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Any opinions/suggestions/critiques on my 1st build before I pull the trigger?

post #1 of 35
4/28/12 at 2:26am
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I wanna preface this by saying that this is the first time I will be building a PC piece by piece, I'm running on an old 7+ year PC that has served me well (for the most part) but decided it's time to upgrade. I tried to stay within a budget ($800) as best I could, I didn't wanna go all out but instead reserve the option for easy upgrades in the future.

I've listed the parts/prices with links below for easy reference, any suggestions/opinions positive or negative are appreciated, thank you.


motherboard:
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX Intel Motherboard $121.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813157271

psu:
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W High Performance Power Supply $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139020

cpu:
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor $219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

gpu:
MSI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) N460GTX-M2D1GD5/OC2 Video Card $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814127646

ram:
CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820145343

hdd:
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822136795

case:
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black Computer Case $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811119233

dvd burner, mouse/kb and speakers $55
Edited by zoser - 4/28/12 at 9:36am
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Intel i5 2500k Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 Geforce GTX 460 G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD Caviar Black 500gb ASUS DVD Burner Stock fan :( Win7 
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Corsair 750AX dat 7 year warranty :O Corsair 400r 
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Intel i5 2500k Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 Geforce GTX 460 G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD Caviar Black 500gb ASUS DVD Burner Stock fan :( Win7 
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Corsair 750AX dat 7 year warranty :O Corsair 400r 
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post #2 of 35
4/28/12 at 2:34am
Looks ok, but with 650 watts, you don't leave much room for SLI.
Unless you plan to get a new GPU and sell the 460 after a while

How much room do you need for a hard drive?
There are some SSDs that a $1/GB

And why not wait for Ivy to get a price drop or look around OCN market.
You can prolly get a 2500K for that price.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1248915/for-sale-i5-2500k-mib-free-shipping-price-includes-tax

Try this guy, its ony a few more over your 2400.
From what I'm reading, its still new.
Edited by HybLeaf - 4/28/12 at 2:37am
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AMD Phenom II x4 960T [ASUS] M5A97  [EVGA] GTX 670 [Mushkin] Blackline 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
[Seagate] [Crucial] M4 [Lite-on] DVD Burner [NZXT] Havik 140 
OSMonitorMonitorKeyboard
Window 7 Pro.  [Samsung] T27A300 [Acer] AL2216W [Logitech] G110 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
[Corsair] CX600 [Antec] 900 [Cyborg] R.A.T 7 [XFX] Warpad 
AudioOther
[Creative] Titanium HD  [Sennhaiser] HD438  
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Core 2 Extreme QX6700 [Asus] P5N-D  HD Radeon 6850 G.Skill  
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Seagate Lite On Blueray Cooler Master Hyper 212+ Window 7 Pro. 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Acer AL2216W Logitech G110 Corsair VX550W Antec 300? 
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AMD Phenom II x4 960T [ASUS] M5A97  [EVGA] GTX 670 [Mushkin] Blackline 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
[Seagate] [Crucial] M4 [Lite-on] DVD Burner [NZXT] Havik 140 
OSMonitorMonitorKeyboard
Window 7 Pro.  [Samsung] T27A300 [Acer] AL2216W [Logitech] G110 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
[Corsair] CX600 [Antec] 900 [Cyborg] R.A.T 7 [XFX] Warpad 
AudioOther
[Creative] Titanium HD  [Sennhaiser] HD438  
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Core 2 Extreme QX6700 [Asus] P5N-D  HD Radeon 6850 G.Skill  
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Seagate Lite On Blueray Cooler Master Hyper 212+ Window 7 Pro. 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Acer AL2216W Logitech G110 Corsair VX550W Antec 300? 
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post #3 of 35
4/28/12 at 2:39am
Wait for Ivy so the prices will drop a little bit smile.gif
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post #4 of 35
4/28/12 at 9:35am
Thread Starter 
@hybleaf I did go with a 2500k after all, also I don't plan on doing any SLI at least no time soon and yeah I probably will eventually get a newer gfx card just not in the near future.

