Build me a system

[Djinni]

Taking some of the thoughts from here I came up with:

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						LG E2350VR-SN 23" Full HD LED Monitor 28 in stock LG-E2350VR		1		£108.32		£108.32
						Thermaltake Chaser MK-I Tower Case - Black (No PSU) 6 in stock TT-CHASER1		1		£99.98		£99.98
						Novatech PowerStation Black Edition 1000W Silent ATX2 Modular Power Supply 50+ in stock NOV-PSB100		1		£83.32		£83.32
						Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Sandy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 - Retail. 22 in stock IL-I52500K		1		£133.32		£133.32
						ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance Intel P67 (Socket 1155) Motherboard - B3 Revision Out of stock: 2 Due Tomorrow ASR-P67FPR		1		£97.49		£97.49
						Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator and Fan CPU Cooler Out of stock: 5 Due Tomorrow NOC-NHD14		1		£56.66		£56.66
						G.Skill Ripjaws-X 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit 29 in stock GSK-RJ8GC9		1		£54.16		£54.16
						MSI GeForce GTX 560TI Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCIe 18 in stock MSI-560TF		2		£149.99		£299.98
						Samsung Spin Point F3 SATAII 1TB 32MB Cache Hard Drive <8.9ms 7200rpm - OEM 50+ in stock SAM-F31TB		2		£34.15		£68.30
						LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD+/-RW SATA Black - OEM 23 in stock LIT-IHAS12		1		£14.16		£14.16
						Saitek Cyborg V7 Gaming Keyboard 2 in stock SAI-V7CYBG		1		£47.47		£47.47
						Saitek Cyborg Rat7 Gaming Mouse 4 in stock SAI-RAT7		1		£63.82		£63.82
						Creative Inspire T3130 2.1 Speaker System 3 in stock CRE-T3130		1		£31.64		£31.64
						Saitek Cyborg Glide 7 Gaming Surface Out of stock: SAI-GLIDE7		1		£12.49		£12.49
						Arctic Cooling F High Performance Case Fan - 120mm Out of stock: Awaiting Stock ARC-F12		1		£3.33		£3.33
						Cooler Master Mega-Flow Blue LED Silent Fan - 200mm 3 in stock CM-MF200B		1		£8.33		£8.33

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	Total Basket Ex VAT: £1182.77 ex vat Delivery Charge: 0.00 ex vat Basket + Delivery Ex VAT: £1182.77 ex vat VAT @ 20%: £236.55 Total Basket Value: £1419.32 inc vat

[Drunkenvalley]

...give me that AsRock. Give it now. :|

[Djinni]

...give me that AsRock. Give it now. :|

Question about that....


I have a few ASUS Q-Connectors left over from previous builds... can I use them with an ASROCK MoBo?

And this bit has me... slightly worried:


Expansion Slots

Expansion Slots Total (Free)

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8) 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 3 x PCI

[Drunkenvalley]

Yeah, I'd say maybe going back to the slightly pricier Sabertooth or Z68 V PRO or something if you expect to SLI or anything.

[Asmekiel]

Question about that....


I have a few ASUS Q-Connectors left over from previous builds... can I use them with an ASROCK MoBo?

Don't those come with the mobo anyway?

[Djinni]

Yeah, I'd say maybe going back to the slightly pricier Sabertooth or Z68 V PRO or something if you expect to SLI or anything.

Asus P8P67 Evo Intel P67 (Socket 1155) Motherboard - B3 Revision Core i7 / i5 / i3 Support, ATX, DDR3 (max 32GB), 4 x USB3, 12 x USB2, 4 x SATA 6Gb/s, 4 x SATA 3Gb/s, 2 x eSATA, RAID, Firewire, 2 x SPDIF, 7.1 Audio Order Code: Manf. Code: ASU-P67EB 90-MIBDPA-G0EAY0KZ

Asus

4 in stock

£130.82

It is then....

