any advice on a new build ?

[Kenny2001]

Its time for a new gaming pc and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the spec's I'm considering. any comments are welcome.

Case
LN21322 Coolermaster RC-1100-KKN1-GP - Coolermaster RC-1100 V2 Cosmos S (Sport) Black Full Tower Case w/o

Cpu
LN27163 BX80601920 - Intel i7 920, D0 SLBEJ S1366, Bloomfield, 2.66 GHz, QPI 4.8GT/s, 8MB Cache, 20x Ratio, 130W,

Board
LN28427 Asus P6TD Deluxe, Intel X58, Sok 1366, PCI-E 2.0(x16), DDR3 2000/1800/1600, SATA 3Gb/s RAID, ATX

Cpu cooling
LN29006 Corsair Cooling™ Hydro Series H50 High-Performance CPU Cooler £55.81 Inc VAT

Memory
LN25348 Corsair TR3X6G1600C9 - 6GB (3x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600MHz), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24

Gfx
LN27488 Asus ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3 - 1GB Asus GTS 250 Dark Knight, 2008MHz GDDR3, GPU 740MHz, Shader 1836MHz, 128 Cores

Psu
LN29736 Coolermaster RS-850-AMBA - 850W Coolermaster SilentProM, Modular, SLi, 85%+ Eff' Bronze, ATX 12V V 2.3, EPS 12V V2.92

Hdd
LN26290 Hitachi 160 GB Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 Deskstar 7K1000.B, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 8MB Cache,

Os
Not required

[paulktreg]

PSU - LN28583 Corsair HX650W

This power supply will more than provide enough power for your card and future upgrades, it's better quality and doesn't cost quite as much.

HDD - LN24642 Western Digital 500GB Caviar Black

Why have only 160GB, go for something larger like 500GB and partition it 100GB/400GB for OS and data. The Cavair Black is faster with a 32MB cache.

My suggestions, hope it helps?

Cheers

Paul

[Philipp]

Hello Kenny2001,

The first thing that stands out to me is that the system is quite unbalanced in regards to CPU and the Graphics card.

With it being a gaming system the graphics card is the most important component, it might be worth looking at a Intel 750i on a P55 platform and put the difference towards a higher end graphics card.

I agree with Paulktreg that the 850w PSU is also overkill, a Corsair 650 or even 550 will suffice.

Best Regards

[Kenny2001]

Thanks Guys for the quick response
Now looking over the spec's again I can see what you both mean.
re: the hdd yes its far too small and 'im tempted to keep the 160 as an os drive so i can have a secondary 500gb or 1tb drive for data maybe even redirect my docs and desktop to keep the os drive clean.

as for the unbalance in the gfx and cpu, which gfx card would you recommend to even things up if i kept the same chip and board.

I missed this too
LN29304 Pioneer DVR-S18LBK 22x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, RAM x12, SATA, Black, Retail Labelflash

Thanks for you advice I look forward to your reply

[liquidmetal]

How much are you willing to spend overall? For a gfx card to even things up would look at an ati 5850 though its around double the price of the 250 you have in your spec atm.

[Kenny2001]

I did have this one in mind to start with but my total price kept creeping up.

LN29063 Asus GTX285/HTDI/1GD3 - 1GB Asus Matrix GTX 285 OC, Extreme Overclock, 55nm, 2484MHz GDDR3, GPU 669MHz, 240 Cores

I will have to look at my overall cost again.

[Kenny2001]

I Finally managed to sort out my build specs with the help of paul @ scan so I will be placing the order at the end of the month (payday)
and the total price is just over £1100.00 so it wont break the bank.

