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First build, advice appreciated.
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03-16-2011, 02:04 AM,
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First build, advice appreciated.
Hey I'm considering ordering the pasrts to build this CPU, I just wanted to some advice 1st to see if there were better options to choose value wise I mean or if certain compontents were being wated based on other selections I have made. Any advice would be appreciated.
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6811119197 SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6814102914 Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6819115213 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6822152185 ASRock P55 EXTREME4 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6813157206 LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Reader SATA Model iHOS104-06 - OEM http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6827106325 G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6820231416 ZALMAN CNPS10X Performa 120mm Long life CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6835118059 CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6817139006 |
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03-16-2011, 06:18 AM,
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RE: First build, advice appreciated.
You should go with a sandybridge chipset instead of the Lynnfield. Also what are you planning to do with the computer. If you are just building it for games then go with the i5 2500 (unless you want to overclock in which case go with the i5 2500k). If you are planning on doing video editing or other thread intensive tasks then go with the i7 2600 (2600k if you plan on overclocking).
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03-16-2011, 10:29 AM,
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RE: First build, advice appreciated.
+1 to going with Sandybridge.
In short, hold off your build for a few days, I'm in the process of updating the Mainstream Gaming PCs 
Laptop: MSI GS30 Shadow-045 Dimensions: 12.6" x 8.9" x 0.8" 2.65lbs CPU: Intel Core i7-4870HQ Quad-Core + Hyper-Threading OC 2.5-3.9GHz RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 Storage: 2x128GB SDD RAID0 Audio: ASUS Xonar U3 USB Sound Card + Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones Screen: 13.3" - 1920 x 1080 IPS + 27" Dell P2715Q IPS 3840 x 2160 Keyboard: Filco Majestouch MX Cherry Blue Mouse: Logitech MX518
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03-16-2011, 05:51 PM,
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RE: First build, advice appreciated.
I also vouch for Sandybridge. What I love most about them is how cool they run. I'm running with no case fans and this thing runs 55C load.
Desktop: CPU: Intel Core i5 2500 3.30GHz RAM: G.Skill 8GB MOBO: ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen3 Video Card: SLI MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768 SSD: Corsair Force 3 60GB HDD: Samsung F3 1TB Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Mouse: Storm Sentinal Z3RO-G Keyboard: Das Keyboard Silent/Filco Majestouch 2 Speakers: Behringer MS-16 Headphones: Alessandro MS-1/Shure SRH440 modded Router: D-Link Xtreme DIR-655 Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM De-anti-glared Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad X120e/Thinkpad T430
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03-16-2011, 06:18 PM,
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RE: First build, advice appreciated.
I also support waiting for Sandy Bridge. It's really worth waiting since the Core i7 8xx series was launched in 2009.
If you're overclocking, I also recommend upgrading to the Corsiar A70. It's much quieter if that matters to you.
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU TIM: Thermalright Chill Factor III GPU: Sapphire Radeon 6970 VGA Cooler: Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus SSD: Crucial M4 256GB HDD: Samsung F3 1TB Motherboard: ASRock P67 PRO3 RAM: 4x4GB (16GB) Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600MHz Optical Drive: ASUS 24X PSU: 550W Kingwin Lazer 80 Plus Platinum Fan Controller: Scythe Kaze Q12 Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX Keyboard: Rosewill RK-9000 Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech G500 Monitor: Sceptre 27"
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03-19-2011, 01:00 PM,
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03-19-2011, 04:21 PM,
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RE: First build, advice appreciated.
Same here.
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03-19-2011, 05:08 PM,
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RE: First build, advice appreciated.
I'm working on it, it just takes time to make sure that it's as good as it can be
Laptop: MSI GS30 Shadow-045 Dimensions: 12.6" x 8.9" x 0.8" 2.65lbs CPU: Intel Core i7-4870HQ Quad-Core + Hyper-Threading OC 2.5-3.9GHz RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 Storage: 2x128GB SDD RAID0 Audio: ASUS Xonar U3 USB Sound Card + Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones Screen: 13.3" - 1920 x 1080 IPS + 27" Dell P2715Q IPS 3840 x 2160 Keyboard: Filco Majestouch MX Cherry Blue Mouse: Logitech MX518
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03-20-2011, 01:29 PM,
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RE: First build, advice appreciated.
Thanks for everyones advice I also descided to wait for the new build and will be going Sandybridge since everyone here has recomended it. Thanks for the great site Mathieu, cant wait to see the new build.
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