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Templeton
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Joined: 19/Apr/2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10 |
   Topic: £1100 i7 build.Posted: 07/Jun/2009 at 14:45 |
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How does this look guys? Anything that would be better changed within the same price bracket (about 1100 with the discount)? Preferable motherboard or cooler perhaps? Do I need the thernaltake cooler with max fans and vice versa? Want to be able to overclock. Thanks.
CAS:Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. 420 Watts Case [+16] (G Type Black Color with Side-Window)
CASUPGRADE:NONE CS_FAN:Maximum Case Cooling Fans for your selected case, and match the colour of the fans already in the case [+15] POWERSUPPLY:850 Watts Power Supplies [+78] (CoolerMaster Real Power PRO 850W Modular PSU SLI Ready) CPU:(Quad-Core)Intel® CoreT i7 920 @ 2.66GHz 8 MB cache LGA1366 ***Overclockable XXX*** [+700] OVERCLOCK:No Overclocking FAN:Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme CPU Cooler for Intel 1366 ***Overclockable S&S*** [+47] MOTHERBOARD:Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Mainboard Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 SATA RAID w/ eSATA,GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394a,&7.1Audio ***Overclockable S&S*** [+29] MEMORY:(Req.DDR3 MainBoard)(3x2GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Triple Channel Memory (G.SKILL PI Series w/Heat Spreader ***Overclockable XXX*** [+15]) PS_VGA:NONE VIDEO:ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCI-E x16 1GB DDR5 Video Card [+51] VIDEO2:NONE VIDEO3:NONE MONITOR:NONE MONITOR2:NONE HDD:Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives [+5] (1TB (500GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+8]) HDD2:NONE FA_HDD:None CD:LG GGC-H20L BLU-RAY/HD-DVD Reader / DVD±R/±RW Writer [+52] (Black Color) CD2:NONE SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO SPEAKERS:NONE NETWORK:ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD MODEM:NONE KEYBOARD:NONE MOUSE:NONE TEMP:NONE (AS SHOWN) WNC:NONE WAP:NONE FLASHMEDIA:None PRO_WIRING:None CABLE:None WEBCAM:NONE UPS:None IEEE_CARD:NONE USB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports USBHD:NONE FLOPPY:NONE OS:Microsoft® Windows VistaT Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition) TVRC:NONE RUSH:NONE WARRANTY:STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOMEINSTALL:NONE |
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Posted: 07/Jun/2009 at 17:06 |
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Looks good to me. The only things I would suggest are to take a single 1TB drive instead of two in RAID (from experience losing all my data and OS when one goes) and to add S&S overclocking if it's in budget for a good speed boost.
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Templeton
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Posted: 07/Jun/2009 at 17:31 |
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Would the Raid be more likely to result in me losing the hard drive? Surely the same thing could happen with just one hard drive and the data and OS would be lost too. Is a Raid set up more vulnerable? Thanks.
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Posted: 07/Jun/2009 at 20:04 |
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A single hard drive has a small percentage chance of dying yeah. However, if you have two drives in RAID-0, either drive dying will result in loss of all data on both drives, so you double the chance of there being a problem.
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Cyber_Tech
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Posted: 07/Jun/2009 at 21:55 |
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A single 32MB cache 1TB HDD will come close to a pair of 500GB drives in performance.
S&S overclocking will give your CPU and graphics a good performance boost. Luke |
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Templeton
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Posted: 07/Jun/2009 at 22:53 |
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Luke, when you overclock, do you disable the CPU fan speed controllers on the MB so the fan is constantly running fast? I would be a little concerned about this as it would increase noise - something i wish to avoid.
Do I need an aftermarket CPU cooler if I am choosing max case fans and also, does the apevia 420 case allow for adjustment of the speed of its own fans? If not, what is a better case to allow this? Thanks. Edited by Templeton - 07/Jun/2009 at 22:56 |
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Cyber_Tech
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Posted: 08/Jun/2009 at 11:26 |
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I generally leave them at default. It is better to controll them in windows or with a fan controller. Adding max fans will add more noise.
The TRUE that you have choosen is quieter than a stock cooler, and the stock cooler doesn't allow high overclocks. The best case for fan controll is the Antec 1200, each fan (upto 6) has a knob or switch for controll, next best is the Antec 900, the Antec 300 has better airflow than the Apevia Jupiter when max fanns are added. The Apevia Jupiter has one fan control knob on the front. Luke |
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