Is this a good parts for $1500 build?

[ElJay78]

Are these good components for a $1500 build?:hmm:

Cpu - i5-3570k = $220
Gpu - EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB = $400 or $380 (Rebate)
Mobo - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 = $135
HDD - HDD Western Digital WD Blue WD7500AZEX 750GB 7200 RPM = $85
SSD - SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series = $140
PSU - CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-650TX 650W = $93 Or $73 with > (Rebate)
Ram - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB = $67
Cpu Cooler - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO = $35 Or $30 with > (Rebate)
Dvd Burner - LITE-ON DVD Burner = $18
OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM = $100
Case - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case = $120
Total Without (Rebate) = $1413
Total With (Rebate) = $1368

All Newegg Products.:biggrin:

 

[pcunite]

Sweet, just built myself a new i5-3570k system ... in my sig. I recommend going with the Pro version of Windows 7, however. That way you can properly use a limited user (non-admin) account for surfing the web safely. Otherwise nice ...

 

[Termie]

Welcome to the forums!

Just a couple of nitpicks:

HDD - you're paying too much for that 750GB drive - 1TB drives are available for $65: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Mobo - that board currently comes with a free stick of 8GB of RAM. Either drop your RAM purchase all together or pick up a second Crucial stick.

Case - if you like the styling, then go for it, but there are probably better cases available for a lot less. I happen to like the styling of the Corsair Carbide 500R, which is currently $90AR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139010

 

[mfenn]

Sweet, just built myself a new i5-3570k system ... in my sig. I recommend going with the Pro version of Windows 7, however. That way you can properly use a limited user (non-admin) account for surfing the web safely. Otherwise nice ...

You can make limited accounts (non-admin) accounts with Home Premium.

 

[mfenn]

Mobo - that board currently comes with a free stick of 8GB of RAM. Either drop your RAM purchase all together or pick up a second Crucial stick.

Even better, grab this i5 3570K + Extreme4 + RAM combo and (effectively) get two free 8GB DIMMs.

 

[ElJay78]

Welcome to the forums!

Just a couple of nitpicks:

HDD - you're paying too much for that 750GB drive - 1TB drives are available for $65: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Mobo - that board currently comes with a free stick of 8GB of RAM. Either drop your RAM purchase all together or pick up a second Crucial stick.

Case - if you like the styling, then go for it, but there are probably better cases available for a lot less. I happen to like the styling of the Corsair Carbide 500R, which is currently $90AR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139010

Is crucial good ram better then G-Skill?

 

[pcunite]

Is crucial good ram better then G-Skill?

Personally, I only buy Crucial ... but that's just me.

 

[ElJay78]

Personally, I only buy Crucial ... but that's just me.

Cause i just looked at them compared to the G-skill the timing on the g-skill is 8-8-8-8-24 cricial is like 11-11-11-24 which is kinda worse

 

[pcunite]

Cause i just looked at them compared to the G-skill the timing on the g-skill is 8-8-8-8-24 cricial is like 11-11-11-24 which is kinda worse.

DDR3-1600 is just barely worth it:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3/8

 

[Termie]

Cause i just looked at them compared to the G-skill the timing on the g-skill is 8-8-8-8-24 cricial is like 11-11-11-24 which is kinda worse

There are three different RAM sets being talked about here:

(1) the one in the CPU/motherboard/RAM combo - Corsair CAS11: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233385

I don't recommend this RAM, and in my opinion, that bundle isn't a particularly good deal.

(2) the one that comes with the ASRock Extreme4 - Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 CAS9: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148661

I recommend this highly.

(4) the one I believe the OP was referencing - G.Skill DDR3-1600 CAS8: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231445

Excellent RAM, very good price.

 

[Sleepingforest]

My two cents: the latencies and frequency don't really matter for Intel. What should matter is price: find the lowest priced RAM that you can, regardless of latency or frequency (within reason; you'll want at least 1333MHz).

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Here is a sweet lookin kit. CL8, 1600Mhz, 1.35v but big on the $$$ side..

 

[mfenn]

I don't recommend this RAM, and in my opinion, that bundle isn't a particularly good deal.

I don't know how you could say this. The RAM is literally free in the combo. You get a $97 discount AR, which pays for the RAM $65 and $32 of the mobo.

EDIT: To be 100% clear, you get BOTH the Corsair and Crucial RAM if you go for the combo (add it to your cart to see for yourself). You're getting an extra DIMM and a discount for buying the combo versus buying the CPU and Mobo (+ free RAM) separately.

 

[Termie]

I don't know how you could say this. The RAM is literally free in the combo. You get a $97 discount AR, which pays for the RAM $65 and $32 of the mobo.

EDIT: To be 100% clear, you get BOTH the Corsair and Crucial RAM if you go for the combo (add it to your cart to see for yourself). You're getting an extra DIMM and a discount for buying the combo versus buying the CPU and Mobo (+ free RAM) separately.

Ok, thanks for clarifying. That's literally the first time I've ever seen combos stack at newegg.