What do you think to this spec?

Phunky Phish · 5 Sep 2012 at 16:32

Going to use the PC for Gaming and some video editing.

HGp1WNPcoZUPnpG_1tBeoNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0

Will re-use my DVD drive, or get an external one

Phunky Phish · 5 Sep 2012 at 16:33

Why does my pic not work? Its in Picasa

Gav_881 · 5 Sep 2012 at 16:34

dont know but if you follow the link in my sig you can post the basket, takes 2 secs

Doomedspeed · 5 Sep 2012 at 18:35

This is what he posted:

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7950 X-Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £239.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256D/EU) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650HXUK) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £44.99
Total : £1,104.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

This is what i suggest:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, Dirt Showdown & CODMW2 PC Games £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £155.99
1 x Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650HXUK) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Blue (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £44.99
Total : £1,080.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

stulid · 5 Sep 2012 at 18:52

Do you have a DVD drive also?

I only ask as I saw a thread the other day where someone with a huge heatsink struggled big time to get the SATA cable in and the second fan on the heatsink, so perhaps the choice of a water cooler is a safer option.

There is a Zalman closed loop water cooler on offer - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-060-ZA&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2262

Heres the thread where someone posted pictures of issues when using a massive heatsink - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18434663

Phunky Phish · 5 Sep 2012 at 19:58

Cheers for that.
I have a PA120.2 and thought about watercooling it, but I do not see any real benifit after having to get the pump in, priming, the problem of possible future leaks etc, hence why I thought of going for the corsair and screwing to the case, either in the top, or at the back where the rear fan is.
May I ask some questions Doomedspeed?
1. Why go for the retail rather than the OEM cpu, as it costs more.
2. Is the notebook SSD the same as the desktop?
3. Cheers for the GPU recommendation

stulid · 5 Sep 2012 at 20:04

1) Retail CPU has 3 vs 1 year warranty, retail box and a stock intel heatsink and fan (must be worth the difference if you decide to sell the CPU later on?).
2) The actual drive is identical, the included extras are different.

Lemin · 5 Sep 2012 at 20:10

Retail rather than the OEM cpu, because of 3 year warranty., plus stock cooler to add in if u sell it later.

Phunky Phish · 5 Sep 2012 at 21:11

cheers.
Just got to work out selling the current rig

Ethermaster · 5 Sep 2012 at 21:19

Just thought I would put this in the mix .... does it have to be mini ITX ??

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, Dirt Showdown & CODMW2 PC Games £227.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £84.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £84.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £31.99
Total : £1,084.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Phunky Phish · 5 Sep 2012 at 22:18

I could stick with my TJ07 and just upgrade the main bits like mobo/CPU/ram/hdd's/gpu, but I don't use half the space and might as well go to a smaller box.
Also I can move it out the way of 'little fingers'!