New 2600K Build, Advice Needed

[therealjustin]

I was set on keeping my Q6600 for another year but when I saw the 2600K deal for the Intel summer sale I jumped on it. I plan on reusing most of my current system which is listed below to help save some cash.

Cooler Master Centurion 5
8800 GTS(until I figure out which card to get)
Antec Earthwatts 500W
640GB HDD


I have been looking at Z68 motherboards because while not great for gaming I might as well use the IGP alongside my 8800 GTS. I won't be using the SSD caching anytime soon though. If I buy the 1866 RAM + PRO3 motherboard I get $25 off but 1866 seems like overkill, no?



8GB G.Skill DDR3 1333

8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 Ripjaws

8GB G.Skill DDR3 1866




ASRock Z68 PRO3

Gigabyte Z68 D3H-B3


What combination(or something else) would be best? I'm also going to grab a Cooler Master 212+ HSF to go with the 2600K. I might overclock to around 4Ghz.

 

[needmorecarnitine]

with memory, it will only make a tiny difference (as usual)


Check out these memory comparisons:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/memory/2011/01/11/the-best-memory-for-sandy-bridge/1

http://techreport.com/articles.x/20377/1


I'd get whichever you can get the best price on, favorite brand, looks whatever. I've seen 1600 get down to about $65. All those you selected are too expensive. But Newegg is having DDR3 sales a LOT. Keep checking, I'd pay $75 the most for 1600. On motherboards, can't help you there.

 

[kumquatsrus]

with memory, it will only make a tiny difference (as usual)


Check out these memory comparisons:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/memory/2011/01/11/the-best-memory-for-sandy-bridge/1

http://techreport.com/articles.x/20377/1


I'd get whichever you can get the best price on, favorite brand, looks whatever. I've seen 1600 get down to about $65. All those you selected are too expensive. But Newegg is having DDR3 sales a LOT. Keep checking, I'd pay $75 the most for 1600. On motherboards, can't help you there.

agreed.

as far as g. skill memory - i would get this 1600 sniper:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

$95 - 20% discount with promo code EMCKEHC23 (exp mem day - 5/30) = $76

as far as the mobos - i think that they are both good, but main differences:

gigabyte - multi gpu capable, longer warranty (3 vs 1 for asrock)
asrock - 2 more sata ports, uefi bios

based on the above, i would go with the gigabyte since that allows you the ability to sli or xfire if ever needed; and longer warranty is obviously preferable.

 

[polive]

All I can tell you is that my sig rig is great. Keep in mind that the memory I have is tall and they're just releasing a lower profile memory module. I've tried a lot, but cannot have a stable frequency higher than what is in my sig as far as my 2600k. But it's not a bottleneck in any way still.