New Rig

[kanewalsh]

hi i'm new to doing this on forums but iv been out of the computer building scene for a wile and its changed since i last built one. i'm trying to get back into PC building again and iv come up with this and i want to know what you lot think about it. going to be getting new parts each month. it will be used for college work and then some gaiming on the weekend but nothing to over the top. like sim city and the new company of heroes 2. 

the list is 

Intel i5 3570k

H100 cpu cooler 

Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard

Corsair Builder Series CX 500w

Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4G DDR3

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB

Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO

EVGA GeForce GTX 660TI 2048MB

and its all going in to an orange BitFenix Prodigy

let me know what you think about it. 

thanks

 

[vkadurin]

I will recommend getting the GTX 670 instead of 660Ti. Price difference isn't much but you will see significant performance increase.

[kanewalsh]

Ok thanks. I will have a look as i'm just a student. :) i will have about £250 per month to spend on getting the stuff

[MonkeyButt]

I will recommend getting the GTX 670 instead of 660Ti. Price difference isn't much but you will see significant performance increase.

No point when he said he doesn't need that much power. Might as well save some money.Anyway there isn't actually that much difference between them.

[MrAlexOneill]

I will recommend getting the GTX 670 instead of 660Ti. Price difference isn't much but you will see significant performance increase.

I recommend the 7950 Over both 660ti and 670 due to the fact that the 7950 is an amazing overclocker and provides an amazing value. Watch the videos linus posts of the gpu showdown, the 7950 goes strong on all of the tests.

[kanewalsh]

the last time i had an AMD card (4/5 years ago) they were not that good. that's why i went to nvidia. have they improved there drivers ect since then?

[Z3R0]

The gigabyte board supposedly can't overclock very well, but I could be wrong.  Though if this is true then you might want look into a different board such as the asus, but it is much more expensive.   There is still a large chance that I am mistaken, though, and the board could be fine, but it is something you should look into since you're getting an unlocked processor and water cooling.  I also agree that you should look into getting an amd card because they are doing really well right now, beating the nvidia cards for the same price and sometimes more, and you get some free games.

[MrAlexOneill]

the last time i had an AMD card (4/5 years ago) they were not that good. that's why i went to nvidia. have they improved there drivers ect since then?

Yes they release beta drivers alot and they fix whats wrong with the beta fast.

[kanewalsh]

the asus board is alot more than i can afford at the moment. i was only looking at  doing a minor over clock. i just want it to be quiet. that's why i went for the h100 rather than just a normal heat sink. i will look in to the amd card.

 

thanks guys 

[vkadurin]

AMD graphics cards have huge problems when used in Crossfire. If he ever decides to buy second graphics card, he will face frame timing problems. I know that AMD are working on that problem and have already released Prototype driver to some reviewers, but this driver is far from finished. It will need at least 3-4 months till AMD release beta. So at this time i cant recommend AMD GPU. 

[MrAlexOneill]

The gigabyte board supposedly can't overclock very well, but I could be wrong.  Though if this is true then you might want look into a different board such as the asus, but it is much more expensive.   There is still a large chance that I am mistaken, though, and the board could be fine, but it is something you should look into since you're getting an unlocked processor and water cooling.  I also agree that you should look into getting an amd card because they are doing really well right now, beating the nvidia cards for the same price and sometimes more, and you get some free games.

I think he should go with the evga z77 stinger mini itx motherboard. It overclocks very well for the size and evga packs alot of features in a small little board. I will link you the product, and i will link you a video about it on the tek syndicate channel.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188125&Tpk=evga%20z77%20stinger&IsVirtualParent=1

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=111-IB-E692-KR

 

Videos:

[Z3R0]

He is going to have a mini-itx build so there is no possibility that he can have crossfire.  So amd is still a very good option, however you do make a good point.  Also I'm not sure if the h100 can fit inside of the prodigy you may have to get the h80 instead.

[kanewalsh]

I think he should go with the evga z77 stinger mini itx motherboard. It overclocks very well for the size and evga packs alot of features in a small little board. I will link you the product, and i will link you a video about it on the tek syndicate channel.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188125&Tpk=evga%20z77%20stinger&IsVirtualParent=1

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=111-IB-E692-KR

 

Videos:

thanks i will have a look.

 

should i do a build log when i start putting it all together?

[kanewalsh]

He is going to have a mini-itx build so there is no possibility that he can have crossfire.  So amd is still a very good option, however you do make a good point.  Also I'm not sure if the h100 can fit inside of the prodigy you may have to get the h80 instead.

 The h100 will fit in just need to take the drive bay out and i'm not that fussed as most games now are on steam or origin

[Z3R0]

Sorry. It seems the h100 can fit in the prodigy.  I forgot about the top.

[kanewalsh]

Sorry. It seems the h100 can fit in the prodigy.  I forgot about the top.

its fine dude. 

[physX]

Get the MSI 660ti ,, after overclocking you will get gtx 670 performance.

Or get the hd7950

[MrAlexOneill]

Get the MSI 660ti ,, after overclocking you will get gtx 670 performance.

Or get the hd7950

7950 all the way you get more bang for your buck

[MzCatieB]

a possible alteration is downgrading to a air cooler (or sticking with stock) then getting a 3770k with the money u save... then later get the h100

[kanewalsh]

a possible alteration is downgrading to a air cooler (or sticking with stock) then getting a 3770k with the money u save... then later get the h100

 

 

I would but the 3770k is about £100 more expensive and i don't think i will need the power behind it. i wont be doing much video stuff on it.

 

thanks :)