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09-10-2009 12:35pm #1

Hey Guys looking for a bit of help. Have decided to build my first pc and am struggling to select the right parts. I am finding it hard to decide where to save money and where to spend money.

Budget: €1200 - €1300, preferably nearer €1200
Will be using my 37" HD TV as a monitor
90% of the time, will be using it as a general media machine, music, videos & general surfing
But will also be using photoshop, cad and playing the new Call of Duty.
Will be getting windows 7, but not sure if I should get the 32bit or 64bit
Hard drive at least 750Gb
Should I invest in a SSD?
CPU: I know the i7 is a bit overkill. but overkill is good.
Motherboard: ?
Graphics: ?
Case: must look good, size not a factor
Would love a blu-ray player if it could be squeezed into the budget.
Overclocking, would be nice to have the ability (never tried before)

Any suggestions welcome.
As this is my first build, nothing too complicated, thanks.

Deano12345 · 09-10-2009 12:53pm

Couple of questions first.

What is a good looking case to you ? Sleek and understated or ''look at me !''

Are you storing things on this PC that you dont want to lose ?

And to answer your questions ?

Get 64 bit Windows,so your system can see all its available memory.Not just the ±3.25 GB that 32 limits you to.

SSD's are awesome

5850 should suit you well (I say that to everyone lol),it can take on preety much any game at teh moment.

Motherboard.Nearly every board has the X58 chipset for i7 so there aint a huge amount of difference in the lower end i7 boards

09-10-2009 1:00pm

Deano12345 wrote: »

Couple of questions first.

What is a good looking case to you ? Sleek and understated or ''look at me !''

Are you storing things on this PC that you dont want to lose ?

Definitely a "look at me!" case.
And about storage. I back anything important on an external hd.

Deano12345 · 09-10-2009 1:14pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Definitely a "look at me!" case.
And about storage. I back anything important on an external hd.

Alright,where are you shopping for parts ?

09-10-2009 1:19pm

Am flexible. Anywhere. Was looking at hardwareversand and komplett, but it wouldn't have to be from either

Deano12345 · 09-10-2009 1:37pm

Heres a build I did for another member here on OCN.I made a few tweaks between his and yours though :

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=461645 - Coolermaster HAF 922 = €92

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=340676 - Corsair 650 Watt PSU = €83

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=488153 - LG Blu-Ray Reader + DVD RW = €99

http://www.komplett.ie/k/search.aspx?q=f3 - Samsung F3 (1TB ) = €67

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=487794 - Corsair X32 SSD = €121

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=428330 - Gigabyte UD3R = €163

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=391447 - Intel i7 920 = €240

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=449938 - 6GB 2000MHZ OCZ Blade = €145

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=442787 - Sapphire 4870 = €148

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=441227 - Xiggy' Dark Knight CPU cooler = €40

Total = €1198
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Use the SSD for your OS and store all your Data on the 1TB drive

For just under 100 more you could get a 5850 from Peats,or cheaper from some online stores

The Ram is probably overkill but whatever lol

Anything else you need to know ?

09-10-2009 1:41pm

How about something like this?
No Graphics card included, couldn't see the one you mentioned. No SSD either.
Anywhere i should be spending more or less?
(sorry was typing my post when u posted)

Intel Core i7-920 Box 8192Kb, LGA1366
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

237,40 € Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R, Intel X58, ATX, PCI-Express
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

160,31 € 6GB Triple-Kit OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 Intel i7 Low-Voltage
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

132,49 € NZXT Guardian 921, ATX, ohne Netzteil, schwarz
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

85,72 € Super-Flower SF550P14P, 550Watt
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

41,73 € SEAGATE Barracuda LP 5900.12 1TB, 32MB, SATA II
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

66,03 € LG CH08LS10 Blu-Ray ROM bulk
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

103,69 € Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

85,06 € MS Office 2007 Home and Student Retail
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

69,24 €

981,67 €
2) 981,67 € 2) All prices inclusive VAT and excluding shipping costs

Deano12345 · 09-10-2009 1:43pm

Super Flower PSU....NO NO NO NO NO !!!!

Sorry,but you should never skimp on a PSU.Looks like we posted our builds at the same time,check mine out

09-10-2009 1:50pm

Thanks a million for the help. Your shopping list looks exactly like what I want.
One more question, besides an OS and some tools, would I need anything else to complete the build.

Deano12345 · 09-10-2009 1:51pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Thanks a million for the help. Your shopping list looks exactly like what I want.
One more question, besides an OS and some tools, would I need anything else to complete the build.

Nope,your good to go !

09-10-2009 1:53pm

:cool: Cool. Now just have to wait a couple of weeks till I can afford it.

Deano12345 · 09-10-2009 2:00pm

Deleted User wrote: »

:cool: Cool. Now just have to wait a couple of weeks till I can afford it.

The wait is the worst part

BTW,expect a boot time of about 20 seconds on the setup lol

09-10-2009 2:02pm

Deano12345 wrote: »

The wait is the worst part

BTW,expect a boot time of about 20 seconds on the setup lol

Deano12345 · 09-10-2009 2:09pm

Deleted User wrote: »

People seem to like the speed of SSD's for some reason lol

09-10-2009 2:11pm

Deano12345 wrote: »

People seem to like the speed of SSD's for some reason lol

The faster the better. I'm a man of little patience. :cool:

Deano12345 · 09-10-2009 2:12pm

From the speeds i've seen from those Corsair drives your brain wont be able to keep up lol

meepins · 09-10-2009 7:49pm

if you want to save a few quid on the ram, probably won't notice any difference with this
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/_/articledetail.jsp?aid=28073&agid=1193

for graphics, cant go wrong with one of these when they are back in stock
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/_/articledetail.jsp?aid=28752&agid=1004

09-10-2009 8:17pm

Deano12345 also reccomended that graphics card, must be good if everyone is recommending it.
How much difference would the cheaper ram make? Might stick with the origional ram, if it differs much, especially if i order from komplett.