[wombinator04]

You could look at http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/

Try and build your own PC (If you want too)

[Drunkenvalley]

Would just like to remind you, Djinni, that the Sabertooth's just a touch cheaper, while not appearing to have any lacking features. >>

[Djinni]

Would just like to remind you, Djinni, that the Sabertooth's just a touch cheaper, while not appearing to have any lacking features. >>

the evo has 2 rj-45 ports ;-)

[Drunkenvalley]

...which helps you how, if I might ask? o.o

Also, related to my color-scheme mention earlier: It seems quite a few might be more concerned about the colors, since the Sabertooth is easily trumping every category it appears in... When I search for mobos on hardware.no that is.

[Djinni]

...which helps you how, if I might ask? o.o

Also, related to my color-scheme mention earlier: It seems quite a few might be more concerned about the colors, since the Sabertooth is easily trumping every category it appears in... When I search for mobos on hardware.no that is.

Passthough Internet is great for me so I can use 2 machines on 1 connection... (i'm only allowed 1 connection :P)

It wasn't a big deciding factor ... there are other slightly more difficult ways to do it... but for an extra £3 i'll take it onboard.

(Hubs are not an option sadly since they are detected and banned by my ISP at Uni since I'm only paying for a single machine to connect, not a PC, XBOX and PS3 etc....)

[Drunkenvalley]

Wha-? Woah, your uni is really weird.

[Djinni]

Wha-? Woah, your uni is really weird.

Nah its the ISP... ASK4

they provided free 4mpbs internet last year.... shame I wasn't actually there....

But yeah... there are always a few niggles...

---------- Post added 2011-07-18 at 11:40 PM ----------

MSI GeForce GTX 560TI Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCIe 18 in stock MSI-560TF

2

£149.99

£299.98

compared to:

XFX ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCIe Out of stock: Awaiting Stock XFX-6970

1

£220.82

£220.82

[Deleted]

If you've got so much money to spend I'd really consider going for a 27' screen. Most of them still run @ 1920x1080 so you won't need more processing power. But the size will be awesome!

I'd also consider investing at least 50 pounds into an Asus Xonar soundcard. If feel that if you're going to invest 300 pounds into GPUs, you might as well invest a little into good sound. http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...0-1UAN00Z.html

If you need a new headset too, I can recommend the Asus Xonar Xense for a dedicated APU + high quality headset.

[Djinni]

• Configuration#:
  315014 (http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/sa...aspx?id=315014)
• Product Name:
  Infinity Xeno 8000

