New Gaming Build

[gougeface]

Hello, Heres my new Gaming build I'm about to order please tell me what you think and should change.

Ram- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Psu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

Gpu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102909

Cpu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

HDD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

Case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197

Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363

Dvd- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Cpu cooler- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=35-103-065&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2

If you think I should change anything or any other ideas that would help would be nice.
P.S I do plan on xfire the graphic cards and I did put on the order 2 120mm fans for the air cpu cooler so i don't have to use the stock fan that came with it.

 

[coldsleep]

Mobo - Consider this Asus M4A89TD 890FX motherboard for $15 more? It includes USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0 Gb/s.
HDD - Either the Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB for $10 more or the Seagate 7200.12 1 TB for $5 more?

Other than that, looks pretty good. You could save a little money by going with the Phenom II X4 955, since you're going to be overclocking anyway, but the 965 is fine too.

 

[dave0305]

Ok so lets start part by part:
The RAM is good but for the same price you can get this ones with better CAS LATENCY, (as you want to overclock this is a good think to look for, as the RAM links up with the CPU):
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH
$79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276


The PSU is spot on with lots of space for upgrades.

The GPU is spot on is well but it says that it's out of stock so just get the one thats in stock.

The CPU is good but save 10 buck by getting the 955 and put the money forward for the coolIT E.C.O. cooler.

The HDD, get this one, highly recommended:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=samsung%20f3%201tb

The case is nice, i would go with antec 902 with great space and airflow but thats just my opinion.

Love the MOBO, can do up to 4-way crossfire. But the 6870 only supports up to 2-way CF, but it's still agurd choice.

DVD is ok.

CPU cooler get the coolIT E.C.O. as the COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 can block two of your RAM slots that could be a good upgrade path in a future for some boost on the memory.

With these changes your built will be spot on ready to order...

Enjoy your built...

 

[jonpaul37]

Get this Motherboard instead
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198

Get this hard drive instead
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=samsung_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product

get this Video card, it's cheaper
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127530

 

[gougeface]

the Msi is about $15 more

 

[dave0305]

Yh but that dosn't matter it's out of stock anyway, but also the msi one is a good brand.

Just get this HIS one, it's overclocked to 920 mhz to give a little boost:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161350&cm_re=6870-_-14-161-350-_-Product

 

[jonpaul37]

Actually, both the MSI & Sapphire models are out of stock. It truly does not matter which brand you buy as all 6870's are reference... My one bit of advise when buying video cards, don't pay extra for an OC version unless it has some sort of special cooling solution other than reference.

 

[dave0305]

Actually, both the MSI & Sapphire models are out of stock. It truly does not matter which brand you buy as all 6870's are reference... My one bit of advise when buying video cards, don't pay extra for an OC version unless it has some sort of special cooling solution other than reference.

Thats true and as the non OCed versions of 6870 on newegg are out of stock i posted the HIS version thats OC to 920Mhz so it's just a very little boost.

Or he could get the GPU from Amazon for $259.99 because Amazon has showed black friday deals out allready:
MSI Radeon HD 6870 1024 MB DDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card 2PM2D1GD5
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-2PM2D1GD5/dp/B0048194UE

 

[gougeface]

anouther question: whats a good cpu cooler for overclocking?

 

[jonpaul37]

The Hyper 212 is a great air cooler, if you want to step up the funds a little bit more, go with this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010&cm_re=corsair_Hydro-_-35-181-010-_-Product

or it's big brother...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181013&cm_re=corsair_Hydro-_-35-181-013-_-Product

very easy to install and does not take up much room at all...

 

[gougeface]

The one thing I'm worred about Liquid cooling is the chance of it leaking and ruining my hardware.

 

[jonpaul37]

This is not your typical "liquid" solution, it is a Pre-filled, closed-loop system, so no need to fill it or maintain it... Virtually no chance of leakage unless it is factory defect or you slice the hose... Read the reviews on it, you'll see.

 

[dave0305]

anouther question: whats a good cpu cooler for overclocking?

I would say go for the CoolIT Systems ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooler, it's cheaper than the corsair h50 and has better performace in temperatures.

Here is a review that shows the test results for the Corsair H50 and the CoolIT Systems ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooler


http://forum.desktopreview.com/desktop-components/240179-coolit-eco-l-c-corsair-h50-comparison-review.html

 

[gougeface]

Best answer selected by gougeface.

 

[dave0305]

Hope you enjoy your built