Is this build ok?

[GuitarPro]

I have checked everything carefully to see if its compatible but since im a newbie in this im not 100% sure:

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565

Lite-On iHES112-04 12X Internal Blu-Ray/DVDRW Combo Drive
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2043563&CatId=3635&SRCCODE=MDOTTD&MobileOptOut=1

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173

ASRock Z77 Pro4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157296

CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

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Approximate Purchase Date: In about 1 month or 2

Budget Range: 900$

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

Parts Not Required: case,keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, tigerdirect.com

Parts Preferences: None

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I will be playing games like: MW3, Black Ops, BF3, FSX, NFS

 

[obsama1]

The 7850 is the same price as the 560 Ti but beats it by a large margin.

 

[obsama1]

^^^
+1 Didn't see the Kingston RAM. 1.5v on that Corsair is better than 1.65v on the Kingston.

 

[Nanekud]

Change your memory sticks. You would probably be better off going with something like THIS!

 

[GuitarPro]

Why is it better?

 

[obsama1]

1.65v RAM damages your CPU.

 

[Nanekud]

Because 1.5v RAM is compatible.

 

[GuitarPro]

Then im going to get the corsair ones instead. Other than that is everything else ok?

 

[obsama1]

The RAM might interfere with your heatsink. Get these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544

 

[strife_ff7]

get this gpu xfx double d 7870 $240 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150605

 

[Nanekud]

Why not go for the 560 Ti 448 version?

 

[obsama1]

The 560 Ti 448 is equal to the 570 and the 7870 outperforms the 570.

 

[Nanekud]

The 560 Ti 448 is equal to the 570 and the 7870 outperforms the 570.

That's true.

 

[GuitarPro]

384 cores is enough for me, and i dont really like amd. My biggest concern now is what obsama1 wrote before, that the ram might interfere with the heatsink. Is the crucial ram the same in performance than the corsair ones?

 

[obsama1]

Yes. RAM is RAM. And about that GPU. It's not about cores. The 7870 is about 1.5-2x more powerful than the 560 Ti. I've included a comparison. AMD makes killer GPU's. Their CPU's aren't the best, but their GPU's are different. You are missing out by not getting the 7870. Your choice.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=547

 

[GuitarPro]

You really got me thinking with that. One doubt i have is if pcie 3.0 makes a difference, because in order to get pcie 3 to work in the mobo is with an ivy bridge cpu, and ive heard theyre not as good as the sandy bridge ones.

 

[obsama1]

Who told you that? PCIe 3 doesn't make a difference unless you're at high resolutions with a multi-GPU setup. It will work PERFECTLY with your 2500K and PCIe 2.1.

 

[GuitarPro]

I never thought i was gonna buy an amd gpu, but that benchmark just changed my mind. And the gigabyte 7870 i found on newegg is overclocked so i guess its even better. Now one more thing about ram: will the sandy bridge cpu be able to run it at 1600 or will it run only at 1333?

 

[obsama1]

It can run at 1600.

 

[GuitarPro]

Without any adjustments? Because ive read some reviews saying that they had to adjust some stuff first to get it to run at 1600

 

[obsama1]

You have to adjust it, but it takes a minute.

 

[GuitarPro]

OK thats it then thanks for all the info. Im still gonna go for the corsair vengeance ones, just for aesthetic reasons, i really dont think its gonna interfere with the heatsink. And even if it does its probably just gonna interfere with two of the four ddr3 slots.

 

[GuitarPro]

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