New build shininess

[jibberegg]

With a nod of the head to mrSHEiK124 for his advice thread, may I proudly announce my new build...

New and fresh...
Intel Core i7 2600k
ASUS P8P67
8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws (CL9 version unfortunately)
128GB Crucial RealSSD C300
Corsair AX850 Pro Series Gold

With some previously purchased...
2x CrossFire'd Sapphire HD5850 Toxic Edition
1TB Seagate HDD
NZXT Lexa Blueline case

All hooked up to a HP ZR24w 24'' S-IPS LCD Monitor

:biggrin: Should (hopefully) last me a good couple of years :biggrin:

 

[stargazr]

What are you going to use it for? To me it's overkill if you just browse the web and play a few games, just right for high end video editing or maybe a CAD system. Overkill is your issue, if you have the money and don't care if it's unnecessary to have an i7 it's your business.

Is it built yet?

 

[jibberegg]

The i7 bit is a little wasteful. The only reason I bought it was that the i5 2500k was sold out in my favourite shop. Most of the components are here already; just waiting on RAM and SSD.

Going to be some cool gaming going on, but no video editing/CAD. Unless you count looking at www.cad-comic.com

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Congrats! It's a nice monitor for sure (we need a drooling smiley here)

Doh, missed your post. It'll definitely run whatever game you can throw at it.

 

[jibberegg]

Here's what's here so far (not counting old stuff)...

Not quite up to Anand's photography standards, but still

 

[mfenn]

If you're just gaming, the CPU is a waste. The PSU is a waste of money no matter what.

 

[ChaiBabbaChai]

If you're just gaming, the CPU is a waste. The PSU is a waste of money no matter what.

Maybe, but only in the same way Dogfish Head is a waste of money on a guy who lives in a bush and drinks natural ice.

 

[jaydeee]

over kill for me.
I don't have any job that will need those power.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Check your total system load during gaming to see where your watts are at. For me playing UT3, I was this:

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depending on your game, this may vary..

 

[mfenn]

Check your total system load during gaming to see where your watts are at. For me playing UT3, I was this:

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depending on your game, this may vary..

So true. Many people severely overestimate how much power they need.

 

[mfenn]

Maybe, but only in the same way Dogfish Head is a waste of money on a guy who lives in a bush and drinks natural ice.

So you're saying that you drink power supplies?

 

[JackMDS]

So true. Many people severely overestimate how much power they need.

Nah, you are not on the ball on this one - -

They do not estimate anything, they just think that if they are "wasting" big sums of money, something will be the ""Best"".

 

[mfenn]

They do not estimate anything, they just think that if they are "wasting" big sums of money, something will be the ""Best"".

True, I guess somebody has to have the bragging rights!

Spoiler

I'll hang onto their money!

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

that little 15$ watt reader is a very powerful tool..

 

[Davidh373]

The dual toxic cards and 850W PSU were a waste... HT on the i7 wasn't worth the extra $80. Voted overkill, but if you're happy, and since the parts have already arrived, shrug off your $120 or so error (excluding the previously purchased toxics) and enjoy.

 

[ChaiBabbaChai]

Nah, you are not on the ball on this one - -

They do not estimate anything, they just think that if they are "wasting" big sums of money, something will be the ""Best"".

Guys like you make it sound like a waste to people who don't know what they're talking about... rather than appreciating a job done well. I can understand not spending $1500 on a computer, if you only want to go online to check your email and facebook, but that's up to the person buying the system and their needs/wants.

Without a doubt, the case and PSU are the most important pieces of a system, they are the foundation and the source of life for the whole computer. Buying a cheap PSU is like feeding yourself fast food. And, if you're 5'3" 130 lbs., you eat less fast food than if you're a 6'2" 210 lbs. athlete - you'll need more beefish product and soda. Orrrrr, go to Whole Foods and get some good, $$$ food and live a better life.

 

[mnewsham]

Guys like you make it sound like a waste to people who don't know what they're talking about... rather than appreciating a job done well. I can understand not spending $1500 on a computer, if you only want to go online to check your email and facebook, but that's up to the person buying the system and their needs/wants.

Without a doubt, the case and PSU are the most important pieces of a system, they are the foundation and the source of life for the whole computer. Buying a cheap PSU is like feeding yourself fast food. And, if you're 5'3" 130 lbs., you eat less fast food than if you're a 6'2" 210 lbs. athlete - you'll need more beefish product and soda. Orrrrr, go to Whole Foods and get some good, $$$ food and live a better life.

Getting a good psu is important but a 520 watt seasonic would have made a lot more sense for this build. Its like going to whole foods and picking out the largest steak they have but only eating 1/3 of it, it's great meat but too much for you.

 

[Numenorean]

Guys like you make it sound like a waste to people who don't know what they're talking about... rather than appreciating a job done well. I can understand not spending $1500 on a computer, if you only want to go online to check your email and facebook, but that's up to the person buying the system and their needs/wants.

Without a doubt, the case and PSU are the most important pieces of a system, they are the foundation and the source of life for the whole computer. Buying a cheap PSU is like feeding yourself fast food. And, if you're 5'3" 130 lbs., you eat less fast food than if you're a 6'2" 210 lbs. athlete - you'll need more beefish product and soda. Orrrrr, go to Whole Foods and get some good, $$$ food and live a better life.

Actually I'd say that the motherboard is the most important part of the system. Certainly not the case. Foundation for the whole system? ROFL.

Anyway, this may not be a waste CPU wise...depends on what you're doing.

I have a quad core i7 with 16GB of RAM. I am also running virtual machines, doing stuff with photoshop and video editing software. Makes it worth it for that, but it just depends on what you are doing.

