Build Advice High Spec Machine

I am trying to build a new High Spec machine, I have build 1 machine before but it wasn't very high Spec, I plan to water cool everything but here are the parts I want to use for the machine, I will post my cooling system later once I have the parts I need confirmed, Does anyone see anything wrong compatibly etc with these

Case Corsair Obsidian 800D
Power Supply Enermax Galaxy 1000w ** Updated **
Motherboard Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 1366 Motherboard
CPU Intel i7 950 CPU **Updated ***
RAM Corsair Memory Dominator 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600)
Video Card (X2) XFX HD 5870 Graphics Card - HD-587X-ZNFC
Sound Card X-Fi Elite Pro (Already Have)
Blueray LG GGC-H20L (Already Have)
Multi Media Reader Aero Cool Infinite Card Reader / Removable 2.5 Caddy - Black
SSD 96GB SSD OCZ ** Updated **
Hardrives Samsung Spinpoint F3 Hard Drive - HDD - HD103SJ

I will crossfire the 2 Video Cards
Thanks in Advance
Steve

 

Evenin'

Considering you're going through the trouble of both crossfire on high-end cards, and watercooling your whole rig; down to the inclusion of a discreet sound card etc, I find it somewhat strange you've omitted a primary SSD and an accompanying 6Gbps Pci-e card?

TSB

 

Its easier to get a 5970 and use 1 waterblock for that instead of two waterblocks for two cards. The 5970 uses the same cores as the 5870 so you can overclock it to the same levels easy.

BTW what are you doing for monitor?

 

Hi Guys Thanks for the Replies

The reason For the Lack of an SSD Is I'm just waiting for the prices to drop hopefully, I was thinking of a 64gig SSD but that was just for boot times I came to the conclusion is wasn't worth that yet (or am I wrong) , I was going to upgrade that later when I saved a little more money

I will change the the crossfire to a 5970 If I get the same performance , I will look that up thanks, I have a samsung 23 inch screen and a philips 19inch screen at the moment, but just like the SSD I will upgrade the 19 when I have the cash

Steve

 

Is the i7 950 not better value than the 930 at the moment?

 

I picked the 930 as the 920 was out of stock , I will look at the 950 and see if it suits me , thanks

 

No SSD in a rig like that is crazy. I don't know why anyone building a high-spec computer can justify not having one, especially when they are becoming more affordable by the day - Scan have the OCZ Vertex 96GB for £138.

 

5870 cf is faster than 5970 in all but 2 benchmarks, yes you save money buying the 5970 but it comes with its own issues bios needs replacing in most of them to stop blue screen crashes

you could overclock the 5970 but it wont reach 950 per core at very safe temperatures if at all

the 5870 will

and get the i7950 its a few £ more for a better chip and it overclocks easier

 

I will change the cpu to the 950, The crossfire I always wanted so I might keep that too, The SSD I will look into, I have another PSU at home (EnerMax Galaxy 1000w) instead of the 850W Corsair , This would free up money for the SSD , put I dont know if this PSU is suitable,

 

850 watt is more than enough

my 980x system with 5870 cf uses 700 watt under heavy load with a wall socket monitor ( prime 95 4.6ghz overclock full water cooling )

in general gaming its not above 600 watt, ( idle is a shocking 324 watts lol ) i should enable some of the power save features perhaps one day

 

Would the 64GB SSD Crucial RealSSD C300 (sata 3) be better than the OCZ Vertex 96GB (sata 2)

 

no 980x

 

I wish brave758 , but I have reached my Budget lol

 

Haha gutted .... Do you still have 2 kidneys??????

 

brave758 : I know the Power Supply 850W Corsair CMPSU-850HXU will do me but I see u have a Enermax Galaxy 1000w also , I have a Enermax Galaxy 1000w in my current machine which is over kill in that one , Would u recommend it with this spec, Its just so large though and I was going to put 2 X 120 rad in the same compartment and dont think they will both fit

 

Mate if you already have the galaxy PSU there is no point buying a new one its still one of the best PSU's out there.
As you said earlier you could put the money to the SSD I've just got myself the OCZ V2E (120gig) which would be a much better spend.
Also what size screen you using a single 5870 will handle a 24" no worries and with the HD 6xxx just around the corner you could get a single slot with the same performance

 

This one ?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120G...orce-SSD-MLC-Flash-Read-285MB-s-Write-275MB-s

I have a 24" samsung but aim to get a 2nd one when i can

And thanks
Ill use my current PSU but must look into if I can fit a 2nd small rad into the bottom of the
Corsair Obsidian 800D with it

 

Yes mate that's the one and dam that's a tenner cheaper, works great.