Bought my parts.. did I make any mistakes?

[kdmaris]

Here are the top issues that are boggling me...

I bought an MSI P67A-G43 mobo. I am planning on installing an i5 2500k or something better next summer. For now, I have an i3 2100 to put in there. Would that work?

For memory, I have G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800). Will this work? I know the i3 2100 uses 1066/1333 mhz ram, but the memory I bought should work right? Whats the difference between what I bought and PC3 10666 memory?

Thanks!

 

[ikyung]

Yes it will.

 

[kdmaris]

Please! I updated the question can you pls answer the second part?

 

[ikyung]

Yes. The memory is supported by your motherboard. Even if your CPU uses 1066/1333 mhz, the RAM itself should run at 1333mhz speed. You can check your BIOS to see the memory profile to see the timing/speed.

 

[kdmaris]

Okay. And the PC3 12800 and PC3 10666 should both work right cuz isn't the PC3 12800 just faster transfer rate or something?

I bought the 12800 memory

 

[ikyung]

Yeah. It just means the peak transfer rate is 12800mb/s.

 

[kdmaris]

sweet you rock!

thanks a lot for ur help this is my first build which cost $850 including monitor don't wanna make mistakes

 

[kdmaris]

just one quick question... is the stock cooler on the i3 good?

 

[ikyung]

By good what do you mean? haha.

It isn't silent.
At stock settings, it won't overheat or anything. If you aren't overclocking, don't worry about it. Just grab a aftermarket cooler when you get your i5 2500k and push that bad boy.

 

[kdmaris]

cool. the i3 can't be OC'd anyway so I saved money on not having to buy a hyper 212 HSF.

do you have a guide or can you explain how to install the stock cooler on top of the cpu?

 

[geekapproved]

The stock fan is a joke. It's kinda like the fan you used to get with a Intel 200mmx.

But it does the job.