My new build, Does everything check out?

Bazeleel

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Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128546

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504


Ill be using my current SATA HD, my GTX 460, and my Current Power Supply. I will also be adding a sound card as well.

I will be running Win7 (64) and this PC will be used for streaming, video editing/rendering, a weekly radio show, and high end gaming.
 

jasont78

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"my GTX 460" and "high end gaming" both in the same sentence, really? maybe mid quality gaming depending on the game and resolution. your video card is gonna seriously cap your cpu, but saying that you will be able to play everything at lowered quality
 

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I can currently run BF3 on max 90ish FPS with my 7 year old current system...Please only post a response if you have something useful to say . GTX 460 is a very powerful card.
 

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dont know what resolution and quality settings your running to get 90fps (you say max though!) in bf3 in a 7 year old system with a 460, whatever though, just tell me what drugs your on in fairy land that let you think that cos i want some (by the way i play alot of bf3 too!)
 

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1650x1080 my native monitor rez. The only settings I have turned off is shadows because I never play any game with shadows. I plan on SLIing another GTX 460 when I get funds for it.

Still looking for some actual feedback on if the set up will be compatible with each other.
 

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My advice is get a 2500k, it performs just as well and costs a whole lot less, and perhaps look into a z68 board.....1833 is about the fastest you should want your ram as anything faster actually has no benefits accoreding to benchmarks
 

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Possible links? Ill look for them as well:)

Edit: would the 2500k last me just a long as the 3570k? 7+ years?
 


You'll get more answers if ya name the components instead of just placing links......many peeps with limited time, won't bother with the clickfest.

1. You are putting 3 sticks of memory i a dual channel board ..... use 4 or 2 sticks,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=147|20-233-186^20-233-186-TS%2C20-233-196^20-233-196-TS%2C20-233-199^20-233-199-TS

Lower CAS / faster speed will provide significant boost for the video editing .... also improve gaming but generally only 2-5%
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226303

2. Your board has only 1 PCI-E 3 slot. This Asus has 2 for $5 more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837

3. Because of the well documented thermal issues, I can't recommend IB CPU's at this time if you will be overclocking.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

4. I'd recommend the Corsair 500R over the NZXT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006519&isNodeId=1&Description=500r&x=0&y=0
 

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Apologize for making it harder to help :(

If you would maybe explain a little more on a few things.

Wouldn't a full tower be more helpful if I wanted to SLI cards and wouldn't it also give me better air flow?

With the ram that is almost 100 extra dollars would the 3 sticks not work as well just because its duel boot?

Also with the CPU will that last me a good 7 years like my current very old pc?
 

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yes as the 2500k will overclock slightly better negating the slightly higher per clock performance of the ivy
 

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I do not understand how OCing works sadly I have never done it and I worry that i might burn my PC. I will not be using water cooling so can i even do that?
 

Bazeleel

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Ok here is what I have now, I still am not sure how i Feel about changing the case, never been a big fan of mid towers. Unless you think it would be better air flow and such then ill change. Keep in mind that I plan to SLI 2 GTX 460s and add a sound card.

NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233199

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
 

Bazeleel

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What does the K stand for then?
 

bartholomew

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The i5 2500 is a locked CPU, which cannot be overclocked. The K version is unlocked, which can be overclocked to increase performance.

As I said before, If you do not plan on overclocking then the i5 2500 would be the best choice.
 

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awesome thank you!
 

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The i5-2500K is actually $5.00 cheaper than the i5-2500. Not only would he save $5 but if he ends up learning how to overclock within the next 7 years he would have that ability. If he doesn't over clock they both run at 3.3GHz stock.
 

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As long as the CPU doesn't come OCed then I think ill get the 2500k because I might do the OC thing later down the road.
 

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The 2500k is usually around $10 more than the non K version.
Don't worry, it won't come Overclocked. You can overclock it in the future.

Good luck :)
 

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Yeah dude I saw that, that's why I said "Usually".
Its a good offer :)