Advice before I buy....

[ajprokos]

I want to build something around the i7-2600k sandy:

case: Antec Lanboy air Yellow Black / Yellow ATX Mid Tower Computer Modular Case
power supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W
ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133
mobo: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
cpu fan: XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included I7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible
windows7 home premium 64bit

These are the parts I am buying from newegg. The mobo advice is from this site along with the Xigmatek Gaia cpu cooler. I've heard good things about the power supply and ripjaw ram. The case is on a 50% discount from $200 to 100 (after MIR).

The dvdrom drive and 2x 1tb hdd I already have.


Any thoughts? Thank you in advance,
AJ

 

[we1shcake]

looks good but id say include atleast a 5450 as its much better for media playing and similar for very little cost outlay

 

[ajprokos]

Could you go a bit further into depth. Are you saying that I should buy a sound card to enhance the build?

 

[saint19]

Hi and welcome to Tom's forum.

Did you check if the cooler fit with the RAM?

 

[ajprokos]

Hi and welcome to Tom's forum.

Did you check if the cooler fit with the RAM?

I did not, how do I go about that?

 

[ajprokos]

I do not mind changing the ram to make sure it would fit

 

[we1shcake]

no its a basic graphics card that helps massively with media playback, although if media is to be one of the main purposes i would recommend a sound card as they make a huge difference

 

[saint19]

In the manufacturer's page, but look like it fit. Another good option for RAM that avoid the fit problem are the Vengeance low profile.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[ajprokos]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

Thank you

 

[ajprokos]

no its a basic graphics card that helps massively with media playback, although if media is to be one of the main purposes i would recommend a sound card as they make a huge difference

I will look for a sound card for my gaming experiences. Thank you. Sorry just not familiar with that concept (of an additional video card?)

 

[dalmvern]

Your did pick a very good power supply, however 850W is more than you need, even with adding in a top end graphics card.

What will you be doing with this machine?

 

[ajprokos]

Your did pick a very good power supply, however 850W is more than you need, even with adding in a top end graphics card.

What will you be doing with this machine?

High multi-tasking: 2 monitors, running a few gaming servers, dual boxing games, a little bit of OC. I have had some bad experiences with lower watts - it might have been just the quality of the psu. I intend to keep this psu when I upgrade. Hopefully, I will be going SLI once I buy another card for some extreme gaming for the new games coming out.

 

[ajprokos]

Plus, the psu is on a great sale - $20 off plus $10 MIR.

 

[gametstr]

@op
U didn't mention what GPU u want to get or if u r getting one at all..

If u r planning to game at max settings I 'd recommend something like a 560Ti / 6950 2GB. or maybe higher than that considering u r going for the 2600K instead of the i5 2500K.

I 'd do something like i5 2500K + 570 / 6970

also what is ur total budget?

add an ssd?

 

[ajprokos]

@op
U didn't mention what GPU u want to get or if u r getting one at all..

If u r planning to game at max settings I 'd recommend something like a 560Ti / 6950 2GB. or maybe higher than that considering u r going for the 2600K instead of the i5 2500K.

I 'd do something like i5 2500K + 570 / 6970

Wow, not sure how I could mess up on copy n paste.....




CPU: i7 - 2600K sandy bridge 3.4
GPU: evga gtx 560 ti 1gb superclocked

 

[gametstr]

560 Ti is a great card. The one u mentioned performs on par with stock 570. But if u r not on a budget go with the 570.

How about an SSD?

But why 2600K and not the 2500K??

 

[ajprokos]

No SSD as of yet. I have a plethora of HDD atm. Budget would not let me fit in a decent SDD (I didnt want to spend anything and half-ass it ---- as I do not know much about it yet; still researching).

There was a great deal for the 2600k -- had 2 promo codes: $15 off plus 5% off my order (so another 10ish). I understand the only reason to go for it would be for someone who is an extreme "video encoder" (as they said it). I understand the difference is roughly $100 between retail pricing. Just seemed right with the hosting, multi-tasking, and gaming applications.