Review my build?

[jkoster]

My budget is pretty much where it is now. Don't wanna spend too much more. Will be for gaming. I heard there's some kind of new CPU coming out soon, can't remember what it's called but if anyone knows any information on that it'd be appreciated as well.
Btw the gpu and case are already purchased

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ycry

 

[Sleepingforest]

Looks almost 100% perfect. I would step down on the motherboard (get a Asrock Pro4 or something instead), the RAM (1600MHz is fast enough; you don't see any benefit by going higher except in synthetic benchmarks), and the PSU (you won't make back the extra money you spend in energy savings) to get a 128GB SSD.

 

[mnewsham]

you can save a decent $50+ by switching RAM, M/B, and PSU


http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-blt2k4g3d1608et3lx0
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme3


Also, the new architecture coming out is haswell, it should be out in a few weeks, it will be about 10% better than the current CPU's but if you wait you can find current gen for less, OR get the new stuff for similar price as the current stuff now.

 

[mnewsham]

Looks almost 100% perfect. I would step down on the motherboard (get a Asrock Pro4 or something instead), the RAM (1600MHz is fast enough; you don't see any benefit by going higher except in synthetic benchmarks), and the PSU (you won't make back the extra money you spend in energy savings) to get a 128GB SSD.

beat me to it

 

[jkoster]

Got any places you can reference for a building tutorial since this is my first time?

 

[Torn Mind]

The Extreme4 is not the friendliest board for overclocking due to its D-PAK MOSFETS.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums...4-ASRock-Z77-Extreme4-amp-Z77-Extreme6-Review

 

[jkoster]

So the extreme 3 would be a better choice?

 

[Torn Mind]

I see Newegg is running another 8 GB free RAM special on some boards again, and the Extreme4 is one of those boards. It's a single module though. Hmm...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Id=1&Description=PPSSMBPROMO416&name=LGA 1155

 

[jkoster]

Amongst my other questions, does sli work with different gpu's and would it make sense to pair up that single module with the two I already have selected?

 

[mnewsham]

So the extreme 3 would be a better choice?

No, but neither are going to be bad at over clocking, and you will run into your limit of the 212 evo before the VRMs

 

[jkoster]

No dice for that tutorial?

 

[mnewsham]

No dice for that tutorial?

eh, it's all fairly straight forward, if you really need step by step instructions i suppose one of us could write it up or find you a link, but google would probably be faster.

 

[jkoster]

Well, I guess we'll just see if I short the thing out and lose $1200 then,thanks for the help

 

[mfenn]

No, but neither are going to be bad at over clocking, and you will run into your limit of the 212 evo before the VRMs

Agree 100%. People like to harp on the MOSFETs because they hear about it from extreme overclockers, but it honestly doesn't matter unless you've spent $80+ on a cooler.

But overall, I agree. Save some money and step down to a non-SLI board.

 

[mfenn]

No dice for that tutorial?

Newegg has a good 3-part series on how to build a PC posted on Youtube. Part 1 is mostly parts selection, but parts 2 and 3 are useful to you.