What do you think about this rig?

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I'm trying to build a PC for work and gaming. For work I'll need to
run finite element analyses, engineering CAD and virtual machines off
an encrypted hard drive.

Price:performance ratio is my priority, and not absolute performance.
Is the motherboard I chose a good chipset and with lots of room for
OCing?

Thanks.

From www.ebuyer.com

1 x AMD Athlon II X4 640 Socket AM3 3GHz 2MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed
Processor 242140 £66.68

1 x MSI 870-C45 AMD 870 Socket AM3 GB LAN 8 Channel Audio ATX
Motherboard 241003 £46.80

1 x Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600mhz Vengeance Memory Module CL9 1.5V Non-ECC
Unbuffered 248767 £47.10

1 x Inno3D GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card
226371 £97.49

1 x Xenta 800W 13.5cm Fan PSU - 80plus Certified 6x SATA 6x PCI-E
219542 £55.31

1 x Casecom Black/Silver Mid Tower Case - No PSU - Front Blue LED
120mm Fan - With Side Window 115480 £15.97
 
I'm trying to build a PC for work and gaming. For work I'll need to
run finite element analyses, engineering CAD and virtual machines off
an encrypted hard drive.

Price:performance ratio is my priority, and not absolute performance.
Is the motherboard I chose a good chipset and with lots of room for
OCing?

Thanks.

From www.ebuyer.com

1 x AMD Athlon II X4 640 Socket AM3 3GHz 2MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed
Processor 242140 £66.68

1 x MSI 870-C45 AMD 870 Socket AM3 GB LAN 8 Channel Audio ATX
Motherboard 241003 £46.80

1 x Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600mhz Vengeance Memory Module CL9 1.5V Non-ECC
Unbuffered 248767 £47.10

1 x Inno3D GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card
226371 £97.49

1 x Xenta 800W 13.5cm Fan PSU - 80plus Certified 6x SATA 6x PCI-E
219542 £55.31

1 x Casecom Black/Silver Mid Tower Case - No PSU - Front Blue LED
120mm Fan - With Side Window 115480 £15.97


The core i3, i5 and i7 overclock more than athlons and if you are going for
Windows7, then you could consider more RAM for CAD work - doesn't it need as
much RAM as you can throw at it?
 
GT said:
The core i3, i5 and i7 overclock more than athlons and if you are going for
Windows7, then you could consider more RAM for CAD work - doesn't it needas
much RAM as you can throw at it?
Click to expand...

Problem is that the Core i7s start at £200 just for the CPU, and the
motherboards tend to be quite expensive.

You're right CAD needs lot of RAM, but I decided to get a mobo with
16GB max and 4GB per slot. So I'm buying 1x4GB DDR3-1600 module first
and have the option to buy up to three more in the future if need be.
 
The core i3, i5 and i7 overclock more than athlons and if you are going
for
Windows7, then you could consider more RAM for CAD work - doesn't it need
as
much RAM as you can throw at it?
Click to expand...

Problem is that the Core i7s start at £200 just for the CPU, and the
motherboards tend to be quite expensive.

You're right CAD needs lot of RAM, but I decided to get a mobo with
16GB max and 4GB per slot. So I'm buying 1x4GB DDR3-1600 module first
and have the option to buy up to three more in the future if need be.



Sensible approach on the RAM - I didn't notice your proposed configuration,
just the total.

With good cooling, the core i3 and i5 will reach over 4GHz - some even
manage 4GHz with the stock cooler.
 
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