1st Time builder

[Vigoram]

Hey guys, so this is my 1st time building a machine and I've reviewed these parts but I'm still having trouble finding a few good parts.

I'll be buying most of these parts from newegg.com (No tax!)

Purchase date: Sometime in October however I'm thinking about waiting til Black Friday.

I'll be using this machine for gaming and some internet browsing, homework, and something else that I forgot about.

I live in the US, in NY.

I won't be overclocking the day I get the parts however I will be overclocking in the future when I think it's time to do so.

I will be using SLI with a 2nd graphics card but, only when I think it's needed.

These are the parts I have in mind:

Case- Antec nine hundred - $100

Motherboard – ASrock x79 Extreme4 - $225

CPU – Intel I7 3820 - $300

CPU Cooling – Cooler Master 212 EVO - $30

RAM – G. Skill Ripjaws 8gb - $45

GPU – Nvidia GTX680 - $500

HDD – Raptor HDD SATA - $38 - Ebay or some other place to get a cheap HDD.

DVD – ASUS 24x DVD-rw - $20

PSU – Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750 - $110

Thermal Paste – Arctic Silver 5 - $10

I still have to shop around for a keyboard and mouse lol

The main concerns I have is :

1. Is my case big enough to hold my GPU.

Any advice and/or recommendations are appreciated.

I have not seen a reason to spend a lot on a HDD as I don't think I'll be using a lot of disk space.

 

[DarkOutlaw]

You should be able to overclock to 4.5 easily with the hyper 212 evo. If you want to go a bit bigger, you could go with the Noctua DH-14. It is another great cooler, and will give you an extra few degrees off.

Other than this, you would need to invest in a custom water loop, which will cost about $200-$400, and I really feel you do not need anything like this. Even extreme over clockers (5.0+ghz) use 4.5 ghz for 24/7 usage.

 

[TheBigTroll]

arctic mx-4 is better than silver 5 and it doesnt need curing. comes with the hyper 212 evo

 

[respect101]

i am going with somthing similar
i7 3770k
z77 sabertooth
8gb vengance 1600
gtx 680
gold series corsair 850 watt psu
vertex 4
seagate barracuda

 

[respect101]

your system looks very good i was going with the 3820 but for some reason the 3770k is slightly better i dont know why but your system shoudnt give you any problems good luck with it

 

[TheBigTroll]

the 3770k is faster than the 3820 because it uses a slightly newer architecture (same but with improvements)

 

[Vigoram]

Is there any way to tell if future CPU's will utilize the 1155 socket?

 

[TheBigTroll]

1155 will end after ivy bridge. haswell will be using 1150 socket

 

[Vigoram]

If that's the case then it might be a good idea to get a different motherboard that supports both 1150 and 1155 just in case. That also means getting a different CPU for now.Then again, would the 2011 socket be phased out quickly? If not then my current build would suffice for awhile.

 

[TheBigTroll]

1155 and 1150 will not be compatable which each other. this isnt amd. 1150 chips will never work in 1155 boards

2011 will probably be updated next year when haswell-e comes out or ivy bridge-e

 

[Vigoram]

Thanks for the response. I'm going with the Corsair Enthusiast TX750 for the PSU for when I decide to add another GPU.

Now is it a good idea to wait for Black Friday/ Cyber Monday to see if there will be any deals on the parts listed?

 

[DarkOutlaw]

If you really wanna wait five months it couldnt hurt...guess it all depends on when you want to build your computer.

 

[TheBigTroll]

id suggest getting a xfx xxx 750w psu instead. made by the same company and it is more efficent and modular

 

[guerrero]

Your going to order in about 3-4 months and your choosing your parts now....?

 

[Vigoram]

Do you think it'll be worth waiting? I won't have enough funds til mid October.

 

[TheBigTroll]

buy things that are on sale

 

[guerrero]

You should have posted this a week before you buy the components

 

[TheBigTroll]

You should have posted this a week before you buy the components

pretty much....

 

[Vigoram]

Yeah, I could have. But unless some better parts go on sale for the same price; this is what I'll be going with.