Discussion Thinking about building a new computer what do yous think of this?

[skullzy]

This is m y first build in about 2 years so it's been a while but this is what am thinking of putting together my old PC is being given to my nephew so let me know what you guy's think.

Also the only thing am not sure on is the cooling system I've never assembled a liquid cooling system before before so any sugestions or tip's would be appreciated.

Processor (CPU)
Intel Core i7 980 3.33GHz (Gulftown) (Socket LGA1366)

Price: £469.99 INC VAT

Motherboard

Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

Price: £299.98 INC VAT

Graphics Card

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Price: £111.95 INC VAT

Memory

Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9

Price: £131.99 INC VAT

Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX)

Price: £67.99 INC VAT

Optical Drives

Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II

Price: £49.99 INC VAT

PSU

OCZ ZX Series 1250W

Price: £169.99 INC VAT

Cooling

CPU Water Blocks

Aquacomputer cuplex kryos Delrin for sockets 1366

Price: £35.30 INC VAT

GPU Water Blocks

Aquacomputer aquagrATIx for HD 6850

Price: £75.32 INC VAT

Ram Water Blocks

Aquacomputer ramplex RAM-waterblock

Price: £18.06 INC VAT

Pump

Aquacomputer Aquastream XT USB 12V Pump

Price: £62.61 INC VAT

Radiator

MagiCool SLIM DUAL 240

Price: £39.02 INC VAT

Reservoir

Aquacomputer aquabox professional

Price: £36.21 INC VAT

Tubes

tubing PUR 8/6mm (1/4"ID) UV-active green

Price: £1.44 INC VAT

tubing PUR 8/6mm (1/4"ID) UV-active blue

Price: £1.44 INC VAT


Total So Far £1571.28

I havn't written down all the extra parts required for the cooling system but am still open to sugestions.

Also let me know what you guy's think.

 

[Generation]

If I was doing a new build today, a socket 1336 CPU would be my last choice. It's more expensive than a 2600k and loses to it in many benchmarks. The i7-2600k ( socket 1155 CPU ) matches the performance of a $900 i7-990x due to the inferior architecture and overclocking options. As for the custom loop, if you don't know what you're doing, I'd advise staying away from it. It requires quite a bit of $, patience, and work. Yes, a $500 custom water-cooling system setup WILL give you better temps, but comparing it to a NH-D14 I seriously don't see how it's worth it.

As for the video card and PSU:

You're not spending enough on the video card(s) and overpaying for a low quality, overkill PSU. You could EASILY crossfire two AMD 6850's on a reliable 650w PSU. I don't see why would you EVER need a 1200 PSU.

If this was my build, I'd consider a 850w XFX / Corsair PSU matched up with a outstanding GXT 570.

Socket 1155 will also give you the ability to upgrade to future CPU's and GPU's ( Ivy Bridge and PCIE 3.0 ).

Just my 2 cents.

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