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mussafry

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Hey guys, Im planning to build a new rig and just wanted some opinions.

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

Mobo: ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131682

VGA: EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...595&cm_re=eVGA_gtx_570-_-14-130-595-_-Product

Hdd1: Crucial RealSSD 128GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148348

Hdd2: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136783

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=G.Skill_ripjaws-_-20-231-431-_-Product

Case: Lian Li ARMORSUIT PC-P50W-B Mid Tower
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...=product_info&cPath=103_104&products_id=27159

And the PSU is a corsair 1000HX which i already own.

What do you guys think? I'll mainly be gaming and OC'ing on air (nothing too extreme.) What's the best air cooler out there? is the thermalright still the best?
 
The biggest problem with your build is the RAM. It is WAY overpriced for its total amount - more than double those of the 8GB kits we recommend.

In addition, you did not answer the questions in the sticky ("ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST") for new builds. The GTX 570 is WAY overkill if your only computer monitor is small and low in resolution.

And if you're gaming and not doing much else with that system, you don't need the i7-2600K. Go for the cheaper i5-2500K instead.
 
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I fully agree with E4g1e and 4LC4PON3: That RAM is overpriced for very very little gains.

Also HDD wise, I would not get a HDD meant for DVRs and similar equipment as there's a possibility that it may not work well with regular PC desktops. Not to mention that 2TB HDD is seriously overpriced considering that you can get a faster 2TB drive for $30 less:
$100 - Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
 
Sorry for not answering these questions earlier... thought i didn't need to due to knowing the main components.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mainly Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
~ $1500 Without the PSU
3) Where do you live?
PA, USA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, Mobo, VGA, HDD, Ram, Case
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Corsair PSU 1000HX
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, but nothing too extreme
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
52" LCD TV (If it's too big, i'll go down to my other 42" TV, and if thats still too big i'll stick to my 24" monitor)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
Mainly just Sata 6.0GB
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 64bit.

That RAM may be overpriced but its supposedly 'made for sandy bridge' and from reading other forums is apparently the best.

I know most of the set up is overkill, however my budget is at $1500 and i'd like to make the most out of it. Right now it comes out to around $1600 which is fine imo. The only things i wasn't really sure of were the Mobo, second HDD, and the RAM.

Thanks for the help! I guess i'll get the samsung HDD, and look into something cheaper for the ram.
 
Which thermalright are you referring to?

If you can, wait until that HD204UI goes on sale (typically for $80 from the egg or ewiz).

I see no reason to go for the more expensive RAM kit. Stick with the snipers.
 
mussafry said:
Sorry for not answering these questions earlier... thought i didn't need to due to knowing the main components.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mainly Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
~ $1500 Without the PSU
3) Where do you live?
PA, USA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, Mobo, VGA, HDD, Ram, Case
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Corsair PSU 1000HX
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, but nothing too extreme
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
52" LCD TV (If it's too big, i'll go down to my other 42" TV, and if thats still too big i'll stick to my 24" monitor)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
Mainly just Sata 6.0GB
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 64bit.

That RAM may be overpriced but its supposedly 'made for sandy bridge' and from reading other forums is apparently the best.

I know most of the set up is overkill, however my budget is at $1500 and i'd like to make the most out of it. Right now it comes out to around $1600 which is fine imo. The only things i wasn't really sure of were the Mobo, second HDD, and the RAM.

Thanks for the help! I guess i'll get the samsung HDD, and look into something cheaper for the ram.
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The mobo that you chose is a fine choice - if you need or want an onboard Intel NIC instead of a cheapo Realtek NIC and/or SLI support (in addition to Crossfire).

All of the standard ATX Asus P67 mobos have at least three internal SATA 6 Gbps ports (four SATA 6 Gbps ports on that particular P8P67 Pro), two USB 3.0 ports and one Firewire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port.

With the monitor info that you revealed, your monitor resolution would thus be either 1920x1080 or 1920x1200. And the GTX 570 is a bit overkill for either resolution.
 
