first time build that i plan to build myself.i'll be buying all parts from scan Budget:1500GBP can strech a couple hundread if need be Main uses of intended builD:Gaming and internet Parts required:all Previous build information (list details of parts):none Monitor resolution:1920x1080 Storage requirements:dont know will you be overclocking: yes Extra information about desired system: need some advise on a sub 200 pound monitor Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 OEM PCI Sound card Abit AirPace PCI-E 54Mbps 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Card with Antenna and Software Access Point 1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM 650W Corsair HX Series, Modular, 80 PLUS Bronze, 85% Eff', SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, 120mm Fan Corsair H50-1 Hydro High-performance CPU WatercoolerS775/1366/1156/1155 AMD 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, Operating System, Single, - OEM Intel Core i7 2600K Unlocked, 1155, Sandy Bridge, Qd Core, 3.4 GHz, GPU 850Mhz, 8MB Cache, 95W, OEM 1536MB EVGA GTX 580 SC, 40nm, 4050MHz GDDR5, GPU 797MHz, Shader 1594MHz, 512 Cores, mHDMI/DL DVI-I 128GB Crucial RealSSD C300, MLC-Flash, 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s, Read 355MB/s, Write 140MB/s 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.50V Asus P8P67-M Rev3, Intel P67 Express, S1155, PCI-E, 2.0 x16, DDR3 2133 / 2200, SATA 6Gb/s, RAID MATX Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred V3 Full Tower Case, USB 3.0 Black With side window, w/o PSU Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BD-ROM & DVDRW Combo Player OEM
2500k + 580 easily falls within that budget look at the buyer guide or similar threads for good part choice and come back with a sample basic and get that critiqued monitor wise this http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=bsd&sku=421265&~ck=dellSearch&baynote_bnrank=0&baynote_irrank=14&cs=ukbsdt1&dgc=SS&cid=41148&lid=1069637&acd=23975883724507225
First a word from the wise, make 20 forum posts on bit-tech and you can get from weekday delivery from SCAN by clicking on the link below... https://secure.scan.co.uk/aspnet/MyAccount/bittechfreecarriage.aspx By doing this you register free delivery with your SCAN account forever, I believe the only concession is the order needs to be in excess of £25. Around that sum anyway! Anyway keep posting responses under this thread and you'll soon hit 20 posts. Also the monitor mucgoo posted is getting rave reviews from users of this forum. I have a DELL monitor myself and it is wonderful. Can you tell us if you intend to expand your build or PC uses in the future beyond gaming? For instance are you tempted by SLI or Crossfire? Also any space restraints on the size of the PC? The link to your SCAN basket would not show us what you picked, you'd need to list it or take a snapshot for us!
i have no plans to sli or crossfire i think i'll stick with single gpu's.space wise i have a good bit off space and thx for heads up blogins i'll edit my post and list my parts
You can also get that free next day delivery deal at cclonline.com, so be sure to check them out as well. The Corsair H50 is not worth the price IMO, it can be beaten by cheaper air coolers, not only in temps but in noise levels as well. If you must get a closed off water cooler get the Antec Kuhler H20 620 for a bit cheaper @£47: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/ante...ler-lga775-1155-1156-1366-am2-2plus-am3-3plus Reviews: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/03/10/antec_khler_h2o_620_cpu_water_cooler_review/ http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=694&Itemid=62 Personally I would get a good air cooler to eradicate any possibility of pump noise, but if you don't care about the noise level then you can stick with what you've chosen. I'm pretty sure your case is wide enough to accommodate the Thermalright Archon, which according to the HardOCP review above is the best heatsink discussed in this thread so far. The Corsair 650HX is a really solid choice and is Silver rated btw, but for ~£7 more you can get a unit with Gold efficiency: NZXT Hale90 650W 80Plus Gold Modular £99 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w...d-90-eff-sli-crossfire-20db-eps-12v-140mm-fan Neither gaming nor internet browsing will benefit from hyperthreading, so you might as well save the 70 odd pounds and get the i5-2500K.
If you're planning on pushing that overclock with watercooling I highly suggest going for the P8P67 Pro with DIGI+ VRM. That board will OC just fine, but the DIGI+ has more phases and a higher power density per phase. Depends how much you want out of the CPU but it seems like a serious setup!
This review actually includes a sound recording of the pump from the H50 and is the main reason why I am not a fan of closed off water coolers and probably won't ever buy one myself: http://www.silentpcreview.com/corsair-h50
I suppose it should be said that there are many users of those kinds of systems and they say that they don't hear anything. However a few of them say things like 'the H50 is completely silent' - which can't be true so I usually take those comments with a hefty pinch of salt. I also think it is likely that the pump noise is drowned out by other system noises in those cases. It is also possible that the H50 that SPCR received was somehow faulty, but I just wouldn't want to take the risk of receiving one that is 'faulty'.
