Ivy Bridge New Build

[JoebobX]

Ok, so the wife said I could spend what I want on a new build. (under 2k)

Approximate Purchase Date: 06/30/2012

Budget Range: 1500-2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com (I know partpicker shows others but will mostly buy from newegg)

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: by brand or type 24" LCD and Corsair 400R

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Yes but at a later date

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b01G


Component Selection
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card
Case Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Monitor Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)

So, what do you think?

 

[Roxas2030]

How far are you trying to go with the overclock on that 3570k? I've had a bit of this issue myself and was trying to decide if I should buy a closed loop water cooling unit, i.e corsair H100. They are pretty bad from what I've read, they perform more like a good air cooler than water cooler. If you want to go with water cooling you can put in another 20$ and get a MUCH better water cooling kit from forzencpu.com. It's the XCPS Rasa Rs240. The H100 isn't doing too well and it breaks down fast. If you don't want to put in the extra money then get yourself a Noctura or even the hyper 212 (air coolers). If space is a problem and money isn't I guess the H100 can do. By the way you can make the water cooling kit light up in many different colors using different colored tube or coolant. Either than the h100 everything seems to be good.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11743/ex-wat-159/XSPC_Rasa_750_RS240_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_w_Free_Kill_Coil.html

 

[Niklas_13]

I would just get the EVO and put the 80 on a 240 GB SSD, also the 850W is a tad large a HX 750W whould do good and you get good CM with it.

Rest looks good.