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Buying a computer: suggestions on this build

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Screech

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Hello all,

As the title suggests, I'm looking to buy a computer and have it assembled. Yes, I could do the assembly myself, but I have neither the patience nor the confidence in my ability to not mess stuff up to really want to do that 😉 So I am looking to buy from cyberpowerpc. I am wondering if anyone thinks I should change anything in the following build. It will be for both gaming as well as a workstation/science programs computer. I plan on running everything stock until I feel I need some extra oomph and then OCing as far as I feel comfortable (preferably not raising voltages a whole lot).

My budget is $1500 for this. I'm happy to go under if I can maintain the performance; going over....... .eh....... 😉

Any other suggestions on motherboards are always appreciated (I know next to nothing on motherboards.....even after reading all the help threads). Hard drive decisions (ie, do I get a SSD) would also be appreciated.

CPU 2600k (not 2500k - there is a good chance I might actually use the extra threads in the future)
Cooling Xion HP-1216
Memory8gb DDR3 dual channel memory, 1600mhz
MotherboardGigabyte GA - Z68MA - D2H - B3
Video Geforce GTX 570 (1.2gb version)
Hard drive 1GB SATA III hard drive
Display24" widescreen asus VH242H (1920 x 1080)
Power supply Xtremegear 700 watts

This comes with mouse, keyboard, speakers, integrated audio, DVD +/- R, etc.

I have no old computers I can cannibilize for parts.

Getting windows 7 64 bit with this, comes out to $1,417.

Pricing out the components individually on newegg I could certainly bring that down......but I am lazy and like having a warranty. So my questions are, should I switch anything out within the build? Any help appreciated!

-Screech
 
You seroiusly wont need an i7.
560 ti is enough
a good SSd
600 watts is enough. a seasonic or antec

ibuypower or cyberpower?
 
Just an FYI, i did that same build on newegg for $1,415 WITH a 60GB SSD. So by using cyberpowerpc you are basically spending 100 bucks or more for them to do it for you. and every part you buy has a warranty. to each there own.
 
I know the 2600k vs 2500k price difference is definitely a point of contention. I suppose I could drop to the 2500k but use the extra cash on an SSD.....

The upgrade to 570 1.2gb from 560ti was free this weekend so no reason not to do so, right? 😀 (cyberpowerpc)

Regarding power supplies: They don't have antec or seasonic as options; think I should choose something like a thermaltake 650 watt power supply over an xtremegear supply for a slight uptick in price?

@ mnewsham: Good to know the price of laziness 😉 that's actually not as bad as I thought it would be, to be honest (unless it was a really really expensive SSD, heh).
 
 
 
 
2600K is meant for those who know they will need hyperthreading on a day to day basis. And for those with an endless supply of cash. If you don't belong into either of the above groups, it's not worth the money - spend the extra on an SSD, better graphics or better peripherals.

In applications that can utilize hyperthreading, 2500K is still a very fast processor, definitely fast enough for your average enthusiast.
 
There are some crystal-structure solving programs that have been modified (ie shelxl) to solve and refine crystal structures with lots of parallelization in multithreaded mode to some degree, so I'd like to stay on top of that as it progresses. I realize it is in many ways a waste of cash, but one that I would certainly be thinking in the future "man, maybe I should have gotten hyperthreading after all...." if I didn't.

Great link Blain, that saved me a good chunk of cash. :thumbsup:
 
Screech said:
There are some crystal-structure solving programs that have been modified (ie shelxl) to solve and refine crystal structures with lots of parallelization in multithreaded mode to some degree, so I'd like to stay on top of that as it progresses. I realize it is in many ways a waste of cash, but one that I would certainly be thinking in the future "man, maybe I should have gotten hyperthreading after all...." if I didn't.

Great link Blain, that saved me a good chunk of cash. :thumbsup:
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The thing to understand about HT is that it's purpose is to attempt to hide the penalty of cache misses by having multiple threads switching off on the same hardware at a rapid pace. It does not increase the amount of computational hardware in the CPU at all, only helps codes use it more efficiently. Intel's cache algorithms are very good these days and really only suffer in "branchy" codes. A FPU heavy computational chemistry code with a small kernel doesn't really benefit unless you go out of your way to make the code less efficient.

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