Makeing a new system, for the fist time in 10 years

[MortenGrue]

Hi

I have been useing laptops for the last 10 years (studi), but now i want a home computer, for gameing, grafik design and codeing.

Iam looking for a "Quite" system with a lot of power, and stability.

Motherborad: Z77 EXTREME6/TB4 Asrock Z77 EXTREME6/TB4
PSU: CMPSU-1050HXEU Corsair HX Series 1050W
Case: 0-761345-82000-4 Antec Performance P280 Super Mid Tower
Ram: KVR16N11/8 Kingston Value RAM DDR3 8GB 1600MHz x4
CPU: BX80637I73770 Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz 8MB
CPU Cooler: UCACO-P0900-CSB01  Arctic Freezer Xtreme Rev 2
HardDisk: WD30EFRX WD RED WD30EFRX 3TB SATA6
SSD: MZ-7PD256BW Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB SATA6 Basic kit 540/520 x2 - Raid 1
Graphic card: CGNX-X688 Club 3D GeForce PCI-E GTX680 4GB DVI/HDMI/DP
Monitor: LS27A550HS/EN Samsung 27'' S27A550H 16:9 HDMI x2
Keybord: RZ03-00260500-R3N1  Razer Arctosa Silver gaming keyboard USB
Mouse: 910-001263 Logitech G500 Laser Gaming Mouse
Esktra Cooler: 0-761345-75252-7 Antec TrueQuiet Pro 120mm cabinet fan

I have spent some time looking at reviews and stuff, but it is hard to know anything about how the different parts play together, o any feedback on that would be nice - And any ideers for improvment is most welcome!

-Grue

 

[Azn Cracker]

That power supply is overkill. Get something cheaper unless you plan on a SLI config and overclocking. IMO putting ssd's in raid is a waste of money. You will only see a big improvement on benchmarks. Lastly I think you should get some ram other than the kingston value ram. If you are going to build a computer of that caliber at least get some ram that looks cool geez.

 

[MortenGrue]

Hi, thanks fo the reply

I took a big PSU so i can add a extra GPU in a year or too, and get a fast upgrade that way.

Useing Raid 1 is not for speed but for data protection (i have tryed to loss all my data on a disk failure, and it is not fun ^^)

With the closed case no one is going to see the RAM - Are the Kingston value ram bad? or just ugly ?

 

[tabascosauz]

Looks cool, but 3 things:

1: 32GB of RAM? Isn't that a bit overkill? I have 12GB and can never get close to 80-90% RAM use no matter
how hard I try.

2: If you want it to last, why not get an i7-3770k with a CPU cooler? You can keep it at stock speeds for now and
OC a few years down the road?

3: A GTX 680 is very expensive. You can get a 670 and it's not much of a difference for quite a bit less money. Lots
of people with SLI 2x GTX 670 builds nowadays.

 

[Fulgurant]

Hi, thanks fo the reply

I took a big PSU so i can add a extra GPU in a year or too, and get a fast upgrade that way.

Useing Raid 1 is not for speed but for data protection (i have tryed to loss all my data on a disk failure, and it is not fun ^^)

With the closed case no one is going to see the RAM - Are the Kingston value ram bad? or just ugly ?

Kingston value RAM should be just fine. The only thing you want to double-check is the voltage: some DIMMs that are advertised at 1600 MHz can only give you that speed at 1.65 volts, which is higher than Intel recommends you use with an Ivy Bridge CPU. (The memory controller is on the die, so you can technically void your CPU warranty if you run your memory at above ~1.55 volts, IIRC.)

I've used Kingston RAM exclusively for the last 15 or so years, through multiple builds. It's a good solid brand, and there's nothing wrong with buying RAM that doesn't have flashy heat spreaders on it.

All of that said, I think 32 GB might be overkill, but I suppose it can't hurt either. Memory's really cheap these days, after all.

 

[ikes9711]

I would go with a HD7970 Ghz edition if you are going with this high quality build. It will outperform a 680 any day...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

 

[MortenGrue]

The RAM voltage thing i dont understand, ill try and read up on it, but is it normaly something one can see on the manufatures homepage ?

I have altso looked at RAM with higer MHz, but some reviews i found said i made close to no difference (like 2 - 5% for alot of cash).

I took 32Gb as it is cheap, and it would be fun to try a RAM-Disk (even if it is overkill with a Raid 1 SSD).

@tabascosauz:
The i7-3770k seems alot more exspecive, what do you get from that "k" ?

 

[Fulgurant]

The RAM voltage thing i dont understand, ill try and read up on it, but is it normaly something one can see on the manufatures homepage ?

I have altso looked at RAM with higer MHz, but some reviews i found said i made close to no difference (like 2 - 5% for alot of cash).

I took 32Gb as it is cheap, and it would be fun to try a RAM-Disk (even if it is overkill with a Raid 1 SSD).

@tabascosauz:
The i7-3770k seems alot more exspecive, what do you get from that "k" ?

Yes, if you take your memory's model number to the manufacturer's website (or perhaps just paste the number into google), you should be able to find a page that lists the memory's JEDEC profiles. Your memory will probably have a couple of different profiles, which define at what voltage and at what timings your memory will run at a given speed.

So for instance, it might say that your memory runs at 1600 MHz with 10-10-10-30 timings at 1.65 volts, and 1333 MHz with 9-9-9-27 timings at 1.5 volts. As in this example. (My example is a press release from Kingston's website, because the official spec sheet is a PDF, and I hate it when people link me to PDFs, so I try to extend to others the same courtesy that I would wish of them.)

Online vendors like newegg will also often list the voltage that goes with the advertised speed. As in this example.

All of that said, you're right: memory speed isn't all that important in an Ivy Bridge rig. I only bring the matter up because it's easy to buy 1600 MHz memory that won't run at the manufacturer-recommended voltage for your CPU -- in which case you'll end up running the memory at a lower speed than you intended, which can be mildly disappointing when you're assembling your otherwise shiny new computer.

EDIT: Ha, nevermind. Your memory runs at 1.5 volts. I missed the model number in the original post. My fault.