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1ceHacka

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Below is my current parts list that was ordered (3/17):

CD/DVD - ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM - $18

Case - Antec Six Hundred Black / Silver ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $90

Storage - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $65

SSD - Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe MKNSSDCL120GB-DX 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $225

GPU - PNY VCGGTX570XPB GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $305

RAM - G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR - $85

CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K - $220

CPU Cooler - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 - $30

Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $135

PSU - Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $80

Monitor - Acer S273HLbmii Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design w/Speaker - $350

Total = $1,628.53 shipped
 
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You are good to go, went a bit large on the case but all in all a nice build, just pair a nice P67 motherboard and you should be good, Not my favorite cooler but it will get the job done better then stock HSF.
 
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mnewsham said:
You are good to go, went a bit large on the case but all in all a nice build, just pair a nice P67 motherboard and you should be good, Not my favorite cooler but it will get the job done better then stock HSF.
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I searched but couldn't find many HSF for the 1155. Is there a better I should be looking at?
 
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mnewsham

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1ceHacka said:
I searched but couldn't find many HSF for the 1155. Is there a better I should be looking at?
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Any HSF that fits socket 1156 ALSO fits socket 1155 so don't just search for 1155, for SB i usually recommend the cooler master hyper 212+, it is a cheap and efficient cooler that is good up to about a 4.4Ghz OC with reasonable load temperature.
 
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I wouldn't worry about buying one during the recall, but I'd still avoid the Biostar and get either an ASUS or Gigabyte. MUCH better quality boards. (although not without their problems for some)
 
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BoomerD said:
I wouldn't worry about buying one during the recall, but I'd still avoid the Biostar and get either an ASUS or Gigabyte. MUCH better quality boards. (although not without their problems for some)
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Yeah I already had the GA-P67A-UD3R and Asus Sabretooth P67 on my list. But saw that it could be around April before retailers have stock again.
 
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1ceHacka said:
Yeah I already had the GA-P67A-UD3R and Asus Sabretooth P67 on my list. But saw that it could be around April before retailers have stock again.
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Yep. With the Intel recall on the Cougar Point chipset, it's going to be a few weeks before the boards are available. If you CAN'T wait to build, I'd recommend the i5-760. It's the second best processor for gamers...(and only slightly slower than the i5-2500K)

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=191
 
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I'd personally avoid Seagate (I have used them at work in my notebook and I've had several hard drive crashes/bad sectors), but otherwise I think the build looks good.
 
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Build looks good. I'd wait till you can get a good 1155 mobo, unless you can afford to eat the cost of the biostar board, and just buy another asus/gigabyte board when the fixed versions come out.
 
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1ceHacka

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Davidh373 said:
Get a Samsung... You'll thank me in a year when your HDD still works ;)
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I actually already swapped out the Seagate for this Samsung in my list:

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

dpodblood said:
Build looks good. I'd wait till you can get a good 1155 mobo, unless you can afford to eat the cost of the biostar board, and just buy another asus/gigabyte board when the fixed versions come out.
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I'm not in a huge hurry, so I will just wait until the fixed boards are back in stock. My AMD X3 works just fine, its just showing its age at this point.

Thanks again everyone for your feedback. Always nice to get more sets of eyes on a build even if you think you know what you're doing.

Edit: Looks like the video card just went out of stock as well on Newegg. Must be a popular model.
 
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1ceHacka said:
Thanks again everyone for your feedback. Always nice to get more sets of eyes on a build even if you think you know what you're doing.
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I know the feeling. I plan on doing a SB build in April, or May, and I sure as hell will be posting my build up here for criticism before clicking the order button. :)
 
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Build looks good, the only part that I would question is the case. An Antec Twelve Hundred isn't worth $160 to me when you compare it to a P183, HAF 932, or Lian Li Armorsuit.

Honestly, my opinion is that you don't really need a full tower for that build, so you might as well save $100 on the case and go for a Three Hundred. That extra $100 will let you really improve your gaming performance by bumping the GPU to a GTX 570.
 
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mfenn said:
Build looks good, the only part that I would question is the case. An Antec Twelve Hundred isn't worth $160 to me when you compare it to a P183, HAF 932, or Lian Li Armorsuit.

Honestly, my opinion is that you don't really need a full tower for that build, so you might as well save $100 on the case and go for a Three Hundred. That extra $100 will let you really improve your gaming performance by bumping the GPU to a GTX 570.
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Updated the parts list above. I agree on the case. I knew I didn't need the room, but thought it would be nice to have a bunch of elbow room. Read some reviews on the 300 and it seems its still a decent size. I saved that $90 and went with the GTX570 as well.
 
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mfenn

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1ceHacka said:
Updated the parts list above. I agree on the case. I knew I didn't need the room, but thought it would be nice to have a bunch of elbow room. Read some reviews on the 300 and it seems its still a decent size. I saved that $90 and went with the GTX570 as well.
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Sounds good. I'd look into the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 and ASUS P8P67 mobos when they're back in stock.
 
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