Hi Everyone, I am planing on building a new PC using the ASrock Z68 Extreme7 motherboard.
I discovered that there are so many good component choices out there for this board but no way to make sure that everything both "Fits & Works Properly together"
Dose anyone know where I can find a list of tested and proven build specs for this MOBO?
One of the first potential fit problems I found looks to be with the choice of CPU Cooler and the Type of Ram used, because a lot of high quality Coolers don't have much clearance for the Ram modules
(Especially the ones with heatsink fins on them) to be able to fit underneath the cooler body.
Then there is the question of which Video Card/s
to get because of the same issue, will it all fit together and work well???
Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 months (the closer the better)
Budget Range:1000 - 1200 / After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies, some photo editing.
Parts Not Required: monitor, speakers, OS) win7-64Bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg.com, Amazon,Tiger Direct, Directron, etc)
Country: U.S.A.
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Case SuperFlower sf201t3c Full Aluminum, ASrock Z68 Extreme7Gen3, OCZ-gamexstream-850w-power-supply, i7-2600k CPU, AKASA Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler Socket 2011/1155, Ram ?????
Vertex 3 SATA III VTX3-25SAT3-120G SSD, WD Velociraptor 150g, Sapphire dual-fan HD 6950 1GB GDDR5 PCIE, Plextor B940SA Blu-ray Burner,
Killer 2100 Network Card, Logitech G19 Keyboard, Logitech G5 Gaming Mouse, Akasa,Multi-mode LCD display 4 fan-speed/temp controller.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200 and or Sony 40" HDMI 1080p Internet TV.
Additional Comments: I know this case is a few years old. I got it cause I liked it, but never got to use it till now. It does have a slide out MB tray in it, but it should be ok size wise and hopefully be able to fit everything in it ok?
This is most of what I have already:
Case: http://www.super-flower.com/sf201t3c.html]
MainBoard:http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme7%20Gen3
PSU: http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-gamexstream-850w-power-supply-eol.html
CPU Cooler: http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_parts.asp?PRID=22543....still deciding??????
CPU: i7-2600k
Fan Controller: http://www.akasa.co.uk/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Accessories&type_sub=Function%20panel&model=AK-FC-03
So Far.....
All the help I can get with putting this together would be very much appreciated!
Thanks,
antiflow.
I discovered that there are so many good component choices out there for this board but no way to make sure that everything both "Fits & Works Properly together"
Dose anyone know where I can find a list of tested and proven build specs for this MOBO?
One of the first potential fit problems I found looks to be with the choice of CPU Cooler and the Type of Ram used, because a lot of high quality Coolers don't have much clearance for the Ram modules
(Especially the ones with heatsink fins on them) to be able to fit underneath the cooler body.
Then there is the question of which Video Card/s
to get because of the same issue, will it all fit together and work well???
Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 months (the closer the better)
Budget Range:1000 - 1200 / After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies, some photo editing.
Parts Not Required: monitor, speakers, OS) win7-64Bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg.com, Amazon,Tiger Direct, Directron, etc)
Country: U.S.A.
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Case SuperFlower sf201t3c Full Aluminum, ASrock Z68 Extreme7Gen3, OCZ-gamexstream-850w-power-supply, i7-2600k CPU, AKASA Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler Socket 2011/1155, Ram ?????
Vertex 3 SATA III VTX3-25SAT3-120G SSD, WD Velociraptor 150g, Sapphire dual-fan HD 6950 1GB GDDR5 PCIE, Plextor B940SA Blu-ray Burner,
Killer 2100 Network Card, Logitech G19 Keyboard, Logitech G5 Gaming Mouse, Akasa,Multi-mode LCD display 4 fan-speed/temp controller.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200 and or Sony 40" HDMI 1080p Internet TV.
Additional Comments: I know this case is a few years old. I got it cause I liked it, but never got to use it till now. It does have a slide out MB tray in it, but it should be ok size wise and hopefully be able to fit everything in it ok?
This is most of what I have already:
Case: http://www.super-flower.com/sf201t3c.html]
MainBoard:http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme7%20Gen3
PSU: http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-gamexstream-850w-power-supply-eol.html
CPU Cooler: http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_parts.asp?PRID=22543....still deciding??????
CPU: i7-2600k
Fan Controller: http://www.akasa.co.uk/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Accessories&type_sub=Function%20panel&model=AK-FC-03
So Far.....
All the help I can get with putting this together would be very much appreciated!
Thanks,
antiflow.