New pc from the floor up

[solidsteve]

hey peoples its been a bit.

So you might ask your self why would i want or need a new pc (my current is in my sig), well truth be told i am unhappy with both my ps3 and pc, this pc was the first pc i had where i got to pick what goes into it but at the time i was thinking great in the following 2-3 weeks aster the prices of the 1TB drives fell to less then the 2 500gb.

on top of that bits have broke off my mobo and the case is just well not so good

so after that i am here asking for advice on a system, i have not been keeping up with the new i7's or the new gpu's ect so its going to be from the floor up.

but the only things i have set my heart on is either sli, croffire and for it to be good enough not to want a upgrade for a good 4-6 years to come.

 

[Yami]

The best thing you could tell us is what your budget is.

 

[solidsteve]

The best thing you could tell us is what your budget is.

yes that would kind of help right

around £1500 but its flexable

 

[Yami]

That's a good budget for what you need to get; you already have a (great) power supply, and hard drives - and presumably optical drive(s). So that's at least a couple hundred quid you can spend on other stuff. Same goes for the OS, since you already have Windows 7.

A quick note of what stuff will cost:
£200 for an i7 930 - the best CPU available at the minute
£100+ for 3x2GB of DDR3
£200+ for a decent motherboard with good overclocking abilities
~£50 for a good air cooler

Which leaves about half the budget left for the GPU(s) and case.
What sort of case are you after? Just a decent one which will do everything decently, or are you after something fancy (£100+)?

The best GPU you can get at the minute is the HD5970; they cost just under £500:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/N2GB-XFX-HD-5970-Black-4GHz-(6GHz-OC)-GDDR5-GPU-725MHz-(1GHz-OC)-3200-Cores-2x-DL-DVI-I-Mini-DP
The HD5970 is basically two HD5870 cards in one card. It's better to get the one card, since it will produce less heat than two cards and use a bit less energy, than getting two HD5870s in Crossfire.

 

[solidsteve]

That's a good budget for what you need to get; you already have the power supply and hard drives - and presumably optical drive(s), and probably your case too. So that's at least a couple hundred quid you can spend on other stuff.

i am going to be keeping the blu-ray drive i have all the other stuff is going to get sold, can get £150 for the card, £50 or so for the chip ect

 

[Yami]

Oh right, so you'll still be needing PSU, case, hard drives, etc. then.

I'm just throwing a build together for you on Scan atm

Again I ask, what sort of case are you after? Here are a couple of the more expensive options:
- http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Lian-Li-PC-P50R-Armorsuit-Black-Aluminum-Gaming-Case-Red-Interior-w-o-PSU
- http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Corsair-Obsidian-Series-700D-Black-Alu-Front-Panel-Full-Tower-Case-3-x-140mm-fans-w-o-PSU
I can suggest a couple of cheaper options, if you like.

Anyway, here's the first 'draft' so to speak. There's about £200 left in the budget if you want to get an SSD too - I would highly recommend one, more than anything else actually. And there's room for a decent CPU cooler too if you plan on overclocking - which is a great idea, it's like extra speed for free. That PSU will allow you to add another HD5970 at some point if you so want
CPU http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Intel-Core-i7-930-D0-SLBKP-Bloomfield-45nm-28-GHz-QPI-48GT-s-8MB-Cache-20x-Ratio-130W-Retail
Mobo http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Gigabyte-GA-X58A-UD5-X58-Express-S1366-PCI-E-(x16)-DDR3-2200-USB3-SATA-6Gb-s-SATA-RAID-ATX
RAM http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/plus-6GB-(3x2GB)-Corsair-XMS3-DDR3-PC3-12800-(1600)-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24-165V
GPU http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/N2GB-XFX-HD-5970-Black-4GHz-(6GHz-OC)-GDDR5-GPU-725MHz-(1GHz-OC)-3200-Cores-2x-DL-DVI-I-Mini-DP
PSU http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/850W-Corsair-CMPSU-850TXUK-ATX-4x-PCI-E-8x-SATA-PS-2-PSU-5-Year-Warranty
HDD http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ss1TB-Samsung-HD103SJ-Spinpoint-F3-SATA-3Gb-s-7200rpm-32MB-Cache-89-ms-NCQ-OEM
Case http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Corsair-Obsidian-Series-700D-Black-Alu-Front-Panel-Full-Tower-Case-3-x-140mm-fans-w-o-PSU
I picked that case since it's my favourite of the options, I just put it in there so I could figure out the budget better.

Hope this helps. Any questions, etc.?

 

[solidsteve]

I might plan on a small OC like on my Q6600 (from 2.4 to 2.8 / 3.0 ish) as for the case i am keen on the coolermaster cosmos s but i am open for suggestions.

The Obsidian seems a nice case, i have heard a few good things about it, for SSD's would love a small one to put the OS on should speed things up no end

 

[Yami]

This is a great SSD for the price, if you want to get one (and you really should).
Scan.co.uk: OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G - 60GB OCZ Technology Vertex 2E, 2.5" Sandforce SSD, MLC-Flash, Read 285MB/s, Write 275MB/s

 

[Yami]

Any questions? Have you decided to buy parts yet?

 

[solidsteve]

Any questions? Have you decided to buy parts yet?

1 question, what numbers should i put on the lottery

I'm just saveing up for the parts now i am going to start getting it in a few weeks i hope.