I5 3570k Build Opinions

[luke_74]

Hey guys, just wanted a few opinions on this build. It will be used for gaming mainly, GW2 mainly. I am a fan of BF3 so probably that if i end up buying it. Also, is 600W psu alright for this build?

Approximate Purchase Date: ~4weeks
Budget Range: ~$1400

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, movies, web browsing
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Skycomp.com.au
Location: NSW, Australia
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No


CPU: i5 3570k
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Graphics: SAPPHIRE ATI HD7850 OC 2GB
HDD: Western Digital 500GB 7200 rpm 16MB
SDD: OCZ Agility 4 128GB
DVD: ASUS DRW-24B5ST 24x
Case: NZXT Phantom Mid
PSU: CORSAIR 600W CX-600v2

 

[blazorthon]

Just a Radeon 7850 in a $1400 budget computer? You should be able to go higher than that if you want to, even with the notorious Australian prices that I've heard so much about.

 

[blazorthon]

By higher, I meant a Radeon 7950 or at least a Radeon 7870.

 

[Nw333]

Get the i5 3570 non K or the i5 3550 since you arent OCing and up that GPU as blazorthon said.

 

[g-unit1111]

I'd veto the RAM and SSD suggestions. OCZ has OK drives but the updates can either make or break them and they've received a ton of crap for it. And then the RAM with the tall heat sinks is never a good idea.

For RAM I'd suggest this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226191
And then for SSD I'd suggest this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163

 

[blazorthon]

I'd veto the RAM and SSD suggestions. OCZ has OK drives but the updates can either make or break them and they've received a ton of crap for it. And then the RAM with the tall heat sinks is never a good idea.

For RAM I'd suggest this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226191
And then for SSD I'd suggest this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163

Simply backing up the drive before you upgrade the firmware (which you don't even need to do if you don't want to) solves that problem. The V4 is also a higher performance drive than the Samsung 830, especially for writes and random throughput.

 

[g-unit1111]

Simply backing up the drive before you upgrade the firmware (which you don't even need to do if you don't want to) solves that problem. The V4 is also a higher performance drive than the Samsung 830, especially for writes and random throughput.

Yeah the OCZ drives are faster but the driver updates are far from reliable. That's what I was trying to get at.

 

[blazorthon]

Yeah the OCZ drives are faster but the driver updates are far from reliable. That's what I was trying to get at.

What do you mean by far from reliable?

 

[garrettk4]

He means you have a 50/50 chance of it failing or success. Go with a more reliable brand corsair, crucial or intel

 

[blazorthon]

He means you have a 50/50 chance of it failing or success. Go with a more reliable brand corsair, crucial or intel

My Vertex 4 128GB has never had a failure from updating its firmware and I've updated it many times. I know several other people with V4s and they also haven't had such problems.

 

[g-unit1111]

My Vertex 4 128GB has never had a failure from updating its firmware and I've updated it many times. I know several other people with V4s and they also haven't had such problems.

Really so most of the articles I've been reading have been spreading false information?

 

[blazorthon]

Really so most of the articles I've been reading have been spreading false information?

Simply point me towards them if you would, I wouldn't mind reading them, but I'm telling you my own experience and that of several others whom I know to have Vertex 4 drives. Previous OCZ drives that I've owned had some problems, but I haven't had any issues with the Vertex 4s.

 

[luke_74]

Thanks guys for the input. Appreciate it

 

[azeem40]

Really so most of the articles I've been reading have been spreading false information?

You must have read general articles. Specifically, the Vertex 4 is far from unreliable.