New system

[zotobjmk]

Just need some feed back on my new build, thank you.

CAS: In-Win H-Frame Limited Edition Open-Air Gaming Case w/ USB 3.0

CD: LG 14X Internal Blu-ray Burner, BD-RE, DVD+RW, 3D Playback Combo Drive

CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011

FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)

HDD: 500GB Gaming Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache

HDD2: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD

MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory (Kingston HyperX

MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support) ASUS P9X79 LE Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX w/ Remote GO!, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3 Gen3 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI

Power: 800 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready

SOUND: ASUS Xonar D1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Sound Card

VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card

WNC: 802.11b/g/n 300 Mbps Wireless Card + External 2.4G 5 Dbi Omni-Directional Wireless Antenna

Total: $2,096.00 <This price is after other things i got with it that are not for the computer> so about $1900 for the rig.

 

[Outlander_04]

What are you using it for?

Mostly its horrible , but I suppose that build could make sense to 2% of users

 

[zotobjmk]

What are you using it for?

Mostly its horrible , but I suppose that build could make sense to 2% of users

Whats wrong with it? not a fan of any of the parts or what?

and its for overclocking and FPS games.

 

[mikerockett]

For games you don't need anything more than the i5 3570k, anything more is just wasted money.

Ram is the same problem, 8gb is plenty, any more is wasted money.

Cooler - Don't need liquid cooling unless you're going for really big clocks, if this is the case you want custom loops as pretty much any closed loop system will be equalled by a good air cooler.

10,000rpm drives are pretty much non sense these days, if you want a fast drive SSD is an infinitely better investment.

Mobo - In line with CPU, this is way overkill, a decent z77 board will suffice.

PSU - Not listed but it's probably crap.

GPU - In a rig this price it's way underdone and completely disproportionate to the CPU. For a gaming rig you want much better at this price range.

Sound card - Unless you're a big audiophile or into music production it's not necessary.

Ill post up a cheaper and better build shortly.

 

[Outlander_04]

Whats wrong with it? not a fan of any of the parts or what?

and its for overclocking and FPS games.

A socket 1155 3570K and a decent quality motherboard with a Z77 chipset will perform just as well in games at a fraction of the cost

Use a 2 x4 gig kit of RAM . More will not help game performance

Use an SSD as a boot drive . 128 gig is enough for most people

Spend more on the graphics card . Assuming you have a 1080p monitor then a 7950 is easily in your budget , and so are the top end nVidia cards

The sound card is probably not any better than the onboard sound, and definitely not better if its connected to computer speakers

With any single graphics card set up you are going to need a 600 watt power supply . 750 watt should let you use two graphics cards

The asetek cooler isnt needed with Ivy Bridge cpu's

and since the case is "open air"I hope there is no dust where you live

 

[mikerockett]

Here you go, should do you better and much cheaper, also room to xfire in the future if you like. If not can get a cheaper PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.26 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($132.03 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($161.10 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($122.75 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1401.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-13 05:41 EST-0500)

 

[Outlander_04]

Here you go, should do you better and much cheaper, also room to xfire in the future if you like. If not can get a cheaper PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.26 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($132.03 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($161.10 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($122.75 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1401.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-13 05:41 EST-0500)

Just my personal choice but I'd go with the Antec 1100 as a case .

And the Gigabyte Windforce 7970

But thats the perfect example of how to save $700 and at least double the game performance , and make the system 10 times more responsive while burning half as much electricity

 

[zotobjmk]

Thank you both for your help, so basically the computer parts are just way to much power it;ll be slow and a lot of it is overkill? whats the point of an i7 cpu then?

 

[mikerockett]

i7's are more useful for people doing heavy editing work, large 3d renders etc.

Some parts are overkill, some are very underdone.

The build i listed has much more balanced components that work together more proportionately and as such will perform much better for your needs.