Need opinions and or suggestions on i5 2500K build

[cdiscoll2012]

Okay here is the build please feel free to criticize and i was wondering should i get a 60gb SSD?

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing
ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Professional (B3) ATX LGA1155
Patriot Viper Xtreme Series, Division 2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB
Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower
Corsair 600W ATX12V

 

[Crush3d]

Good CPU/CPU fan choices.

A Z68 board would be better than the P67.

ASUS P8Z68 family..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006654&IsNodeId=1&Description=asus%20p8z68&bop=And&Order=PRICED&PageSize=20

ASRock also has some good boards.

A SSD would be nice if you like a system to boot fast, want to see an improvement in load times when gaming, and also comes with a few other perks that are speed related.

 

[cdiscoll2012]

yeah but id rather not go higher than $200 for my mobo

 

[Crush3d]

In the link I posted there are ASUS motherboards that are under $200. They are sorted by price.

Here's a popular ASRock motherboard that is well below $200.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

 

[cdiscoll2012]

okay now here are my thoughts i heard the fatal1ty is great for OC will the board you just posted out perform the fatal1ty?

 

[Crush3d]

How high of an overclock are you looking to achieve?

The listed boards will overclock nicely and come with the additional benefits that Z68 yields. In terms of a benchmark or performance measure of OC for the board you have listed versus these boards, I am afraid I do not know offhand.

 

[cdiscoll2012]

im looking to overclock my i5 to 4.5ghz

 

[aRodr1guez]

I'd go with this board if I were you it's a z68 as well and much cheaper:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=te1j08wn1w82

And this SSD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441

 

[aRodr1guez]

im looking to overclock my i5 to 4.5ghz

You gonna need this if you plan on overclocking:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

 

[cdiscoll2012]

already have it

 

[aRodr1guez]

For the price your getting that RAM you can get better and faster with this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226295

 

[cdiscoll2012]

my RAM is $20 cheaper where im buying it from

 

[aRodr1guez]

my RAM is $20 cheaper where im buying it from

That's exactly why you should provide links to your hardware. In that case that's a really good deal.

 

[cdiscoll2012]

yeah my bad i meant to post the prices here they are
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core $179.99
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing $29.33
Motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Professional (B3) ATX LGA1155 $189.99
Memory Patriot Viper Xtreme Series, Division 2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $34.99
Video Card XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB $169.99
Case Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower $19.99
Power Supply Corsair 600W ATX12V $49.99

 

[cdiscoll2012]

there are a couple mail in rebates but saved money is saved money

 

[aRodr1guez]

there are a couple mail in rebates but saved money is saved money

Couldn't agree anymore.

I really think you should toss that P67 out your build and go with the Z68 I liked you to. Z68 is better and newer and the one i linked is Gen3 which is more future proof. You'll be saving yourself more money and you can invest a few bucks to get the RAM i suggested. It's very reliable RAM and very fast.

You can definitely overclock with the board i chose.

 

[cdiscoll2012]

awesome thanks a bunch although i might jump up in GPU instead maybe a 6970

 

[vollman1]

regarding the mobo and OCing, the Asus boards have the advantage for 2 main reasons:

1) the Asus boards have 16 power phases which equate to higher and more stable OCs.

2) the Asus bios is extremely easy to navigate and makes OCing seriously easy.

I own an Asus P8P67 WS Revolution and an Asus P8Z68-V Gen3. Both are a joy.

If you don't need the cpu graphics, you can go with a P67 board. You just would have to get a discreet video card to go along with it. Both will do what you want as far as OCing.