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#1 ·
Howdy guys, i have been reading a bit as a guest but just joined now. Was surfing around different forums.

I am building my first real pc, not a 200 dollar hunk of out dated products. Last comp I made was a Pentium 4
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. Origianl P4 when they came out haha.

So far I have:

Intel Core i7-3770K
Corsair H100
Asus P8Z77-V PRO
G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (Still need recommendations here, don't want to pay too much for them. Want to keep around like 50-60 CAN)
Some 1 TB hd and maybe a small SSD
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670
Azza Solano Case
And no idea on powersuppy

If you guys know of any issues here or and recommendations for ram and or power supply I would be happy to hear. Not sure what I want. I want to get 8 gigs ram for now and have ability to expand. This is why I bought some of the items I did. The 3770k for OC and last longer, same with motherboard. If any of these items are bad please let me know. Thanks

Thank you guys a ton

Regan

EDIT: I will mostly be using this comp for gaming, i want it to be a good pc in a couple years, not just go outdated and need to upgrade in a year. I also do a bit of rendering and Photoshop, nothing to fancy or hardcore.
 
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Originally Posted by morinr View Post

Howdy guys, i have been reading a bit as a guest but just joined now. Was surfing around different forums.
I am building my first real pc, not a 200 dollar hunk of out dated products. Last comp I made was a Pentium 4
smile.gif
. Origianl P4 when they came out haha.
So far I have:
Intel Core i7-3770K
Corsair H100
Asus P8Z77-V PRO
G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (Still need recommendations here, don't want to pay too much for them. Want to keep around like 50-60 CAN)
Some 1 TB hd and maybe a small SSD
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670
Azza Solano Case
And no idea on powersuppy
If you guys know of any issues here or and recommendations for ram and or power supply I would be happy to hear. Not sure what I want. I want to get 8 gigs ram for now and have ability to expand. This is why I bought some of the items I did. The 3770k for OC and last longer, same with motherboard. If any of these items are bad please let me know. Thanks
Thank you guys a ton
Regan
Looks to be a pretty fast monster! i would go with at least 750w for power. You'll have some extra power to play around with for expanding in the future. a TX750 from Corsair is a really good.
your H100 will do great with overclocking ->do a push/pull with fans if you can.
your motherboard is a really good one, i have it, and have had no problems with it its very easy to use.
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#4 ·
Thanks man, i hope for it to be a beast. I was going to put the H100 in push with the top 230mm fan pulling
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. I was thining of a 700 or 750 psu. I don't know if i should get a cheaper one or go for a more expensive brand name. I want to cut costs and buying that board and chip are expensive
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Thanks for the super fast response haha.
 
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Originally Posted by morinr View Post

Thanks man, i hope for it to be a beast. I was going to put the H100 in push with the top 230mm fan pulling
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. I was thining of a 700 or 750 psu. I don't know if i should get a cheaper one or go for a more expensive brand name. I want to cut costs and buying that board and chip are expensive
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Thanks for the super fast response haha.
Well if you are just gaming I would get this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.79 @ DirectCanada)
Great cpu for gaming you don't need an i7 unless you are rendering or something like that.

CPU Cooler: XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 Universal CPU Water Cooling Kit ($129.95 @ Heatsinkfactory)
Great cooler that will cool a lot better then the h100 which is barely better then high end air cooling.

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)
Best price/performance Z77 mobo.

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg Canada)
fast and reliable ram

Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.88 @ Canada Computers)
cheap 1tb 7200rpm hdd

SSD: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($82.99 @ NCIX)
Best price performance ssd.

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($419.99 @ Canada Computers)
670 with a great cooler

Case: NZXT Switch 810 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($189.99 @ NCIX)
a great WC case but mostly down to taste.

Power Supply: Rosewill 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
a great 80+ bronze 650w psu whose oem is Sirtec who makes most of OCZs psus and others aswell. You wont need more then a 600w psu and this gives you room to sli.

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS70 OEM DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg Canada)
fine unless you want blueray

Total: $1,414.55
 
#6 ·
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Originally Posted by morinr View Post

Thanks man, i hope for it to be a beast. I was going to put the H100 in push with the top 230mm fan pulling
smile.gif
. I was thining of a 700 or 750 psu. I don't know if i should get a cheaper one or go for a more expensive brand name. I want to cut costs and buying that board and chip are expensive
frown.gif
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Thanks for the super fast response haha.
well on amazon the TX is cheap, if i were you i would make sure the psu is a good brand. especially if your gonna be running your computer 24/7 (which if not some days you might leave it on all night)

i would go with a 2600k, they are slightly slower then the 3770k but they are still really fast with gaming and temps are alot better when overclocking.

http://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Enthusiast-Series-Certified-Performance/dp/B004MYFODI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338357525&sr=8-1
 
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Originally Posted by morinr View Post

