Jump to content

Rate my new build

Slayher
By Slayher
in New Builds and Planning
 Share
Posted

Rate my build, I did (2) upgrades and I'm going to list the upgrades I've done below

Please rate my build 1-10 please!


Just purchased/done:

2 TB Seagate 7200RPM 64MB Cache HDD

Hyper 212 Evo

4.5GHz

 

What I had before:

820GB Hard Drive (Total Space)

Stock Cooler

3.4GHz

 

What I plan on doing:

Overclocking my CPU from 3.4GHz turbo boost to 4.5GHz

 

Case: CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced (Midnight Black)
OS: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.5GHz
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Pro3
GPU: GeForce GTX 660Ti (nVIDIA)
HDD #1: 2TB Seagate 7200RPM 64MB Cache

HDD #2: 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA0

HDD #3: 320GB Western Digital WDC

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/59276-rate-my-new-build/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

7-8

|CPU: Intel 5960X|MOBO:Rampage V Extreme|GPU:EVGA 980Ti SC 2 - Way SLI|RAM:G-Skill 32GB|CASE:900D|PSU:CorsairAX1200i|DISPLAY :Dell U2412M X3|SSD Intel 750 400GB, 2X Samsung 850 Pro|

Peripherals : | MOUSE : Logitech G602 | KEYBOARD: K70 RGB (Cherry MX Brown) | NAS: Synology DS1515+  - WD RED 3TB X 5|ROUTER: AC68U

Sound : | HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD800 SPEAKERS: B&W CM9 (Front floorstanding) ,  B&W CM Center 2 (Centre) | AV RECEIVER : Denon 3806 | MY X99 BUILD LOG!

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/59276-rate-my-new-build/#findComment-804180
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

I'd say 7. Good build, performs well, excellent performance for gaming. You really need all that storage though? Plus the fact that you'll need to upgrade your GPU in a year or two.

Yeah, I need this storage+ more.

I'm thinking of buying a few 2TB hard drives in the future and removing my 500GB and 320GB and replacing both with another 2 2tb drives.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/59276-rate-my-new-build/#findComment-804198
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Depends entirely on use case. My perfect 10 build for my workstation would be fairly useless for most users. My perfect 10 gaming build may well only be someone else's 8.

This is probably more useful:

(Assuming yours is a gaming rig, based on the CPU choice)

CPU has a decent 24/7 overclock, right choice for gaming. If you had a H80i/H100i then 4.6 would be the target.

That's the sweet spot for RAM, if you can get a perfectly stable 1800 then do it. If not, don't worry.

Storage solution is quite random, I'm but assuming you've thought through your use case, so it's hard to say without more info.

That GPU will lack the grunt for upcoming games (even some current ones) and SLI can be a real pain. Go at least 770 when the price drops as 800 series launches.

The lack of even a small SSD as a boot drive is unacceptable in my eyes, mostly because I am so used to SSD performance.

MOBO is pretty okay.

 

If you really want a number, I'd give it a 6. But that is only for my use case as a gaming rig. Like I said, if it works for you then crack on :)

Intel 3770K @ 4.4GHz (Summer) - 4.6GHz (Winter) / Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe / EVGA GTX 680 /w Arctic Twin Turbo II / 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1866MHz / Samsung 840 Pro 128GB (Steam) / OCZ Vertex 4 128GB (Boot/Office/Steam) / Seagate Barracuda 2TB x2 (RAID 1, Storage) / Asus Xonar D2X / OCZ 1250W ZX / H80i /w 2 x Gentle Typhoons / Cooler Master HAF X /w Pioneer Blu Ray, Aerocool V12XT, 4 x Cooler Master MegaFlows (Red) / Logitech Z906, G930, G19 & G700

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/59276-rate-my-new-build/#findComment-804207
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Wait for the new AMD GPUs or get a 7950. You would be well off with 8GB of RAM if all you do is game. Other than that, it's good.

Case-NZXT H440 | Motherboard-Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H | RAM-Kingston HyperX Blue 2x8GB 1600MHz | CPU-Intel 3770K @ 4.3GHz at 1.215v | Heatsink-Coolermaster Hyper212 Evo | GPU-EVGA GTX660 SC | SSD-MX200 250GB | HDD-Seagate Barracuda 3TB | PSU-EVGA GS650

Mouse-Logitech G600 | Keyboard-Ducky Shine 3 MX Blue. white backlight | Headphones-Audiotechnica ATH-M50s. Beyerdynamic DT990

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/59276-rate-my-new-build/#findComment-804211
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I guess I would give it an 8, but do you really need 16GB RAM?

 

I did when it was only £10 more in a special offer ;) Overclocked like a champ too :)

Intel 3770K @ 4.4GHz (Summer) - 4.6GHz (Winter) / Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe / EVGA GTX 680 /w Arctic Twin Turbo II / 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1866MHz / Samsung 840 Pro 128GB (Steam) / OCZ Vertex 4 128GB (Boot/Office/Steam) / Seagate Barracuda 2TB x2 (RAID 1, Storage) / Asus Xonar D2X / OCZ 1250W ZX / H80i /w 2 x Gentle Typhoons / Cooler Master HAF X /w Pioneer Blu Ray, Aerocool V12XT, 4 x Cooler Master MegaFlows (Red) / Logitech Z906, G930, G19 & G700

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/59276-rate-my-new-build/#findComment-804243
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I'll give a 7. Everything looks beast except that GPU

CoolerMaster CM 690 II Basic | Intel i7-2600 | CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ | 2x Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Edition

Asus P8Z77-V LK | 2 x 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600MHz CL9 | SeaSonic M12ii 850W 80+ Bronze | Crucial M4 128GB

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/59276-rate-my-new-build/#findComment-804245
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Like the others said, a solid 7. Nice build.

                                                                                                                                                                | 5820k+EK supremacy nickel+acetal white 4.5Ghz | X99 Deluxe | Enthoo Luxe | 2x gtx780+komod NV full cover block | Corsair AX1200i | WD blue 500gb |

                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kingston V300 120gb | Samsung 840 Evo 500gb| Bitspower D5 vario+Res combo | primochill advanced LRT tubing (Solid White) |

                                                                                                                                                       | Alphacool Nexxos MONSTA dual 120mm Black Ice nemesis GTX360 triple 120mm | Noctua NF-F12 X4 | Bitspower true silver 1/2ID 3/4 OD compressions (various angles) |

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/59276-rate-my-new-build/#findComment-804319
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing New Builds and Planning

×