What would you change ?

Constantinople · 4 Apr 2012 at 18:01

http://gyazo.com/59684748a5e301873717f9e6d29916a5

So that's what I've decided to go for as my build had to get the 7970's because of the monitor offer or would they still work with Nvidia surround ? or am I better off with the 7970's anyway. Most benchmarks I've seen have the 680 just ahead but at the resolutions I'd be wanting play games at (in eyefinity) it's pretty even for the most part.

Any changes you would make let me know.

Stinger53 · 4 Apr 2012 at 18:03

what is its use? just games?
if so get the i5 with a z68 board
or wait for ivy to be released.

Constantinople · 4 Apr 2012 at 18:05

Stinger53 said:
what is its use? just games?
if so get the i5 with a z68 board
or wait for ivy to be released.

Gaming + Video Editing that's why I went with the 3930K and multi monitor set up

TheSkateyBird · 4 Apr 2012 at 18:11

I'd personally replace the Barracuda Green drive with a standard 2TB Barracuda and save yourself £10 in the process.

shadow_boxer · 4 Apr 2012 at 18:13

And go with two lots of this RAM. Better to have 4x4GB rather than 8x2GB!

Oh, and very nice system! Would probably spend a bit more on the case though given your budget.

Idleman · 4 Apr 2012 at 18:16

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/552?vs=287

You might want to check out the cpu comparisons and see what benefits to cost you will actually get.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-112-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

Or this ram.

Constantinople · 4 Apr 2012 at 18:23

Idleman said:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/552?vs=287

You might want to check out the cpu comparisons and see what benefits to cost you will actually get.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-112-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

Or this ram.

Substantial differences as far as I'm concerned those multi second savings add up when you're day is filled with said work. Could cut my waiting times by hours throughout the course of a month.

shadow_boxer said:
And go with two lots of this RAM. Better to have 4x4GB rather than 8x2GB!

Oh, and very nice system! Would probably spend a bit more on the case though given your budget.

Yeah I made a mistake with my ram selection going with two of these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-112-KS

TheSkateyBird said:
I'd personally replace the Barracuda Green drive with a standard 2TB Barracuda and save yourself £10 in the process.

Switched thanks

Idleman · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:02

http://www.videoforums.co.uk/perfect-video-editing-pc/

Thought this might interest you, especially as you chose a 5400rpm and not a 7200rpm hdd.

Constantinople · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:36

Idleman said:
http://www.videoforums.co.uk/perfect-video-editing-pc/

Thought this might interest you, especially as you chose a 5400rpm and not a 7200rpm hdd.

Thanks for the link what would be the improvements ? All I really focused on was the CPU/RAM as I know those two are vital when using the software I am.

I guess I overlooked the hard drive which may need to be changed for added benefits.

Idleman · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:40

What video editing software do you use?, out of interest.

Constantinople · 4 Apr 2012 at 20:37

Idleman said:
What video editing software do you use?, out of interest.

After Effects CS5.5