i7 950 to buy used or new please help........

[subair37]

Hi friends

I am about to buy a i7 950 pc for my video encoding jobs please help me is this spec any good ........

CUSTOM BUILT CORE i7 950 DESKTOP WORKSTATION



GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R MOTHERBOARD SATA3 & USB3.

LG FLATRON W2361V 23in HD MONITOR 1920x1080.

AKASA FREEDOM POWER 750W POWER SUPPLY.

SAMSUNG SUPER WRITEMASTER DVD-RW DRIVE.

GENERIC DVD-ROM DRIVE.

ARTIC COOLER FREEZER 7 PRO v2.

COOLERMASTER STORM SCOUT CASE.

CORSAIR 6GB XMS3 DDR3 1600MHZ TRIPLE CHANNEL MEMORY (XMP).

1GB ATI FIREPRO v4800 PCI-E WORKSTATION CLASS GRAPHICS CARD ( NOT FOR GAMES).

3 X WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR GREEN 500GB 32MB CACHE HDD ( RAID-0 CONFIG) 1500GB.

WINDOWS 7 PRO 64BIT BACKUP DISK WITH LEGITIMATE PRODUCT KEY

AND DISK IMAGE FOR EASY RESTORE.

Please help me is this spec any good as this is a 9 month old pc just buying as a used one ,

Worried about the graphics card as it is for a CAD project,
Is this any good for watching dvds and video encoding graphics card i mean, also please can u explain a bit how fast is this for video encoding Please reply me guys help me..........

[aegisofrime]

For x264, a Sandy Bridge i7-2600K is faster (http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/100?vs=287&i=2.3.4.5.6.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.45.46.47.48.49.50) than the i7-950 here, so depending on how much you can get this system for you might want to consider the 2600K; I think they are exceptionally priced for the performance they bring.

[subair37]

For x264, a Sandy Bridge i7-2600K is faster (http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/100?vs=287&i=2.3.4.5.6.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.45.46.47.48.49.50) than the i7-950 here, so depending on how much you can get this system for you might want to consider the 2600K; I think they are exceptionally priced for the performance they bring.

hi

Please check this link.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Desktop-PC-Sandybridge-H67-Core-i7-2600K-SKT-1155-8gb-/170591990285?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item27b813320d

Is this any good.

[aegisofrime]

As I do not know what prices the individual parts go for in your country, I can't comment as to whether they are drastically overcharging you. However a few points I noticed:

1) The motherboard is a H67 motherboard. This means that you can use the onboard video, but you can't overclock it. If you want to overclock it you will need a P67 motherboard.

2) It doesn't have a discrete GPU, so you will be using the Intel onboard video as mentioned above. I don't have any experience with CAD software so I don't know if that will be enough, but take note that you might need to get a discrete GPU, which will add to your costs.

3) Linked to the above. If you go for a discrete GPU, the 400W PSU might be insufficient. I would recommend at least a 520W.

Yup, that's basically it.

[sdla4ever]

I realize the thread has been dead for a little while now, but I could gladly show you all the parts you would need to build a great machine!

You can PM for help!

[Sharktooth]

take into account manufacturers are refunding or exchanging series 6 chipset based moderboards (when new chipsets will be available - should be about april) coz they're defective.
so sandy bridge based solutions are not recommended unless you dont need extra SATA connections.

[StephenChow]

Try to get Sandy Bridge i7 2600K or higher ( notice K series for unlocked and designed for overclocking ) and overclock for extra performance
Get an ASUS mainboard for highest stability ( prefer ASUS over GigaByte ) as it can run overclocked stress 24/7 very stable
Water cooler is recommended
High quality PSU 80%+ is required you can get 650 - 1000w depending on your hardware components

You encode only ONCE but you watch the clips multiple times for life to set settings for quality

[Mark_A_W]

Don't do CAD on onboard video. (3D CAD anyway.)

I do CAD for a living, and I spec workstations for our company - bare minimum is a middle to high end gaming card (a Quadro is better, but $$$).