Doug
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Hi Guys,
My father has decided that his computer is nearly dead (after 8 years I agree.)
I am struggling to chose the correct CPU/COOLER/RAM/MOBO combo.
The mobo should ideally be fairly decent at graphics. (Although I do have an old 3650 I can give him if it helps?)
I would like to go down the i5/i7 route with 4GB RAM.
Here is the rest of the kit:
So there is about £350-400 max for the CPU/COOLER/RAM and MOBO.
All help appreciated!!
[Edited on 12-06-2010 by Doug]
[Edited on 12-06-2010 by Doug]
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PaulW
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My recommendation - If you're getting Win7, get atleast Professional edition.
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Planty02
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What will the machine be used for? Just to give us an idea of what sort of spec would be needed
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Doug
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- Audio processing (Cooledit Pro)
- Photoshop - Light use
- ALOT of un-zipping and moving data to the storage drives.
- Network media serving
TBH The main purpose of the build is to get a new computer that has enough storage and uses decent quality parts that will stand the test of time.
Scan have this on offer today:
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.65V
Intel Core i5 750, Lynnfield 45nm, Quad Core, 2.66GHz, 8MB Cache, 95W, Retail
For £238.51
Sounds more than adequate, just need a decent mother board to go with it.
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Planty02
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Thats quite a spec  very nice 
I assume the 3 storage drives will run in RAID? if so what configuration (just out of interest  )
On the motherboard front, I'm not sure on model's for the later CPU's, but I've been very impressed with my Gigabyte board and would recommend them 
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Doug
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Its completely over specced for what it will be used for. But for the sake of a £100 or so its worth just getting a decent new spec. I think I have finalised the spec now:
Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced Mid Tower Case 191197 29 in stock £78.69 £66.97 £78.69 £66.97
CoolerMaster 600W Silent Pro Modular PSU - 50A Single Rail 9x SATA 2x PCI-E 160256 8 in stock £71.64 £60.97 £71.64 £60.97
Samsung Spinpoint F3 (EcoGreen) 2TB Hard Drive SATAII 5400rpm 32MB Cache - OEM 190145 366 in stock £99.99 £85.09 £299.95 £255.27
Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM Caviar Blue 124228 1047 in stock £35.82 £30.48 £35.82 £30.48
Logitech X-140 Black 2.0 PC multimedia speakers - 5W RMS 118487 189 in stock £14.99 £12.75 £14.99 £12.75
Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Desktop EX 110 - USB/PS2 093725 145 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 093725 145 end_of_the_skype_highlighting in stock £21.99 £18.71 £21.99 £18.71
Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz Socket LGA1156 8MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor 172755 44 in stock £165.86 £141.15 £165.86 £141.15
Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz/PC3-12800 XMS3 i5 Memory Kit CL9(9-9-9-24) 1.65V 173122 14 in stock £100.00 £85.10 £100.00 £85.10
Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 H55 Socket 1156 DVI VGA HDMI Out 8 Channel Audio MATX Motherboard 193509 10 in stock £100.61 £85.62 £100.61 £85.62
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit - English 173784 78 in stock £111.71 £95.07 £111.71
[Edited on 12-06-2010 by Doug]
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Planty02
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Awesome spec, would love to build a machine like that :jealous:
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Doug
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I owe him £750 so this is only costing him £250
I have no idea about the motherboard. Is that a good or bad spec?
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jamied
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i knows its only £80 and people on here will moan at me for saying it blah blah blah but the windows 7 off torrents etc works perfect, updates etc and is no different to the purchased version so maybe put that towards something else?
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Doug
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Yeah I said this exact thing to him but he is certain that he wants a legit store bought version
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Planty02
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The board looks well spec'd to me although...were you intending on raiding the 3 storage drives? if so, what config? as that board only supports RAID 0 and 1
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