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your not going to see any difference from the Ram I posted up to your 200 dollar Ram at all. Its your money all I can do is give you the Advice. I would rather save that extra 120 dollars & put it into something useful.
 
mussafry said:
Is a higher Cas latency better or worse?
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Virtually no real-world difference in performance between 6-6-6 and 10-10-10. In fact, 9-9-9 @ DDR3-1600 is actually lower in overall latency than 5-5-5 @ DDR3-800.

mussafry said:
What about these?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231440

$130. The only thing thats getting to me is the "Designed Specifically for Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs, H67 and P67 Platforms" part.
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Actually, that kit is $133 shipped, not $130. Still too expensive for virtually no performance gain.
 
I'm a little stupid but why would GTX 570 be too good?, I'm doing a complete gaming build almost like him. and what would you recommend?
 
Special-K said:
I'm a little stupid but why would GTX 570 be too good?, I'm doing a complete gaming build almost like him. and what would you recommend?
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The monitor resolution is what dictates the proper GPU. Having a GPU go much faster than the monitor is capable of is actually counterproductive and may result in annoying tearing of the image.
 
Buying a GPU depends on your Resolution. its like saying I want to buy a GTX 580 for 1680x1050 your going to get tearing cause the GPU is faster then the monitor & what E4g1e said above :)

"Beat me to it"
 
so who can buy those gtx 570? lets say i will play at a large resolution on a LCD screen 22"
 
Special-K said:
so who can buy those gtx 570? lets say i will play at a large resolution on a LCD screen 22"
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It is worth it if, for example, you are planning to purchase or already have a monitor with a resolution of, say, 2560x1440. Most 22" widescreen LCDs are of only 1680x1050 or 1920x1080 resolution.
 
Special-K said:
but for gaming with a lot of FPS having a better GPU will help?
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The monitor's refresh rate at that native resolution will be the limiting factor. Having the GPU deliver much more frames per second than what the monitor's refresh rate puts out will actually degrade image quality.

In general, your 22" LCD is only capable of 60Hz @ 1680x1050 or 1920x1080. Hence, a GPU that puts out much more than 60 FPS at either resolution will actually ruin the gaming experience. (Sure, you can get around by switching on the VSync - but that will limit your performance to that of a significantly cheaper GPU.)
 
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:) im sorry were invading his thread but i guess this is usefull help for both of us :p so let's say i play call of duty black ops with a 22" LCD 60Hz @ 1920x1080 but i still want to play new games in 3 years, should i get a GTX 570 or some thing cheaper, and what card would you recommend?

thanks :)
 
In this case, there is no easy solution. Either you get a GTX 570 now and live with the seriously degraded gaming experience due to excessive tearing of the image (or the forced V-Sync), or you get a cheaper card but start falling way behind in three years (enough to be forced to buy a new card before the three years are up).
 
Get the good video card now & then buy a better damn monitor later
 
Does that C300 SSD have TRIM support when used in SATA III? I've read that it doesn't. TRIM only works in SATA II atm.
 
mussafry said:
So then what would be a good monitor to use this card on?
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I say just try out the GTX 570 with all three screens/monitors and see for yourself if there's excessive tearing of the image or degraded image quality. My bet is that there won't be that much of a hugely noticeable tearing or degraded image quality.

Though if you don't want to get another monitor or deal with the hassle of possibly having to return the GTX 570 card, just grab the HD 6870 card and call it a day.

Or if you really don't mind grabbing another monitor, take a look at the Dell Ultrasharp U2711 (2560x1440) or U3011 (2560 x 1600)
 
The GTX 570 is not "too good". If he wants to spend $1500 on a build, it's a perfectly valid place to dump the money.

At 1080p, a GTX 570 is still only going to manage 40fps at Very High in Crysis, and about 25fps (40 without advanced dof) in Metro 2033.

In 95% of games, the GTX 570 is going to allow him to have all the eye candy, with no dips below 60fps. Bumping up the monitor for no good reason is going to counteract that.

The rest of the build looks fine. Since this is for gaming though, I'd echo the rest of the thoughts here and go with a 2500K and cheaper memory. You can get 8GB G.Skill DDR3-1333 @ 1.5V for under $80.
 
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