First time building, need some help.

[Trickey]

I am building a computer for the first time and was wondering what other people think of this build, if anyone sees any problems with it, and I also don't know what to do about CPU cooling so help would be much appreciated.


Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133257
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227320
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136322
Disk Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103010
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001253

Thanks in advance.

 

[gkay09]

All components look gud...except the RAM...they are dual channels and noy tri channels...For the core i7s, go with the tri-channels RAMs...
Get this one...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225
or this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

Well if u are willing to spend little more on the case, then get the Cooler master HAF or the Antec1200...both have gud airflow and gud setup...
But make sure to change the RAM...

 

[dougie_boy]

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133257
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001253

not great pairing of these two items. a 1680x1080 screen does not really need anything more than an ATI 4850 or a 9800GTX+. so a 295 is overkill. you will not see the benift of the additional grunt.

either pick a bigger screen, eg something around the 24" mark or pick a more suited GPU.
there is nothing wrong with a massive GPU and a tiny screen its just you wont see the results.

i suggest a dell 24" or a samsung 24" for the card. if you have the money go for the 30" and really give your eyes a treat.

 

[fullmetall]

Or drop the gtx 295 and go for a 285 in a cheaper price range and get the 24" samsung.

 

[dougie_boy]

for a 1920 display you only really need a 4570 1gig.

 

[gkay09]

^+1 I totally missed the monitor...Either get a higher resolution monitor or u can get a less powerful card...

 

[gkay09]

for a 1920 display you only really need a 4570 1gig.

Typo??? I think u meant 4870 right...

 

[fullmetall]

Depends on what the OP wants. If he is comfortable with Nvidia and if 4870 is the range, go with a GTX 260. In comparison it drops barely 1-2% behind a 1gb 4870 at a high resolution. Either Way is good.

GTX 260 or the sapphire toxic 4870 1gb.

There is no reason to get a $500 dollar + card on a filthy 20" monitor, drop the card range and get the higher quality monitor.

 

[dougie_boy]

Typo??? I think u meant 4870 right...

spotted. yes i did.

 

[Trickey]

Okay I've got this ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

and this monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001275

and I'm not planning on changing the case but I still need to figure out what CPU fan to use. I don't know anything about CPU cooling at all.

 

[xthekidx]

I'm not a fan of that case...I am however a fan of this one, and its a super deal...net cost is $0 compared to what you were looking at, and so much better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.165527

 

[fullmetall]

i didnt even look at the case. That looks exactly like ABS's jet case.

dont know how it will do on your airflow.

 

[xthekidx]

i didnt even look at the case. That looks exactly like ABS's jet case.

dont know how it will do on your airflow.

It has some of the best airflow you can find in any case. It is one of the highest quality gaming cases out there. Read the specs before you make useless comments like that, its polluting the forums.

 

[fullmetall]

I was talking about trickeys case he picked out thekid,


do you have a banana up your ass or something? Just because your smart doesn't give youa right to be an hardass.
You don't see me coming in here and blowing you off. so lighten up.

 

[xthekidx]

Either way, you didn't look at the case and made a completely useless comment. The case he chose has 2x250mm fans, with room to mount a third plus the PSU and GPU fans. It only takes a couple seconds to find that stuff out. It has good cooling.

 

[Trickey]

I just realized I put up the wrong link for the case, this is the one that I'm getting: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103014

 

[Trickey]

It's the same pretty much but with more cooling.

 

[xthekidx]

Its wider too, which is a big plus because it allows for better CPU coolers. That is a good case you are looking at, kinda funky looking but if that's what tickles your fancy I won't judge.

 

[Trickey]

Speaking of CPU cooling, what should I be looking for in terms of fans and heatsinks?

 

[xthekidx]

It depends on your overclocking goals. If you will just run it at stock speeds, there is no need to buy a heatsink. If you want to OC to less than 3.6ghz or so, then I would look at this one: http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/scythe-mugen-2-cpu-cooler---scmg-2000.html If you want to go over that, then this would probably be your best bet for air cooling: http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/thermalright-ultra-120-extreme-1366-rt.html if you want to go over 4ghz, then you should get a water cooling kit. The Thermalright is the best air cooler on the market right now, besides the CM V10 (which costs twice as much and not really worth it unless you want to brag).

 

[Trickey]

OK well I'm not going to OC, should I just use the heatsink that comes with the i7 anyway?

 

[shortstuff_mt]

I would just use the stock heatsink if you're not going to overclock. The stock heatsinks work fine if you read the instructions on how to install them (be sure the push-pins are rotated the OPPOSITE direction as the arrows - a lot of people seem to miss that part of the directions and complain that the cooler won't stay seated). They're also easier to install with the motherboard outside of the case.

I know someone will come on here and say that the CPU will last longer with an after market cooler, but does it really matter if your CPU last for 12 years instead of 10? Another argument someone will have is the noise, but I don't think the stock Intel HSF is loud.

 

[xthekidx]

Yeah I would just stick with the stock fan unless you have really sensitive ears. The intel HSF is pretty quiet, but you can definitely find quieter ones. If you wanted a silent cooler you could just get a S1283v and turn the fan way down, or even just take the fan off and let is passively cool.