spec motherboard and PSU but it won't have the look you seem to be aiming for. :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £555.96
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 760 DirectCUII 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
3 x Western Digital Caviar Red 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD30EFRX - OEM HDD £90.98 (£272.94)
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £1,474.40 (includes shipping : £8.00).





Better gfx (cuda cores) as mickey said added 3x3tb WD red for raid 5 and a very descent air cooler :)



(whats up with the case?)
 
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^ like this ?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 760 DirectCUII 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £145.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16Gb (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Quad Channel kit (PV316G186C9QK) £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
3 x Western Digital Caviar Red 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD30EFRX - OEM HDD £90.98 (£272.94)
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £77.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £1,712.36 (includes shipping : £8.00).



You could get it nearer 1500 if you remove 2 of the WD red but I like having backups especially on work machines :)
 
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Ethermaster said:
I'm wondering if LGA2011 would be of benefit with an Intel Xeon or 3930K as these applications are mostly CPU intensive..
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It really depends how much and what resolution video editing is involved.

Most CAD systems (especially 2D ones are single threaded so a 'stronger' core is better but obviously rendering/video editing uses more cores/thread than 'core power'.

The 4930k would be ideal but that's a BIG chunk of the budget gone.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
1 x Asus P9X79 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £184.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 760 DirectCUII 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (4x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K4/16X) £129.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD30EZRX) HDD £79.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova NEX 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £69.95
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,444.26 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
1 x Asus P9X79 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £184.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 760 DirectCUII 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (4x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K4/16X) £129.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD30EZRX) HDD £79.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova NEX 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £69.95
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,444.26 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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That's very nice and under budget too (first time for everything). :)

The extra £ for the asus board is well worth it, if it needs a BIOS update (CPU-less updating).

Also room in the budget to add a Blu Ray drive if you wish. :)
 
Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
1 x Asus P9X79 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £184.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 760 DirectCUII 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (4x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K4/16X) £129.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD30EZRX) HDD £79.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova NEX 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £69.95
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,444.26 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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ETHERMASTER under budget, WHO are you and what have you done with the BlingMaster! lol
 
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