New to building and overclocking

cider-man · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:30

As the title says i am new to building own system and overclocking but i am here to learn. I am reading through this forum and i am learning a lot. I am planning to start building my new system next year in january .

This is what i have been thinking of:

1. Processor (CPU) = Intel Core i5-2500k
2. Motherboard = Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z
3. Memory (RAM) = 8 GB G.Skill Ripjaw F3-12800CL9D
4. Hard drive(s) = Already have 2 that i can use.
5. Graphics card(s) = Gainward Geforce GTX560 Ti Golden Sample
6. Power supply (PSU) = Corsair Professional Series HX 650
7. Case = Antec 1200 V3
8. CPU cooler = Be Quiet!! Dark Rock Advanced

I am open for suggestions. Budget is around 750£.

BriT · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:36

Looks good. Maybe change the case to something newer, the 1200 series are quite old now.

Stinger53 · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:37

looks gd, i used to have that case it is huge!
would change graphics card to http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-175-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341 tho as has 2gb not 1gb

Raikiri · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:37

1. Processor (CPU) = Intel Core i5-2500k

Great choice.

2. Motherboard = Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z

Why have you gone for a massive case and an m-ATX motherboard? They'll work but it'll look a little silly imo. You can get a good full sized board for sub £100 (Gigabyte D3 @ £80, MSI, Asus and Asrock for about £95).

3. Memory (RAM) = 8 GB G.Skill Ripjaw F3-12800CL9D

Perfectly good, low profile RAM might work better though depending on cooler clearance.

4. Hard drive(s) = Already have 2 that i can use.

That's good, but consider a small SSD as a boot drive. Can often get good 60GB ones for around £55-60 on offer.

5. Graphics card(s) = Gainward Geforce GTX560 Ti Golden Sample

Good cards, the 2GB version is worth getting if you're going to be playing at 1920x1080p or higher.

6. Power supply (PSU) = Corsair Professional Series HX 650

Great choice.

7. Case = Antec 1200 V3

Perfectly good case, I really don't like them but that's personal preference. They're MASSIVE too.

8. CPU cooler = Be Quiet!! Dark Rock Advanced

Great coolers, Thermalright Silver Arrow is a little better though (but may have more clearance issues with RAM).

cider-man · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:38

BriT said:
Looks good. Maybe change the case to something newer, the 1200 series are quite old now.

What would be good alternative in the same price range?

Stinger53 · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:40

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-036-CS&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1489 there nice cases similar price tho

Raikiri · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:41

cider-man said:
What would be good alternative in the same price range?

cider-man · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:43

Raikiri said:
2. Motherboard = Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z

Why have you gone for a massive case and an m-ATX motherboard? They'll work but it'll look a little silly imo. You can get a good full sized board for sub £100 (Gigabyte D3 @ £80, MSI, Asus and Asrock for about £95).

Case because i like it for some reason but i am open for suggestions. Second reason was money. But already you are giving something to think about.

fowler002 · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:55

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6970 2048MB Twin Frozr III GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with Dirt 3 & Deus Ex PC Games** £275.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £812.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

ocuk doing the offer if you buy a antec case and psu you get 15% off so on the spec you get just under £30 off which brings it to £783 so just over budget. not sure which of the cheaper antec cases support the 310mm graphics card

the current this week offer ends tomorrow afternoon with new offer starting so unless buying tonight come back when you're ready to buy.

cider-man · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:59

Thank you everyone, i am going through these and think about things. I will change case thats for sure.

cider-man · 22 Dec 2011 at 11:58

I have been doing some thinking and reading here in the forums and i have changed my set up. Some of the decision are because of money. One thing is still missing my case. I cant make my mind up.

Case should be around 100£-150£. It should have good cooling, good cable management and easy to work with.

Intel Core i5-2500k 3.30 ghz
Be Quiet!! Dark Rock Advanced
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68
4 GB Crucial Ballistix SportPC3-1200C10
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5
XFX Pro 850W*
OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MB GDDR5*
Lite-On IHAS124-19

fowler002 · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:11

well I guess you're a nvidia fanboy then?

the kingston ram speced earlier is actually £30 this week only offer(ends next wednesday), so better to go for that as its 8gb rather than the 4gb crucial

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS

if you're going for the gigabyte z68ap-d3 that means no sli so no need for 850w psu, the offer on the selected psu has ended and its £90 now not £80. for your specs 650w is more than enough tho saying that the 750w version of the xfx pro is on sale this week for £77

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

I guess you're dead set on the be quiet cooler and no one will change your mind.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £109.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £76.98
1 x BeQuiet Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366, AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / 754 / 939 / 940) £41.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £760.39 (includes shipping : £13.75).

cider-man · 22 Dec 2011 at 18:36

fowler002 said:
well I guess you're a nvidia fanboy then?

Not really, i would be more than happy with ATI. I havent had experience with ATI.

fowler002 said:
the kingston ram speced earlier is actually £30 this week only offer(ends next wednesday), so better to go for that as its 8gb rather than the 4gb crucial.

Copy and paste error, i would go for 8gb. I saw the offer but i am not ready to buy yet. I know it sounds stupid and i will loose a good deal.

fowler002 said:
I guess you're dead set on the be quiet cooler and no one will change your mind.

Actually my second choice was Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler. So no i am not set in stone.

Thank you for your advice.

fowler002 · 22 Dec 2011 at 19:29

well if you're not buying yet will be worth waiting and seeing what the new graphics cards bring, don't know about nvidia but some of the new ati/amd cards are due out in the next week or so.

cider-man · 22 Dec 2011 at 19:36

I will keep looking and i really appreciate your help.