Hello,
I am just about to build a new low spec sandy bridge build to replace my old desktop computer.
I plan on eventually putting the proposed CPU/RAM/Motherboard in a server and buying a more powerful Ivy Bridge CPU and Motherboard to put in the desktop later next year (this is why I have chosen the I3-2100T might not be the best processor for a desktop at the moment but would be ideal in a server. In any event it will be many times better thatn the AMD Athlon 2500+ I have currently got.
Proposed specs are:
* Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply
* Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case
* i3-2100T
* 4GB Cheap Ram
* Asus P8H67-M Evo Intel H67
* Samsung F3 1TB
* Samsung F1 1TB - I already have this, to be used as a secondary drive.
I am not planning on doing any gaming but just some basic video/photo editing and music recording.
1. Is the i3-2100T really worth it over, say the i3-2100? I have read mixed reviews and some say that it is lower power but takes longer do the same thing, thus is it really more power efficient overall? Are TDPs really accurate for looking at the efficiency of CPUs?
2. I have read that the PSU is a great buy, but I am worried that perhaps it is too large a wattage. It is difficult to know what eventual Ivy Bridge set up I go with (Ill probably get an average graphics card, but am not really a gamer), but I know that it is not a good idea to get PSU that is massively overpowered compared to the components as it then becomes inefficient running at say 20%.
3. Any proposed changes to the specs?
Thanks very much.
I am just about to build a new low spec sandy bridge build to replace my old desktop computer.
I plan on eventually putting the proposed CPU/RAM/Motherboard in a server and buying a more powerful Ivy Bridge CPU and Motherboard to put in the desktop later next year (this is why I have chosen the I3-2100T might not be the best processor for a desktop at the moment but would be ideal in a server. In any event it will be many times better thatn the AMD Athlon 2500+ I have currently got.
Proposed specs are:
* Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply
* Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case
* i3-2100T
* 4GB Cheap Ram
* Asus P8H67-M Evo Intel H67
* Samsung F3 1TB
* Samsung F1 1TB - I already have this, to be used as a secondary drive.
I am not planning on doing any gaming but just some basic video/photo editing and music recording.
1. Is the i3-2100T really worth it over, say the i3-2100? I have read mixed reviews and some say that it is lower power but takes longer do the same thing, thus is it really more power efficient overall? Are TDPs really accurate for looking at the efficiency of CPUs?
2. I have read that the PSU is a great buy, but I am worried that perhaps it is too large a wattage. It is difficult to know what eventual Ivy Bridge set up I go with (Ill probably get an average graphics card, but am not really a gamer), but I know that it is not a good idea to get PSU that is massively overpowered compared to the components as it then becomes inefficient running at say 20%.
3. Any proposed changes to the specs?
Thanks very much.