Thanks man, i hope for it to be a beast. I was going to put the H100 in push with the top 230mm fan pulling
smile.gif
. I was thining of a 700 or 750 psu. I don't know if i should get a cheaper one or go for a more expensive brand name. I want to cut costs and buying that board and chip are expensive
frown.gif
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Thanks for the super fast response haha.
well on amazon the TX is cheap, if i were you i would make sure the psu is a good brand. especially if your gonna be running your computer 24/7 (which if not some days you might leave it on all night)

i would go with a 2600k, they are slightly slower then the 3770k but they are still really fast with gaming and temps are alot better when overclocking.

http://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Enthusiast-Series-Certified-Performance/dp/B004MYFODI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338357525&sr=8-1
Corsairs psus are over prices that ones not even modular
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. Why in the world would you go with a 2600k when IB is out. IB has better performance and better price/performance unless there's a big deal.
 
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Originally Posted by UltraHoboLord View Post

Corsairs psus are over prices that ones not even modular
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. Why in the world would you go with a 2600k when IB is out. IB has better performance and better price/performance unless there's a big deal.
You don't need modular if you don't want it. 100$ is the average price on all PSU's when buying 750w. I suggest Corsair because they have an excellent warranty
 
#10 ·
Thank you guys so much for all the info and suggestions. I will change some parts and keep some. I will definitely take the 3570k over the 3770k. Save 100 dollars for about the same performance.

I would like a modular PSU just because will be cleaner, better airflow and such. Also I have no idea about water cooling not much at all, so I thank you a bunch for suggesting that product. I might pick one up. Is only 30 dollars more but how easy is it to install and get running?

thank you.
 
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I would like a modular PSU just because will be cleaner, better airflow and such
I have a non-modular psu + a cheap CM case but my pc innards is also as clean as any modular can be , a proper creativity on cable management, tucking those stubborn cable behind the case mobo tray + good cable ties
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no externsion was used, I was happy that my mushkin joule have long cable for such arrangement, check my build log.
 
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Originally Posted by morinr View Post

Thank you guys so much for all the info and suggestions. I will change some parts and keep some. I will definitely take the 3570k over the 3770k. Save 100 dollars for about the same performance.
I would like a modular PSU just because will be cleaner, better airflow and such. Also I have no idea about water cooling not much at all, so I thank you a bunch for suggesting that product. I might pick one up. Is only 30 dollars more but how easy is it to install and get running?
thank you.
do you want water cooling? an H60 will handle really well at stock settings (or a small OC) for gaming and everything. if your planning on doing anything over 4.5ghz for an OC i would suggest going bigger, like a custom loop or an H100.
 
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Originally Posted by F1ynn View Post

do you want water cooling? an H60 will handle really well at stock settings (or a small OC) for gaming and everything. if your planning on doing anything over 4.5ghz for an OC i would suggest going bigger, like a custom loop or an H100.
I do want to do some OC, probably not over 4.5 ghz. Which is why I was thinking the H100. If not I am open to simple custom loops. Or a loop kit that has everything. Just because I do not know a ton about water cooling.
 
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I do want to do some OC, probably not over 4.5 ghz. Which is why I was thinking the H100. If not I am open to simple custom loops. Or a loop kit that has everything. Just because I do not know a ton about water cooling.
Well the H100 is really straight forward on simplicity, just mount and it all works. it is much cheaper then most custom loops, but custom loop is much better. If you are not planning on OC past 4.5 i see custom loop as a waste unless you wanna hook up your GPU in the loop.
 
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Originally Posted by F1ynn View Post

do you want water cooling? an H60 will handle really well at stock settings (or a small OC) for gaming and everything. if your planning on doing anything over 4.5ghz for an OC i would suggest going bigger, like a custom loop or an H100.
I do want to do some OC, probably not over 4.5 ghz. Which is why I was thinking the H100. If not I am open to simple custom loops. Or a loop kit that has everything. Just because I do not know a ton about water cooling.
The one I listed has everything you need and is really easy to set up. You will just need basic knowledge of what to to. Its a lot better then a h100 even though its just a little bit more. this thread will answer all of your questions.
 
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Originally Posted by morinr View Post

Ah ok thanks again. How much better is that kit than a H100? The H100 can just basically plug it and play. However if there are actual benefits that I will get from it, I will get a kit similar.
well for the H100; you just mount the radiator in your case the way you want it. then add a little thermal paste on your CPU, screw on the pump of the h100 (the square thing), plug it in to the power source..Done, its really really simple.
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well for the H100; you just mount the radiator in your case the way you want it. then add a little thermal paste on your CPU, screw on the pump of the h100 (the square thing), plug it in to the power source..Done, its really really simple.
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I know that, which is why I thought of that. A bit cheaper, much easier, no maintenance. But a simple loop could also work as well. How much of a benefit will i see if i use a loop not the H100?
 
