Everything is ordered..looking for feedback

[Vanman345]

Looking for feedback about my new build which (so far) is as follows:

Intel i5-2500K
ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 1066
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB )DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800)
Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus Series 500W
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SuperClocked, 1024MB GDDR5
Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive

Going to start with a spare HDD and debating on the case, have an Antec case I'm not using right now I might use but it's a bit bigger than I want.

My target price point was $500, currently a bit over at $548. (all parts bought at Amazon w/ free shipping and 10% employee discount)

Currently the only games I play aren't real taxing for this system due to age of my current rig, Fallout:NV, Fallout 3, Civilization and a few others. Haven't done much research on overclocking, but I when I saw the 2500K for $200 bucks I had to go that route so planning on eventually overclocking. Any thought's about the build would be appreciated, been out of the game for quite a while, this will be my first completely new build in 5 yrs.

Dirk

 

[DSF]

So, just to clarify for my own sake, what are you hoping for here?

Are you able to cancel the order? Because if not, our feedback on the order is pretty much irrelevant, no?

 

[azeem40]

You spent too much on the mobo and cpu at your budget. You could have easily dropped down to the i3-2130 and gigabyte ud3 and used the $ to bump up to a Radeon 6950.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

you bought a 460? thats OLD hardware

edit: you have no aftermarket heatsink

 

[p_monks33]

GTX 460 still trades blows with a 6870 so old hardware or not its still a good midrange card. You made a good choice to spend the extra 20 dollars on the 2500k and thats an awesome motherboard. Spend 20 bucks and pick up a Coolermaster Hyper 212, and crank that 2500k up to 4.? Ghz.

 

[vailr]

If wanting better future-proofing, I'd suggest sending back the GTX 460 and re-use the old video card (if the old card is also PCIe) until the full lineup of the latest mid-range nVidia 600 series cards is available. Then decide which of these latest PCIe 3.0 video cards (AMD or nVidia, & within your price range) is the best deal at that time.

 

[mfenn]

GTX 460 still trades blows with a 6870 so old hardware or not its still a good midrange card.

How about no?

 

[mfenn]

So, just to clarify for my own sake, what are you hoping for here?

Are you able to cancel the order? Because if not, our feedback on the order is pretty much irrelevant, no?

Pretty much. I could pick apart the build, but it seems kind of pointless. Next time, post before you buy.

 

[Vanman345]

So, just to clarify for my own sake, what are you hoping for here?

Are you able to cancel the order? Because if not, our feedback on the order is pretty much irrelevant, no?

I posted previously when I was planning on upgrading from my current computer and used some of that feedback to come up with this, for lack of a better way to put it, hoping for some confirmation that I made some good decisions.

My intent was to build something that is going to deal with newer games with decent quality and speed, and be able to upgrade down the road as budget allows. If there's a glaring mistake or omission I can return anything within 30 days.

Addressing a few other comments:

I know the 460 is not the newest, but it's a huge jump up from what I've got and with my current monitor I'm only running 1280 x 1024. It was a compromise between price and performance.

I got the 2500k for $200 and didn't want to limit it by pairing it with a mobo that can't really take advantage of it.

So that's it in a nutshell.....waiting for more snarky comments.

And for the record, this is what it is replacing:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2 Ghz)
GeForce 9400 GT
2 GB ram
A couple 250 GB seagate drives
All cobbled together on a HP pavilion a1600n hand-me-down system

 

[lehtv]

If there's a glaring mistake or omission I can return anything within 30 days.

Put bluntly, the power supply is crap. Return it and buy Antec EA-650D as it's only $50 AR at the moment.

I would have recommended i3-2120 ($128), H61 motherboard ($70) and cheaper RAM ($40). With the remaining cash, you could've afforded a new 1080p monitor. Or you couldve bought a HD6870 and then started saving cash for a new monitor. In any case, it's not wrong to buy 2500K, as long as you intend to upgrade the monitor sooner rather than later.

 

[DSF]

So that's it in a nutshell.....waiting for more snarky comments.

I don't feel that my comment was snarky. I truly don't get it when people post asking for feedback for their systems after parts have been ordered. (Actually, I completely understand wanting a confirmation that everything looks good. What I don't get is doing that the day after the order, rather than the day before.)

The only other post I can find about you building your own computer, at least on Anandtech's forums, is from the middle of February. It's nice that you can still return things, because as others have pointed out, there are changes worth making.

I'm not trying to give you a hard time, but posting a month and a half before you build and then a few days after your order doesn't often give you the most useful feedback. For future reference, I would start a thread a day or two before you plan to order and save yourself the hassle of returning parts.

 

[Vanman345]

I ordered before posting mainly because the CPU was on sale and last one in stock, so some of my decisions were made on the fly. That was one of the main reasons I was looking for feedback, but I do understand your point of view. I guess I just took the response not as it was intended.

 

[Skott]

As far as the GPU is concerned. You can always buy a newer card later on if it doesn't live up to your needs. Next to RAM the GPU is the physically easiest thing to replace assuming you can afford the newer hardware and the psu is up to the task.

 

[mfenn]

I know the 460 is not the newest, but it's a huge jump up from what I've got and with my current monitor I'm only running 1280 x 1024. It was a compromise between price and performance.

The thing is that the GTX 460 is not a good deal in terms of price OR performance right now. You didn't list prices, but the GTX 460 that you mention is $130 AR on Newegg wheras a $140 AR 6870 is a good bit faster. The GTX 460 is a fine budget card, but it's price point should be $100.

 

[Vanman345]

The thing is that the GTX 460 is not a good deal in terms of price OR performance right now. You didn't list prices, but the GTX 460 that you mention is $130 AR on Newegg wheras a $140 AR 6870 is a good bit faster. The GTX 460 is a fine budget card, but it's price point should be $100.

I paid $126 (+tax) for the card excluding $20 rebate, all the 6870 cards I looked at were in the $175 range excluding rebates. Since I was already over budget just couldn't spring for the extra $50 right now, if it doesn't perform as I hope than I can still return. It's still gonna be light years ahead of my old 9400 GT.

 

[mfenn]

I paid $126 (+tax) for the card excluding $20 rebate, all the 6870 cards I looked at were in the $175 range excluding rebates. Since I was already over budget just couldn't spring for the extra $50 right now, if it doesn't perform as I hope than I can still return. It's still gonna be light years ahead of my old 9400 GT.

This is why you list prices when asking for a critique.