Dudes, my laptops starting to piss me off, notably in Maya and New Vegas. I already intended to buy a powerful desktop PC for uni in september, because i'll be using things like After Effects, UDK and Cryengine. On top of that i still want to be able to play new games without the immediate need for an upgrade. I'd already thrown down a few pieces that i thought were great value for performance, and then based a price-range around that. I've included the reviews that i read, which in most cases lead me to choose that component. Oh and bear in mind that i live in the UK, and will ordering only from places that deliver from the UK. At the moment i was looking for around £600, not including the monitor. The monitor i was going to buy was a Dell 21.5in HD WLED monitor for £159, but the page has disappeared.. Intel i7 Sandybridge 2600K (K means overclock-able) £240 anandtech review Nvidia GTX 460 1Gb £150 BitTech Review 2x4Gb DDR3 Ram £80 Other than that i don't really know. I want to get a solid-state hard drive, and use it as my primary hard drive. That should make software loads much smoother, and they also produce no heat or sound. It would probably have to be 60GB to be on the safe side. After that i don't really know, can anyone help?
A guide. I wouldn't go with i7, however. An i5 would likely be more than sufficient. I'm not sure that 8 RAM is needed either. Most users would only use 4, and 6 ought to be fine if you're using some beefier programs. If it turns out you still need more, you can always add it later.
If you read the i7 review, it shows how the i5 2500k and i7 2600k have completely swept away the market for the time being. It reviews both and says that although the 2500K is terrific value for money, it's still worth paying a little bit more for the i7. I believe in that, considering i'll be buying a computer for some of the most intensive software on the market. UDK recommends 8Gb of Ram. They even suggest 16 in cases. On top of that, rendering and compositing in Maya and AAE are particularly draining. Also, that isn't a good price-guide for me when it does not include taxation or supply/demand of products in this country. Prices on components could be completely different depending on what's available here. Other than that, it only really states the obvious about why certain components are better/worse. QKT can you suggest some then? I thought the Dell monitors had really ace quality, and i don't want larger than about 20 inch. It's got to have great colour and contrast as well as high definition.
It's not about price in your case, it's about what works well together. You obviously don't know, and I'm sure you want to avoid bottlenecks, so the guide is actually quite helpful; it even stays updated if you decide to bookmark it.
600 is nowhere near enough to build what you are asking for. Tomorrow ill post some links and recommend a build for you. But yeah.. 600 is not enough
The i5 2500K is £150. That means that, with my current stuff, i'd get an i5 processor, gpu, ram and hard drive for about £450. That leaves £150 to get a power supply, cheap mobo and some coolant.
And a case, monitor, and any other accessories you might need. Also, SSD's are expensive right now, and the space allowed is probably too low for the things you say you'll be doing. I could give you a better estimate if it were USD, but you're overdoing your specs while apparently underestimating the cost. Good move switching to i5 though.
If you're wanting a reputable power supply, you will need one which is around 600W for the current setup you want. That goes for about £60. You're looking at about £50-£100 for the mobo depending on what you're wanting. You will not get an SSD included in that price. I'd recommend going for a higher end mobo to allow for upgrades in the future, which I think you would benefit from when you're doing designing work etc. Then buy the SSD at a future date. EDIT: Also, are you sure you want to go with intel? AMD are alot cheaper and benchmark pretty much the same..
Intel = Nvidia. The sandy bridge chips have integrated Gpu's and work much more efficiently with Nvidia, whose Gpu's now kick ass for tessellation. Please read the reviews i posted.... I have like 4 cases in the room next door, I said that left me with £150, you added £50-100 and £60 and said my price was unreasonable?
Intel != Nvidia. The integrated GPU's are not designed to work more efficiently with Nvidia, if it was, they would have marketed that like a *****, which they didn't. & You never said you had a case already. My point is, you aint going to get the following with 150 left: PSU MOBO SSD HDD Disk drive You should invest some more money in the build if you want everything you described. Have you even looked up the other parts you need? If so, have you even looked up the price range? :/
Indeed, you either need a goal in mind with the level of computer you want, then save up to reach that, or you need to have a specific budget and be willing to work within it. There's no sense being stubborn about such an important investment, and a couple of reviews you found doesn't really qualify as adequate research for something this complicated. Just take your time and try not to go overboard on the specs unless you're sure you'll need it.
I don't think you guys understood. Price isnt really an option, that's just an ideal price. And I only really take into account the major/expensive components as I usually have the Other things lying around; I have loads of hard drives that will be sufficient for storage. I also have a 1tb portable hd, which will and always will contain the bulk of My files. Power supply and motherboard are two things I will have to splash out on, because I'll need better stuff than I have. You don't need to be so specific on the price. I am thinking of this pc for the long term. I don't really want to have to improve it. The price will ultimately depend on the value for money.
Well that's good to know. Still, you'll want choose the better value components even if they're fairly high end. For instance, the i5 will give you nearly identical performance to the i7, especially if you overclock it, but it's substantially cheaper. Same goes for something like the 6950 compared to the 6970 as far as video cards go. Really, it's the mobo and psu that need to be compatible with any future upgrades or overclocking. Even then, just know that it's not really possible to have a long term PC without allowing for improvements.
I have managed to sort just about everything (no thanks to any of you, ****ers) except the case. At the moment the price is roughly this; INTEL MOTHERBOARD SANDY BRIDGE H67 S1155 DDR3 1333 £87.81 OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTX60G 60 GB Vertex Series SATA II 2.5-Inch SSD Drive £82.48 Samsung F3 HD103SJ 1TB internal Hard Drive SATAII 32MB Cache 7200RPM – OEM £42.16 G Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL 4GB DDR3 (1333MHz,Cas 9) £36.00 Corsair CMPSU-600CX 600W Power Supply £50.52 Palit SONIC nVIDIA GTX 460 Geforce 1GB Graphics Card £146.39 Intel Sandybridge i5-2500K Unlocked Core i5 Quad-Core Processor (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155) £162.63 Subtotal: £607.99 All it's missing, besides a CD drive which will be cheap (and swapping the motherboard to the p67), is a good case. I want it to be as simple and sleek as possible (preferably matt black to match everything else), although i will favour those that are small and light (still fitting the motherboard) and with good airflow. Something like this peaks my interest; Components » Cases » Fractal Design - Overclockers UK any ideas guys?