Looking for opinions/critics

[black9white]

Since i just got my bonus pay i'd like to spend it on something thats going to last for a while,

Chipset: Intel i5 2500k
Mobo:ASROCK Z77 OC FORMULA (Just came out and heard nice reviews about it, was thinking Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z tho)
Ram:Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 2133 8GB (4GBx2) CL9
GPU:Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Graphics Cards (will buy another one if i get enough money)
Cooling:Corsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Psu:Corsair Professional Series Gold 1200-Watt 80 Plus Gold Certified
SSD:Corsair 480 GB Force Series GT SATA III 6Gb/s SSD
HDD:Western Digital Caviar Green 3tb


opinons are highly appreciated

 

[arzbhatia]

Do NOT get the Z77 OC Formula. It's a total waste. Go for the Asus Maximus V Formula instead. It's the BEST, THE BESTEST actually, that you can get. (The Maximus IV Extreme-Z is for LGA2011, the i5 2500k is LGA1155)

CPU: Go for i5 3570K
RAM: Get G.Skill RipJaws X 1600Mhz instead. (Save some money)
PSU: Don't spend too much on PSU. 700 is MORE than enough.
SSD: GREAT if you can spend that much haha.
HDD: Get the Seagate Momentus XT instead.
Cooling: It's great I have it.

Make sure you have a nice case

 

[TheBigTroll]

@arzbhatia: the maximus series is the 1155 sockets. the rampage is for 2011

what i would get
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g9c8

it will perform the same as your build that you posted above but its a lot cheaper. if you feel you need to go a little higher end, heres what i would get

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g9cs

it says that the motherboard is incompatable but it fits since its not truely eatx

 

[TheBigTroll]

as for the SSD, you can make it a 256gb if you would like. 480/512gb SSDs are way too expensive and they tend to lose performance (especially sandforce drives like the corsair)

 

[arzbhatia]

^ Oops! sorry yeah forgot.

I recommend the ASUS Maximus V Formula anyway

 

[arzbhatia]

And also, if you wanna save some money, go for what BigTroll suggested. 98% you'll get the same performance.

 

[black9white]

as for the SSD, you can make it a 256gb if you would like. 480/512gb SSDs are way too expensive and they tend to lose performance (especially sandforce drives like the corsair)

now thats something i never knew, thanks!
im just for performance like money wise its okay to spend since im spending alot with the gpu can you recommend some brand for ssd thats good for performance?

 

[black9white]

Do NOT get the Z77 OC Formula. It's a total waste. Go for the Asus Maximus V Formula instead. It's the BEST, THE BESTEST actually, that you can get. (The Maximus IV Extreme-Z is for LGA2011, the i5 2500k is LGA1155)

CPU: Go for i5 3570K
RAM: Get G.Skill RipJaws X 1600Mhz instead. (Save some money)
PSU: Don't spend too much on PSU. 700 is MORE than enough.
SSD: GREAT if you can spend that much haha.
HDD: Get the Seagate Momentus XT instead.
Cooling: It's great I have it.

Make sure you have a nice case

-why would the z77 oc formule be a waste?
-im for extreme OC'ing and 2500k fits perfectly in it
-1600 vs 2133, is the difference noticeable?
-ill be using two radeon hd7970 in the future, so i think i need more than 700w

-the case would be a silverstone ft-02 you think it would fit in it?

 

[arzbhatia]

For extreme overclocking, go for the Asus Maximus V Extreme - I have it and it's the best thing out there. The OC Formula doesn't even TOUCH the Extreme in terms of OC performance. The only AMAZING OC motherboards out there are The Maximus V Extreme (Which is the best) and the MSI Big Bang MPower.

Okay, for overclocking, the 2500K is great. So is a 3570K. Buying a 3570K would make more sense as both the Maximus V Extreme and the Big Bang MPower and built FOR Ivy Bridge.

1600 vs 2133? Nope, not much. Just by 0.06 seconds. You can always overclock your 1600RAM to upto 2600 without fiddling much.

For running two 7970, a 850w would be enough.

Case - Yes, the Asus Maximus V Extreme and the Big Bang MPower both would be able to fit in the case.

 

[arzbhatia]

If you don't want to spend $379 for the Extreme, then go for the Asus Maximus V Formula which is for $279. That's another board which is really good for OCers. The fusionthermo thing implemented on the Formula is one of the best ROG innovations.

 

[TheBigTroll]

1: i dont see the point of extreme oc. you wont see too much of a difference between 4.2ghz and 4.8ghz unless you are under a benchmark. either stick with the msi mpower, z77-v pro, or the maximus v formula. the extreme is for extreme ln2 benching or a very high end custom loop
2:any ram above 1600mhz voids your intel warranty.just saying. if you do happen to overclock your memory, buy intel oc warranty for 30 bucks

 

[arzbhatia]

^ And buying that OC warranty is a total waste.

 

[TheBigTroll]

also, overclocking the CPU itself breaks the warranty as well. keep that in mind. if you try to RMA a CPU, good luck.

 

[arzbhatia]

^ Which is really sad.

 

[TheBigTroll]

thats why i suggested to get OC warranty if you are doing memory overclocking or very high overclocks

 

[black9white]

For extreme overclocking, go for the Asus Maximus V Extreme - I have it and it's the best thing out there. The OC Formula doesn't even TOUCH the Extreme in terms of OC performance. The only AMAZING OC motherboards out there are The Maximus V Extreme (Which is the best) and the MSI Big Bang MPower.

Okay, for overclocking, the 2500K is great. So is a 3570K. Buying a 3570K would make more sense as both the Maximus V Extreme and the Big Bang MPower and built FOR Ivy Bridge.

1600 vs 2133? Nope, not much. Just by 0.06 seconds. You can always overclock your 1600RAM to upto 2600 without fiddling much.

For running two 7970, a 850w would be enough.

Case - Yes, the Asus Maximus V Extreme and the Big Bang MPower both would be able to fit in the case.

that was helpful! so ill go with 3570k to utilise also the pcie 3, still trying to see why i would need 800w wouldnt that be little?anyhow im torn between the formula and the extreme :/

 

[arzbhatia]

Get whatever you think looks better.

(I'd go for the Extreme, I did actually. I had the same decision to make)

 

[TheBigTroll]

id get formula. its much more gamer oriented yet it has a high oc ability. on air or water, you wont see much of a difference (tops 100mhz). remember to get oc warranty just incase you somehow fry your chip

 

[arzbhatia]

I correct you there. The Extreme is better for OCing but yes, you'll only get a difference of about 200Mhz or so max.

If you REALLY wanna overclock HARD with all those cooling pipes and thermal compound/cloth thing then go with the Extreme. Otherwise, go with the Formula.

 

[arzbhatia]

Go for the Formula. I asked the JJ ASUS guy. He said the formula would be a better option until unless you wanna stick 4 graphic cards on your board in the future. (Which I want to, glad I made the right choice)

 

[TheBigTroll]

you will run into a CPU bottleneck with 4 cards just saying.

 

[black9white]

you will run into a CPU bottleneck with 4 cards just saying.

yup i was thinking about that too, would 3 be alright?

 

[TheBigTroll]

either way, just get the formula.

adding video cards dont always result in extra performance as games dont always scale well. 2 way would result in nearly 90% scaling. after that you see 50-70% and when you add a 4th card, it could actually reduce performance as games cant use it