 

[Davidh373]

Guys like you make it sound like a waste to people who don't know what they're talking about... rather than appreciating a job done well. I can understand not spending $1500 on a computer, if you only want to go online to check your email and facebook, but that's up to the person buying the system and their needs/wants.

Without a doubt, the case and PSU are the most important pieces of a system, they are the foundation and the source of life for the whole computer. Buying a cheap PSU is like feeding yourself fast food. And, if you're 5'3" 130 lbs., you eat less fast food than if you're a 6'2" 210 lbs. athlete - you'll need more beefish product and soda. Orrrrr, go to Whole Foods and get some good, $$$ food and live a better life.
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There's getting "whole foods" then there is getting too many "whole foods" to eat. Considering a 650W Bronze would have been fine, getting a 850W is just wasting money and energy efficiency. More watts does not equal better quality.

 

[mfenn]

There's getting "whole foods" then there is getting too many "whole foods" to eat. Considering a 650W Bronze would have been fine, getting a 850W is just wasting money and energy efficiency. More watts does not equal better quality.

:thumbsup:

 

[ChaiBabbaChai]

MY GOD, you people are a waste to talk to and present any intelligent ideas to at all... Hurry up and eat more processed junk food, and save the planet from yourselves...

I didn't want to make the guy feel bad. He already paid for the stuff... but yeah, if I were in the same situation, and the box was unopened, I'd return it and get one of the smaller X Seasonic PSUs.

Quit taking comments from one reply to the OP and injecting it, out of context, into the OP, fools...

@Numenorean, I hear you, but the motherboard is just another component that can easily be replaced, and depends on the PSU to do what it does. The foundation is just an entity of stability in which to build upon.. DO YOU NOT build your system in your case? That is ONE reason, and the other is that the power in your home's outlet's will easily kill your computer if you don't have the smarts to make sure it's filtered and surge protected. An extra $100 into the cost of the PSU is much wiser spent than a $500 power conditioner/regulator for 120v contraptions. And then a decent $100 surge protector. It's just cheap insurance, especially if your mobo/CPU/RAM/Video Card cost $1000.

 

[Davidh373]

Quit taking comments from one reply to the OP and injecting it, out of context, into the OP, fools...

actually it was this

Guys like you make it sound like a waste to people who don't know what they're talking about... rather than appreciating a job done well. I can understand not spending $1500 on a computer, if you only want to go online to check your email and facebook, but that's up to the person buying the system and their needs/wants.

Without a doubt, the case and PSU are the most important pieces of a system, they are the foundation and the source of life for the whole computer. Buying a cheap PSU is like feeding yourself fast food. And, if you're 5'3" 130 lbs., you eat less fast food than if you're a 6'2" 210 lbs. athlete - you'll need more beefish product and soda. Orrrrr, go to Whole Foods and get some good, $$$ food and live a better life.

Which was a response to this

Nah, you are not on the ball on this one - -

They do not estimate anything, they just think that if they are "wasting" big sums of money, something will be the ""Best"".

Which sums you pretty much all of our posts.

You were not addressing the OP, you were insulting us with poor grammatical skills, mind you, and sarcastic remarks. You can't hide your intent from us...

EDIT: Besides, the OP wanted an honest answer. I'm not gonna lie to him to make him feel warm and fuzzy...

 

[ChaiBabbaChai]

[psychobabble removed]

You can't hide your intent from us...

EDIT: Besides, the OP wanted an honest answer. I'm not gonna lie to him to make him feel warm and fuzzy...

I don't need to hide intent from confused weirdos... life does that for me.

I didn't lie to him, I just know from purchasing .... anything.. that once you open it, you usually can't return it for a different product just because you made a poor choice. He bought a decent power supply.

Too much capacity? Has anyone here even done any accurate (not just rough guestimations) calculations about what this system would draw and what percentage of the PSUs capacity he wants it to operate within? Nope. [and now, if I didn't add this line, a couple of you would get out your calculators and waste your time trying to calculate a more accurate figure to prove me wrong, but I know as well as anyone else that 850 watts is overkill. Does it matter? No it does not. Voltage regulation and reliability is what's important. No one does everything 100% right.]

mfenn's immaturity is just the kind that is inarticulate enough to be easy target for debate, that's all that started it. But, for some reason most of you defend the stupid before actually using your brains, probably because it requires less effort, and you know they'll defend you in a few minutes or seconds. D:

 

[jibberegg]

Thanks for the replies all (and the honesty)!

OK, so next build I'll not splurge so much on the CPU and PSU. Hopefully what I have will mean I don't have to replace them for a while at least. I'll have to run some synthetic benchmarks that are amenable to HT to make myself feel better at the wasted £80

I'm quite interested in the points made about the power supply. I was under the impression that the system would, at load, draw something like...

Overclocked i7 2600K ~100W
2x 5850 Toxic ~ 350W
Misc other ~ 50W
+10% for inefficiency ~50W
Total ~550W

I added 50% to this figure so that I would be running nearer the efficiency peak and some notion/assumption I pulled from my ass that running near capacity on the PSU would be detrimental to it's health. Are my power consumption estimates above wildly off the mark (as BTRY B 529th FA BN suggested) or is my latter assumption just plain wrong? OR both of the above!

 

[Numenorean]

@Numenorean, I hear you, but the motherboard is just another component that can easily be replaced, and depends on the PSU to do what it does. The foundation is just an entity of stability in which to build upon.. DO YOU NOT build your system in your case? That is ONE reason, and the other is that the power in your home's outlet's will easily kill your computer if you don't have the smarts to make sure it's filtered and surge protected. An extra $100 into the cost of the PSU is much wiser spent than a $500 power conditioner/regulator for 120v contraptions. And then a decent $100 surge protector. It's just cheap insurance, especially if your mobo/CPU/RAM/Video Card cost $1000.

ROFL