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First PC Build, comments/critique welcome

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  • 26-07-2011 1:14am
    #1
    RunningShovel
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭


    Hey all, building my first PC, just here to confirm that I haven't royally fcuked something up. Any and all comments/critique welcome. :)

    CPU: Intel i5 2500k
    MoBo: Asus P8Z68-V Pro ASRock Z68 Extreme4
    GPU: MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr III PE/OC
    RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB(2x4GB)
    PSU: Corsair CMPSU-850HX
    Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer

    HDD 1: WD Caviar Black 1TB
    HDD 2: WD Caviar Black 500GB
    Optical: Samsung SH-222AL DVD/CD R/W (x2)

    Intended use is mainly heavy gaming and general internet/program use. I want to be able to run BF3, Skyrim, Crysis etc., and run them well.

    I plan to SLI my GPU and maybe overclock my CPU in future so I'm investing in a good PSU to allow for that and some leeway.

    Any glaring faults I may have overlooked in this build? Also, can someone enlighten me as to the intricacies of PSUs? I've read the topics here but I still don't get it.

    Cheers,

    ~RS


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    I'd avoid the Corsair Vengence RAM. They have quite high heatspreaders that can interfere with a lot of CPU coolers.

    ASUS boards have been a bit flaky lately, have a look at the ASRock Z68 Extreme 4. It should be in the same pricerange.

    Rest looks good.


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    Gurg07
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭Gurg07


    why do you need two optical drives?


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    #4
    RunningShovel
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭RunningShovel


    @deconduo

    ASRock Board looks good, practically the same feature set. Thanks for the heads up.

    Any recommended RAM instead?

    Also, the ASRock comes with a USB3.0 front board. My case has 2 USB3.0 ports. Will I be able to take the cables from the front board and plug them into the case cables or will I have to buy a separate cable. I saw a motherboard header to passthrough cable mentioned somewhere...?

    Never mind, case comes with a MoBo header cable. :D

    @gurg07

    Cause it's handy and they're cheap, why not. :)


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    #5
    Burgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭Burgo


    G.Skill Ripjaws gets recommended for a lot of builds around here, using it myself and works like a charm.


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    #6
    RunningShovel
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭RunningShovel


    @Burgo

    Cheers, seen that recommended elsewhere too. I'll go with that so.


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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,098 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Burgo wrote: »
    G.Skill Ripjaws gets recommended for a lot of builds around here, using it myself and works like a charm.

    it's llike that gets cheaper every day! bought for 67isha few weeks ago, it was 55 yesterday, 53 today


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    #8
    RunningShovel
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭RunningShovel


    @Tar.Aldarion

    Better purchase soon then :D


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