Spec me! (Mainly UT3 + Video Encoding)

[killer_uk]

I am posting this on behalf of a friend,

He is building a new gaming machine mainly for UT3 and some video encoding (he is looking to overclock as well). He would be grateful if you guys could check the spec. (I have but I'm not sure of the memory and motherboard really) of what he is thinking about building.

If there are places where he can skimp great, but if he needs to spend some more money then no problem.

He has a buget of around 1000 to 1100 quid to spend (less is better obviously). The provisional spec is below:

 

[semi-pro waster]

All looks good to me, the only areas where you might be able to save money really are in buying the Corsair HX 520w instead of the 620w, buying the cheaper IP35 or picking a different case. However none of the savings individually are probably worth very much so I'd be tempted to just go as it is.

 

[killer_uk]

Ah, yeah I wasn't too sure on the motherboard really. As for the memory, would you recommend anything else as overclocking is going to be a priority to a certain degree?

And just to make sure that the Tuniq is the best air cooler available?

Cheers semi-pro

 

[semi-pro waster]

Ram isn't really an area of expertise for me but that has pretty decent specifications and any PC6400 should allow a good overclock. You have a 9x multiplier on the CPU and if you run the Ram at PC6400 speeds (400mhz actual) then you get 9*400=3.6ghz, now that relies on a few things working correctly but a solid overclock is perfectly possible here and the IP35-Pro is a good motherboard to try with.

The Tuniq is one of the best but it does slightly come down to personal preference as to exactly which one you go for.