CAD Machine on new I7 - 2600

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daryl

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Need to order this computer today but need clarification on the follwoing -

Difference between Asusu P8P67, P8P67 pro and P8P67 deluxe

and difference between 2600 and 2600K.

Thanks, Daryl

P.s. I will be changing graphics card to Quadro 600 by phone. Configurator will not allow P8P67 without having graphics card selected.


Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ / SLI SUPPORT
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
512MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 210 - DVI,HDMI,VGA
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£78)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £930.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/
 
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DSN

DSN

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Looking good there buddy. For a none overclocked pc that is :D

That ram is defiantly justified with the CAD work.

I would say the GFX is slightly under par with the rest of the spec, but if your not gaming. then I guess your good to go.

I also think the overall speed of this rig would benefit greatly from a SSD drive.

Thats definatly a good effort though and if you are running on a locked budget, I think you have cut the costs in the right area's

+Rep for going to the effort to plan you build and balance your system out well, without just throwing out some junk and letting the forum fix it for you !
 
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Sleinous

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If youre using this for CAD you'd benefit from a Quadro card, or atleats a GTX 460, 470. CUDA cores will help a long way here. RAM does indeed look spot on.

2600 i7 = non overclockable, 2600K i7 = overclockable, unlocked multiplier.
 
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daryl

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Thanks both for your reply - I intend having a quadro 600 card (see post 1) - any comments on the motherboards?
 
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daryl

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Thanks again - 1 more dilemma - do I go for the 120gb vertex 2 for OS? I am not totally convinced about the reliability of SSD - any opinions?
 
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Sleinous

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SSD's are more reliable than HDD's now. Chances of a mechanical failure (moving parts) is higher.

I;d suggest waiting for the Intel Gen3 SSD's, possible Sata 6g implementation, far higher read/write speeds, 160Gb will cost the same as 80GB of Gen2, and so on, basically, many advantages :D

It releases soon too so i'd seriously consider waiting.

You can order the rest if you want and then use Norton Ghost to clone your OS and apps and registry etc straight over to your SSD without having to do a reinstall.
 
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daryl

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Good reply - will a 640gb wd black clone onto a 160gb ssd? any dates on the Intel Gen 3?
 
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Sleinous

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Early Feb is meant to be Gen3, and yes it will, as long as it isnt mroe than 160GB full (or 158.45436543GB) you know what I mean :p The maximum you can fit on it basically.
 
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daryl

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great - so the wise move would be to hold off till feb on the ssd and order now with the wd black? I assume that PCS will supply Gen 3 ssd when available?
 
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DSN

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For my new build, im doing exactly that. 2tb drive for now, which will be demoted to storage once Gen3 SSD is available.

Only other thing is to look at 2x 64 in Raid0 instead of a single 128...

MOOOAARRR SPEEEDD !!!!

And nothing wrong with the Vertex either, there the same drives im getting :D

Now all you gotta do is water cool it, and over clock it to hell :p ( jokes )
 
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Hah, yes forgot about RAID. I guess its only valid if you want insane insane speeds as opposed to just regular insane :p
 
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Personally i would increase your ram to 12gb triple channel.
Windows already recommends 4gb minimum so thats half your ram.
CAD work is all Ram based, same as Photoshop etc.. once the program and images have loaded everything is in the ram so the more ram the better really. I would say a minimum of 12gb Kingston in triple channel.

As for the motherboard if it is anything like the previous Asus ones in the configurator from the 1st Gen CPU's the standard one actually has better chipset and heat displacement than the higher models so stick with the standard board. The only other thing you may loose out on is a 2nd 1Gb ethernet port.. but who uses two anyway?

Hope that helps.
 
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LFFPicard said:
Personally i would increase your ram to 12gb triple channel.
Windows already recommends 4gb minimum so thats half your ram.
CAD work is all Ram based, same as Photoshop etc.. once the program and images have loaded everything is in the ram so the more ram the better really. I would say a minimum of 12gb Kingston in triple channel.

As for the motherboard if it is anything like the previous Asus ones in the configurator from the 1st Gen CPU's the standard one actually has better chipset and heat displacement than the higher models so stick with the standard board. The only other thing you may loose out on is a 2nd 1Gb ethernet port.. but who uses two anyway?

Hope that helps.
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Id love to have an 2600k with triple channel. Shame the architectural design makes it impossible.
 
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DSN

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I would not be sure if the cost would justify the bonus, but its all still a little to new to make statements for that. i would go 2x 4gb and leave 2 free for a upgrade if you feel you need it.
 
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daryl

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Thanks all for your advice - what a great Forum! I have placed an order today as per post 1 with a nvidia quadro 600 graphics card (of which i have arranged to be sent to PCS from Amazon). Cant wait.....
daryl
 
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