Totally new to overclocking and want to build my first rig. Just need to be sure that the parts will work together with no major bottle necks and put me in a good starting point for future upgrades.
Here goes:
Case: Corsair Mid-Tower 600T Special Edition in Graphite White - £130
Like the look of the case, not into the over the top or very simple cases
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 - £150
CPU: Intel i5 2500K 3.30GHz - £180
Did look at the AMD FX-8120 or 8150 but understand that Intel are better for overclocking and gives me the option to upgrade to the Ivybridge when they come out
(sorry AMD lovers!)
GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon 6950 HD - £210
Went for the 2GB so that it wouldnt need replacing in the future, can add a 2nd if required
Memory: 16GB (4 x 4GB) G.Skill Ripjaw Z 2133MHz DDR3 - £130
Might be over kill but its there for if and when i need it (May just end up going for 2 x 4GB to start with)
PSU: Corsair AX850 - £140
Quite with enough poke to run anything i throw at it, plus i like it being modular for easy maintenance
HDD: WD 2TB Caviar Green SATA-600 64MB - £108
Not totally sure this is the right choice as i have a NAS at home so maybe SSD to start, not sure
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Premium 3.5g - £6.70
Going for a good compound as cooling will be mainly fans
That is the basic set up with options to build and add at a later date.....when money allows as well!
It all comes in at around £1000 ($1600) which is around my budget.
Future upgrades include a second GPU if and when the rig starts to struggle and a 120GB SSD (like this one: Corsair 120GB Force GT - £130) for the OS, releaseing the 2TB for data (if used at all).
Im concerned about cooling though as with the case being a mid-tower im worried that if i want to upgrade to W/C in the future then it wont all fit in. Would the basic rig run happily on A/C for a while and when it comes to upgrading to W/C look at upgrading the case??
Any suggestions or comments welcome
Here goes:
Case: Corsair Mid-Tower 600T Special Edition in Graphite White - £130
Like the look of the case, not into the over the top or very simple cases
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 - £150
CPU: Intel i5 2500K 3.30GHz - £180
Did look at the AMD FX-8120 or 8150 but understand that Intel are better for overclocking and gives me the option to upgrade to the Ivybridge when they come out
GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon 6950 HD - £210
Went for the 2GB so that it wouldnt need replacing in the future, can add a 2nd if required
Memory: 16GB (4 x 4GB) G.Skill Ripjaw Z 2133MHz DDR3 - £130
Might be over kill but its there for if and when i need it (May just end up going for 2 x 4GB to start with)
PSU: Corsair AX850 - £140
Quite with enough poke to run anything i throw at it, plus i like it being modular for easy maintenance
HDD: WD 2TB Caviar Green SATA-600 64MB - £108
Not totally sure this is the right choice as i have a NAS at home so maybe SSD to start, not sure
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Premium 3.5g - £6.70
Going for a good compound as cooling will be mainly fans
That is the basic set up with options to build and add at a later date.....when money allows as well!
It all comes in at around £1000 ($1600) which is around my budget.
Future upgrades include a second GPU if and when the rig starts to struggle and a 120GB SSD (like this one: Corsair 120GB Force GT - £130) for the OS, releaseing the 2TB for data (if used at all).
Im concerned about cooling though as with the case being a mid-tower im worried that if i want to upgrade to W/C in the future then it wont all fit in. Would the basic rig run happily on A/C for a while and when it comes to upgrading to W/C look at upgrading the case??
Any suggestions or comments welcome