• CASE: CoolerMaster HAF 912 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Adjustable HDD Cage (Black Color)
• Lights & Illumination: NONE
• Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Maximum Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+10]
• Cyberpower Noise Reduction Technology: None
• CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 2500K Quad Core 3.3GHz 6MB cache LGA1155 + HD Graphics ***Overclockable XXX***
• FREEBIES: FREE Game - Shogun 2 Coupon: Total War
• Overclocking Service: No Overclocking
• Cooling Fan: PROLIMATCH MEGAHALEMS Rev. B Gaming CPU Fan with 6 direct heatpipes, can run ultra quiet in passive mode with high performance ***Overclockable XXX*** [+13]
• MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX/SLI] Asus P8Z68-V Pro Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ BT GO! LucidLogix Virtu and Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 4x SATA-III RAID, 3 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI ***Overclockable XXX*** [+65]
• Intel Smart Response Technology for Z68: None
• Internal USB/SATA Expansion Module: NONE
• MEMORY: 16GB(4x4GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual Channel Memory [+76] (Kingston Value Brand)
• VIDEO CARD: AMD Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
• FREEBIES: None
• DONGLES: Active Dual DVI Display Port Adaptor, it can be used for Eyefinity (3x) with all digital displays [+50]
• VIDEO CARD 2: AMD Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [+80] (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
• Video Card 3: None, or On-Board Integrated Graphics
• Dedicated PhysX Card: None
• Multiple Video Card Settings: Xtreme Performance in SLI/CrossFireX Gaming Mode Supports Single Monitor
• Power Supply Upgrade: 850 Watts Power Supplies [+51] (Cyberpower 850watt High Performance Gaming Power Supply)
• Hard Drive: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive [+5] (Single Hard Drive)
• Data Hard Drive: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive [+42] (Single Hard Drive)
• Hard Drive Cooler: None
• Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE. (BLACK COLOR)
• Optical Drive 2: NONE
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• 3D Vision Glasses: NONE
• LCD Monitor: 22" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display [+74] (LG E2240S-PN 22" 5MS 1920x1080 LED WIDE Monitor, D-Sub. [+21])
• 2nd Monitor: NONE
• 3rd Monitor: NONE
• SPEAKERS: Logitech S220 2.1 Stereo Speaker System [+17]
• GAMING GEAR: None
• Network: Killer Xeno Pro Gigabit High Speed Online Gaming PCI-E Network Interface Card
• MODEM: NONE
• Keyboard: NONE
• Mouse: NONE
• Mouse Pad: None
• Extra Thermal Display: NONE
• Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: NONE
• External Wireless Network Adapter: NONE
• Wireless 802.11B/G/N Access Point: NONE
• Bluetooth: None
• Flash Media Reader/Writer: None
• Video Camera: None
• Cables: None
• Power Surge Protection: None
• IEEE 1394 Card: NONE
• USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
• USB and External Drive: NONE
• Floppy: NONE
• Ultra Care Option: None
• Operating System: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY(NO OVERCLOCKING AVALIABLE) [-59]
• Media Center Remote & TV Tuner: NONE
• Software: None
• FREEBIES: None
• Games: None
• Fast Track Service: NONE
• WARRANTY SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3 Year Labour, 1 Year Parts, 1 Month Collect and Return plus Life-Time Technical Support
• HOME INSTALLATION SERVICE: NONE

From Cyberpower



---------- Post added 2011-07-18 at 11:52 PM ----------

If you've got so much money to spend I'd really consider going for a 27' screen. Most of them still run @ 1920x1080 so you won't need more processing power. But the size will be awesome!

I'd also consider investing at least 50 pounds into an Asus Xonar soundcard. If feel that if you're going to invest 300 pounds into GPUs, you might as well invest a little into good sound.

I already have 2 22" screens though... a 27" would be pointless....

As for sound... i'll have to see about that... it's not top of my list... it's something I can easily upgrade at a later date.

[Asmekiel]

6970 is the better out of the 2. The 560ti is somewhere between the 6870 and 6950 (closer to the latter)
The 570 is comparable to the 6970.

That MSI card is quieter though. Might want to find a 6970 with a twin frozr cooler too. The reference cooler is litterally on par soundwise with a leafblower.

[Djinni]

6970 is the better out of the 2. The 560ti is somewhere between the 6870 and 6950 (closer to the latter)
The 570 is comparable to the 6970.

That MSI card is quieter though. Might want to find a 6970 with a twin frozr cooler too. The reference cooler is litterally on par soundwise with a leafblower.

that is 2 560ti's by the way ;-)

[Asmekiel]

that is 2 560ti's by the way ;-)

Silly phone, only displaying half a page.
560 in SLI is better than 6970, ofcourse :P

But going SLI right off the bat eliminates the performance upgrade of going Crossfire with the 6970 (next year?). Since that would again give higher performance than SLI 560.
It's not like you need SLI or Crossfire at this moment.

[Djinni]

Silly phone, only displaying half a page.
560 in SLI is better than 6970, ofcourse :P

But going SLI right off the bat eliminates the performance upgrade of going Crossfire with the 6970 (next year?). Since that would again give higher pefformance than SLI 560.

The performance upgrade from CrossFire would only be needed to be able to use 3 screens in eyefinity with newer games at decent settings.... but since Nvidia surround 2d and 3d requires 2 cards already....