Feedback on this build please :)

[Alagix]

I'm looking for a future proof (3year at least) gaming rig. The build below is at the top end of my budget, £2000. I'm looking for any feedback as to weather all the components are compatible, and that the cooling in the case is sufficient. Also how loud/quiet would the setup be? Couldn't really see any info on this as I built it.

One thing I am unsure of is the ssd/hdd combo. As in how do they work? As I understand it SSD is supposed to a lot faster than a hdd. But they don't seem to hold as much memory. So what how do they work together and the like?

Also I wanted a blue-ish case with 2 extra case fans, but the two wouldn't go together any ideas as to how to get around this? If I'm going to spend this amount of money on a pc I would like to get what I want



Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 PRO: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
INTEL CERTIFIED LIQUID CPU COOLER FOR SOCKET LG2011 (£78)
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Webcam
Creative Live! Cam Sync HD (£18)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE METRO: LAST LIGHT GAME with GTX 660 & UPWARDS GPUs!
Quantity
1

 

[keynes]

Also how loud/quiet would the setup be? Couldn't really see any info on this as I built it.

Is it just for gaming? 1 screen? You may want to consider a single faster gpu like the gtx 780. Having a SLI set up is going to be noisy when gaming.

I'm looking for any feedback as to weather all the components are compatible, and that the cooling in the case is sufficient.

The configurator will give you a warning if there are any issues with the components, the cooling seems fine but unnecessary if you are not planning to overclock the cpu.

 

[Alagix]

Well mainly for gaming, but I also do some HD video editing. It would be on 2 monitors.

 

[keynes]

Well mainly for gaming, but I also do some HD video editing. It would be on 2 monitors.

The i7-3770 will perform better than the i7-3820 for more cpu intensive applications and for 2 monitors I think a single gtx 780 will max the latest games and be less noisy than an SLI set up. You could also consider upgrading your warranty.

 

[Alagix]

Ok, I've updated the build to this:


Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770K (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LK: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Would this build still be viable in say 3 years time?

 

[keynes]

Would this build still be viable in say 3 years time?

You have the option to add a 2nd GTX 780 to improve gaming performance, I think it is a good spec. You could consider a pre-overclocked system if you are thinking of overclocking your cpu and a caviar black as the secondary drive.

 

[johcla958]

Is there any explanation for this surely the i7-3820 is faster and with bigger cache. How does this equate to worse performance.

 

[Alagix]

I think I will most likely go for that last setup I posted. I know it might sound a bit weird still but I really want an all blue-ish look Would there be anything PCS could do if I phoned them up like?

EDIT: Never mind, I changed the case to InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE, and opted for 1xadditional case fan. - that wouldn't scupper the heat levels/air flow would it?

 

[keynes]

I think I will most likely go for that last setup I posted. I know it might sound a bit weird still but I really want an all blue-ish look Would there be anything PCS could do if I phoned them up like?

Calling them to request a blue theme for your system?

 

[Alagix]

Well I've been talking with my mate on wow about it. He says there are variants of the fans supplied with that first case I linked. Like instead of red led fans, they do blue. As to weather or not PCS can do that apon request I don't know

 

[keynes]

Well I've been talking with my mate on wow about it. He says there are variants of the fans supplied with that first case I linked. Like instead of red led fans, they do blue. As to weather or not PCS can do that apon request I don't know

You could contact them to get an official response but I don't think they offer that level of customisation.

 

[Alagix]

Ok, cheers for all the help mate + rep