Final Build Picks - How's it look? (Under $1500)

[jonclimbs247]

Looking for final go ahead and final thoughts on my build if you would

Approximate Purchase Date: Next couple of weeks

Budget Range: Quality is somewhat going to trump price for me e.g. if it's really good and you think it's really good, I'll probably save for it/buy it.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming mostly (high end/medium-high end)

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU MOBO

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, amazon and tiger direct

Location: Arlington, VA (near DC) in USA

Parts Preferences: Intel based I think

Overclocking: Yes (in the future, not sure how easy it is)

SLI or Crossfire: Yes/not right away but in the future

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Final opinions

1 x ($114.99) Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid TowerComputer Case
$114.99

1 x ($57.99) CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A2133C11B
$57.99


1 x ($144.99) CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $144

1 "Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)"
Personal Computers; $32.08

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
ASRock motherboard $134.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
i5 processor $229.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
dvd/cd optic drive $17.99

SSD: SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128D/AM 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive

Windows 7 HP $99.99

1TB WD Hard Drive (Internal) $84.99

And a GeForce GTX 580 from a while back that I have not had a chance to use. I would like to replace those with 670's SLI'd in the future, or at least the 660 Ti's.

I was also thinking to overclock in the future. I'm not entirely sure what that is yet, but I want the full potential out of the CPU I'd be getting.

 

[g-unit1111]

Your links don't work but that looks like a really solid build - I say go for it.

Make sure that Vengeance RAM is low profile before ordering: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186

 

[jonclimbs247]

Your links don't work but that looks like a really solid build - I say go for it.

Make sure that Vengeance RAM is low profile before ordering: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186

Your links don't work

I think I fixed the links =D Thanks for pointing that out.

Make sure that Vengeance RAM is low profile before ordering

Don't kill me...but I've ordered already these... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233300

They are obviously not the low-profile ones. How bad is it that I have those compared to the low-profile ones?
Destroy-my-PC bad or not-be-a-dangerous-threat bad?

It will default to 1600 or 1333 right? I realize that it won't run at 2133...and I'm sad I spent extra.

 

[g-unit1111]

Your links don't work

I think I fixed the links =D Thanks for pointing that out.

Make sure that Vengeance RAM is low profile before ordering

Don't kill me...but I've ordered already these... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233300

They are obviously not the low-profile ones. How bad is it that I have those compared to the low-profile ones?
Destroy-my-PC bad or not-be-a-dangerous-threat bad?

It will default to 1600 or 1333 right? I realize that it won't run at 2133...and I'm sad I spent extra.

It's not going to destroy your PC - but if you plan to use a Hyper 212 it will make installation incredibly difficult due to the height of the heat sinks and the clearance from the PWM fan.

It's kind of pointless to buy 2133 because on default your motherboard will run the lowest speeds and timings it can handle.

 

[gelliott]

If he's only using two sticks of RAM, as it appears he should be fine using the outer slots. I have the same memory and cooler on my Gigabyte Z68 board and the cooler fan only blocks the first ram slot.

If it is truly a problem you can always move the fan to the other side of the cooler and use it to pull instead of push air through although I realize this isn't ideal.

 

[jonclimbs247]

It's not going to destroy your PC - but if you plan to use a Hyper 212 it will make installation incredibly difficult due to the height of the heat sinks and the clearance from the PWM fan.

It's kind of pointless to buy 2133 because on default your motherboard will run the lowest speeds and timings it can handle.

I went ahead and purchased your option: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4176827&SID=znrsfbrymplr

These are the low profile 1600's. Thank you for bringing that to my attention re: the 212.

I'll just end up giving the others to my brother or dad =P

Thanks again man!

 

[jonclimbs247]

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