Need opinions please!

[cdiscoll2012]

So im building this computer:

CPU Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core $117.99
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 $127.86
Memory Mushkin Essentials 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 $23.99
Hard Drive OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SSD $49.99
Video Card HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB $227.55
Case Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower $52.99
Power Supply SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V $85.99
Optical Drive Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive $19.99
total:$706.56

what im planing on doing instead of going with a sandy bridge i5 im going to save up and upgrade to an ivy bridge i5 in the future so now based on this build opinions please?

 

[mocchan]

Everything looks good except for one thing, the ram. I would recommend getting at least 8GB. I used to run 4GB because I thought it would be enough, but I was shocked to find out most games would max out my RAM :lol: won't cost you that much more and get more performance not much to lose.

Are you planning to do any overclocking, by the way? If you are (with your i5, I mean) then you might want to pick something up like a Hyper 212 Evo.

Other than that everything looks good good luck.

 

[cdiscoll2012]

yes i plan on overclocking but im going to buy the plus when i overclock it i probably wont be overclocking past 4.0

 

[boulbox]

after the 4.5 mark you don't get as much benefit

i would just go a i3 with a z77 "if" i was not near a microcenter

if you can find a microcenter within driving distance i suggest not even buying this yet and save up another 100-200 for an i5 3570k and a 670

 

[geekapproved]

Looks good. You'll be happy with the i3 and won't need to upgrade for some time. It's very fast.

If you look you can find 8GB of ram for about $30.

 

[loops]

I'd drop the SSD and just get the i5. Price on SSD will go down a lot more than the price of the i5. There is not much to gain on waiting on the CPU but there is on the SSD side of things. So, SSD and CPU cooler later.

Otherwise all look really good.

 

[cdiscoll2012]

does this look good?

CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core $189.99
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 $127.86
Memory G.skill ripjawsX DDR3-1600 $39.99
Video Card HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB $227.55
Case Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower $53.99
Power Supply SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V $85.99
Optical Drive Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive $19.99
total: $745.36

 

[cdiscoll2012]

and what is this i hear about ivy bridge being able to use PCI 3.0?

 

[loops]

does this look good?

CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core $189.99
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 $127.86
Memory G.skill ripjawsX DDR3-1600 $39.99
Video Card HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB $227.55
Case Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower $53.99
Power Supply SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V $85.99
Optical Drive Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive $19.99
total: $745.36

this^ happy gaming.

 

[cdiscoll2012]

what is the PCIE 3.0?

 

[mocchan]

Essentially a doubling of bandwidth. For example, PCIE 3.0 8x will be the same as PCIE 2.0 16x. You MIGHT see a bit of performance increase, but I wouldn't think it would be too noticeable unless you have a beastly 4 card setup :lol: