How Does This Look?

[Loe]

This is what I have come up with, I was originally planning to go with the Fractal Design Define R4 but I like the look of the Arc Midi, unfortunately the Arc Midi costs more that the Arc Midi R2 on Amazon so I changed it to the R2.

 

• Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core
• Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
• MSI Z77A-G45
• G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
• XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB
• Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black)
• XFX 550W ATX12V

Any response would be much appreciated.

[vkadurin]

Seems pretty nice build.

[Loe]

Seems pretty nice build.

Thanks for the response, my only other thought was going with an AMD processor to save money but I couldn't find a motherboard for one that also had PCIe 3.0 not that it really mattered as apparently most graphics cards are backwards compatible but I don't really understand it.

[Mrcrysis2000]

Can't wait to see what you come up with :)

[vkadurin]

Thanks for the response, my only other thought was going with an AMD processor to save money but I couldn't find a motherboard for one that also had PCIe 3.0 not that it really mattered as apparently most graphics cards are backwards compatible but I don't really understand it.

There are a lot of motherboards for AMD CPUs that have PCI 3.0 slots. I can help you find one if you want to switch to AMD but i think you'd better stick with the i5 3570k.

[Loe]

Can't wait to see what you come up with :)

I can't wait either :P

 

There are a lot of motherboards for AMD CPUs that have PCI 3.0 slots. I can help you find one if you want to switch to AMD but i think you'd better stick with the i5 3570k.

Alright I will stick with the i5 3570k, thanks for the response and the offer though :)

[Mrcrysis2000]

Its not worth cheaping out if these is gonna be your daily driver 

[iwalkwithedead]

Looks good to me, the MB has 15% off at the moment.

[Loe]

Looks good to me, the MB has 15% off at the moment.

Not that I can afford but where from?

[WoodenMarker]

Good so far. I highly recommend sticking in an ssd if you can afford it. The samsung 840 is a good choice.

[iwalkwithedead]

Not that I can afford but where from?

It was NewEgg.

 

Just in case you didn't know, NCIX.CA ships to other countries now, but I don't know the shipping price.

You could always make an account and find out.

[XiaoPigs]

Solid build :)

 

Looking forward to a Build Log post.

[Helltech]

Solid build, good cost to performance parts, can't go wrong really. Though I would like to note as you mentioned that even PCI-e 2.0 8x has enough bandwidth for that card, let alone PCI-e 2.0 16x. 

[Loe]

Good so far. I highly recommend sticking in an ssd if you can afford it. The samsung 840 is a good choice.

I agree with you there, I just forgot to put it in but I was looking at the Crucial M4

[Loe]

Solid build, good cost to performance parts, can't go wrong really. Though I would like to note as you mentioned that even PCI-e 2.0 8x has enough bandwidth for that card, let alone PCI-e 2.0 16x. 

Ah, I see, thanks.