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Source 210 price/performance build

TheDigitalRealm
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So, this build log is going to be about my friends build we put together, but also my experience and thoughts on building in a budget chassis, and why I actually found it more fun than building in a high end case.

To set the scene, a while back one of my friends decided to sell his old gaming rig (i7 2600, GTX 580) and buy... A macbook air. Well, after a few months he started really miss pc gaming. Eventually, I persuaded him to sell the MacBook Air as he wasn't really using it, and build a new gaming PC! Since his budget wasn't massive (~£700 for the parts, excluding OS and peripherals) we had to cut down in some areas, notably the case.

When he told me we were building this in a source 210 I was a little dismissive of it to be honest, especially since he wanted relatively good cable management.

To give yout an idea of what can easily be achieved in higher end cases, here's my switch 810 build (yes, there is GPU sag):

I found that building in a Switch 810, while easy...actually becomes boring, due to the lack of effort required to make a nice, clean looking build.

With the Source 210 though... It was challenging, and I really liked that. Seeing his performance numbers and the price he paid almost made me rethink my own build.

So, without further delay, here's what we got up to...(more photos coming)

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CPU: i5 4570

Motherboard: Gigabyte H87 D3H

Ram: 8GB Corsair vengeance 1600MHz

GPU: MSI GTX 770 gaming

PSU: Corsair RM550

Storage: 250GB Samsung 840 evo

Case: NZXT Source 210

Fans: Corsair SP120 and AF120 fans

Before anyone comments on the PSU and SSD choice, he wanted a clean build, So he went for the RM550. It was always his intention to aim for a completely SSD based system too, so money couldn't be shaved off there. I couldn't imagine how horrible it would have been with a non-modular PSU in this case....

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CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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Why not go a 4670k and a Z87 board? Good job though!

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW

Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb

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Why not go a 4670k and a Z87 board? Good job though!

'Source 210 Price/performance build':)

The Gigabyte H87 board was £70... And the CPU was cheaper. My friend is also very uncomfortable with CPU overclocking, I've only just managed to persuade him to let me overclock his 770.

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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I would've spent the 40$ you spent on Corsair fans on a good CPU cooler

i5 4670k| Asrock H81M-ITX| EVGA Nex 650g| WD Black 500Gb| H100 with SP120s| ASUS Matrix 7970 Platinum (just sold)| Patriot Venom 1600Mhz 8Gb| Bitfenix Prodigy. Build log in progress 

Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/

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that stock cooler ...

It's a non K CPU? Thanks for the input anyway.. Geez.

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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I would've spent the 40$ you spent on Corsair fans on a good CPU cooler

The fans were free.

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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It's a non K CPU? Thanks for the input anyway.. Geez.

doesn't really matter, they are loud when they ramp up & down a lot. You're friend will come around and complain about it.

wasn't supposed to be an insult Sorry dude

I7 3930K @4.4 GHz  /  Asus rampage 4 formula  / 4x 8gb kingston hyperx blue low profile / gtx 980  / 2x ssd 500gb samsung 840 / 500gb 840evo ssd   /  500 GB WD blue /  windows 7 ultimate
my build: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/133477-750d-finished/

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You can get a cheap after market cooler :)

 

Maybe a hyper 212 or TX4 ( CoolerMaster )

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Hyper 212 Evo, It's cheap ($30), and I put it in my current build with a NZXT source 220 case. 

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for the love of god guys stop bashing on the stock cooler. it's a i5 (Non K series) and the stock cooler will do fine. noise isn't a factor for all pc users...  <_<

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doesn't really matter, they are loud when they ramp up & down a lot. You're friend will come around and complain about it.

wasn't supposed to be an insult Sorry dude

Actually he's really happy with the noise level. One of the first things he commented on was how quiet is was even while gaming, so your assumption is wrong. Thanks again for the input.

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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You can get a cheap after market cooler :)

 

Maybe a hyper 212 or TX4 ( CoolerMaster )

Again, he didn't want to spend money on something that wasn't needed. The only reason he's using an SSD instead is because he wants a fully SSD based system.

The stock cooler does just fine with the 4570. During Battlefield 4, the CPU never went over about 65 degrees, and the PC was still reasonably quiet.

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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