My First build

[drunken warrior]

Well this would be my first build, although I would much rather be around a 1,000$ build.

im thinking about changing the psu or the motherboard...not sure.

NZXT Phantom 410 CA-PH410-B1 White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory

EVGA P67 SLI 130-SB-E675-KR LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i5-2550K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop

Again this is a 1k build, the monitor purchase will be separate and I have no clue what to pick so any suggestions within 300$ would be appreciated.

 

[drunken warrior]

Ive also thought of using 560s as i hear they are smaller and much easier to use with sli.

 

[gary1]

Too much powar.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022&Tpk=tx850

Why do you need 4x RAM sticks, stick to 2.

You also need a CPU cooler, 212 EVO is good.

Motherboard is fine, but ASUS also makes good mobos.

You COULD get a 570, but I recommend either a 7850 or a 7870 as GPU, newer, faster, better.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236117

 

[hellfire24]

the psu is a way overkill.any quality 750w is enough.xfx,corsair,antec,seasonic,enermax,rosewill capstone are good brands.my vote goes to capstone 750w.it is a top noth quality and gold certified-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182073
change the gpu to 7870.it is just bit more expensive that 570 but it mostly beats 580.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102981
16gb ram is waste.8gb is fine.this is my suggestion-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544
P67 is a bit outdated tech,better go with z68.this one is a great board-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131792
2550k isn't worth more bucks.get 2500k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
also try to adjust a ssd.let me do that for you.you have $300 for monitor,spend $100 on a ssd and $200 on a good monitor.
a very reliable and fast ssd-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
a good monitor-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049
now everything is fine.

 

[serialkiller]

The build you suggested has over kill parts.

Intel i5 2500k
Cm hyper 212 evo
asrock z68 extreme3 gen3
corsair vengence 2x4 gb 1600mhz low profile ram
sapphire hd 7870 ghz edition
pc power and cooling silencer mkii 750w 80+ silver psu
seagate baracuda 1tb 7200rpm hdd
crucial m4 64gb ssd
Cm haf 912

 

[hellfire24]

The build you suggested has over kill parts.

mine?

 

[serialkiller]

No ops build

 

[quilciri]

Couple questions.

What is the primary purpose of this build?

Are you willing/able to overclock or do you know someone who can?

 

[drunken warrior]

The primary purpose is to game but also allow me to upgrade it when necessary. The 2x4 Ram just copied twice, I don't intend to get 16gb of ram.

I thought of an ssd but im not sure.

The psu I will probably change out.

Im willing to overclock and ive looked at a corsair h70, and I love the uefi bios, which makes ocing look easy.

as for the CPU, it seems it lacks a bit from what ive read anyway.

 

[hellfire24]

The primary purpose is to game but also allow me to upgrade it when necessary. The 2x4 Ram just copied twice, I don't intend to get 16gb of ram.

I thought of an ssd but im not sure.

The psu I will probably change out.

Im willing to overclock and ive looked at a corsair h70, and I love the uefi bios, which makes ocing look easy.

as for the CPU, it seems it lacks a bit from what ive read anyway.

h70 isn't worth it.expensive and stock fans are crap.hyper 212 EVO is enough to reach 4.5ghz.

 

[drunken warrior]

This may sound retarded but i have a nice fan that I pulled out of my ps3, beacuse it's a piece of ***. would I be able to use this in my pc? it appears as if it would and it's a good fan.

And is 4.5 stable?

 

[hellfire24]

i don't know about that fan but 4.5 is stable.

 

[quilciri]

Well, as a gaming system you have the same "issue" as most of the people with a 2500k build; You have way more processing power than you have graphics. Don't get me wrong, it'll play most games @1920 at max or near max settings as is, but you'll be bottlenecked by your graphics card long before the 2500k runs out of juice. For a balanced system, look to spend 2-3x as much on your graphics card(s) as you do on your processor.

Other than that, let me comment on each component:


NZXT Phantom 410 CA-PH410-B1 White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
unless you really wan the fan speed control or really like the look of this case, there is little to no difference in cooling efficiency between a $100 case and a good $60 case

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
solid choice, though as a pure game machine you might consider a 120gb toggle NAND ssd instead

EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
also solid, even though it's not balanced with the processor. would be balanced with a 2nd 570. will of courses be cheaper later when you actually need the extra graphics horsepower

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
huge overkill. a 750 or 800w 80 plus with proper power on the 12v rail(s) (that is more important than the total wattage of the PSU) will be plenty for even 2 570's

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory
same brand and model, but I'd suggest the 1600. Motherboard supports 1600 w/o overclocking, almost the same price and more room if/when you overclock

EVGA P67 SLI 130-SB-E675-KR LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
I'd recommend a board with only 2 pci-e x16 slots. for a couple reasons
1. even though you'll *eventually* run into some microstuttering with 2 cards, the 2550k may bottleneck 3 570's

2. Even if the processor doesn't gimp the cards, running 3 cards means the 2nd and 3rd card only have 4 pci-e lanes, which will definitely gimp a card this powerful

Intel Core i5-2550K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop
solid choice here, too