Potential order

[Insom]

Hello,

Been trying to organise myself for a while to get a new pc (last one lasted 5/6 years and still going but its time to move on).

I'll include my *current* potential build below and would like the opinions of the forum and suggestions/comments plz.

To set the expectation I will be using this for a combination of gaming (anything from MMO's [hopefully the new FFXIV] to FPS games {new cod/MOH]). I may also do a little video/picture editing at times (but this will be few and far between).

Build detail:
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (£115)

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)
6GB SAMSUNG DDR3 TRI-DDR3 1333MHz (3 X 2GB)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

3rd Graphics Card
NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Power Supply & Case Cooling
800W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£89)

Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£62)

Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£68)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT


Thanks,

[steveuk87]

because you have the 2GB GTX460 i think you should go for the Corsair 850 but other than that it looks nice and healthy mate enjoy :)

Steve

[Pontington-Smythe]

Nice spec but i would drop the processor cooling, as reading on the forum tends to be used for Overclocking mostly due to higher temperatures if i am reading it right.

[steveuk87]

it's ok and not a bad colloer for the cash tbh!!

Steve

[Sleinous]

Perfect, but id upgrade hdd to the sata 6g WD1002FAEx 64mb cache, or at least the 3G Wd10ears, 64mb cache, both are 1tb

[Meds]

Hey,

I agree, looks like a solid specification - a lot of thought has gone into it.

There is nothing that needs changing as such, but a couple of the posts above do make sense such as taking advantage of the SATA III 6GB/s speed and upgrading to a Corsair PSU. I mean, the 800W will suffice in terms of powers but little things like the cable management of the Corsair just add that extra bit of build quality to the PC - picky I know but if you're spending over £1k you may aswell be!

The CPU Cooler is fine, the ECO is a good choice. You never know you might want to dabble with a bit of overclocking in the future?

[Insom]

OK its finally order time I've taken the suggestions on board and modify 1/2 other things what do you think peops:
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (£115)
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)
6GB CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1600MHz (3 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
RAID
NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd 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 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£100)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£62)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£68)
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
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£108)
*edit to update/reformat post*

[Rakk]

Not sure about the 'Bigfoot Killer 2100 PCI-E Gigabit LAN Card - Max Performance Online Gaming (£69)', I'm sure I saw a thread or two in these forums where people were considering these but we're advised to not bother with cos it wouldn't really make a difference, though admittedly I can't find those threads, so I might be imagining it :)

[Insom]

Just found what you mean thanks for the heads up