I7 2600k Build

[j5050375]

Hello everyone
I am going to build a computer and here are the specs:

Budget Range: 1500-2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: 3d gaming, programming, 3d movie

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com

Country of Origin: (e.g.: USA)

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I prefer intel and nvidia(3d vision)

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Cpu i7 2600k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

mother board asus p8z68 v pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131730

memory corsair vengeance 8gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180

graphics asus gtx570 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121432

psu corsair 750w gold http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021

hard drive WD 1tb black caviar http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

cpu cooling corsair h80 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016

case corsair 650d http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139006

Also I will be using a ssd as boot drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442


What do you guys think of this build?
Any recommendations or things need to fix? I am going to get these next week
I know the sandy bridge-e are coming out, but I don't want to wait and I heard they have issues right now

Any help is appreciated

 

[leolego]

Just real quick, what resolution are you going to use? And what will you do on this computer?

 

[Sky03]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

 

[j5050375]

I'll be using it for 3d gaming and programming

 

[j5050375]

sorry I didn't know the guide line
Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: 1500-2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: 3d gaming, programming, 3d movie

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com

Country of Origin: (e.g.: USA)

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I prefer intel and nvidia(3d vision)

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

 

[Sky03]

Np. Filling up the form helps us help you.

Note: which games are you interested in playing? FYI, 3D gaming is roughly twice as taxing as regular gaming. For example, if you get 60fps on gameX playing regularly, on 3d mode you will only get 30fps.

 

[j5050375]

I will mainly be playing with StarCraft II and civilization

 

[farsuka]

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-3-5-Inch-Internal-HD103SJ/dp/B002MQC0P8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318219022&sr=8-1
Better harddrive for cheaper
Don't think you will need 750 watts
Sandybridge CPUs don't get hot like last gen, this cooler will do you better
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R1/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1318219088&sr=1-1

 

[j5050375]

thanks farsuka
can you explain why samsung is faster? its 3gbps right? am i missing something
thx for the suggestion for the cpu cooling, I guess I dont need h80 xD

 

[JackNaylorPE]

MoBo - Don't have to rule out P67 unless you will see a real benefit from Z68
http://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/difference-between-h67-p67-z68-and-h61-chipsets-a-22.html

CPU - Unless video editing, or something that uses Hyperthreading 2600k gets you nothing over the 2500k which will run cooler OC'd unless ya turn HT off.

RAM - Skip the silly heat sinks and use the low profile stuff. The only cooling effect of these big coolers is that they "look cool". While they served a purpose (when they were effective) w/ DDR2, they are absolutely useless on DDR3.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=67&limit=1&limitstart=1

At more than 2" tall in certain areas the Corsair Vengeance could pose a problem for users like me who use large coolers such as the Scythe Mugen 2. I was able to use the Corsair Vengeance only after I mounted the fan on my cooler on the backside. Size is definitely a concern with heat spreaders of this size and therefore I encourage users to check that they will have enough space under their heatsinks before purchasing the Corsair Vengeance kit.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=67&limit=1&limitstart=6

The problem I have with the Corsair Vengeance is the same I have with many kits of RAM on the market. Companies insist on putting large coolers on their RAM and it limits the choice in CPU heatsinks that can be used within users system. DDR3 does not require these elaborate coolers with its lower voltages which translate to lower temperatures then RAM saw during the DDR, and DDR2 era. Corsair is correcting this with low profile versions of its Vengeance line but ultimately I would like to see the average size of coolers drop instead of having to look for specific low profile versions of a memory line.

gray http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186
$5 off w/ promo code EMCJKKC52, ends 10/10

white http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233199
blue http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233196

GFX - That 3 slot card will cramp future upgrades, only nets you 524 fps in Guru3D's game test suite and has very little OC'ing room. For as little as $60 more you could have 862 fps with twin 900 MHz 560 Ti's which, tho factory OC'd already, have significant OC room. IN SLI, the 570's only get 11 fps more at 873 fps.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425

PSU - 100 more watts, and $5 cheaper .... same 9.5 jonnyguru rating as Corsair TX V2

Cooler - Not impressed at all by the cooling and noisy as hell.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=674&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=4

Case - Nothing to complain about but personally prefer the HAF and Antec full towers.....inkling to try the Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow now that they seem to have got the kinks out.

 

[j5050375]

thx JackNaylorPE for your detailed answer,
I will consider on downgrading the mobo to p67 if my budget becomes tight
I will be doing programming and some photoshop will it take use of HT in i7?
The RAM cost the same so I think I will just stick with the one I had before
I didn't get what you mean for the graphics, do you mean 2 560 ti instead of one 570? can you explain it in more detail?
For the PSU, which psu are you taking about?
I decide to take out the cpu cooling and use stock
and again thx for your reply

 

[mattyg_nz]

Programming and photoshop will NOT use the HT of the i7.
Explanation: Compilers will see more cores, but the heavy work is unfortunately SERIAL by definition (O👎 lines of code + high level linkages). Photoshop (cs4+) actually delegates heavy work to the GPU (2D).

 

[xxsk8er101xx]

The information in here is unfortunate.

Stick with the 750watt. The min req. for the nvidia gtx570 is 600 watt PSU. Everything else is fine. The western digital HDD is fine.

Just remember cheap is what pay for but also what you get.

 

[j5050375]

ok, right now I am planning on downgrading to i5 2500k and maybe take out the h80 and use intel's