PC Build Advice

[KRyn]

Hi beyond, I need your help! I have been out of the custom built PC loop for some time now. To give you an idea of how long, my current rig has an AGP graphics card! I have decided it is time to upgrade! I will be purchasing a new PC within the next 30 days or so. Here is the list of parts I was thinking about buying...


Antec Lanboy Air Case, Blue
$199.99

Intel Core™ i7-2600K Processor, 3.40GHz w/ 8MB Cache
$309.99

Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD5-B3 w/ Dual DDR3 2133, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, CrossFireX / SLI
$264.99

Corsair Dominator 6GB DDR3 1600MHz CL8 Triple Channel Kit (3 x 2GB)
$264.99

Corsair Force Series 3 Solid State Drive SATA III, 120GB
$219.99 x2

Asus 24x DVD-RW Drive, SATA w/ LightScribe, Black, OEM
$29.99

LG BH12 Super Multi Blue 12x Internal SATA Blu-ray Disc Writer, Black w/ Lightscribe
$89.99

eVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD SuperClocked 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
$369.99

Enermax Revolution 85+ 950W SLI Power Supply w/ Six +12V Rails
$219.99

Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Cooler
$109.99

Sub Total $2,079.90
Warranty $0.00
Shipping $0.00
GST 5% $104.00
Total shipping weight: 40lbsTotal
$2,183.90

In regards to the SSD hard drives I want to run my operating system off of one and my games off of another. Is this a good idea or should I just get a larger SSD and run both my OS and games off of it? To this build I will add at least one 2TB hard drive to store all of my videos and music files. Also down the road I was thinking of purchasing another GTX 570 to double the graphics power of my rig, is this a wise choice? From my limited understanding the processor I have chosen can be overclocked very easily, as such I included a CPU liquid cooling unit. Good idea or bad idea? This rig will be used for gaming and media purposes.

Thanks in advance for all your help and suggestions.

[dooman24]

I don't believe the p67 requires tripple DDR ram but requires dual ddr

[jdmSiR]

I would suggest going with one SSD for OS and Crucial programs then having a secondary SATA drive for data & less important programs. IMO 2 SSD's are unnecessary.

[A790]

Don't get dual SSD. An SSD for boot should be great. Leave your games on a 2TB drive so you can download content to your hearts content

[HHURICANE1]

p67 is dual channel, not triple. You can save some bucks there.

[dragonone]

check out this guy's build:

http://www.revscene.net/forums/build...g-t647450.html

the z68 boards with SRT look sick.

[HyperZell]

For someone who's been out of the loop for custom PCs, you sure are coming back in hard 0_o

To answer your question about the 570 and going SLI with it - that all depends on two big factors: timing and price. If you can get another 570 down the road for cheap, at a time where you can't get a single graphics card that is more efficient/powerful, then sure, why not?

You just need to make sure that your mobo can support it (the one you have can) and that you're keeping an eye on your power and cooling (again, looks good on paper).

[cam_wmh]

For some perspective, I finished my build about a month ago.

i7 930
12 gb (6sticks x 2gb corsair tri-channel dominator)
Gigabyte x-58
Saphire 6950 2gb
120 gb Intel 510 SSD
1 TB WD Black
1000 watt PSU
27" Asus LCD

Windows Experience Score is: 7.6 - CPU scores lowest
(no I haven't overclocked it yet)

Processor: 7.6
Memory: 7.7
Graphics: 7.9
Primary Hard Drive: 7.8

Personally, my opinion on video cards, is purchase the best one you can afford. Then buy a second identical one to crossfire/SLi a year or so later, when it's 1/2 the price.

[n1zm0]

IMO Windows experience is complete BS, it will always go on your lowest denominator as the score right? not on how the whole system works together. whats the point of it already pointing out the obvious that the owner usually already knows.

novabench and 3DMark i think gives a better idea of your system's capability.

[cam_wmh]

Fair enough.

NovaBench Score: 1587

22/06/2011 12:33:34 PM
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz @ 3360 MHz
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series

12287 MB System RAM (Score: 211)
- RAM Speed: 10107 MB/s

CPU Tests (Score: 728)
- Floating Point Operations/Second: 208333304
- Integer Operations/Second: 802927088
- MD5 Hashes Generated/Second: 1112474

Graphics Tests (Score: 627)
- 3D Frames Per Second: 1690

Hardware Tests (Score: 21)
- Primary Partition Capacity: 112 GB
- Drive Write Speed: 132 MB/s

[Wraith]

I'm not a fan of Enermax PSUs, grab a Corsair HX1000 for a few dollars more.

[bball2]

Originally posted by cam_wmh
For some perspective, I finished my build about a month ago.

i7 930
12 gb (6sticks x 2gb corsair tri-channel dominator)
Gigabyte x-58
Saphire 6950 2gb
120 gb Intel 510 SSD
1 TB WD Black
1000 watt PSU

How much did that system (minus the monitor) cost you? Looks like a very sick build

[cam_wmh]

Originally posted by bball2


How much did that system (minus the monitor) cost you? Looks like a very sick build

about $1500 all in.
(+ logitech G15 mouse/keyboard, corsair 650D & the LCD)

[ugotahondaeh?]

Here's a build I put together last month - Roughly $1,150.00

Antec P183
EVGA GTX 460 1GB (5870 2GB RMAed, AMD 6950 1GB RMAed)
Corsair H50
Intel Core i7 2600K Quad Core Processor
ASUS P8P67 Deluxe B3 Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB
OCZ Vertex 2 Extended Sandforce 60GB
Samsung F3 1TB
Seasonic S12II 620W

Windows experience

Processor: 7.8
Memory: 7.9
Graphics: 7.6 (7.9 - 6950 1GB)
Gaming graphics: 7.6 (7.9 - 6950 1GB)
Primary hard disk: 7.6

Base score 7.6