New build

[justintech16]

Hi. I am planning on getting a new pc. I was wondering if these parts made sense.

I am trying to go for a quiet, black and blue themed build.

i5 3570k

H100i

Msi z77a-gd65

16gb corsair vengeance low profile

Gigabyte radeon 7950

Corsair GS700 power supply

Fractal Design Define R4

I am re-using an SSD and a HDD

Asus Xonar DSX sound card

2x Corsair Sp120 quiet fans for the H100i (should i go for a push or pull?)

1 Corsair AF140 quiet fan to replace the rear fan

It comes out to around $1300.

Am i overdoing anything?

I plan to overclcock the cpu to 4.0 and the gpu a little as well.

Will everything stay cool enough?

Thanks.

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

Looks good to me.  Always love to see a 7950.  Everything in the system seems to fits together nicely.

[WoodenMarker]

The psu is overkill. A 550w is plenty. 

You can overclock to 4.0 on a stock cooler. You should easily reach 4.6ghz. 

Everything will be more than cool.

 

Hold up though. I'm gonna see what I can change in the build.

[justintech16]

Thanks. Do you think these fans will keep my build sufficiently cooled even when overclocking?

[justintech16]

And how quiet will this build be?

[Chevaishr]

since you are using liquid cooling (especially with that tiny oc) he build should be whisper quiet except ... which 7950 do you plan to use ? some of them can get noisy  

 

edit now saw gigabyte  

[Chevaishr]

also powersupply seems overkill, however it works with your blue theme and the cost of it seem quite good so i would say keep it.

[justintech16]

How is the gigabyte brand 7950? It is on the cheaper side. It has a higher clocked frequency and 3 fans. So i figured that would be reasonable choice.

[Toasted Waffles]

Wait for haswell, its right around the corner.

[justintech16]

Yes. It seems around the same price as a lower wattage power supply so why not get the bigger one? Plus it goes with the theme.

[justintech16]

I have considered waiting for haswell. However that means more expensive motherboards and cpus plus a possible compatibility issue with my power supply, or so i have heard.

I would like to stay around the $1200-1300 range.

[WoodenMarker]

Made a few changes: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/10Uti $1070

There's also a $10 rebate on the motherboard.

[justintech16]

Just curious, but why do you recommend this motherboard?

[WoodenMarker]

Just curious, but why do you recommend this motherboard?

It's a good motherboard that's cheaper.