Build is complete!!!! Stress test?

[artygrains]

Wondering if i could stress test my newly built computer safely build went very smooth, first time build,
If your wondering why im using certain parts its a lower budget design and light gaming build. Also i left room to buy a newer better grapics card in the future and use the 750gtx as well to run multiple monitors. Any input? Good? Bad? Im very satisfied. Oh running win 8


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dTLJNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dTLJNG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DS 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $838.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 11:46 EDT-0400

 

[vagrantsoul]

reason for going single channel vs a faster dual channel option?

 

[vagrantsoul]

looks good, would SUGGEST xferring the os over to a SSD, use the wd as data storage down the road (get one with data migration tools to expedite things. Never used a xeon as a gaming proc, but you have what seems like a nice first build here.

 

[Dat_Robot]

Budget you say? Your build is over 800$ and you bought a XEON!
I would buy a i5 for that price and get a R7 265, but too bad you already build it.

 

[Powerbolt]

Budget you say? Your build is over 800$ and you bought a XEON!
I would buy a i5 for that price and get a R7 265, but too bad you already build it.

Lol. There's nothing wrong with getting a Xeon CPU. It's funny you should mention an i5 because as it happens I read some of your posts from another thread. If my memory serves me right the winning choice from that thread was also a i7/Xeon. Despite, for some unknown reason, you advocating an i5 for an obviously i7/Xeon suitable machine. I would go with a locked i7 or Xeon any day over a locked i5; simple as that.

@OP : It looks good. I'm a little curious as to why you went for a Z75 motherboard, and single channel memory (1 stick of 8GB, rather than 2 sticks of 4GB). Not that there's anything wrong with that, the machine will run just fine. The single channel memory might knock you down a notch or two on memory performance but otherwise it should be fine.

 

[Dat_Robot]

Yes but for gaming a core i5 is perfect and the i7 series wont give you much more FPS

 

[artygrains]

Single channel 8gb so i can upgrade to 16 in not so distant future than 32 in years and years to come if needed

 

[artygrains]

Also i agree about the ssd another future purchase

 

[artygrains]

Whats wrong with z75? Low price, decent mb??

 

[Powerbolt]

@OP : It looks good. I'm a little curious as to why you went for a Z75 motherboard, and single channel memory (1 stick of 8GB, rather than 2 sticks of 4GB). Not that there's anything wrong with that,the machine will run just fine. The single channel memory might knock you down a notch or two on memory performance but otherwise it should be fine.

Whats wrong with z75? Low price, decent mb??

Nothing's wrong with it; I was merely curious.

 

[artygrains]

To dat robot, as i said this built for light gaming as in older pc games and not specifically games so perfect for gaming does not conncern me

 

[zeyuanfu]

The build isn't bad, but you're using old parts on a dead socket. there will be no upgrade path to the newer CPUs which will potentially be better than the CPU you bought while being cheaper.

 

[artygrains]

How far down the line do you think ill need a new cpu?

 

[zeyuanfu]

How far down the line do you think ill need a new cpu?

Well, I would say in a few years, but that's not always the case, as I have an old Pentium 4 521 CPU and it's running perfectly fine right now.

 

[awesomes8wc3]

Yes. It is probably a good idea to stress test.

Memtest for a few hours.
Prime95 for a few hours.
Furmark for a few hours.

 

[artygrains]

artygrains said:
How far down the line do you think ill need a new cpu?

Well, I would say in a few years, but that's not always the case, as I have an old Pentium 4 521 CPU and it's running perfectly fine right now.


Exactly my last computer was a cheap labtop i baught about 5 years ago this one will last me just fine

And thanks for adressing about the stress test iol look those up

 

[Powerbolt]

artygrains said:
How far down the line do you think ill need a new cpu?

Well, I would say in a few years, but that's not always the case, as I have an old Pentium 4 521 CPU and it's running perfectly fine right now.


Exactly my last computer was a cheap labtop i baught about 5 years ago this one will last me just fine

And thanks for adressing about the stress test iol look those up

You won't need a CPU for a long time. They make it sound like you're dead in water using an outdated socket, but that's far from the truth. That Xeon 1230 V2 will be a great CPU for several years to come.