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Originally Posted by morinr View Post

I know that, which is why I thought of that. A bit cheaper, much easier, no maintenance. But a simple loop could also work as well. How much of a benefit will i see if i use a loop not the H100?
Well the flow rate on a loop has the potential to be really awesome if you get the tubing big enough. You need a good sized radiator, like the size of the h100 or bigger. (you could do 2-120mm radiators in different spots) you would need a strong enough pump to give a strong flow, and a reservoir. you would also need a CPU attachment that allows about the same flow through it as the pipes you have. But to say the least the cool thing about custom loop is that you can pretty much do anything you want, and when you do it right, it can perform much, much better than an H100.
 
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Ah, that is what I thought. But what are the price ranges for a custom loop. I just want to cool my CPU, I also don't know where else I could mount a rad. I could do a 240 in the top and then a 120 on my rear fan. That would help with the cooling. Are there any guides to building one? Just a simple one. I do not want a complex and expensive one. Which is why I was thinking of the H100 it is the opposite of complex haha. I really liked that kit, do you know of any other places that sell kits?
 
#22 ·
I can vouch for the Corsair TX750, absolutely trustworthy. It runs my 2600 and 560Ti SLI with room to spare (meaning 650 would be enough as well).

The H100 pops up in a lot of builds. If you don't want to hassle with a custom loop (meaning, you don't want to learn how do do all of that) it's the one stop solution for good overclocking.

If you only plan to game with your rig, an i5 (so a 3570K) will be all you ever want. Hyperthreading has no realistic effect on games. If there are other things you do with your systems (graphical work, data-grinding whatever) you want an i7. Even then going for a 2600 SB is a good way to safe a few dollars. (note that the P67 mobo's are cheaper as well then de Z77)

[Edit] The samsung memory are recommended a lot on OCN. It apparently OC fantastic for an great price. Sadly, they look ugly
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If they came with a nice metal enclosure, no-one would ever buy anything else.
 
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Originally Posted by Zenka View Post

I can vouch for the Corsair TX750, absolutely trustworthy. It runs my 2600 and 560Ti SLI with room to spare (meaning 650 would be enough as well).
The H100 pops up in a lot of builds. If you don't want to hassle with a custom loop (meaning, you don't want to learn how do do all of that) it's the one stop solution for good overclocking.
If you only plan to game with your rig, an i5 (so a 3570K) will be all you ever want. Hyperthreading has no realistic effect on games. If there are other things you do with your systems (graphical work, data-grinding whatever) you want an i7. Even then going for a 2600 SB is a good way to safe a few dollars. (note that the P67 mobo's are cheaper as well then de Z77)
[Edit] The samsung memory are recommended a lot on OCN. It apparently OC fantastic for an great price. Sadly, they look ugly
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If they came with a nice metal enclosure, no-one would ever buy anything else.
You can buy add on heat spreaders for the ugly ram.. Jm2c.. I too can vouch for the TX750 as I have had one for more then 3 years still running strong in my folding rig ..
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#24 ·
Hmmm, the ram was a large question for me. I know there is not much need for anything over 1600 as well as wanting to keep it low. Without the "fancy cool aluminium cover. Will it need external cooling? Would it be recommended to get a cooler on my ram?

Thanks a bunch guys. I pulled the trigger on my mobo and psu.

It is a ASUS|P8Z77-V PRO Z77 and PC POWER| PPCMK2S750 750W. Got it in a really good combo, both items on sale and then combo discount. Was looking at a different section but these two will work wonderfully. The 750 will give me a TON of head room. No need to upgrade that for a long time.

So now just need.

CPU (going to be the 3570 just need to find the right deal)
Cooling (might be a simple loop or a H100)
Ram (at least 8 gigs)
Video card (670 gigabyte)
HD (no idea)
 
#26 ·
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Originally Posted by morinr View Post

Hmmm, the ram was a large question for me. I know there is not much need for anything over 1600 as well as wanting to keep it low. Without the "fancy cool aluminium cover. Will it need external cooling? Would it be recommended to get a cooler on my ram?
Thanks a bunch guys. I pulled the trigger on my mobo and psu.
It is a ASUS|P8Z77-V PRO Z77 and PC POWER| PPCMK2S750 750W. Got it in a really good combo, both items on sale and then combo discount. Was looking at a different section but these two will work wonderfully. The 750 will give me a TON of head room. No need to upgrade that for a long time.
So now just need.
CPU (going to be the 3570 just need to find the right deal)
Cooling (might be a simple loop or a H100)
Ram (at least 8 gigs)
Video card (670 gigabyte)
HD (no idea)
If yoour not gonna oc the ram a bunch those samsung modules will do you just fine without the heat sinks and no extra cooling on them.....only problem is I think they only sell them in 2gb..So you would need 4 of them to get your 8gb of ram..
 
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