Advice: i5 2500k build

[black9white]

Hey guys im new to the site, i just needed an advice for the current rig im building which is not on a tight budget, so feel free to voice out your opinion or if you want to change something much better.
PC will be OC'ed and use mostly for gaming. i still can't figure out my mind if i would choose aircooling or liquid cooling :|


Chipset: i5 2500k
MOBO : Asus p8p67 pro
RAM : GSkill ARES 16GB (4GBX4) DDR3 1600/F3-1600C9Q-16GAB
GPU : Sapphire HD 6870 (OR) MSI GTX 560ti Twin Frozr 2 1GB (i just want a single card)
PSU : Aerocool +80 bronze 600W
SSD : OCZ Agility 3 60gb
Cooling :Thermalright Silver Arrow
Casing :NZXT Phantom Crafted Full Tower Chassis

 

[Rise and Shine]

You should go with Ivy Bridge, it's the newer than SB. What's your budget?

 

[black9white]

The ivy bridge is has more overclocking potential and plus its cheaper , actually this build is not on a tight budget.


sorry sorry i meant the sandy bridge

 

[mcnumpty23]

ivybridge actually doesnt have more overclocking potential than sandybridge

although clock for clock ivybridge is a bit faster once you heavily overclock ivy it gets much hotter than sandy

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ivy-bridge-overclocking-core-i7-3770k,3198.html

and a 128gb ssd would be better

and either a z68 or z77 motherboard rather than p67

 

[Kamen_BG]

If you're going to overclock then Sandy Bridge processors overclock around 5% higher, but are also 3% slower per clock.So... its a tough choice here.

Switch the power supply to this one if you dont plan on using crossfire.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194102&Tpk=lepa%20550

Or this one if you do.If you dont know what that is, it means adding a second graphics card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341052

You can also upgrade to a better SSD.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
This one is both faster and has more storage space.

Replace the motherboard with a newer, better one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130644

And finally replace the graphics card with one of these two.
The first is as fast as a GTX 570 and is also very very cheap.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500196

The second one is a bit faster, uses a lot less energy, works silently, and has a huge overclocking headroom.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127662

Almost nobody needs 16GB RAM.Most people just buy that much because they think that more is better.But its not.
If you really need that much buy a dual module kit.Quad module kit make overclocking a lot harder.
This is a good kit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544

And i forgot one last thing.You dont need to spend a hundred dolars on a case.Unless youre an enthusiast that likes to show off his PC that is.
The case below is just as good as the one you chose.It just isnt as big.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235034

And lastly if you're serious about overclocking your CPU you should definetly take a look at this cooler.Its as good as a Corsair H80 but costs a lot less.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106188&Tpk=thermaltake%20water%202.0%20performer

 

[bigcyco1]

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

MOBO: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

RAM:G.SKILL Sniper 8GB @1600mhz CL9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416#top


GPU:SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987#top

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769#top

ODD: Samsung DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151244

Case:Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021#top


PSU:XFX Core Edition PRO550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013#top

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V6 GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103089 add a SSD and your set

 

[black9white]

@kamen_bg Those are good advices, have no plans on getting a dual graphic card, just a single is enough for me. How about your insight between aircooling vs watercooling? im stuck deciding between those :/

@bigcyco1 thats a good build! i might consider it

 

[edtheguy]

Water cooling isn't needed on that build, with a well cooled case such as those recommended above an air cooler will work fine. If you don't overclock even the stock cooler would be fine. I would actually pay a little more for a good air cooler just for peace of mind - less maintenance - risk of failure - down the road. So it's really a matter of preference.

 

[black9white]

Water cooling isn't needed on that build, with a well cooled case such as those recommended above an air cooler will work fine. If you don't overclock even the stock cooler would be fine. I would actually pay a little more for a good air cooler just for peace of mind - less maintenance - risk of failure - down the road. So it's really a matter of preference.

sir, can you post some good air cooler which is worth the money

 

[edtheguy]

A basic, but effective budget cooler is the cooler master EVO 212, for a little more the Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler is good.

 

[black9white]

A basic, but effective budget cooler is the cooler master EVO 212, for a little more the Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler is good.

Yup im considering the cooler master evo212

 

[ehanger]

yeah get 8GB of ram, 16gigs is too much for gaming.