Spec check please (part 2)

[mikef]

As I couldn't get a quote for a build with PCIe SSD, here's what I just ordered (I did listen to the feedback you guys gave me when I posted my earlier spec!)

Please shout now if you see any obvious incompatibilities. Priorities are: cool, quiet, quick, overclock potential


Case - COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor - Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard - ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM: DDR3, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory - 6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card - 768MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card - NONE
3rd Graphics Card - NONE
1st Hard Disk - 120GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk - NONE
RAID - NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive - 10x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive - NONE
Memory Card Reader - INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling - CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU
Processor Cooling - TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER
Sound Card - ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities - WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD
USB - 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem - NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

 

[cjc1984]

What about storage? You have only selected the 120GB SSD drive in there. You not going to put in a 2nd hard drive?

 

[mikef]

At some point I will add a PCIe SSD as primary storage (prob 256GB unless they drop in price from £4k/TB). Storage is not really a concern for this unit, I have boxen on the network with terabytes of capacity.

 

[Phoenix]

Looks pretty good I'd go with the 1GB version of the GTX460 but if gaming isn't a priority then it doesn't matter, your CPU won't be covered by the warranty if you overclock so make sure you know what you're doing.

 

[mikef]

Yes, it's like with cars. I wait for the 3-year warranty to run out then start with the performance chips and superchargers

 

[Sleinous]

Id also suggest popping on some new thermal paste whne youre ready to oc, especially if its a while after u originally bought the machine. oc paste preferably.

 

[mikef]

Cheers - Mike

 

[mikef]

What about storage? You have only selected the 120GB SSD drive in there. You not going to put in a 2nd hard drive?

I just noticed on the configuration page that the OCZ Vertex-2 240GB has been added as an option; as my machine is still in pre-production (does that mean ordering the parts from suppliers?), I've ordered the 240GB in place of the 120GB.

 

[Phoenix]

Pre-production is just where the order is in the que waiting to be built.