To reuse or not to reuse

[Merricbt]

Hiya, I'm rebuilding my computer after 5 years, good bye Q6600 CPU Hello 2500k Cpu :3
I don't plan to Overclock, I never will. Yes yes, I should for longevity I just don't want to.

My question here is this, I have a Antec 1200 case, works great! And a 850 Antec truepower power supply
I want to reuse them. ( And of Course my hardrives my 128gb Crucial m4ssd, and my 1tb hardrive. I will reuse them.)


Is it safe to reuse my powersupply and case?

Also what Motherboard should I get? My Budget is 700, I really don't want to overpay 750 including shipping.
(Shopping done at Newegg please )

But my new set up build will be:
2500k Cpu, ( Why include a link lol)

Ram: Is dependent on the cpu, I plan to stick with G-Series kinda a fan boy. But since i'm unsure on the mobo unsure. I want to find a cheap motherboard that gives me what I want but still can at least do 1866. Maybe higher.

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 ( [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460

For Video card, i'm on the board of getting:
EVGA 012-P3-1576-KR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) DS Superclocked 1280MB 320-bit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130740

EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130613


So to endcap, What motherboard do you think I should get(I don't need to Overclock looking for a sturdy cheap one)? Also any input on a GPU? Yes, I get a little frazzled when spending money. I'm Jewish, what can I say.

Ps: Motherboard I was thinking of getting GIGABYTE GA-P67X-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128488 )

 

[sosofm]

Yoy can reuse PSU, case , SSD , HDD.
Motherboard you can buy that Gigabyte GA-P67X-UD3-B3 or this ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 122$
Gpu buy that 330$ EVGA 570.

 

[nukemaster]

Reuse of a good power supply is no problem. I am reusing my Corsair(HX 850) unit with no issues

That said, even newer systems without lots of overclocking and multi video cards will never come close to even half of your power supply.

 

[sarinaide]

MOBO: MSI- Z68A-GD65(G3) $190
GPU: MSI N570GTX TwinFrozr(fermi) 1.25GB 320Bit Overclocked $360
RAM: Gskill Snipers DDR3 1866 2x4GB $60

If to expensive, it can be revised.

 

[grumbledook]

Why pick up the 2500k and not the 2500 if you're not going to overclock?

 

[sarinaide]

Or a 2400

 

[Merricbt]

Well, more or less I see a lot of people get hassled I was planing to pick 2500 over anything, But for the mobo, I don't want to spend over 140-150. 190 cuts over 700 dollars then. I'm not a fan of SLI and i'm kinda a fan boy of Evga because of the warranty they offer.

And isn't the bench marks on the 2500 vs 2400 pretty big? For the price difference?

 

[sarinaide]

Well, more or less I see a lot of people get hassled I was planing to pick 2500 over anything, But for the mobo, I don't want to spend over 140-150. 190 cuts over 700 dollars then. I'm not a fan of SLI and i'm kinda a fan boy of Evga because of the warranty they offer.

And isn't the bench marks on the 2500 vs 2400 pretty big? For the price difference?

2500/K v 2400 is marginal to non existent at stock speeds.

Motherboard(s)

Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3
MSI P67A-GD45
ASUS P8Z68-V LE

Have you considered a GTX 560Ti?, even a superclocked edition doesn't break $300

RAM: G.Skill Snipers DDR3 1600 $48

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

 

[Merricbt]

Why would I want to go with a Gtx 560ti? Vs, 570? And the Stock speeds on the 2400 is 3.1 as teh 2500 is 3.4? And atm, newegg has 15 dollar coupon off on the 2500 so it's about the same price.

 

[Merricbt]

I always feel uneasy about a Motherboard no idea why, I have a mind set on a Cpu, but when a mobo comes in to play. The Key piece. I'm always unsure what to get. My heart lays heavy on reviews. And the Gia msi and asus you listed yes are 4 stars, but the inside reviews are pretty grim.

 

[sarinaide]

1] A 2400 runs at 3.1ghz and the 2500/K runs at 3.3ghz, the 200mhz clockspeed is by and large neglible when it comes to performance gains. The 2400 has always been the alternative to those not wanting the 2500K because of the $30 difference in price and the performance is rather unnoticable.

2] The 570's come in at the $300 range, while the 560Ti come in the $200 range, again the difference between the two cards is rather neglible for the performance gains, Nothing less than a superclocked 570 is worth buying and that is around $350+ range, Pallit3D, Inno3d have OC'd 560Ti's for around the $260 range that offer performance that has fallen around the 570/480 bracket for a saving.

3] You do realize it is electronics and nothing is guarenteed to never break, what is more important than whether it can or cannot fail is the aftermarket service of the manufacturers. If ASUS ROG class motherboards that cost in the $350+ range can fail then well so can anything, I have had two gigabyte boards fail. You buy a motherboard on features to cater for your needs, not how many stars it gets on newegg. If you research reviews on motherboards from various websites that is more conclusive than mr x complaining about his Mobo being DOA, which with enough time everyone will have this issue.

 

[Merricbt]

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