Build List - Any changes recommended?

StevenBullen · 26 Aug 2011 at 12:30

Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Prolimatech Genesis Mega Performing CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1366/1155/1156/AMD AM2/ AM2+/AM3)
[REMOVED]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9)[REMOVED]
[ADDED]Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9)[ADDED]

Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK)

Asus GeForce GTX 580 Matrix 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-120G)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Any changes recommended? Might not listen but good to have feedback on my intended build.

seandog · 26 Aug 2011 at 12:48

Change the SSD from the OCZ to the Crucial M4 which dropped in price and wont have the infamous Intel-OCZ comapatability issues

Stone22uk · 26 Aug 2011 at 12:57

What will you be using the PC for? If gaming the i7 will be wasted, you can save some pennys and get the i5 2500k model.

Also the CPU cooler, if you are spending upwards of 50 quid - > http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-078-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Stone22uk · 26 Aug 2011 at 13:00

Also its proven anything above 1600Mhz ram wise is wasted with Sandy bridge, so something like this would be cheaper and perform just as well. Plus it doesnt have huge heat sinks - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Do you plan to Sli the 580 later on down the line? If so you will find it very difficult with the Asus ROG, as it is HUGE 3 slots. For the same price you can get -http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-149-GW&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1812 Which is 2 slots and would be easier to Sli down the line.

Power Supply -> This unit is £60 cheaper and still a fantastic unit - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-039-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

Lemin · 26 Aug 2011 at 13:32

Hope that ram fits under the cooler.

StevenBullen · 26 Aug 2011 at 14:03

@seanthedog
Crucial M4 is currently out of stock and wanted it all ordered today

@Stone22uk
It will be used for gaming, video processing and photoshop
Investigating the CPU cooler recommended after I type this.
I have updated my build to include the memory change you recommended.
No plans to SLI, for some reason I done it once a while back and it was a pain in the arse. Sold up and went back to 1 card.

@Lemin
I have changed the ram to what @Stone22uk recommended so will not be a problem now.

Thanks for your feedback people.

fowler002 · 26 Aug 2011 at 14:26

if you're going asrock extreme4 go with gen3 so you get the pci-e 3.0 and ivy bridge upgrade path for the future without needing to change motherboards.

seandog · 26 Aug 2011 at 14:42

Ah soz never checked the stock, maybe get the corsair ssd instead, bit more cash but again no chance of it BSOD'ing with your chip (well always a chance a piece of kit might need RMA but will eliminate the OCZ issue)