Hi! Will this work?

tf00027 · 29 Jun 2012 at 20:13

Hello everyone I'm new on the forum and was wondering if this would all be compatible..Thanks!

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K
Motherboard: Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB 1600MHz (Should I spend the extra cash to get the Corsair Dominator 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz?)
Cooler: Corsair Hydro H100
Case: Corsair Carbide 500R
PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX 600W
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
Monitor: Asus VE247H 24
Mouse+Keyboard: Microsoft Wireless Desktop 2000
Drive: Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B3ST

I haven't saved up enough to buy a video card so I will order these now, then next month I will probably get a GTX670

Will be using this for gaming and occasional engineering stuff like ansys

stulid · 29 Jun 2012 at 20:18

Hi and welcome.

A few things to change,

• Get a ATX sized motherboard,

Gigabyte have a great 3 year UK based warrnty, these two,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-389-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

• Swap the Agility3 for a Crucial M4 or Samsung 830
• The PSU looks under specced, its fine for a single GFX card, but for the option of SLI you want a 750Watt PSU,

Non-modular,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-149-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-038-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Modular,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-047-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-055-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-060-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-225-SV&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-001-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

tamzzy · 29 Jun 2012 at 20:21

do you really need a 3770k? you could save yourself some dosh if you got the 3570k instead

jeff6475 · 29 Jun 2012 at 20:24

i would stick with the asus gene mobo,it overclocks like a beast and for £150 its a bargain for its powa

tf00027 · 29 Jun 2012 at 20:42

stulid said:
Hi and welcome.

A few things to change,

• Get a ATX sized motherboard,

Gigabyte have a great 3 year UK based warrnty, these two,

Thanks! Allthough I kinda like how with asus I could just push a button and it overclocks itself. I won't be able to spend too much time on it for a while, or does it give bad settings?

tamzzy said:
do you really need a 3770k? you could save yourself some dosh if you got the 3570k instead

Yeah there's a big price difference! I need a big CPU so it can eat up any simulation and stuff with ease, and also I would like it to last as long as possible.

stulid · 29 Jun 2012 at 21:25

tf00027 said:
Thanks! Allthough I kinda like how with asus I could just push a button and it overclocks itself. I won't be able to spend too much time on it for a while, or does it give bad settings?

The Gigabyte board has Easytune6,

It has three preset overclock settings from low-high, or you can let it "autotune" and overclock your CPU properly for your chips abilities.