My First Build

[Lamkee]

Is their anything that i should change or alter on my build? it is mostly for gaming, but i got the 8gb ram and i72600k for CAD and engineering programs. Thanks for any feedback.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=16605525

 

[Ubrales]

I suggest Win 7 64-bit Professional because it will give you the capability of XP-Mode for older programs.

Also, even though 650 Watts PSU is adequate, consider Corsair HX-750 for future upgrades, aging of caps, etc. - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

 

[Timop]

The 212+ is silly overpriced, people raved when it was only $20. The following are far better for the price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118059
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233040

SLI Mobo for less money: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128502

$5 more for 950W 80Plus Silver: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703028&Tpk=Pc%20power%20and%20cooling%20950w

Faster/Cheaper RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211457

Other than that looks nice.

 

[rvilkman]

Get the 1.5V Cas9 1600mhz Gskill snipers, they are the same price and faster.

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB instead of the WD HDD. About the same price, faster, bigger.

Get the Hyper 212+ from amazon.com $30 bucks or so.

Kinda odd you have this massive case and are putting a microATX MB in it, maybe check for a similar regular size MB.
Especially if you plan on SLI later on for your build, since that board only has 16x & 4x PCIe's.
Such as:
GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 $129.99
or the slightly more expensive
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 $189.99 or possibly
MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 $189.99


Also if you are going to SLI get the HX750 or 850 instead should provide you with all the power you'll need for that too and they are more efficient.
The HX750 is about the same price too.

Assuming you are going for reliability with the SSD, for which the 320 is an excellent choice. For speed OCZ Agility 3 or Corsair Force 3 would be better.

 

[Lamkee]

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