Comment on my gaming rig please!!

[cmul8985]

building my first pc in about 10 years, gonna be used mainly for gaming, would love to hear some advice/comments/compatibility issues . Thanks!

i5-3570k Ivy bridge 3.4ghz cpu

asrock z77 extreme 4 mobo

gskill ripjaws x series 1600 16gb RAM

EVGA GeForce GTX 560ti 2GB graphics card

cooler master hyper 212 plus cpu cooler

OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w PSU

Western Digi caviar black 1TB 64mb cache hdd

Samsung 830 series 128gb SSD for os

Windows 7 home premium

cooler master elite 430 case

4 additional case fans

 

[Pinhedd]

Don't bother with the 560 Ti. It was a good card for a couple of years ago but now it gets completely destroyed by the Radeon 7800 series.

The 7850 is about $240 on average, with the 7870 around $290. The 560 is priced right in the middle at around $260

If you take a look at the review below you'll see that the 7870 demolishes the 560 Ti by a factor of almost 2 in some games

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5767/capsule-review-sapphires-radeon-hd-7870-overclock-edition/

 

[cmul8985]

wow thanks alot thats an awesome comparison

 

[Pinhedd]

I have two more suggestions. Nothing wrong with what you have, just suggestions

1. Consider getting the Corsair Carbide 300R rather than the CM Elite 430. It's a very similar looking case that is much better designed and built using high quality components. If you like the mid tower format you could probably use it for your next PC too

2. The OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w isn't the best power supply. It failed HardOCP's test and you can get ones that passed with flying colours for similar prices. The SeaSonic X-750 is the cream of the crop but it's also nearly twice as expensive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087

The SeaSonic SS-750AM is a bit more affordable

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151107

You can also get the SS-650AM which will still be more than enough for that PC even if you want to add another GPU later on

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151106

 

[cmul8985]

thanks pinhedd psu's were giving me the most trouble so far and i was completely undecided really dont even have a good explanation of why i wanted to go with that one in the first place, i guess i just gave up looking lol. thanks tho will def check those out.