@kitarist Honestly after a year or so I'll probably have one of the new ivy chips in this PC, for the mean time what I have will suffice.
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 2500k Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 Geforce GTX 460 G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD Caviar Black 500gb ASUS DVD Burner Stock fan :( Win7 
PowerCase
Corsair 750AX dat 7 year warranty :O Corsair 400r 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 2500k Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 Geforce GTX 460 G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD Caviar Black 500gb ASUS DVD Burner Stock fan :( Win7 
PowerCase
Corsair 750AX dat 7 year warranty :O Corsair 400r 
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post #5 of 35
4/28/12 at 9:44am
Looks good to me. One thing I would add is a better CPU cooler.
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i5 2500K Asus P8P67-M XFX HD 6970 2x4GB Ripjaws X 1600 9-9-9-24 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Samsung 830, 128 GB Samsung SpinPoint F3, 1 TB Sony NEC Optiarc DVD burner Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (CPU) 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Accelero Twin Turbo II (GPU) Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit LG E2360 Microsoft SideWinder X6 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair 650TX v2 CM HAF 912 Plus Razer DeathAdder Steelseries SX 
AudioAudio
SteelSeries Siberia v2 Logitech X-230 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i5 2500K Asus P8P67-M XFX HD 6970 2x4GB Ripjaws X 1600 9-9-9-24 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Samsung 830, 128 GB Samsung SpinPoint F3, 1 TB Sony NEC Optiarc DVD burner Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (CPU) 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Accelero Twin Turbo II (GPU) Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit LG E2360 Microsoft SideWinder X6 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair 650TX v2 CM HAF 912 Plus Razer DeathAdder Steelseries SX 
AudioAudio
SteelSeries Siberia v2 Logitech X-230 
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post #6 of 35
4/28/12 at 10:14am
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Any recommendations Viski?
Dat PC
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 2500k Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 Geforce GTX 460 G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD Caviar Black 500gb ASUS DVD Burner Stock fan :( Win7 
PowerCase
Corsair 750AX dat 7 year warranty :O Corsair 400r 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 2500k Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 Geforce GTX 460 G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD Caviar Black 500gb ASUS DVD Burner Stock fan :( Win7 
PowerCase
Corsair 750AX dat 7 year warranty :O Corsair 400r 
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post #7 of 35
4/28/12 at 11:33am
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Any recommendations Viski?

For a budget cooler... maybe the Hyper 212 Evo? Or the 212+. I really don't know what cooler has the best price/performance ratio nowadays...
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i5 2500K Asus P8P67-M XFX HD 6970 2x4GB Ripjaws X 1600 9-9-9-24 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Samsung 830, 128 GB Samsung SpinPoint F3, 1 TB Sony NEC Optiarc DVD burner Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (CPU) 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Accelero Twin Turbo II (GPU) Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit LG E2360 Microsoft SideWinder X6 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair 650TX v2 CM HAF 912 Plus Razer DeathAdder Steelseries SX 
AudioAudio
SteelSeries Siberia v2 Logitech X-230 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i5 2500K Asus P8P67-M XFX HD 6970 2x4GB Ripjaws X 1600 9-9-9-24 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Samsung 830, 128 GB Samsung SpinPoint F3, 1 TB Sony NEC Optiarc DVD burner Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (CPU) 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Accelero Twin Turbo II (GPU) Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit LG E2360 Microsoft SideWinder X6 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair 650TX v2 CM HAF 912 Plus Razer DeathAdder Steelseries SX 
AudioAudio
SteelSeries Siberia v2 Logitech X-230 
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post #8 of 35
4/28/12 at 12:04pm
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Cool thanks, if I don't plan on OC'ing at the moment I'll be ok with the stock fan right? I mean I'll probably look into getting a cooler in the future but as of now I should be fine.
Dat PC
(10 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 2500k Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 Geforce GTX 460 G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD Caviar Black 500gb ASUS DVD Burner Stock fan :( Win7 
PowerCase
Corsair 750AX dat 7 year warranty :O Corsair 400r 
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Dat PC
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 2500k Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 Geforce GTX 460 G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD Caviar Black 500gb ASUS DVD Burner Stock fan :( Win7 
PowerCase
Corsair 750AX dat 7 year warranty :O Corsair 400r 
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post #9 of 35
4/28/12 at 12:10pm
Yea get a Hyper 212+ they are $19.99 after the $10 rebate and free shipping !
http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Apr-0-2012/clearancesale26/index-landing.html?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL042612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL042612-_-EMC-042612-Index-_-E0-_-SeeAll
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post #10 of 35
4/28/12 at 12:41pm
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Originally Posted by zoser View Post

Cool thanks, if I don't plan on OC'ing at the moment I'll be ok with the stock fan right? I mean I'll probably look into getting a cooler in the future but as of now I should be fine.

Well... you will be okay. But a better cooler would keep the cpu cooler and would be more quiet, too. And keeping your components cool may add to their lifetime. And when you get into to OC'ing you won't have to look for a cpu cooler, you can just try it whenever you want... There's some reasons... biggrin.gif
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i5 2500K Asus P8P67-M XFX HD 6970 2x4GB Ripjaws X 1600 9-9-9-24 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Samsung 830, 128 GB Samsung SpinPoint F3, 1 TB Sony NEC Optiarc DVD burner Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (CPU) 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Accelero Twin Turbo II (GPU) Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit LG E2360 Microsoft SideWinder X6 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair 650TX v2 CM HAF 912 Plus Razer DeathAdder Steelseries SX 
AudioAudio
SteelSeries Siberia v2 Logitech X-230 
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My System
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i5 2500K Asus P8P67-M XFX HD 6970 2x4GB Ripjaws X 1600 9-9-9-24 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Samsung 830, 128 GB Samsung SpinPoint F3, 1 TB Sony NEC Optiarc DVD burner Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (CPU) 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Accelero Twin Turbo II (GPU) Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit LG E2360 Microsoft SideWinder X6 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair 650TX v2 CM HAF 912 Plus Razer DeathAdder Steelseries SX 
AudioAudio
SteelSeries Siberia v2 Logitech X-230 
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