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new build - advice appreciated

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monogana

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hi all,
i am building a new system which i intend to overclock and use as a render node for 3d aniamtion.
(gfx card is for cuda rendering)

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Rendering 3d animation
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
£650 - 700 at a push - yes price all in ...
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
uk - London.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, Motherboard, Power Supply, Case, HSF, RAM, Video Card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
hd - seagate momentus 500gig sata 2, viewsonic va2213w vga monitor
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, CPU and Video Card
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920 x 1080, 22"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
This week
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? etc.
USB 3.0, SATA 3/6 Gb/s, gigabyte lan, audio (any kind is fine)
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
win xp 64 & ubuntu 10.04 64


Total build cost: £649.83 (inc Delivery £0.00 and VAT £108.31)
2GB MSI GTS 450, 40nm, 1000MHz GDDR3, GPU 783MHz, Shader 1566MHz, 192 Cores, DL DVI-I/ D-Sub/ HDMI £74.94
Intel Core i7 2600K Unlocked S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad, 3.4GHz, HD3000 IGP 850Mhz, 8MB Cache 95W Retail £248.60
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.5V £38.59
NZXT Gamma All Black Mid Tower Performance Case w/o PSU £32.38
Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator and Fan Quiet CPU Cooler £64.18
600W PSU, Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-600CXv2UK, 80% Eff', 80 PLUS, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX v2.3 £54.72
Asus P8Z68-V/GEN3, Intel Z68, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 3.0 (x16), D-Sub/DVI-D/HDMI, ATX £136.42

now i want to get this machine up to about 4.5ghz - 4.7ghz 24/7

anyone have any experience with a similar system?
or know if i can do better on price or component quality for this build

thanks,
monogana
 
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good advice there -
are you sure the 520 will handle my specs?
do i need to buy all the cables for the modular psu or does it come with what i need for a standard build?

cheers,
mono
 
monogana said:
good advice there -
are you sure the 520 will handle my specs?
Click to expand...
Yes a good 520W PSU is more than enough. In fact, a good 450W PSU would have been enough for your system.
monogana said:
do i need to buy all the cables for the modular psu or does it come with what i need for a standard build?
Click to expand...

No, the PSU comes with all the cables you need.
 
small change in items as some things where on special today and purchased half items.....

on special and bought today....

1 1GB EVGA GTX 460 SuperClocked £104.39
1 620W Antec Neo Eco Modular PSU £62.39
1 Noctua NH-D14 £61.19
1 2m UK Power Cable £1.67

total £229.63

saved 23 pounds by ordering these parts today
 
hi all,
made rest of purchases

Intel Core i7 2600K Unlocked S1155, 1 £204.99
NZXT Source 210 Elite Black Mid Tow 1 £26.99
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance 1 £30.99
Asus P8Z68-V/GEN3, Intel Z68, S 115 1 £108.99
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Net Total £371.96
Carriage £0.00
Scansure £13.80
Total £460.15

bringing total to £689.78 including insurance for if i mess up the build
 
it is ... i made sure

besides too late now... all items purchased no going back now......
 
ok -
update one this

all put together - decided to go with a 4 gig flash drive (read only) for the os instead of a hdd
running ubuntu 10.04 and windows through virtualbox (windows is stored on a network drive - no speed loss though as its reading at 33 meg/sec)

parts all fit and work together - had no problems on that end.

mono
 
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