New build help

[broken lemonade]

Hey guys I'm planning on building my first pc and wanted to double check if its all good. Here is the list : http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=129428&action=wish_lists

Not sure about the CPU cooler

[Mitch]

Looks pretty good. my only recommendations are if you are looking at doing a lot of gaming i would upgrade your graphics card to something with a little more power behind it.

personally i would change the case to something with a bit more cable management ability

and finally i would change the CPU cooler to the newer edition Corsair Hydro Series H60 SE CPU Cooler for the extra $10.

but other than that it looks very good for a first build.

[-ism]

What are you building this PC for? That gpu is... Kind of lacking...

Also that mobo apparently has Quad channel memory. Don't think I've seen that before o_O might wanna get some more ram sticks.

[Victor Golf]

Looks pretty good to me. That CPU cooler will work but if you want to do more than a moderate overclock, then you might want something bigger. Oh and the GPU could use a buff for gaming.

[Mitch]

What are you building this PC for? That gpu is... Kind of lacking...

Also that mobo apparently has Quad channel memory. Don't think I've seen that before o_O might wanna get some more ram sticks.

If you look around a lot of the mid to high end X79 motherboards have quad channel memory. you would have to be running some pretty intense programs to need to fill it tho.

[broken lemonade]

i plan on upgrading to a 660ti when i have the money

[dchen12]

What are you using this build for?

[Puppet]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

[broken lemonade]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

i plan on doing allot of gaming however i'm trying to stick to a budget of about 1000 due to still being at school

also i'm looking around for a cheaper motherboard. because that is the cheapest on that site im going to have to look else where.

And would the CoolerMaster Extreme 2 525W

[Puppet]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

If you live near a microcenter you can pick up a 3770k for $230, and the z77 extreme3 is much cheaper.

I wouldn't touch Coolermaster PSU's... Corsairs are usually cheap enough and reliable

[broken lemonade]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

i haven't heard of microcenter probably because i live in the country in australia

[Puppet]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

Ah right, my mistake. Should have known from your link. Everything else still stands though, tbh if you are planning on mostly gaming then stepping down to a 3570k is also an option. Very few people really need an X79 platform.

[dchen12]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

If you're only doing gaming, drop down to socket 1155 and go for the 3570K and a Z77 motherboard. That'll save you about $150 which would help you afford the 660ti sooner. You can stick with onboard graphics for now as it can still play games on low/medium settings.

[broken lemonade]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

would a ASRock Z77 PRO3 Motherboard be better with the 3570k

[Puppet]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

In many cases the 3570k will be better for gaming than the 3820 as its newer architecture. Yeah you have to go with the z77 as its a different socket, you just lose the quad channel memory and PCI-e bandwidth which you don't really need

[broken lemonade]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

sweet thanks looks like this is my final list of parts

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=129428&action=wish_lists

[Puppet]

Again the Coolermaster PSU's aren't that great. I couldn't really find that many other options on that site, there was this though:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_226&products_id=18877

but it's on preorder, due in tomorrow!

No point in getting the GTX610 if you are planning on the 660ti, the built in HD4000 on the 3570k will do the same thing.

[dchen12]

Whats you're intended use?

If you are doing some gaming down the line I would probably have gone with the 3770k as its sort of the best of both worlds. X79 only really makes sense to me if you have 3+ GPUS or do a lot of heavy rendering.

You could save a bit here and there too on things like the PSU, probably miss out on the modular aspect though, but could help you to afford the 660ti sooner

I personally would go with the Silverstone Strider 500W ST50F-ES as it's probably more reliable than coolermaster. Are you overclocking?

Also I doubt you'll need that much ram, a 2x4gb kit would be enough. I also think you should hold from buying a graphics card. Your onboard graphics would outperform the GT610 anyways.

[broken lemonade]

would the antec one hundred be a better case. that psu seems great aswell. but i was just looking at this one http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=15319

[the_devil52]

i plan on upgrading to a 660ti when i have the money

Probably best just to save the $50 on the 610 and get a 670 instead of a 660ti

[dchen12]

would the antec one hundred be a better case. that psu seems great aswell. but i was just looking at this one http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=15319

I would get this one instead http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_733&products_id=19320

[Puppet]

Again the Coolermaster PSU's aren't that great. I couldn't really find that many other options on that site, there was this though:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_226&products_id=18877

but it's on preorder, due in tomorrow!

No point in getting the GTX610 if you are planning on the 660ti, the built in HD4000 on the 3570k will do the same thing.

Yeah, Ive never seen the other silverstone case, but the antec 100 is fairly decent on a budget. Tbh the cases that stick out to me the most on that site are the Coolermasters. Not a massive fan of the looks but the ones with the 200mm fans like the HAF 912 and the Storm enforcer pack a lot of cooling power and are usually quieter. Cases really boil down to personal preference though, all those mentioned will do the job! So pick the one you want, as you'll have to look at it everyday :)

[dchen12]

would the antec one hundred be a better case. that psu seems great aswell. but i was just looking at this one http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=15319

Drop the Antec One Hundred Case and the GTX650. I really think you should save up for the 660ti, it'll be better in the long run. If you do get the 650, you should sell it when you get the 660ti.

Also do you really need a closed loop water cooler? I would recommend this http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=207_23_845&products_id=18670 because you're on a pretty tight budget and you wanted to save up for that 660ti.

[broken lemonade]

would the antec one hundred be a better case. that psu seems great aswell. but i was just looking at this one http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=15319

i have got rid of so much stuff i dont need now and have enough to get the 660ti. so will all this be fine together http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ion=wish_lists

[dchen12]

would the antec one hundred be a better case. that psu seems great aswell. but i was just looking at this one http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=15319

Yes, that looks good, a little over your budget but I think you'll be very happy!