please rate my rig

abweb123 · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:05

i'm just about to buy, anyone have any suggestions

MSI Z68A-GD55 (B3), 2 x PCI-E X16, SLI and CrossFire X ready, 4xDDR3 up to 32GB
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.65V
MSI GTX 560 Ti 1024MB DDR5 TWIN FROZR II OC Edition Dual DVI Mini HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card
Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case
Arctic Freezer 13 Pro High Performance CPU Cooler for Intel and AMD
120GB Corsair Force Sries 3, 2.5" SSD, SATA III - 6Gb/s
650W PSU, Antec TruePower New Modular, 82%Eff', 80 PLUS Bronze, SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX
Sony AD-5280S-0B 24x DVD±R, 12xDVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RWx6 SATA, Black, OEM
windows 7 - retail

I will get a storage HDD once prices fall a bit
thanks

GTO656 · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:12

Everything looks perfect, as the mobo you chose is CF/SLI ready. do you plan on having 2 GPU. if so go for a higher PSU Watt.

abweb123 · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:18

Yea, i was thinking a second 560ti in the future. i'll up it to 750. cheers

Hyburnate · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:19

abweb123 said:
Yea, i was thinking a second 560ti in the future. i'll up it to 750. cheers

And the rest, I think 560Ti CF needs 850W.

RJC · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:29

750W will be plenty for SLI 560 assuming they use a quality unit.

abweb123 · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:30

really? online psu calculator reckons you only need 550 for this sli

stulid · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:31

2/10 because im in a bad mood.

Reaper 392 · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:32

RJC said:
750W will be plenty for SLI 560 assuming they use a quality unit.

650W will be fine for 560Ti SLI

all i'd do is change the SSD to the crucial M4. nothing wrong with the corsair, but the crucial is faster in the real world

shootersam · 1 Dec 2011 at 21:54

stulid said:
2/10 because im in a bad mood.

Bit mean there stulid

abweb123 · 2 Dec 2011 at 18:05

do you rekon its worth the extra 30 quid for a Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 S1155 Motherboard instead?

Trekkie · 2 Dec 2011 at 18:29

I think you should get a hard drive as well as the SSD, because i don't know about you guys but i would get through 120gb like it was nothing.

abweb123 · 2 Dec 2011 at 19:23

i have an external i can use for now

Farooq · 2 Dec 2011 at 21:41

swap ssd for crucial m4 and dont get the 1gb version of the 560 ti. 2gb or pick a different card you will regret buying any 1 gb cards they will age very quickly in modern games.
noctua d12 or 14 for cpu cooler also.
swap power supply for somthing silver rated at least over 600watt my preferance is corsair
sli 560's are pointless as the cost to a 79xx series amd or keplar will make it not worth the money in the future to sli them especialy at 1 gb ram per card.
the haf is a good case id swap it for a full tower if it was my money tho. probably the antec dark fleet or haf x. The extra space is a godsend.
mo bo i would change to a asrock z68 gen3. or if on a budget a Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68

as for hard disk storage try n pick up a western digital caviar black they are fastest normal drives however only samsung have been unafected by the floods so they might be hard to find at a sensible price if so then samsung your only reasonable choice.

abweb123 · 3 Dec 2011 at 00:27

My budget doesnt stretch that far but i am thinking that i could do away with sli capabillity, get the 2gb version of the 560ti, and drop to an Asus P8Z68-V LX mobo, and switch in the crucial ssd.

abweb123 · 3 Dec 2011 at 19:58

would i be better off sticking with the 560ti or going with crossfire Radeon HD 6850 ?

Farooq · 4 Dec 2011 at 01:35

stick with 560 ti 2gb or wait like most of us until next gen to buy a card that will last a few years as there is a significant process drop from 40 nm to 28nm which should see 70 percent perfomance gains on current high end. ie you get sumthing similar to a 6990 or gtx 590 for just over 200 quid later this month think there is a announcement on the 5th from AMD for a launch of there 79xx series