Soon to be new computer

[waydal242]

Ok so im thinking about getting this soon.
What do you guys think?
Just finished my software engineering course and now im going into my games development course so decided to get a new computer!

Also can you set the colour of the case you want? like I want it to be black.

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (£115) **SPECIAL**
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-870 Quad Core (2.93GHz, 8MB Cache)
Motherboard
ASUS® P7H57D-V EVO: FULL ATX, TRUE USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5970 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
1010W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£109)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£62)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£38)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
NONE
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
GeForce 3D Vision
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® G15 Gaming Keyboard with Gamepanel LCD Display (£65)
Mouse
Logitech® G500 Laser Gaming Mouse (£49)
Speakers
NONE
Webcam
Logitech® Webcam C200 - built-in-mic & VGA quality video sensor (£15)
Headsets (VOIP)
Logitech® PC Headset 860 Stereo with in-line volume control (£9)
Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with £25,000 Protection! (£8)
Printer
NONE
External Hard Drive
NONE
Home Installation
NONE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, Lifetime Tech Support)
Data Recovery
NONE
Delivery
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (£59)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

 

[steveuk87]

very nice system, and nice amount of RAM, bit overkill but oh well its future proof , welcome to the forums!!

Steve

 

[jonathan]

i'd go with the 8gb corsair as its faster u wont be using 16gb of ram so a smaller amount thats faster should be better right?

 

[LDUK]

16GB is a lot of RAM, but if you got the money, why not aye?
It's a bit like the one I ordered.

COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (Same)

Intel® Core™i7-870 Quad Core (2.93GHz, 8MB Cache) >>> Intel Core i7-930 Quad Core

ASUS® P7H57D-V EVO: FULL ATX, TRUE USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s >>> Asus P6X58D-E

16GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB) >>> 12GB Corsair 1600MHz

2GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5970 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11 >>> Nvidia GTX 480

1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm) >>> 60GB OCZ SSD

2nd Hard Disk: NONE >>> 1TB WD GREEN

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive: 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM >>> 10x Blu-Ray RW Drive

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) (Same)

1010W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£109) >>> 1500W THERMALTAKE

COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£62) (Same)

Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£38) >>> Asus HDAV1.3

ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT >>> Wireless PCI Card

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD (Same)

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79) (Same)

 

[Sweeney47]

well im just going to assume you've got one hell of a budget to build an overkill machine like that. Just make sure you at least put the cover to 1year Collect and Return... for £5 its not much relative to the cost of the rest of it

 

[steveuk87]

It depends on what the computer is going to be used for.. 16GB is a bit overkill for the average person, unless its going to be put under ALOT of pressure, personally i have gone for the faster RAM chip (1600Mhz) but the 8GB version and i'm going to gaming on it..

Steve

 

[misterdave]

Hi Waydal242,

Welcome to the forums.

Looks like a good rig. I'd stick with the samsung RAM as this will offer better stability, 16GB is a bit overkill as steve kindly pointed out but if you want it why not. I'd also change your PSU to a Corsair TX850 or if you want the beast go for the Sorsair HX1000 as these offer much better power delivery than our standard FSP ones.

Just make sure you at least put the cover to 1year Collect and Return - Sweeney47

good point, it is worth it for a fiver.

 

[Gorman]

Nice rig! im with misterdave on this, if you thing you need 16Gb then why not! and i would agree with the Corsair TX850.

P.s you can have the HAF in any colour you want as long as its black.

 

[steveuk87]

P.s you can have the HAF in any colour you want as long as its black.

hahaha think he might want black would that be ok? hahahahaha, or is it just black he can have

Steve

 

[waydal242]

Ok was looking at the sli system and the 930 chip that I could overclock to around 3.6?

Also with the 12gb corsair 16000mhz why is it so much cheaper than the 12gb samsung 1333mhz? is it because its less chips?

And about the overkill, my parents agreed to get me a new computer for passing the course so how bad.


here the new config, it says this so i changed the motherboard, does it look right?

Please note that you have configured your pc with a SATA 6GBs Hard disk drive. These Hard Drives are relatively new and are designed to give maximum performance when used with a motherboard that offers SATA 6GBs transfer speeds. To get maximum performance please ensure the motherboard you have chosen supports SATA 6GBs. If you would like any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0844 499 4000.

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (£115) **SPECIAL**
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-930 (2.80GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM: DDR3, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
12GB CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1600MHz (6 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
2GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5970 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
3rd Graphics Card
NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
600GB WD VELOCIRAPTOR® SATA 6-Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£100)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EXTREME DIRECT TOUCH COPPER CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£68)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS - Free Basic Protection
Monitor
NONE
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
GeForce 3D Vision
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® G15 Gaming Keyboard with Gamepanel LCD Display (£65)
Mouse
Logitech® G500 Laser Gaming Mouse (£49)
Speakers
NONE
Webcam
Logitech® Webcam C200 - built-in-mic & VGA quality video sensor (£15)
Headsets (VOIP)
Logitech® ClearChat Pro Headset for PC calling, music, and gaming (£29)
Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with £25,000 Protection! (£8)
Printer
NONE
External Hard Drive
NONE
Home Installation
NONE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, Lifetime Tech Support) (£5)
Data Recovery
NONE
Delivery
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (£59)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

 

[LDUK]

Now it's even more like mine lol. But yeah that looks awesome. As your going to be overclocking (You are right?) you might want to stay with the COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER).

 

[Gorman]

we have had some pretty good overclocks with the titan

 

[waydal242]

Would it make much of a difference?
the most I would be overclocking would be to 3.6

And would the 850 power supply be enough?

 

[Gorman]

Titan is plenty for 3.6 done right. Also Corsair 850 is fine

 

[waydal242]

Would i be faster if I got a ssd instead of a raptor?
And would it work?

 

[Gorman]

SSD and Raptors trade blows on the speed issue, reads will always be faster on the SSD writes tend to be faster on the raptors, down to how you use the machine and what for really.

 

[Meds]

Theoretically your PC would be slightly faster with an SSD, however they are still rather expensive for the capacity you get;

40GB Intel X25-M SSD = 150GB WD Velociraptor

As Gorman says, there are pros & cons for both and there is no right or wrong choice, either way your PC is still going to pretty damn fast!!