$1300. About to purchase

[oxtis]

Learned some stuff from my previous post HERE

and my friend decided to add $100 to the budget
so the total is $1300.

Gonna OC it to 4.5
Please give any advise you got

All parts have been picked, and it is about $1303. from NEWEGG

CPU : I5-2500k (149.99)

CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-D14 (89.99)

MB : ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (134.99)

HDD : Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB (109.99)

SSD : Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB (109.99)

GPU : MSI N660 Ti PE 2GD5/OC (309.99)

RAM : CORSAIR XMS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1333 (65.99)

Power : CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX650 (149.99)

Case : NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case (119.99)

Optical Drive : ASUS DRW-24B1ST (19.99)

Add-on : TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 PCI Express x1 Wireless N Dual Band Adapter (42.99)

AND IT COMES WITH BOARDERLAND 2 (FREE) + McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013 (FREE lol at this)

 

[viridiancrystal]

Looks pretty good. I would reconsider your graphics card choice, the 660ti has some lurking problems that could really cause some problems.

Also, where are you finding the 2500k for $149.99?

 

[dingo07]

Yeah, that's off by about $50-70

You can offset that difference by using this power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012

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And save more by getting this fan (that's actually better than the one u selected) -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103176&Tpk=tpc-812

 

[oxtis]

Yeah, that's off by about $50-70

You can offset that difference by using this power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012

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And save more by getting this fan (that's actually better than the one u selected) -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103176&Tpk=tpc-812

o.o
how is it off by 50 ~ 70.
adding everything up = 1303.89.

 

[unoriginal1]

o.o
how is it off by 50 ~ 70.
adding everything up = 1303.89.

Hes talking about the CPU you listed 149.99 Newegg lists 219.99 = 70 dollar difference .

 

[dingo07]

Hes talking about the CPU you listed 149.99 Newegg lists 219.99 = 70 dollar difference .

Eggactly

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Or save Even More with this cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

 

[oxtis]

Hes talking about the CPU you listed 149.99 Newegg lists 219.99 = 70 dollar difference .

ohhh oops.
i forgot to say that the CPU is the only one not from Newegg.
im gonna go to a micro center near my house.
they have it for 159.99(my bad not 149.99)
but the price is only for in store pick up so cant order it online

 

[Why_Me]

Learned some stuff from my previous post HERE

and my friend decided to add $100 to the budget
so the total is $1300.

Gonna OC it to 4.5
Please give any advise you got

All parts have been picked, and it is about $1303. from NEWEGG

CPU : I5-2500k (149.99)

CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-D14 (89.99)

MB : ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (134.99)

HDD : Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB (109.99)

SSD : Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB (109.99)

GPU : MSI N660 Ti PE 2GD5/OC (309.99)

RAM : CORSAIR XMS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1333 (65.99)

Power : CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX650 (149.99)

Case : NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case (119.99)

Optical Drive : ASUS DRW-24B1ST (19.99)

Add-on : TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 PCI Express x1 Wireless N Dual Band Adapter (42.99)

AND IT COMES WITH BOARDERLAND 2 (FREE) + McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013 (FREE lol at this)

I'm not sure why people are posting 650w psu's for those cards with expectations of over clocking and adding a second card later on. All the reviews point towards a 750w psu. Also you didn't specify what your intended use for this build is but if it's for gaming then skip the 16GB of RAM unless you plan on taking up professional video editing and/or Auto Cad. 8GB of RAM is over kill but it's dirt cheap atm and it's a way of future proofing. And another thing these Z77 boards are geared for Ivy Bridge and seeing how Ivy Bridge not only supports PCI-E 3.0, native 1600Hz RAM, USB 3.0, it also beats the 2500K in gaming. Check out the reviews hence the reason all of us on here recommend the Ivy Bridge over the Sandy Bridge.


http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Crafted-Tower-Steel-Chassis/dp/B003WE9WQO/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1348095670&sr=1-1&keywords=NZXT+Phantom+PHAN-001WT $119.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
NZXT Crafted Series ATX Full Tower Steel Chassis - Phantom White

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-80PLUS-Certified-Modular-CP-9020015-NA/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_24?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1346646210&sr=1-24 $86.00 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Corsair CX 750 Watts 80PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply CP-9020015-NA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1066148 $336.98 save: $13.00
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A2EUTVCJXLAJ4K $33.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544 $40.99 FREE SHIPPING
Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SH-222BB-BEBE-Internal-Software/dp/B006B7R9PU/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1348081271&sr=1-2 $16.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE 22X SATA DVDRW Internal Drive (Black), Bulk without Software

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-7200RPM-Internal-STBD2000101/dp/B005OKQUJ6/ref=sr_1_7?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1348081407&sr=1-7 $109.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Seagate Barracuda 7200 2 TB 7200RPM SATA NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive STBD2000101 - Retail Kit

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-2-5-Inch-Solid-SDSSDP-128G--G25/dp/B007ZW2LY4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1347126230&sr=1-1&keywords=sandisk+128+gb+ssd $89.95 + $0.00 shipping
SanDisk 128 GB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SDSSDP-128G- G25)

