Pulling the trigger soon - Comments/Concerns

[Merovius]

Systems getting dated, time for some upgrades. Been eying this build for a while, let me know what you think.

Maximus IV E

Core i7 2600k

GTX 580

Corsair Vengeance

Any feedback is welcome. Thanks.

 

[Why_Me]

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

 

[Merovius]

Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: 1300


System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, photo/video editing


Parts Not Required: only listed parts are required, hence why they are listed....


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, hence all the newegg links...


Country of Origin: US


Parts Preferences: Preferred parts listed.....god this is redundant.


Overclocking: Sometimes, hence the ROG board with UEFI BIOS....


SLI or Crossfire: No, hence why only one GPU is listed...


Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Any useful feedback is welcomed

 

[BohleyK]

Plenty of great OC boards without having to pay that much. You can get a board that OC just as well as the Maximus and an i5 2500k for about the same price as just paying for the Maximus. You really don't need that board, nobody does.

Vengeance RAM is high profile and expensive. There is much better RAM for less money. Corsair just likes to raise their prices because they know people will buy it anyways just because it says CORSAIR.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

While the Intel® Core™ i5-2500K does come with a HSF (heatsink/fan) that will work fine at stock speeds and temperatures I would advise that if you are planning to overclock that you look into a good 3rd party HSF so that you can get the most out of this processor.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team