Extreme Gaming PC!

earwax_man

I've got most of the parts sorted out, but the trickiest thing to do now is to find the cheapest prices in UK or ROI. Here's my list of stuff I'm using:

i7-930 (OC the sh*t out of it...)
Asus P6X58D
ATI Radeon 5970 2GB
Antec-CP 850 watt PSU
12GB 3x4GB RAM
Plextor 320SA Blue Ray Player / DVD Writer
AFT XM-35U Card Reader
Prolimatech Megahalems w/ IC Diamond Karat TIM, twin PWM fans and PWM splitter
NZXT Sentry LX High Performance Fan Controller (Black) or NZXT SENTRY 2 5.25" Touch Screen fan controller
Corsair Nova 128 GB SSD
Seagate 7200.12 1.5 TB HDD
Antec Twelve Hundred Case
3x Asus/Samsung 24" 1080p

That's all I can think of so far... Could you give your opinions on what could be changed? Where's the best place to buy?

I wish NewEgg were in Europe...

Here's something random

leninbenjamin

earwax_man wrote: »

That's all I can think of so far... Could you give your opinions on what could be changed? Where's the best place to buy?

Case is a bit meh for an 'extreme' PC. Corsair Obsidian? Coolmaster ATCS 840?

CPU cooler... the Noctua NH-D14 is the one to beat afaik. Megahalem might get 1 or 2 degrees cooler on an overclock, but that would require ridiculously high RPM fans and thus lots of noise. If you can manage the large size, Noctua seems to be the best compromise between noise and performance.

Get 3x2GB modules of RAM, 4GB modules are pissing money down the drain and that much RAM will be a bottleneck in terms of OCing anyway...

tbh, you don't even need an i7 for a gaming machine. i5 do fine. That and the savings on the RAM might even get you another GPU to Xfire...

earwax_man

The reason I need that much RAM is because I use my computer for render scenes and gaming. :P

Since I'm not going to watercool, then should I stay with the Antec Twelve Hundred? It does look awesome as well...

Awesome heatsink ;D

Solitaire

The Antec 1200 isn't that bad... but its far from the best full tower and getting it just to get charged through the nose for a CPX PSU is dire folly. IIRC the Signature 850W is cheaper, and they're both nearly identical, the only real difference is that the CPX version has the 120mm fan in a cross-flow configuration. And is pricier

This means if you're going to go for a good, cheaper case or a vastly superior one in a similar or higher price bracket you'll need to change the PSU - CPX isn't compatible with.... well, anything else

earwax_man

Would the Cosmos S case be better? Does it come with a translucent side panel or is that extra? :rolleyes:

Also, I've edited the list a little:
i7-930
Asus P6X58D
ATI Radeon 5970 2GB
12GB 6x2GB RAM (I use CAD on 3ds Max 2010 and gaming a lot)
Plextor 320SA Blue Ray Player / DVD Writer
AFT XM-35U Card Reader
Prolimatech Megahalems w/ IC Diamond Karat TIM, twin PWM fans and PWM splitter
Corsair Nova 128 GB SSD
Seagate 7200.12 1.5 TB HDD
Cosmos S (does it come with a transparent side panel or is that bought separately...?)
Corsair 850 watt PSU
Scythe Kama Meter 5.25" multi function fan controller
3x Asus/Samsung 24" 1080p

Solitaire

Not really, the Cosmos is obsolete at this point. Have a look at its replacement, the ATCS 840, though. There's also the Corsair Obsidian, but its ludicrously expensive.

RoyalMarine

Solitaire wrote: »

Not really, the Cosmos is obsolete at this point. Have a look at its replacement, the ATCS 840, though. There's also the Corsair Obsidian, but its ludicrously expensive.

But if your spending a huge budget on a rig like that, then you gotta complement it with a case of equal magnitude. :cool:

leninbenjamin

ACTS outperforms the Obsidian in every regard. Except in teh shexinesh.

Venom

The Cooler Master 932 is one pretty sweet case if you like the look. Id hold off on the monitors for a little while till the new 24" 120mhz come out and swap the Seagate HDDs for a Samsung F3 or two along with getting 2 5870s over the 5970 due to better results.

ED E

This is the case you want:)