My current build, please rate/have improvement ideas.

[toine777]

hey I'm going to be building a pc and I'd like to know what you guys think about and I'd like to hear any improvements
specs:
MOBO: asus sabertooth z77
CPU: intel i5-3570k
GPU: asus gtx 660 ti top
PSU: corsair gx-750W
RAM: corsair vengeance blue 1600 Mhz
HDD: hitachi 7K1000.C 500GB
ODD: LG dvr dl 22x
case: zalman z11 plus
upgrades I'll do: of course overclocking the cpu, I'll be using a mugen 3 dual fan for that, and someday when needed I'll SLI my gtx 660 ti
thanks

 

[chugot9218]

Dump the Sabertooth for a cheaper board and put more money into your GPU, it is an over-priced and under-featured board, you pay a lot for the not-entirely useful thermal armor and aesthetics, and to properly cool it you have to use some potentially noisy 30mm fans.

 

[toine777]

okay fine, what do you suggest?

 

[iceclock]

whats ur budget and do u require mouser.keyboard.windows.monitor?

 

[J_E_D_70]

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 plus a 670GTX (or 7970 if you find one about the same price).

 

[toine777]

whats ur budget and do u require mouser.keyboard.windows.monitor?

budget is €1000,- no monitor, mouse, windows or keyboard

 

[iceclock]

and whats ur country of origin?

 

[toine777]

and whats ur country of origin?

Holland/The Netherlands

 

[toine777]

okay updated it a bit, and I'm quite (if that's how you spell it?) a bit below my budget so I could upgrade something specs now:
MOBO: Asrock Z77 Extreme4
CPU: 3570K
GPU: GTX 670 FTW
PSU: GX-750W
RAM: Vengeance BLUE,1600-8GB
HDD: 7K1000.C 500GB
ODD: DVR DL 22X, SATA
case: Z11 PLUS

 

[toine777]

(I'm on €937,65 right now)

 

[J_E_D_70]

Hooray for the (long before my time) homeland!

That's a nice build. I normally recommend low profile RAM to make sure there's no clearance problem with the CPU cooler, but if you're just running 2 sticks it's fine.

 

[toine777]

Hooray for the (long before my time) homeland!

That's a nice build. I normally recommend low profile RAM to make sure there's no clearance problem with the CPU cooler, but if you're just running 2 sticks it's fine.

call me dumb: but what do you mean with your first sentence, do you refer to the fact that Holland was the owner of a part of the USA a long, long time ago?
and second: just after I posted my previous post I updated my ram to vengeance 2133 LP ram, 8 gigs of it
btw: will this powersupply be enough for a 3570k @ 4.2 Ghz + dual SLI evga gtx 670's?

 

[iceclock]

heres my revised super rig for u

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/de/p/y5B9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/de/p/y5B9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/de/p/y5B9/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€212.89 @ Amazon Deutchland)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CLP0564 101.6 CFM CPU Cooler (€52.03 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Motherboard: EVGA 120-SB-E682-KR Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (€113.27 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€47.43 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€87.89 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card (€300.43 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Case: Enermax ECA3170-BL ATX Mid Tower Case (€53.44 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (€89.98 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Optical Drive: Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive (€25.98 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Total: €983.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-17 19:40 CET+0100)

made with stability, overclocking in mind, a decent videocard from evga , 5 years warranty. quality 850watt ps, a good cooler for overclocking. a fast 2tb hard-drive, and a good motherboard and ram.

ur all set now.

 

[toine777]

heres my revised super rig for u

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/de/p/y5B9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/de/p/y5B9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/de/p/y5B9/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€212.89 @ Amazon Deutchland)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CLP0564 101.6 CFM CPU Cooler (€52.03 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Motherboard: EVGA 120-SB-E682-KR Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (€113.27 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€47.43 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€87.89 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card (€300.43 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Case: Enermax ECA3170-BL ATX Mid Tower Case (€53.44 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (€89.98 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Optical Drive: Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive (€25.98 @ Amazon Deutchland)
Total: €983.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-17 19:40 CET+0100)

thanks for the effort but what I have right now I like better (because of the GPU, mobo, ram and case) and is cheaper too at €959,65
but like I said: Thanks for the effort 😀

 

[iceclock]

no problem, anytime bro

 

[toine777]

no problem, anytime bro

cool, could you then also answer my unanswered question: is my current PSU (corsair GX-750W) good enough for a 4.2 Ghz overclock on my cpu + 2 way SLI with the EVGA 670 FTW's?

 

[iceclock]

corsair doesnt make gx, are u meaning corsair hx-750?

 

[J_E_D_70]

My family is from Holland way, way back I got to visit Amsterdam for a couple of days back in '95.

If you figure your GPUs are <200 watts each, ~100 for the CPU OC, and 50 for random other parts, you're only at 550W. Plenty of headroom.

Noticed from a picture that GPU has a "blower" type cooler. Mine has that and it's way too loud if you care about such things. Might have a look at a Gigabyte Windforce model or other multi-fan setup.

 

[toine777]

corsair doesnt make gx, are u meaning corsair hx-750?

I mean this one: http://www.dynabyte.nl/cooler-master-gx-750watt.html

 

[toine777]

My family is from Holland way, way back I got to visit Amsterdam for a couple of days back in '95.

If you figure your GPUs are <200 watts each, ~100 for the CPU OC, and 50 for random other parts, you're only at 550W. Plenty of headroom.

Noticed from a picture that GPU has a "blower" type cooler. Mine has that and it's way too loud if you care about such things. Might have a look at a Gigabyte Windforce model or other multi-fan setup.

okay cool! and I'll take a look at them

 

[iceclock]

the powersupply gx750 is of poor quality, i wouldnt recommand sticking with it.

 

[toine777]

the powersupply gx750 is of poor quality, i wouldnt recommand sticking with it.

okay, thanks

 

[iceclock]

also the sabertooth wont give u more performance than the one i chose, the graphic card is the same, and ram isnt any better, also i chose a quality ps

 

[toine777]

the powersupply gx750 is of poor quality, i wouldnt recommand sticking with it.

how about the Corsair CX 750WATT or a OCZ ModXStream Pro 700WATT?

 

[toine777]

also the sabertooth wont give u more performance than the one i chose, the graphic card is the same, and ram isnt any better, also i chose a quality ps

I didn't pick the sabertooth, the graphics card better (at least for as far as I know a gtx 660ti is less good than the EVGA 670 FTW that I had) and the ram is just a little bit faster, what I like because of futureproofing 😉