New Machine - matx i7 build - comments and help welcome
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:21 pm
I have been relatively happy with my Q6600 in an Akasa Eclipse with Seasonic PSU and Ninja Heatsink.
Now its time for a new machine to last me the next few years. My current shortlist which I like critique and suggestion from your experience (Small tower case this time):
Case: Fractal Define Mini (Clean looks and USB3 support otherwise I would go for a P180 MIni). Any others? Looking for small and simple - not necessarily black!
PSU: Nexus NX-5000 only one I can find in the UK at reasonable price (I would prefer a Seasonic S12II but can't find anyone with stock in the UK) which is silent.
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro Matx
CPU: Core i7 2600 (no K as I don't overclock).
Mem: 2x4Gb of some sort - nothing fancy
Drive: Some 2.5 HDD of around 500Gb or so - what ever seems cheapest at the time.
Heatsink: Mugen 2? A heatsink at reasonable price - around 40 GBP or so. Or Coolermaster 212 (thats seems to be a bargain if I don't need to upgrade the fan).
Anything you guys would change from your experience - I would happily trade it for cheaper componets (H/S or PSU for example) if the cheaper alternatives are not significantly worst. The i7 and motherboard is pretty fixed (need z68 with displayport support).
Now its time for a new machine to last me the next few years. My current shortlist which I like critique and suggestion from your experience (Small tower case this time):
Case: Fractal Define Mini (Clean looks and USB3 support otherwise I would go for a P180 MIni). Any others? Looking for small and simple - not necessarily black!
PSU: Nexus NX-5000 only one I can find in the UK at reasonable price (I would prefer a Seasonic S12II but can't find anyone with stock in the UK) which is silent.
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro Matx
CPU: Core i7 2600 (no K as I don't overclock).
Mem: 2x4Gb of some sort - nothing fancy
Drive: Some 2.5 HDD of around 500Gb or so - what ever seems cheapest at the time.
Heatsink: Mugen 2? A heatsink at reasonable price - around 40 GBP or so. Or Coolermaster 212 (thats seems to be a bargain if I don't need to upgrade the fan).
Anything you guys would change from your experience - I would happily trade it for cheaper componets (H/S or PSU for example) if the cheaper alternatives are not significantly worst. The i7 and motherboard is pretty fixed (need z68 with displayport support).