will this build work, have i forgot anything

zolkesh2 · 15 Aug 2011 at 16:51

hi im a new builder, i think i have a finished plan but i keep thinking im missing something. so please could you read my build and leave comments on if it should work and of any items i have forgotten. thanks

Case: Coolmasters storm sniper black edition(owned)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990fx Am3+
Processor: Amd phenom2 x6 1100T black edition
Memory: Corsair vengeance 16gb 1833mhz
Graphics: Xfx radeon 6950 2gb (x2 crossfired) may unlock to 6970)
HD: w-digital caviar black 1tb and a caviar black 500gb.
Blu-ray: Samsung sh-b123l/rsbp 12x
Dvd-rw: Samsung s222al 22x lightscribe
Cooling: CPU: Corsair A70
Casefan: Akasa Apache 120mm with d-filter(for bottom of case)
Power: Corsair HX850w
Keyboard: Saitek Cyborg V7
Mouse: Logitech G500
Monitor: a 22in 1080p bush tv
thanks for you help.
Rich

stulid · 15 Aug 2011 at 16:52

Whats the budget?

Whats it used for?

I will do you a better sandybridge spec.

What do you need? a base unit? operating system? monitor? keyboard etc?

zolkesh2 · 15 Aug 2011 at 16:54

this is used for gaming and my bro does 3d design which he told me requires a high end computer

stulid · 15 Aug 2011 at 16:56

zolkesh2 said:
this is used for gaming and my bro does 3d design which he told me requires a high end computer

But sandybridge is MUCH faster.

what do you need exactly? whats the budget?

Reaper 392 · 15 Aug 2011 at 16:58

zolkesh2 said:
this is used for gaming and my bro does 3d design which he told me requires a high end computer

i7 2600k and GTX 570's come to mind

*edit*
benchmark to prove stulids point:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/287?vs=203

zolkesh2 · 15 Aug 2011 at 16:59

well its a build over the weeks thing so 1-2k

stulid · 15 Aug 2011 at 17:00

zolkesh2 said:
well its a build over the weeks thing so 1-2k

Well,

i7 2600K vs 1100T - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/287?vs=203

So with this,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
(£212.49) £254.99
(£212.49)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £247.99
(£206.66) £247.99
(£206.66)
MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £152.99
(£127.49) £152.99
(£127.49)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £107.98
(£89.98)
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Sub Total : £995.72
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £201.24
Total : £1,207.46

You can add a second GTX570 for SLI at any time.

I have even put a 120gb SSD drive in it along with a 1TB harddrive.