walshi
31-08-10, 13:06
Hi guys,
I've changed my spec and come up with the system below. I use my PC pretty much for a bit of everything!
I need it to be future proof and fairly quiet. My thoughts are that I can drop in another GTX460 in the future and also increase the Ram in the future if needed.
One question - Regarding the SSD - I'm concerned that I may fill this up at some point especially if I use it for games, and if that is the case, would it be OK to add another SSD card in the future and use it for extra programs or games etc, still keeping the 1TB drive purely for storage? I'm thinking that the SSD prices will have dropped significantly in the future so it may work out cost effective to add another later rather than splashing out on a bigger SSD now?
Is 4GB ram enough for now?
I know I probably don't need a Caviar Black just for storage but I just feel that if the motherboard supports 6Gb/s I may as well utilise it.
(BTW the speakers are actually going to be used with my old PC which is going to my daughter - I'm set up now with 7.1 speakers.)
I'm also purchasing a monitor elsewhere, possibly a BenQ 24 inch
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome!
Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
60GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo (£19)
Speakers
LOGITECH S220 2.1 SILVER/BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£16)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,239.00 including VAT and delivery.
I've changed my spec and come up with the system below. I use my PC pretty much for a bit of everything!
I need it to be future proof and fairly quiet. My thoughts are that I can drop in another GTX460 in the future and also increase the Ram in the future if needed.
One question - Regarding the SSD - I'm concerned that I may fill this up at some point especially if I use it for games, and if that is the case, would it be OK to add another SSD card in the future and use it for extra programs or games etc, still keeping the 1TB drive purely for storage? I'm thinking that the SSD prices will have dropped significantly in the future so it may work out cost effective to add another later rather than splashing out on a bigger SSD now?
Is 4GB ram enough for now?
I know I probably don't need a Caviar Black just for storage but I just feel that if the motherboard supports 6Gb/s I may as well utilise it.
(BTW the speakers are actually going to be used with my old PC which is going to my daughter - I'm set up now with 7.1 speakers.)
I'm also purchasing a monitor elsewhere, possibly a BenQ 24 inch
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome!
Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
60GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo (£19)
Speakers
LOGITECH S220 2.1 SILVER/BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£16)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,239.00 including VAT and delivery.