system to accompany new card

[tmcc]

Hi I just bought a sapphire r7 290x. I have a i7 2600 and 8 gb of 1333 ram in stock mini itx form. I'd like to rebuild with current Gen parts to fully utilize the card in a micro atx form factor for a 27" Asus 1440p display at ultra, single display.

I would like to keep these additional parts - excluding display and graphics - around $1k. Please advise, thank you

Typing from phone,pls forgive obvious typos

 

[ihog]

You don't really need to upgrade anything.

 

[tmcc]

You don't really need to upgrade anything.

I hog, thank you for your post.

So I won't be bottle necked at all? Or at least to a meaningful extent?

 

[tmcc]

So I ended up making some purchases.

I have an Intel H77 board which does not support overclocking nor am I overclocking the RAM

I figured the easier return on dollars spent is to double ram so I got:

silverstonetek SG10b / http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CY9596U/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_M3T1_ST1_dp_1
8gb more of gskillz 1333 ram / http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ISXB4C/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_M3T1_ST1_dp_1
msi z77ma-g45 / http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QWIA9S/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_M3T1_ST1_dp_3
noctua NH-D14 / http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VKVZ1A/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_M3T1_ST1_dp_1

idea being, I can double down on RAM, use the bigger case (which I wanted anyway, so I can demote my mini ITX to remote desktop duties) and use the non-stock cooler to overclock substantially and get another few years out of my processor. not that it was slow to begin with.

I am also the pleased new owner of an

Asus PB278Q 1440p display
and
Sapphire R7 290x card

Everything will be here tomorrow.

 

[ihog]

If you have an i7 2600, you aren't going to be overclocking much at all (I'd say about 4 GHz) because the multiplier is locked to 39. You'd need an i7 2600K (or another unlocked processor) to achieve a high overclock.

But still, you won't be bottlenecked.

 

[tmcc]

I have the k, sorry typo

What speeds are stable and reasonable? Probably depends on the individual CPU to some extent I'd imagine

 

[ihog]

It basically does depend on the specific CPU. A reasonable speed will be one that doesn't require too high of a voltage (you probably shouldn't go over 1.35V), doesn't drive temps too high, and is stable (tested with Prime95, IntelBurnTest, another CPU stress test).

 

[iceclock]

you cannot overclock the 2600, its a locked processor, if its a k version you shall be good to go, every chip overclocks differently, u wont find 2 identical processors overclock the same, the dh-14 is great for overclock but takes up alot of room.

the best thing id recommand is read up guides on your cpu and socket, theres great guides around the net on how to overclock.

rest looks good, also one question what kind of powersupply do u have. overclocking add powerconsumption.

 

[tmcc]

you cannot overclock the 2600, its a locked processor, if its a k version you shall be good to go, every chip overclocks differently, u wont find 2 identical processors overclock the same, the dh-14 is great for overclock but takes up alot of room.

the best thing id recommand is read up guides on your cpu and socket, theres great guides around the net on how to overclock.

rest looks good, also one question what kind of powersupply do u have. overclocking add powerconsumption.

I bought a 850 w Strider plus modular and I do have the 2600k.

That noctua should fit in my sg10b I hope. I actually forgot yo measure that... ugh

 

[iceclock]

im unshur if it will fit thats a small case. worse case scenario return the dh-14 for something smaller. that case is compact but doesnt add alot of expansion sadly.

 

[ihog]

The NH-D14 will fit in your case. Cable management might be tricky, though.

 

[iceclock]

k seems it will fit http://www.overclock.net/t/1356389/sg09-sg10-owners-thread

but will be a tight squeeze and cable management might be tricky as ihog said.