Yet Another PC Build

[lee.]

Going to be a gaming PC 99.9% of the time.

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard - $154
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K - $241
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler - $39
RAM: GSkill Ripjaws X 8GB Kit 4x2 2133MHz - $75 each (getting 2)
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB - $515
Case: CoolerMaster HAF 922 - $118
Solid State Hard Drive: Intel 520 Series 120GB SSD - $182
Interal Hard Drive: Seagate 2TB SATAIII - $119
Optical: ASUS DVDRW - $23
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 750W Power Supply HCG-750 - $135

Thoughts?

Everything compatible?

[Bek]

Looks pretty good, can't comment on compatibility with the CPU/mobo though, haven't looked into ivy.

Might want to look at a corsair or seasonic PSU. Nothing wrong with Antec (I have one), but corsair/SS are generally reputed as being higher quality. Also I think seagate HDD's (generally) get more returns than other brands, but a HDD is a HDD in the end. Some last longer than others.

[Cas Bitton]

Sanity check, look good

I wouldn't bother with an optical drive at all, but that's just me. Blow the 20 bucks on a new game

[lee.]

I know optical is pretty much a dead thing nowdays, but in saying that when my Diablo 3 download crashed the other day, I stole my mates CD haha.

Also, installing Windows is much easier

I've always had Antec or CoolerMaster PSU's and I've never had any complaints, I went that because it was decent bang for buck, but I'll have a look around

[Otto-matic]

Parts sound familiar somehow

Z77 is an Ivy Bridge designed chipset so they should be fine.

Only possible issue is the cooler interfering with the heatsinks on the ripjaws RAM. Trying to work that out myself.

Now wondering if I should bother with faster memory...

[lee.]

Bah I didn't even think of that.

Damn you Otto.

[steve_rogers42]

re-cooler and ram, switch o corsair vengence low profiles if need be, the hyper 212 isnt too bad from all reports tho...

Also i believe a 670 and a 3570k should be ok for the new corsair 'gamer' series psu's, i think they comes in at a decent price point, but 750w is overkill unless your looking at constant high overclocks and2-3 graphics cards.

<3

[lee.]

Ended up going an ASUS Z77X-UD3H (heh Otto), GSKill Ares RAM instead of Ripjaws X (lower profile, still 2133 though).

Got some extra fans + fan controller on order from PCCG too :>

Will post pics of end result

[steve_rogers42]

Awesome, good to hear every things a going well.... <3


and that asus is now producing gigabytes line of mobo's....

[lee.]

HAHAHAHA

Wow.

Yeah, it's GigaByte.

It was a long night

[steve_rogers42]

<3 sounds like it was a good one!

[AmosKito]

is 8gb the recommended amount of ram for gaming pc's nowadays?

[diamondd]

is 8gb the recommended amount of ram for gaming pc's nowadays?

its a bit of a "why not?" situation, negligible extra cost and it'll save you money in the long run anyway.

[SaNE]

With the amount of lazy programming because of the abundance of RAM, the more the better.
$25 for 4GB there's no reason not to chuck another stick in.

[lee.]

Considering how cheap RAM is now-days, it's kinda hard not to want to just get 8-16GB RAM.

RAM used to be ridiculously expensive, now it's next to nothing.