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Tartanpimpernel

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc

2D/3D - Photoshop/ZBrush/Max/Maya ( no rendering/ no gaming )

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?

$2500 inc tax ( ex shipping )

3) Where do you live?

UK

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.

Case
CPU
CPU Cooler
Ram
Mobo
SSD Boot
PSU
Monitor
Additional Fans?

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB
Nvidia Quadro FX4600
QNAP TS-410
Intuos4 Wacom

6) Will you be overclocking?

YES

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?

24" - HP VM633AT

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?

1st March 2011

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.

RAID/USB3.0/SATA 6gb/s

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?

Win7 Pro - 64bit


I have trawled through all the applicable posts I could find on this forum, and these are the parts I was thinking about:



Case - Coolermaster CM690 II

PSU - Corsair TX CMPSU-750TX

SSD Raid Boot - 80gb Intel X25-M x 2

HDD - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB <-- already own

Gfx Card - Nvidia Quadro FX4600 <-- already own

CPU - Intel i7 2600k ( Overclocked ~ 4.5Ghz )

Cpu Cooler- Corsair H70 or Noctua NH-U9B SE2

Mobo - Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD5

Ram - 8gb Corsair Vengence DDR3 1600 ( 9-9-9-24 ) ( 2x4gb )

Monitor - HP VM633AT

OS - Win7 Pro - 64bit <-- already own




* Will either of my cpu cooler options restrict me using all 4 memory slots ?

* How much of an impact on the overclock will upgrading to 16gb ram cause ?

* Are there any glaring problems or component conflicts with my above rig spec?



Any feedback or advice would be gratefully received before I put my order in.



thx

-c-
 
Tartanpimpernel said:
* Will either of my cpu cooler options restrict me using all 4 memory slots ?

* How much of an impact on the overclock will upgrading to 16gb ram cause ?

* Are there any glaring problems or component conflicts with my above rig spec?
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1) Yes depending on the RAM sticks you choose

2) Little to zilch. Since the RAM and CPU are no longer directly connected when overclicking a Sandy Bridge CPU, it makes very little difference how much or how fast that RAM is. As such, even with the CPU OC'd to 4.5Ghz, all you need is DDR3 1333 RAM. In addition, considering that the real world difference between DDR3 1600 and DDR3 1333 RAM is extremely little, you would honest not notice a difference between DDR3 1333 and DDR3 1600 RAM in most real world apps.

3) Don't use the the SATA 3.0Gbs ports on any socket LGA 1555 motherboard that much to avoid potential performance issues.
 
Regarding the PSU, I would suggest one that's modular, will save quite a bit of hassle with the cables. Maybe the Corsair HX instead?
 
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