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Overvoltage-N660TI-PE-2GD5/dp/B008SBX6GI/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1347927302&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+660+ti $309.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping | Price after rebate: $299.99
MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition Graphics Card with Triple Overvoltage and Enhanced PWM Design (N660TI PE 2GD5/OC)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133 $42.99 FREE SHIPPING
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band Adapter IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI Express x1 Up to 450Mbps Wireless Data Rates Support 64/128 bit WEP, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, 802.1x

Total: $1,183.86 *not including shippping $& rebates


That network card works a whole lot better on 5Ghz and seeing how it's a dual band card you just need the router to match it so you can get the most out of your connection.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Gigabit-Router-TL-WDR4300/dp/B0088CJT4U $83.99
TP-Link N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (TL-WDR4300)

http://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/?model=TL-WDR4300 <---- another look at that router

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1983/1/ <---- review of that router


http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_z $90.70 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?cat=CPU&Model=Z77%20Extreme3 <----- another look at that board

 

[g-unit1111]

There's no reason to pair a 2500K with a Z77 as you lose a lot of functionality. Get the 3570K. Also the Radeon 7950 is a far better GPU than the GTX 660TI is.

 

[viridiancrystal]

That's sorted out. I wish there was a microcenter somewhere near me, they have such good prices.
I still would not recommend the 660ti, It's memory interface can cause some major problems.

 

[viridiancrystal]

There's no reason to pair a 2500K with a Z77 as you lose a lot of functionality. Get the 3570K. Also the Radeon 7950 is a far better GPU than the GTX 660TI is.

Since he is going to be overclocking, and can find the 2500k for 159.99, that is by far his best choice. The 3570k isn't really worth the premium over the 2500k if your going to be overclocking.

 

[Why_Me]

Since he is going to be overclocking, and can find the 2500k for 159.99, that is by far his best choice. The 3570k isn't really worth the premium over the 2500k if your going to be overclocking.

Do you see that build I posted up above? Take a look at the build I posted and then scroll down to "total price". There's no reason why the OP should purchase last years tech geared for a P67/Z68 board when he can get the cpu to match the motherboard and still remain under his budget. The OP hosed himself on that over priced psu that's going to struggle trying to push dual 660 ti's in SLI, the 16GB of crappy XMS RAM (Vengeance is good, XMS is Corsair's ghetto line of RAM), the motherboard he chose cost more yet doesn't offer anything that the board I posted other than two extra SATA 6Gb ports, and he never checked Amazon. The worst part is that this is his second thread on here today and I posted almost an identical build on that thread as the one I posted on here and he still doesn't get it.

 

[oxtis]

so if im going with i5- 2500k. what MB do u guys recommend ?

and there is a deal at the Micro center for 3570k + ASRock Z77 Extreme4 for $291.48

what should i do o.o ?

 

[Why_Me]

so if im going with i5- 2500k. what MB do u guys recommend ?

and there is a deal at the Micro center for 3570k + ASRock Z77 Extreme4 for $291.48

what should i do o.o ?

If you live near a microcenter (those deals are in store only) then get the board + 3570K there as a bundle deal. Also pick up the Sandisk 128GB SSD from microcenter for $79.99. The rest you can pick up from Amazon. If you don't live near a microcenter then take a good hard long look at that build I posted on here. Take your time checking it over. There's a reason we are recommending the Ivy Bridge cpu and if it's in your budget then don't screw yourself on a new build by going with a 2500K.

 

[Why_Me]

so if im going with i5- 2500k. what MB do u guys recommend ?

and there is a deal at the Micro center for 3570k + ASRock Z77 Extreme4 for $291.48

what should i do o.o ?

One other thing I would like to mention. Some people on here live in the past and they recommend those $80 cpu heat sinks like that Noctua not realizing that over clocking these Ivy Bridge cpu's doesn't gain you that much more FPS in games. Google some benches on that. That CM EVO I posted will allow you to over clock to 4.2Ghz with that board and you won't have to add any voltage to it and it's when you give these IB cpu's extra volts that they tend to heat up. 4.2Ghz with an IB cpu equals out to 4.4 Ghz - 4.5Ghz performance wise with a SB cpu. Keep that in mind.

 

[oxtis]

thanks for all the advises.
i changed a few things up and kept it at $1200.
but my friend wont listen to me.
hes so stubborn, and still wants 16G of RAM.
so i just changed it to a OCZ because the previous one wasnt that good.

CPU : I5-3570k

CPU Cooler : CM EVO 212

MB : ASRock Z77 Extreme4

HDD : Seagate Barracuda 2TB

SSD : Sand Disk 128GB

GPU : MSI N660 Ti PE

RAM : G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB

Power : CORSAIR CX Series CX750

Case : NZXT Phantom Full Tower

Optical : Samsung 22X DVDRW Burner

Add-on : TP-LINK TL-WDN4800