Suggestions for a 2500K build.

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diesiel

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Hey guys, im looking to build a new 2500k rig.

It's going to be used mostly for work and some gaming

Im thinking something along the lines of:


CPU - I5 2500K

Case - Coolmaster HAF 932

Cooler - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212

Video card - Sapphire 7950 HD

PSU - Seasonic X650

RAM - 16GB gskill Ripjaws

Motherboard - EVGA P67 FTW

Harddrive - Already have a crucial M4

I already have a keyboard and my monitor is going to be the DELL U2412M


I'm not up to date with the latest and greatest components so i dont know if these choices are any good.



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Cheers
 
Unless you have a really specific reason for getting that motherboard, I think you would be better off spending more on a CPU (2600K) and less on the motherboard. Most of the motherboard over clock withing 100MHz or so, you don't need to spend close to $300 for a motherboard.

Also you can get a H60 water cooler (or similar) for around $50. Might be a nice purchase, cleans up the inside of the case a lot and they work great. $35 is too much for a CM 212 CPU cooler.
 
ocellaris said:
Unless you have a really specific reason for getting that motherboard, I think you would be better off spending more on a CPU (2600K) and less on the motherboard. Most of the motherboard over clock withing 100MHz or so, you don't need to spend close to $300 for a motherboard.

Also you can get a H60 water cooler (or similar) for around $50. Might be a nice purchase, cleans up the inside of the case a lot and they work great. $35 is too much for a CM 212 CPU cooler.
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Agree with the H60 and Motherboard but wouldn't he be better off sticking with the 2500k as hyper threading has little to no affect on gaming, I'm assuming this is a gaming build.
 
First of all, there is very little reason to go 2600k over 2500k. If your going K its sounds like your open to overclocking, and the 2500k will overclock just as well as the 2600k. Unless you really need hyperthreading stick with the 2500k. I was just researching EVGA boards before I ended up getting my Gigabyte z68xp-ud3p. I love EVGA as a company, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy one of their mobos. The biggest reason is that there is only one slot between the PCI-E 16 slots, so if you ever do sli/xfire the cards are going to be too close. Thats a pretty obvious problem for a mobo thats designed for dual cards. And I was getting a lot more for my money with the Gigabyte.

If you do decide to go with the EVGA, you do have excellent customer service if anything goes wrong though. The other thing is your going to need another drive besides the crucial m4. That a great SSD, but you need a data drive also.

edit: I see you are looking at the FTW one that has a ton of pci-16 slots, guess that would work fine for the video cards.
 
OP said work and "some gaming". We have no idea what work that entails, could be something that uses a 2600K.

Anyway I would always recommend a 2600K + a good motherboard over a 2500K + an overpriced motherboard.
 
Hi again,

Sorry if i wasn't clear before; the work i was referring to in the OP is just basic applications like word and excel, email, VM, pretty basic stuff.

I guess a gaming PC would be a more accurate description.


Also, i wasnt dead set on any of the choices in my initial post, as it's been a while since i've ventured into the rig building world (current rig is a Q6600). So if there's any serious flaws with the setup in the OP, i would love to hear alternatives as i could be totally off.
 
Get 8GB of RAM. 16GB will not be needed for gaming for about 5 or more years. Get Crucial RAM as it is more reliable.
 
azeem40 said:
Get 8GB of RAM. 16GB will not be needed for gaming for about 5 or more years. Get Crucial RAM as it is more reliable.
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Though it is so cheap he might as well get 16, and he said he does do VM work. It might help a bit.
 
But how about the choices for motherboard and video card? are there better alternatives?
 
Pay a little more to ge faster 8 GB of RAM and make sure it is "tested" at 1.5V.

For your needs agree, MB sounds like overkill.

Unless you are going to overclock over 4,5 GHz, the Hyper 212 should serve you just fine. Spend the money on other goodies.
 
Asus P8Z68V/Gen3
2500K
2 sets of G.Skill 8GB (2x4GB) 1333 or 1600 1.5V
Hyper212+
X650 or X750
Corsair 400R or CM HAF922
7950, 7970, 560ti 448c, 570, 580, or 680

Should make for a solid and cost effective, feature rich build. Get whatever memory is cheapest, as DIMM speed means no real world difference with the 1155 platform.
 
GeneO said:
Pay a little more to ge faster 8 GB of RAM and make sure it is "tested" at 1.5V.

For your needs agree, MB sounds like overkill.

Unless you are going to overclock over 4,5 GHz, the Hyper 212 should serve you just fine. Spend the money on other goodies.
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No, stick with 16GB. 8GB of faster ram will not really make any difference, and you might as well get 16GB since its less than $100. On my dev box at work I regularly use 10-12+ GB of ram, and that's not even using any virtual machines.

Also GSkill is just as reliable as Crucial. I have been using G Skill ram since ~2005-2006 and have only ever had to send back one set that I accidentally fried with too much voltage, and they swapped em out no questions asked.
 
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