Purchase Date: May 20th 2012
Budget Range: £5500 ~ £6000
System Usage: 3D Prototyping & Modelling (Large Scale + Visual Only), Photoshop & Photography, Programming & Gamming.
(Home Build)
Preferred Website (Parts): Scan.co.uk & Amazon.co.uk
Assembled: UK (Scotland)
Parts Preferences: Exclude OCZ (ALL), Nvidia (ALL) & AMD Processor Only
Comments: I am currently working on my new build for University & Work outside University. For now, I am currently looking at the market to arrange a stable build for heavy-duty rendering, visual design and for playing games. Also, to resolve Firepro & HD Radeon, I will buy one HDMI switch, three HDMI cables and connect them to a single monitor. So, when I have time, I will switch to ATi Radeon HD and use it for playing games, browsing the NET and programming. But, when it comes to rendering and modelling stuff, I will revert back (HDMI switch) to Firepro GPU.
ATi Radeon = Legacy (INF driver install)
ATi Firepro = Full Catalyst Install
For those who think that I am crazy, then let me tell you this: my bedroom is SMALL! I cannot dump a workstation & gamming system sitting in ‘Student Accommodation’… I wish I could… Sigh…
Here is my current specification. But, please don’t hesitate to modify it and recommend something else. However, please don’t blow my budget limit...
Thank you!
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Monitor (LED)
23" Asus PA238Q Pro Art LED Monitor (HDMI)
CPU Processor
Intel® Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (LGA-2011 ~6 Core)
Windows OS System
Windows 7 Professional OEM (64-Bit)
Memory
2x Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A Black (16GB x 2)
Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004E0ZKLQ/ref=s9_simh_se_p147_d0_g147_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=auto-no-results-center-1&pf_rd_r=25F50C8D66874C29BBDC&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_p=240112507&pf_rd_i=CMZ16GX3M4A
2x Corsair CML16GX3M4A1600C9 Black (16GB x 2)
Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-%284x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-lp-jet-black-pc3-12800-%281600%29-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v
- Have another brand which is compatible with the below motherboard?
Be creative and surprise me!
Motherboard
Asus Rampage IV Extreme - X79 Series (Extended ATX)
Asus P9X79 PRO (Extended ATX)
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 (Extended ATX)
ATx Tower (Workstation Tower)
Antec DF-85 Series - Full Tower
Lian Li PC-P80N Armorsuit - Full Tower
Video Card - Primary (GPU 01)
Ati Firepro v8800 Series (2GB / GDDR5 / HDMI)
Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-ati-firepro-v8800-pci-e-20-%28x16%29-256bit-gddr5-4x-displayport-stereo-graphics-port-retail
Video Card - Secondary (GPU 02)
Sapphire HD 6970 2GB Dual Fan (2GB / GDDR5 / HDMI)
Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-6970-GDDR5-Graphics-Card/dp/B005ZJ0DA8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1327731989&sr=8-3
CPU Heatsink
Antec KUHLER H2O 620 (LIQUID Cooling)
Antec KUHLER H2O 920 (LIQUID Cooling)
1st Hard Drive & 2nd Hard Drive
2 x Crucial M4 - 2.5" 256GB SATA (2.5" SSD)
2 x Kingston V100 - 2.5" 256GB (2.5" SSD)
Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-256GB-SATA2-2-5inch-Drive/dp/B004BNWIBG/ref=dp_cp_ob_computers_title_3
Power Supply Unit (PSU)
Antec 900W High Current (80 PLUS Bronze Edition)
- Any other compatible module?
Optical Devices
ASUS BC-12B1LT 12x BD Combo Drive
LITE-ON Black 12X BD-ROM Combo Drive (ihes112-04)
Card Reader
Sweex Internal CARD Reader
Icy Box IB-864 Front Panel
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D1 (PCI 7.1)
Budget Range: £5500 ~ £6000
System Usage: 3D Prototyping & Modelling (Large Scale + Visual Only), Photoshop & Photography, Programming & Gamming.
(Home Build)
Preferred Website (Parts): Scan.co.uk & Amazon.co.uk
Assembled: UK (Scotland)
Parts Preferences: Exclude OCZ (ALL), Nvidia (ALL) & AMD Processor Only
Comments: I am currently working on my new build for University & Work outside University. For now, I am currently looking at the market to arrange a stable build for heavy-duty rendering, visual design and for playing games. Also, to resolve Firepro & HD Radeon, I will buy one HDMI switch, three HDMI cables and connect them to a single monitor. So, when I have time, I will switch to ATi Radeon HD and use it for playing games, browsing the NET and programming. But, when it comes to rendering and modelling stuff, I will revert back (HDMI switch) to Firepro GPU.
ATi Radeon = Legacy (INF driver install)
ATi Firepro = Full Catalyst Install
For those who think that I am crazy, then let me tell you this: my bedroom is SMALL! I cannot dump a workstation & gamming system sitting in ‘Student Accommodation’… I wish I could… Sigh…
Here is my current specification. But, please don’t hesitate to modify it and recommend something else. However, please don’t blow my budget limit...
Thank you!
-------------------------
Monitor (LED)
23" Asus PA238Q Pro Art LED Monitor (HDMI)
CPU Processor
Intel® Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (LGA-2011 ~6 Core)
Windows OS System
Windows 7 Professional OEM (64-Bit)
Memory
2x Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A Black (16GB x 2)
Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004E0ZKLQ/ref=s9_simh_se_p147_d0_g147_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=auto-no-results-center-1&pf_rd_r=25F50C8D66874C29BBDC&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_p=240112507&pf_rd_i=CMZ16GX3M4A
2x Corsair CML16GX3M4A1600C9 Black (16GB x 2)
Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-%284x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-lp-jet-black-pc3-12800-%281600%29-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v
- Have another brand which is compatible with the below motherboard?
Be creative and surprise me!
Motherboard
Asus Rampage IV Extreme - X79 Series (Extended ATX)
Asus P9X79 PRO (Extended ATX)
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 (Extended ATX)
ATx Tower (Workstation Tower)
Antec DF-85 Series - Full Tower
Lian Li PC-P80N Armorsuit - Full Tower
Video Card - Primary (GPU 01)
Ati Firepro v8800 Series (2GB / GDDR5 / HDMI)
Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-ati-firepro-v8800-pci-e-20-%28x16%29-256bit-gddr5-4x-displayport-stereo-graphics-port-retail
Video Card - Secondary (GPU 02)
Sapphire HD 6970 2GB Dual Fan (2GB / GDDR5 / HDMI)
Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-6970-GDDR5-Graphics-Card/dp/B005ZJ0DA8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1327731989&sr=8-3
CPU Heatsink
Antec KUHLER H2O 620 (LIQUID Cooling)
Antec KUHLER H2O 920 (LIQUID Cooling)
1st Hard Drive & 2nd Hard Drive
2 x Crucial M4 - 2.5" 256GB SATA (2.5" SSD)
2 x Kingston V100 - 2.5" 256GB (2.5" SSD)
Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-256GB-SATA2-2-5inch-Drive/dp/B004BNWIBG/ref=dp_cp_ob_computers_title_3
Power Supply Unit (PSU)
Antec 900W High Current (80 PLUS Bronze Edition)
- Any other compatible module?
Optical Devices
ASUS BC-12B1LT 12x BD Combo Drive
LITE-ON Black 12X BD-ROM Combo Drive (ihes112-04)
Card Reader
Sweex Internal CARD Reader
Icy Box IB-864 Front Panel
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D1 (PCI 7.1)
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