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01-23-2011, 10:12 PM
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My first build
I'm hoping these parts work well together. My goal is to put gaming lag behind me. (Sure my network could cause lag still, but I dont want it coming from my PC any longer).
The case: COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case or Antec Lanboy air Red Black / Red Computer Modular Case Newegg.com - Antec Lanboy air Red Black / Red Computer Modular Case ---Which case is better in your opinion and why?---- Power Supply CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply This is more power supply than I need (i think), but I may add a second graphics card in future. Mother Board Either ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Newegg.com - ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard or ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution with NF200 3xPCIe true x16 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard Newegg.com - ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution with NF200 3xPCIe true x16 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard ----advice on which is better for gaming and why would be great---- CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K RAM 12 gigs of G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8TU-6GBPI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231247 Graphics Card EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Newegg.com - EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136533 Optical drive, like dvd drive Does the drive really matter? As long as it can install a few games.. I'm good. May want a blue ray for later down the raod to watch a few movies on the rig.. I'd love to hear your input on this build. It will be my first build. Last edited by lemoncade; 01-23-2011 at 10:43 PM. |
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01-23-2011, 10:22 PM
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I want to add:
I'm not sure what I should purchase to keep the CPU cool. To be honest, I'll probably not overcloak and water cooling sounds scary. I know nothing about liquid cooling.. how often do you have to fill the resevoir.. can it leak and short the pc? |
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01-23-2011, 10:23 PM
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I like the Sandy Bridge option over the 1366 for reliability reasons.
As for the hard drive, go with a WD Black with 64 megs of cache. Look at the LG drives if you want BluRay. Most any $20 optical drive would work for now, Asus and Lite-On are fine. Choose one with a SATA connector. 12 gigs of RAM is overkill for your purposes. Start out with four gigs and then see if you need any more. Get 2 DIMM's with 2 gigs each so you still have space if you want to increase the amount to 8 gigs total in the future. The stock cooler you will get with the CPU is plenty good. Water cooling is for hardcore enthusiasts who are into overclocking and do not mind putting their hardware at risk from burning something up or shorting something out from a leak. I would stick with air cooling for now. Sandy Bridge unfortunately cannot be overclocked much at all (5%) according to a MaximumPC article. That CPU is so darn fast you don't need to anyway...your graphics card will be the bottleneck for gaming. The PSU you chose is fine for adding a second graphics card in the future.
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01-23-2011, 10:37 PM
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 Looking at RAM now... |
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01-23-2011, 11:40 PM
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I actually really like the Coolermaster case you picked. I usually don't care for windows but that case has a real nice gamers tone that's not to flashy.
 Just a personal preference.If you decide you want to add a cooler later, this one works great for the money. Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 But I would definitely hold off and see how well the stock cooler does first.
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01-23-2011, 11:52 PM
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You can't put a Sandy Bridge in a 1366 board. You need one of these 2 boards:
Newegg.com - ASUS P8P67 EVO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Newegg.com - ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard That will take dual channel memory, not triple channel. Get one pair of this for 8gb: Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 You can always add another pair later if you really need more than 8gb (doubtful). The 850TX is not certified for two GTX580's, you need a 950TX, 1000HX, or AX1200. |
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01-24-2011, 02:27 PM
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Thank you for all of the help. I would have had a few parts that did not match up well.
Does my new list have all compatible parts? The case 199.99 (ordered) COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case Power Supply 149.99 (ordered) CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-950TX 950W ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply Newegg.com - CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-950TX 950W ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply Mother Board 209.99 (ordered) ASUS P8P67 EVO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=e1l1yeaj0q.0 CPU 329.99 Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115070 RAM 109.99 8G CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 Graphics Card 499.99 EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Newegg.com - EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Hard Drive 89.99 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Monitor ASUS VH236H Black 23" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 20000 :1 (ASCR) Built-in Speakers http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236059 Last edited by lemoncade; 01-24-2011 at 10:34 PM. |
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01-24-2011, 02:44 PM
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Not sure if there is one around you or not, but that processor is available at Microcenter for 279.99, and if your not going to OC the locked version is even cheaper. I was just there yesterday looking at the new sandy bridge stuff, the only downside is they won't ship it to you.
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01-24-2011, 07:52 PM
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Added a gaming monitor (I think). Last edited by lemoncade; 01-24-2011 at 08:04 PM. |
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01-24-2011, 09:20 PM
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What is a gaming monitor?
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01-24-2011, 09:30 PM
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But seriously, anything with decent color and low response time (under 8ms, 2ms is better last time I really looked) and the connections you need is a good gaming monitor. But don't hold me to that. I haven't done serious reading on what's expected on a better monitor in a few years now.
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01-24-2011, 10:27 PM
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This monitor was chosen over others because I noted its: 2ms hdmi 1080 I'm no expert on what makes up a good gaming monitor, but I have seen monitors cause issues. |
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01-24-2011, 11:30 PM
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My undestanding says 2milisecond response time is excellent. I think 4-5ms reponse time is considered average for a monitor.
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01-27-2011, 12:25 PM
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As rwest suggested, I'm going to pickup this cooler to be on the safe side:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 Average Rating 5/5(924 reviews) Compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 I'm hoping it will fit ok in the case. In the installation video, it looks like it is close the pci slots. I like that you can also add a second fan to pull from the oposite side if needed. |
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