Final Opinions on 1100$ build

[Varked]

What do you guys think?


[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1S3Jf) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1S3Jf/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1S3Jf/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k) | $220.98 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i) | $94.99 @ Newegg
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) | $8.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme4) | $124.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n760tf2gd5oc) | $255.91 @ Newegg
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn722n) | $15.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-sgc1000kwn1) | $54.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic M12II 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss850am) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $24.98 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | $99.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1090.78
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-22 21:16 EDT-0400 |

 

[Kingbob]

You definitely dont need the h100i. You would be fine with the 212 EVO instead. With the extra $70 I'd get a better graphics card (280x) and maybe a SSD (youd have to add in little bit more money to get one).

Other than that it looks great.

 

[patrick47018]

Get this adapter http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166073

Your PSU is a little excessive but at the price keep it as is. And the only thing I would add to the build is an SSD

Oh and consider a R9 280X over that 760

 

[Varked]

You definitely dont need the h100i. You would be fine with the 212 EVO instead. With the extra $70 I'd get a better graphics card (280x) and maybe a SSD (youd have to add in little bit more money to get one).

Other than that it looks great.

I plan on overlocking, i thought the 212 EVO wasen't the best for Overclocking, so i decided to go with a 100i for another 50$ (on sale) but maybe the 212 EVO could handle the OC?

 

[Varked]

Get this adapter http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166073

Your PSU is a little excessive but at the price keep it as is. And the only thing I would add to the build is an SSD

Oh and consider a R9 280X over that 760

I know the 850w is a little overkill but its cheap for the amount of wattage and that's its a SeaSonic PSU. In the future i plan on geting a 128gb samsung pro ssd but for now i plan on starting without a ssd. Also i'm not sure about the R9 280X yet , gonna have to look more into it but i haven't seen much positive feedback yet unfortunately

 

[Kingbob]

I think the 212 is fine with moderate overclocks. For example, I have a 8350 that runs at 4.0 stock. I can overclock it to 4.7-4.8GHz with the 212 without any problem. To get it it 5.0-5.2 if would need to get the h100. I think that the extra .7 GHz is definately worth it considering the h100 will only get me .2-.3GHz more.

Thats why id go with the 212 unless you wanted the fastest overclock possible. Which isnt really that much faster anyways.

 

[Varked]

I think the 212 is fine with moderate overclocks. For example, I have a 8350 that runs at 4.0 stock. I can overclock it to 4.7-4.8GHz with the 212 without any problem. To get it it 5.0-5.2 if would need to get the h100. I think that the extra .7 GHz is definately worth it considering the h100 will only get me .2-.3GHz more.

Thats why id go with the 212 unless you wanted the fastest overclock possible. Which isnt really that much faster anyways.

What kind of temps do you get under load?

 

[Kingbob]

I think the 212 is fine with moderate overclocks. For example, I have a 8350 that runs at 4.0 stock. I can overclock it to 4.7-4.8GHz with the 212 without any problem. To get it it 5.0-5.2 if would need to get the h100. I think that the extra .7 GHz is definately worth it considering the h100 will only get me .2-.3GHz more.

Thats why id go with the 212 unless you wanted the fastest overclock possible. Which isnt really that much faster anyways.

What kind of temps do you get under load?

Well, I did a bad job of applying thermal paste (way too much), so right now they are around 67 running prime95. If I wasnt lazy and decided to reapply it, they would drop a good 3-7 degrees.

Remember, in the real world, you will never see anything as cpu intensive as prime95 which is why im not worrying about it. Games probably wont even use 100% of your cpu most of the time.