next gaming build

darego

1. What is your budget? [< €800]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing/3D Modelling/HTPC/Internet] Programming + gaming + streaming(will probably need 16gb ram) + general use

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes/No] No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] (If possible state brand and model of the parts to ensure compatibility) No

5. Do you need a monitor? [Yes/No] Yes i seen some nice 24inch ones on HWS for around 140

5a. If yes, what size do you need. [19'/20'/22'/24'/etc.] 23/24

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920x1080/1440x900/etc.] [Yes/No]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card/Card Reader/Speakers/etc.] no

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes/No] yes

8. How can you pay? [Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser] All (most likely bank transfer for HWS)

9. When are you purchasing? [In x days] Soon enough

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [South Dublin City/Cork City/Kerry/etc.] Will do myself



don't need GPU (going to wait until 600 series release), cpu cooler (have a spare Scythe Mugen 3 lying around from last build which i didn't stick in), any peripherals except monitor and also do not need an ssd, i will order one with the gpu in a month or so

i was thinking of the following build which comes to under 650 delivered and a monitor which will bring it up to around 800 quid. although i just noticed the case is out of stock


cpu
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=41224&agid=1617




ram x2
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=44315&agid=1192




mobo 
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?adp=0&aid=52888&agid=1601&apop=1




psu 
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=39875&agid=1629




case 
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=36379&agid=631




CD 
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=47362&agid=699




HD 
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=28152&agid=689


cheers

Monotype

Looks good. If you're fond of the R3, there's one with a silver front in stock.
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=36380

darego

cheers! i'm not hell-bent on an R3, is there any other decent cases with dust filters/nice cooling? don't care about noise tbh just hate dust build up. also i will be using eclipse for java etc soon enough so would i be better off going for an i7 when thinking about compile times etc? or even waiting for an ivy bridge i7?

thanks again buddy

edit; actually is there such a thing as a fan with a built in dust filter on HWS? now that would be handy. or even sheets of dust filters that i could stick onto the fan before i put it on

dwighet

http://www.quietpc.com/products/gaming/qpc-filters
These are very good...i have a few and they work a treat

Fluffy88

darego wrote: »

...i will be using eclipse for java etc soon enough so would i be better off going for an i7 when thinking about compile times ...

I use Eclipse daily working on a large enterprise project, compiling using a dual core 2.53Gh/z 540M is MAX 10 mins, this project is huge and we even use AspectJ which slows down compiling.

I also use it at home for some smaller just for fun projects which compile instantly.
What I'm trying to say is, you don't need an i7 for coding, it won't make much of a difference unless your working on massive projects and from the sounds of what you said I imagine your only going to be starting so will only be doing smaller projects.

marco_polo

darego wrote: »

cheers! i'm not hell-bent on an R3, is there any other decent cases with dust filters/nice cooling? don't care about noise tbh just hate dust build up. also i will be using eclipse for java etc soon enough so would i be better off going for an i7 when thinking about compile times etc? or even waiting for an ivy bridge i7?

Hyperthreading can shave a reasonable amount off compile times alright, suppose it is just a matter of just weighing up the pros and cons of the extra cost.

If the projects are pretty small not sure I'd bother whats a few extra seconds, on the other hand if you are building something like Chromium as per the benchmark below then 18 minutes for the i7-2600k vs 27 minutes for the i5-2500k is a very signifigant gap. Obviously compile that long is a very rare exception, but it does show the effect of HT nicely. Personally I have worked on a few large projects and I don't think I have ever come across anything that that took more than about 10 minutes on much inferior processors.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/19

darego

cheers lads