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[newbuilder26]

Hey everyone! I'm quite new to building PCs and well I'd like some input on my new build that I recently put together (my first).

Intel i5 3570k @ 3.8gHz
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2gb
P8 z77-V LE
8gb HyperX Genesis DDR3 Ram
2.5 SATA3 120.0 Intel SSD 520
Corsair TX650 80+ PSU
1 TB Caviar Green (I know..lol)
All inside an Antec 900 2!

I guess my questions are : Should I be able to record some Guild Wars 2 footage through fraps at a good FPS? Is there anything I can do to optimize speed etc? I also have a 1 TB Caviar at 32mb cache - but if I'm not using it as a boot device it shouldnt bottleneck my system right?


Thanks ALOT for any input it's greatly appreciated guys

 

[electricfirebolt]

All looks good. Personally id say perhaps bigger PSU but I think that PSU should do the job.

 

[newbuilder26]

Thanks alot for the input!

 

[FinneousPJ]

For completeness' sake I must say that PSU would in fact suffice for 7850 crossfire so no problem there.

 

[newbuilder26]

Heh, yeah. It's gotta some pretty awesome wattage for the GPU that it is. One question though - what would you guys recommend as an after market cooler for my cpu? I wanna maybe crank it to 4.2-4.3 and I've read that the stock fan doesn't do the job (volt-wise)...any ideas?

 

[FinneousPJ]

What budget?

As for the topic, I would rate your build pretty high, perhaps over 90%. Very nice choices and should be quite good value for money, too.

 

[newbuilder26]

I'd say 50$-100$...obviously I want bang for buck! And thanks alot, those long nights on google paid off!

 

[geekapproved]

All looks good. Personally id say perhaps bigger PSU but I think that PSU should do the job.

A bigger psu? LOL

A Antec 380w would be plenty for that system with headroom. The cpu's pulling about 110w and the gpu is pulling about 110w.

I'm planning to run a similiar setup when I upgrade my cpu with my 380w.

Even a 550w psu would be fine for TWO 7850's on that setup.

 

[FinneousPJ]

Here's a lot of cooler for the $ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118133

 

[newbuilder26]

Cool - you think I'd OC my cpu safely with that? What kind of wattage should I be looking for?

 

[FinneousPJ]

With a heatsink of that size yeah, definitely. Most people use a Hyper EVO which is significantly smaller.

As for wattage I think you mean core voltage, which should always be as low as possible to achieve a stable overclock.

 

[newbuilder26]

Awesome. Well thanks again I'll post back results!

 

[newbuilder26]

So...I've been looking things up...for my Antec 902 I have an extra fan mount on the side (120mm). I was thinking since I'm buying a cooler too, why not just optimize my airflow to the max.

I figured this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118008 for the side fan...to my knowledge it is compatible? And I will take your advice on that cooler Finneous -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118133

and http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118092&Tpk=f4 X2

Overkill? Good idea? Let me know

 

[FinneousPJ]

Two extra fans for cooler is a bit much since it already comes with one IMO.

The side fan produces a lot of extra noise so I wouldn't get one unless you're having thermal problems.

 

[newbuilder26]

Aaaaaand one last question, bare with me. In your opinion, is that cooler gonna fit in my case?

 

[FinneousPJ]

Yeah.

 

[newbuilder26]

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