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Build check please

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kaw

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Time to update my Core2 Duo (OCed to 3.9GHz), been a while since I followed info on parts etc though i wish I had the time. I have listed the parts below that look good to me from what I have read and I would appreciate your feedback.

Goal is a very stable, fast build with a medium level OC. System will be used mainly for image editing (Lightroom/Photoshop) but does video editing duty sometimes as well. I also use this system to backup my DVD's to M4v to add to my NAS using Handbrake/AnyDVD as well as the occasional game though that is not too important.

New Parts:
ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
Core i7-3770K
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 model# F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM
ARCTIC Freezer 13 CO
LG 24X DVD Burner Model GH24NS95

Reusing:
Corsair TX750 PSU
Nvidia GTS 250
LG GGC-H20

Other info:
Case has plenty of airflow and I will be connecting several hard drives.
 
What case do you have?
When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
What OS will you be using?
What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? UEFI? etc.

As it stands now, now would not be the best time to buy a totally new PC considering that Intel will be releasing their new Haswell CPUs and socket LGA 1150 motherboards in the June to July timeframe. So if you can wait, I'd wait until the release of those Intel Haswell CPUs and related motherboards to buy a new system.

With that said, your parts choices don't look that great. If image editing is actually the main usage of this PC, you should be looking at a single stick of 8GB of RAM since that will allow you to upgrade to 32GB of RAM (assuming you have the right OS) without having to replace any RAM. The HSF isn't that good for the money and the motherboard appears to be overkill but not totally sure until you answer the above questions.
 
Thanks for the reply Danny. Here is the info you requested and I should have included.

-Case is an Antec Mid Tower with 4 120mm & 1 140mm fans, 6 3.5" & 3 5" bays.
-I was planning on building it in a week or so.
-I have both Win7 & Win8 Pro 64bit, strongly considering moving to Win8 since I am starting clean.
-USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, eSATA, stable, fast, easy to get mid level OC that is stable. I need faster render times from lightroom of my RAW files and faster encode times from handbrake/Premiere/After Effects
-All HDD are WB Black Except one WD Green used for backup/storage.
-Video is an Nvidia GTS 250, a new 5 series would be nice but not something I really would make use of.

Thanks for the tip on Haswell I had only been looking at reviews and had not thought to look at timelines.

I will never need 32GB of RAM in this system, the images I work on are not big enough to make use of it. I have 8 in the current system and RAM is very rarely a problem. I am considering getting a 16GB 2 stick kit anyway though.

I chose the Pro version of the MB because of the power supply system, intel NIC and better built in sound (if I remember correctly) biggest of those is the power supply system. I prefer overkill on the MB rather than ending up with something just not quite rock stable.

The HSF I chose because it cooled well and did not block RAM slots and was not huge. based off this review http://hardocp.com/article/2012/09/25/arctic_cooling_freezer_i30_13_cpu_cooler_review/ I use a Noctua in the current system and it is a great HSF but it is also a lot more expensive, huge and blocks RAM slots.The ARCTIC Freeze at 45.00 seemed to be a good cooler at a mid level price that was not huge.
 
kaw said:
-Case is an Antec Mid Tower with 4 120mm & 1 140mm fans, 6 3.5" & 3 5" bays.
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Which Antec case?

kaw said:
Thanks for the tip on Haswell I had only been looking at reviews and had not thought to look at timelines.
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Will you be waiting for Haswell then?

kaw said:
I chose the Pro version of the MB because of the power supply system, intel NIC and better built in sound (if I remember correctly) biggest of those is the power supply system. I prefer overkill on the MB rather than ending up with something just not quite rock stable.
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If you were going to get an Ivy Bridge system, you could have gone with the cheaper
kaw said:
The HSF I chose because it cooled well and did not block RAM slots and was not huge. based off this review http://hardocp.com/article/2012/09/25/arctic_cooling_freezer_i30_13_cpu_cooler_review/ I use a Noctua in the current system and it is a great HSF but it is also a lot more expensive, huge and blocks RAM slots.The ARCTIC Freeze at 45.00 seemed to be a good cooler at a mid level price that was not huge.
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Well since you have a midtower and the fact that there are lower profile RAM out there which means lower if not zero chance of RAM blockage, there's very little reason for you in this case to get that HSF. Especially when the $28 Coolermaster Hyper 212+ actually outperforms the $45 Arctic Freezer 30.

Which Noctua HSF are you using right now? Note that Noctua has a habit of actually releasing adapters/bolt-on kits for their older HSF to work with newer sockets. so depending on which Noctua you have and Noctua's plan, you may be able to reuse that Noctua HSf.
 
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