3XS P55 OC - Custom Series - Updated Feb 2010

Base Specifications

The all new and powerful Intel Core i5 750 over clocked to 3.66Ghz, alongside an NVIDIA GTX260 GPU and 4Gb of Corsair DDR3 1600Mhz memory ensures that this 3XS system is the best in its class for gaming and performance PC applications.
Upgrade to NVIDIA 3D Vision for a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience.
Note
This 3XS system is part of our Custom Series range, as such it has the maximum amount of configurable options. If you require any assistance please do not hesitate to contact our professional sales team on 0871 472 4747

Base Specifications

RC-1100-KKN1-GP - Coolermaster RC-1100 V2 Cosmos S (Sport) Black Full Tower Case w/o PSU - NEW In Stock
3XS P55 OC - Custom Series
Asus P7P55D LE, Intel P55 Express
Thermalright Chill Factor 2
Scan System Configuration
Scan 3XS System - 1year Onsite Warranty (Mainland UK)
Scan System Configuration (Details confirmed at checkout stage)


Qty Selected Specifications

1 *No Custom Colour Required*
1 Intel i5 750, 2.66Ghz, 8Mb Cache
1 CWCH50-1 - Corsair H50-1 Hydro Series High-performance CPU Watercooler, LGA775/1156/1366, AM2/2+/AM3 *NEW V2*
1 Your CPU professionally overclocked by our 3XS engineers, Intel i5 750 @ 3.8Ghz / Intel i7 860 & 870 @ 3.6Ghz
1 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600) CAS 8 XMP
1 1Gb Asus GTX 285 OC, 669Mhz GPU, 240 Cores, 2484Mhz GDDR3
1 *No NVIDIA PhysX Card Required*
1 *No ATI VGA Card Required* (NVIDIA Required)
1 550w Corsair VX Series PSU
1 500 GB Samsung Spinpoint F3, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache
1 *Storage Hard Drive Not Required*
1 *Solid State Drive Not Required*
1 Akasa AK-ICR-07S 3.5" Internal Multi Mem. Card Reader Incl. M2, Micro SD & USB port
1 *DVD Writer Not Required*
1 Pioneer DVR-S18LBK 22x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, RAM x12, SATA, Black, Retail Labelflash
1 *Sound Card Not Required Use On Board Sound*
1 *Use On Board Network Port*
1 *Wireless Adaptor Not Required*
1 AK-FN058 - 120mm AKASA APACHE Black Silent fan HDB bearing PWM fan w/4 pin connector & Rubber Pins
1 *Lighting Effects Not Required*
1 *Operating System Not required* (System Tested under Microsoft Vista)
1 Microsoft Office 2007 - 60 Day Trial
1 *DVD / Blu Ray Decoding Software Not Required*
1 *No Software Required*
1 *No Software Required*
1 *Monitor Not Required*
1 *NVIDIA 3D Vision Not Required*
1 *Gaming Keyboard Not Required*
1 *Gaming Mouse Not Required*
1 *Gaming Mouse Mat Not Required*
1 *Speakers Not Required*
1 *Gaming Headphones Not Required*
1 Standard 3XS System Warranty - 2 Years (1st Year Onsite / 2nd Year Return to Base)

[mribrahimali]

good luck with that, have you thought about maybe trying to increase the number of your posts to save money on delivery costs from scan?

Also - you may want to look into a few security measures, it may be morbid but 1100 is a lot to lose to a person in a 3 pound balaclava off of amazon.

[Ph4ZeD]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the above post?

[Disturbedguy]

he is obviously talking about why he is here

[Kenny2001]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the above post?

No Mate

[Kenny2001]

Just had a look at the status of my new pc its now in the building phase.
Philip said he would post some photos so I'm looking forward to them and keeping an eye on the 3XS Systems - Custom Build Pictures thread

[Spaceritual]

No Mate

I assume he means you need some sort of online security like Kasparky/nortons etc

[Philipp]

Philip said he would post some photos so I'm looking forward to them and keeping an eye on the 3XS Systems - Custom Build Pictures thread

Kenny can you email me your Invoice number again please, I have made a note for the engineers to take some pictures just want to double check

Cheers

[Kenny2001]

Kenny can you email me your Invoice number again please, I have made a note for the engineers to take some pictures just want to double check

Cheers

Hi Philipp I have sent the email containing the invoice number to queries@scan.co.uk.
Thanks

[Kenny2001]

I assume he means you need some sort of online security like Kasparky/nortons etc

Not a problem then I am a big fan of avast and as soon as its all set up I will be taking it to work an taking an image to keep on our file server, so if the worst ever happens i can just reimage it in about half an hour.