New Build 11/2/11

[CrazyStups]

Hello All!

Its been way to long since I have built a PC. I use to be a hardcore BF2 player. Well now that BF3 is out the console just don't cut it for me and my PC is way outdated. I really like SSD drives so I was looking to use the SSD for the OS and applications only.

Buying Date: ASAP probably today

Budget: $1500-$1800

System Use: Gaming

Website: Newegg

Country: USA

Parts List:

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) with Transfer Kit

Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0020HNC-NRSN 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1567-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

ENERMAX MODU87+ EMG700AWT 700W (Peak 770W) ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML16GX3M4A1600C9B

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

SLI: Maybe

Overclocking: Maybe

 

[Star72]

In my opinion you can drop the 2600k to a 2500k & not lose anything for performance. Also since this is a gaming build. lower the ram down to 8gb or 4gb. Swap out the Enermax PSU for a Corsair TX750, less money for probably a better psu. Use the money you save on those components to try & upgrade your video card a bit.

 

[Silvune]

That should all work.

The Enermax Modu87+ 700W would be a good choice if you wanted a very quiet PSU as it's maximum fan speed is 900RPM.
However there are some other options for Gold rated PSUs which are cheaper such as the Seasonic X-650, Antec High Current Pro 750W, Lepa G-700 (which is an Enermax Modu87+ 700W rebadge).

I agree about changing to an i5-2500 and 4/8GB of RAM, especially if they are significantly cheaper, which they usually are.

The Cooler Master Centurion 5 is quite an old case and I would have my doubts about whether it will be able to deal easily with the heat of a GTX 560 Ti.
So the savings from the other changes could be put into buying a nicer, higher quality, newer case.

 

[cutebeans]

Never get a Green Drive as your bootdrive. It's really slow compared to normal drives