Making an Ivy Bridge gaming PC

Lieutenant Awesome

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Ok, so here are my specs that I plan on buying:

AsRock Z77 Pro4 Motherboard
Ivy Bridge version of i5 2500k (What is that?)
Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Module
Coolermaster CM690 II Lite
Coolermaster GX 650W PSU
Whatever nvidia 600 card that is £175 or less
TP-Link TL-WN951N Wireless N PCI Adapter
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM
Asus DRW-24B3ST SATA Internal 24X DVD±RW Drive
Asus VS247H LCD LED 23.6" HDMI Monitor

Questions:
Is it worth getting that motherboard over the AsRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3? Could someone possibly do some hard comparing on the two, because I couldn't find much?

Is that wireless card decent?

What will the Ivy Bridge version of the i5 2500k be?

Is this motherboard good for overclocking?
 

serialkiller

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Ive bridge version of i5 2500k will be i5 3570k

z77 is worth money because usb 3.0 , sata 3 and pci 3.0 will be much integrated.

Also newer technology is always recommended due to better features and a reversion of the old one.

Also it supports hd 4000 graphics and nf300(apperently z77 pro4 does not have nf300 due to a non sli motherboard.

Why coolermaster psu.

Buy corsair , seasonic xfx or ocz psu which are well made.

Xfx 550w pro 80+ bronze or seasonic 520w 80+ bronze.

Why cm 690 its really small and components tend to get crouded. try cm haf series or trooper like haf 912 or storm enforcer or scout. also antec hundred and one series are really good.

Other than that i aint expert ib wireless but that piece is good.

You are ready to pull the trigger so pull it.

Good luck :D
 

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What is this system for?

I would recommend Noctua NH-D14. This is the best cooler for CPU. But please ensure that it would fit in the motherboard.
 

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No dought that noctua nh d14 is the best cooler but it wont be needed as cm hyper 212 plus / evo can oc a i5 to 4.5 ghz without sweat and their is no point of oc above it due to diminished returns.
 

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It's a gaming system, preferably for playing modern games on ultra at 1920x1080.

The reason for the CM power supply is because it comes in a bundle, I get the PSU and case for £100. For £5 extra I could get this though:

http://www.ebuyer.com/365907-exdisplay-cm-storm-enforcer-case-with-coolermaster-650w-gx-psu-ebr1-sgc-1000-kwa-650w

I know Corsair is better, but I'm on a tight budget here, and that PSU has bronze and I've heard it's good, it ran an i7 and overclocked GTX 570/80 well, so it should be fine right?
 

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Better off buying these 2:
http://www.ebuyer.com/270598-fractal-design-core-3000-case-fd-ca-core-3000-bl
http://www.ebuyer.com/264380-xfx-550w-core-edition-pro-psu-p1-550s-ukb9

The problem with CM is their designs especially at the low end are outdated
GX650 review: (one bad and one good)
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/GX650W_Bronze/8.html
http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/cooler-master-gx650-bronze-power-supply-review/

I really hope you get the new revision of the GX650 though as the older deaign from seventeam failed hard:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master_gx_650w_power_supply_review/9
 

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SB gives you the best value for money....You have plenty of reviews on Tom's. The SB is pretty good for OC.

IB is 22nm, while SB is 32. The former is supposed to improve efficiency. We need to wait for a full review and a comparison by experts; probably we may see some reviews next week. You may wait for the reviews.
 

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:D

Let's wait for the reviews...
 

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That's pretty quick..thanks for posting the link.....
 

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Right, so suddenly it can overclock to 4.9Ghz? WHADDA' F*CK?! I'M HOT HEADED!

So anyway, should I buy this or the i5 2500k, I'm f*cking confused now. Does it overheat or not, was that just bad luck?
 

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But apparently the 3750k's things are too close together and it just gets too hot, pretty sure I read that fan and even water cooling couldn't prevent it from resetting itself at 4.9Ghz, they could only make it run that speed using LIQUID NITROGEN.
 

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An overheated CPU would, under normal circumstances, result in windows shutting itself down to prevent damage.

As azeeem40 wrote, CPU overheat and inefficient cooling are related to each other. If 4.9 clock speed produces excessive heat, the system is unstable. It is plain and simple. It should be brought back to stable levels. Period.