Is my Build good?

[gugupower]

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
Memory:CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache
Video Card:MSI N570GTX-M2D12D5 GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi)
Case: Antec Three Hundred
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M700 RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Modular
Total: the total was around 1000 including a keyboard, monitor, and mouse

Hey, Iv bought all this and i was just wondering if this was a good build?

 

[kaleka]

wts the point u already built it , stfu


Hi,

Welcome to the forums.

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So telling someone to "stfu" is not acceptable.

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[jvroig]

Hey, Iv bought all this and i was just wondering if this was a good build?

For a build that is not too expensive, yours seem very well balanced for gaming.With the 2500K and GTX570, there aren't that many options left for more performance.

Do you plan to overclock? I noticed you have no 3rd party cooler, so I'm not sure. If you do, then great. If not, then you would have the same performance and saved some spare change by just going with the Core i5 2500 instead of the 2500K.

 

[gugupower]

i plan on over clocking thats why i got the 2500k.
Do you think the antec 300 has good enough airflow to keep it cool for now?

 

[jvroig]

You'll have to monitor your temps to know for sure.

However, as long as you don't go crazy with your overclock, I'm pretty sure it will be manageable. Anand managed a 4.4 OC with the stock cooler, but I don't remember the temps, but he did say it was 100% stable. A more conservative 3.8-4GHz OC will probably be a better road for now until you get a cooler you can be more comfortable with.

 

[Zap]

Hello gugupower, and welcome to AnandTech Forums.

I've done some mild overclocking with a 2500K on stock cooler. I just did an easy 4GHz on all cores at stock voltages. This allowed me to run a fan profile so the CPU fan didn't even have to run at 100% all the time (which was around 2050RPM). I'd say as long as ambient temperatures aren't that bad and you are at stock voltage for the CPU, you will be fine with the stock cooler. It isn't what all the cool kids are using, but it works.

 

[lehtv]

i plan on over clocking thats why i got the 2500k.
Do you think the antec 300 has good enough airflow to keep it cool for now?

Sure, you just need to install extra fans to get more out of it. Two front intakes, a side intake and two exhausts is good enough for any overclocked 2500k + single-GPU setup.

Just to critique your choices (you asked ;P):

• You could've saved money on the memory (1333mhz Corsair XMS3 or G.Skill would've been fine)
• 700W is overkill for your system, 600W would've been fine
• The Gigabyte board costs a bit more than Asrock's SLI-capable boards but it does have a black PCB, 3 year warranty and internal USB3 headers - both are good choices for the price
• WD Caviar Black isn't worth the extra over Samsung F3
• these savings would've got you 64gb SSD or a better case and an aftermarket CPU cooler

Overall though nothing major, it looks like a fine build :thumbsup:

 

[R4in]

Which monitor, mouse, and keyboard did you get with it? No performance value to you im just curious

:thumbsup:

 

[pauldun170]

I have an antec 300 and I use it with a q9550 + Gigabyte ep45-udp3 + GTX570.

I have never had a problem with temps, I used the 2 included antec fans set to low and have to scythe silent fans up front. I recently added a Cooler Master 212+ and to offset the loss of cooling on the vrm I added a generic Rosewill 120 fan on the side panel and undervolted it to 5v.

 

[mfenn]

You could've saved money on the memory (1333mhz Corsair XMS3 or G.Skill would've been fine)

• 700W is overkill for your system, 600W would've been fine
• The Gigabyte board costs a bit more than Asrock's SLI-capable boards but it does have a black PCB, 3 year warranty and internal USB3 headers - both are good choices for the price
• WD Caviar Black isn't worth the extra over Samsung F3
• these savings would've got you 64gb SSD or a better case and an aftermarket CPU cooler

Pretty much what I would have said.

 

[gugupower]

i only got a 700w power supply because in the future i plan on over clocking my processor and video card, even more then that i plan on getting 570 sli.
Also i got a logitech g110 keyboard, logitech g300 gaming mouse, and a LG EW234T-PN 23IN

 

[R4in]

You know what I was told? Dont ever "plan" on SLI. Do it or dont. The performance gain is marginal compared to what it costs to run SLI. And for 570 SLI, i think you would want something like a 750w-800w, at least to provide a good amount of headroom anyway.

I will say good choices on the keyboard/mouse though. Cant go wrong with logitech

 

[Dominato3r]

You know what I was told? Dont ever "plan" on SLI. Do it or dont. The performance gain is marginal compared to what it costs to run SLI. And for 570 SLI, i think you would want something like a 750w-800w, at least to provide a good amount of headroom anyway.

I will say good choices on the keyboard/mouse though. Cant go wrong with logitech

Yeap. And usually "planning on" isn't the best way to go about with SLI/Xfire because waiting means better GPU's become available and then you'll want those.

 

[gugupower]

but dont you think that it would get on the expensive side if i had got another 570 because i was just waiting until the new cards come out and this one goes on sale, or do u guys think that thats a bad way to go

 

[lehtv]

but dont you think that it would get on the expensive side if i had got another 570

Of course it'd have been expensive to get another 570 now.

because i was just waiting until the new cards come out and this one goes on sale, or do u guys think that thats a bad way to go

If you know you'll buy another GTX 570 when they go on sale, then it's fine to plan ahead for a SLI setup. But if you're planning "just in case", then you're likely just wasting a bit of cash on a more expensive PSU.

That said, I agree with R4in that 750-800W would be a bit more optimal for 570 SLI. Just do the math: 205W per GPU + 150W for the rest of the system in a realistic load scenario (some demanding game like BF3) and you're looking at 80% of 700W. That's a bit on the high side, but manageable if the PSU is of high quality. Silent Pro M is pretty good, the 105C rated japanese caps are nice and it's overspecced a bit so it should deliver even after years of use. But still, it's not optimal - a 850W PSU would be stressed only to 65%.

 

[mfenn]

Yeap. And usually "planning on" isn't the best way to go about with SLI/Xfire because waiting means better GPU's become available and then you'll want those.

Exactly. If you only have a vague "plan" to go SLI/CFX sometime in the future, then you will quickly find that the new hotness single GPU will give you better performance for lower power consumption and less hassle than SLI. To top it off, old high-end GPUs do not really drop in price very much after their heyday.