Advice what do you guys think

[ryswinton]

OK this is what i am considering building would love some input. Trying to keep price around 1300 before monitor


Antec Gaming Case for Desktops DF-85


ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 LGA 1155 SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 Supported Intel P67 DDR3 1800 ATX Motherboard


Intel Core i7-2600K Processor 3.4GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1155


Corsair Vengeance 12 GB ( 3 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit for Intel Core i7 SDRAM CMZ12GX3M3A1600​C9


Corsair CMPSU-950TX 950-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Compatible with Intel Core i7 and Core i5


Western Digital WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA 6 GB/S 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Bulk/OEM 3.5-Inch Desktop Hard Drive (x2 raid 0)


MSI Radeon HD 6850 1 GB DDR5 2DVI/ HDMI/DisplayPor​t PCI-Express Video Card, R6850 CYCLONE PE/OC


Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50 All in One High-performanc​e CPU Cooler CWCH50-1

Total price on Amazon $1377.10

Please any thoughts would be great its been about 8yrs since my last gaming rig build

 

[atypicallemon]

What country do you live in because if Newegg is an option there is much that can be upgraded to this build to outperform this rig.

 

[ryswinton]

i live in the USA Thanks for the input

 

[ryswinton]

Newegg is an option

 

[cmcghee358]

Looks like you have triple channel memory which isn't compatible with the 2600k. You'd be better off with 2x4GB.

If you intend to game, you are severely lopsided between your CPU and GPU. You'd be better off getting an i5-2500k and spend the $100 difference on perhaps a 6950 or 6970. Or a 560Ti or 570.

As someone that has owned an H50, and currently owns an H70(traded for on craigslist) I'd recommend a good Air Cooler. For the price you spend on the H50 you can get a top of the line aircooler like a Noctua NH-D14 or something comparable.

950W is excessive for the PSU. For $154.99 you can get a better efficiency PSU from a good manufacturer, that will most likely be modular.

I recommend:

XFX 750W 80 PLUS SILVER 129.99(109.99 w/ rebate)

Corsair HX750 80 PLUS SILVER Modular 144.99 (134.99 w/ rebate)

Seasonic 850W 80 PLUS SILVER 119.99

XFX 850W 80 PLUS SILVER Semi-Modular 154.99 (139.99 w/ rebate)

Seasonic 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Modular 159.99 (I vouch for this one)

 

[atypicallemon]

Good combo: Antec DF-85,OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD),Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power, Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 1.5TB- 378.99

Intel Core i7-2600K,ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68-504.98

XFX HD-695X-CDDC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity -289.99

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B -64.99

Total- 1238.95 + shipping - 20MIR
Still have 60 left to upgrade or find something else to put it towards. This build will blow your original away for pretty much the same price

EDIT: Added CPU cooler COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatible -45.99

Brings total to 1284.94 with $20MIR

 

[atypicallemon]

Or if you are not going to do a lot of 3d rendering then dropping to the 2500k would open up to a new board and save you some more money
Intel Core i5-2500K, ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS -409.98

This frees up another $95

 

[ryswinton]

you guys are the best thanks for all the input. Yes i am building this to play games i. e first person shooters and such. All opinions are welcome and greatly appreciated.

 

[Why_Me]

OK this is what i am considering building would love some input. Trying to keep price around 1300 before monitor


Antec Gaming Case for Desktops DF-85


ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 LGA 1155 SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 Supported Intel P67 DDR3 1800 ATX Motherboard


Intel Core i7-2600K Processor 3.4GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1155


Corsair Vengeance 12 GB ( 3 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit for Intel Core i7 SDRAM CMZ12GX3M3A1600​C9


Corsair CMPSU-950TX 950-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Compatible with Intel Core i7 and Core i5


Western Digital WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA 6 GB/S 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Bulk/OEM 3.5-Inch Desktop Hard Drive (x2 raid 0)


MSI Radeon HD 6850 1 GB DDR5 2DVI/ HDMI/DisplayPor​t PCI-Express Video Card, R6850 CYCLONE PE/OC


Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50 All in One High-performanc​e CPU Cooler CWCH50-1

Total price on Amazon $1377.10

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice <----- please do a copy and paste of that on here

You have a lot of money in that build with little gpu power to show for it. It can be improved upon but we need some more information please.