Deano12345 · 09-10-2009 8:29pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Deano12345 also reccomended that graphics card, must be good if everyone is recommending it.
How much difference would the cheaper ram make? Might stick with the origional ram, if it differs much, especially if i order from komplett.

I cant comment on the XMS3 but I do know those Blades I suggested to you are very very quick.

leninbenjamin · 09-10-2009 8:44pm

Deleted User wrote: »

How much difference would the cheaper ram make? Might stick with the origional ram, if it differs much, especially if i order from komplett.

it's more a case of what it'll allow for overclocking as opposed to any noticeable benefit.

09-10-2009 8:47pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

it's more a case of what it'll allow for overclocking as opposed to any noticeable benefit.

I am going to attempt to overclock this. So I'll think I'll go for the blades.

Solitaire · 09-10-2009 11:46pm

Deano12345 wrote: »

Super Flower PSU....NO NO NO NO NO !!!!

SFC's budget models may not win any awards (they don't even have Active PFC) but they are a long, long way away from the utter dross you can pay more money for; hell, if the budget models had APFC I'd recommend them against those PoS FSP units OCZ spams all over the place any day! :P

massy086 · 09-10-2009 11:48pm

be warned the win 7 you are looking at is in german language lol also i would look at this mobo http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=439503 gigabit are known to be trouble
also the other cpu cooler is not 1366 compatable this is and its a beast http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=441389

Deano12345 · 10-10-2009 8:20am

massy086 wrote: »

be warned the win 7 you are looking at is in german language lol also i would look at this mobo http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=439503 gigabit are known to be trouble
also the other cpu cooler is not 1366 compatable this is and its a beast http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=441389

Quite the opposite about Gigabyte.They are one of the most reliable motherboards thanks to their 3'' copper PCB

Didnt catch the cooler though,and personally would go with the TRUE 120

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=350719

10-10-2009 8:56am

massy086 wrote: »

be warned the win 7 you are looking at is in german language lol also i would look at this mobo http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=439503 gigabit are known to be trouble
also the other cpu cooler is not 1366 compatable this is and its a beast http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=441389

Thanks for the info on the cpu cooler,much appreciated. Now to decided between Thor's hammer http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=441389 and the Thermalright Ultra-120 http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=350719

Thanks I knew about the german Win 7. I put it in, just for the costing. They had no mention of an English version. Will probably get it on Amazon. Seems decently priced.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Windows-Home-Premium-Version/dp/B002DUCMT2/ref=tag_tdp_sv_edpp_i

Deano12345 · 10-10-2009 9:45am

Deleted User wrote: »

Thanks for the info on the cpu cooler,much appreciated. Now to decided between Thor's hammer http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=441389 and the Thermalright Ultra-120 http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=350719

Thanks I knew about the german Win 7. I put it in, just for the costing. They had no mention of an English version. Will probably get it on Amazon. Seems decently priced.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Windows-Home-Premium-Version/dp/B002DUCMT2/ref=tag_tdp_sv_edpp_i

Usually the order goes like this for CPU coolers.

1.Thermalright IFX-14
2.Prolimatech Megahalems
3.Thermalright Ultra-120 (with lapping and ''pressure mod'' can beat megahalems)

Those are the top 3.While the Thors Hammer ain't bad the TRUE will serve you better (even with out the mod's)

leninbenjamin · 10-10-2009 12:53pm

Deano12345 wrote: »

Usually the order goes like this for CPU coolers.

1.Thermalright IFX-14
2.Prolimatech Megahalems
3.Thermalright Ultra-120 (with lapping and ''pressure mod'' can beat megahalems)

Those are the top 3.While the Thors Hammer ain't bad the TRUE will serve you better (even with out the mod's)

something the OP should beware of, all those coolers perform best at very high RPMs, which means a lot of noise.

if noise is important, you might consider the Noctua. Designed to function with lower RPM fans in mind. It wont allow for as high overclocks, but it's still not far off the top few.

http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=17139548&postcount=15

10-10-2009 1:40pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

something the OP should beware of, all those coolers perform best at very high RPMs, which means a lot of noise.

if noise is important, you might consider the Noctua. Designed to function with lower RPM fans in mind. It wont allow for as high overclocks, but it's still not far off the top few.

http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=17139548&postcount=15

Won't be going mad with the overclocking so the Noctua might suit. Is this the cpu cooler you mean http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=407477

leninbenjamin · 10-10-2009 2:01pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Won't be going mad with the overclocking so the Noctua might suit. Is this the cpu cooler you mean http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=407477

yeah, that's the one. I have one of them meself, they wouldn't be on the same level as the Megahalem or that for cooling, but they are damn quiet. I've typically mine at 900RPM and you'd hardly notice it, and it still keeps my temps fairly low.

The best part of them is that they supply absolutely everything you need to install (including thermal paste), whether the likes of the Megahalem or TRUE sometimes will leave you having to buy extra fans or clips.

And their flesh coloured fans look great in the industrial styled HAF!

10-10-2009 2:12pm

With some moderate (nothing extreme) overclocking what kind of speeds could I get from the i7 920 and the suggested build? Could I get near 3.5GHz?

leninbenjamin · 10-10-2009 2:18pm

I'd imagine you would fairly handy. I've a pretty similar setup though and I haven't bothered OCing mine as i've simply had no need to.

10-10-2009 2:24pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

I'd imagine you would fairly handy. I've a pretty similar setup though and I haven't bothered OCing mine as i've simply had no need to.

Thanks for the info. I won't have the need to either, but I've never overclocked anything, so will be trying it out.:D

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