Advice/feedback please!

[dpj74]

Just about to buy all this what does everyone rekon ?

CASE: BitFenix Survivor CORE, Black, Mid Tower Case with Handle

PSU: 550W Corsair CMPSU-550VXUK VX, 80 PLUS, 85% Eff', SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, 120mm Fan

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500, Socket 1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.3GHz, 6MB Cache, 95W

M/BOARD: Intel BOXDH67GD, Intel H67 Express, 1155, PCI-E 2.0, DDR3 1066/1333, SATA 6Gb/s RAID, ATX, VGA

HDD: 1 x 120GB OCZ Technology Vertex 2E, 2.5" Sandforce SSD, MLC-Flash , Read 285MB/s, Write 275MB/s

AND

1 x 1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM

RAM: 16GB (4x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.50V

GPU: 1GB Gainward GTX 460 GS GLH, 4000MHz GDDR5, GPU 800MHz, 336 Cores, D-Sub/ 2x DL DVI-I/ HDMI

COOLING: Corsair Cooling Air Series A50 Performance CPU Cooler Intel LGA 775/1366/1156, AMDAM2/AM3 (to replace stock cooler fan)

along with case fans added..

Feedback please

 

[alicarve]

SSD wise go for a corsair f120 will be better than the ocz

heatsink maybe a noctua nh-d14? though if your not going to be oc which i dont think you can the corsair probably will be ok

motherboard wise you can pick an asus p8h67-m pro for about the same price as the one you suggested

and yeah just need to add some more fans to the core edition of the case

 

[dpj74]

SSD wise go for a corsair f120 will be better than the ocz

heatsink maybe a noctua nh-d14? though if your not going to be oc which i dont think you can the corsair probably will be ok

motherboard wise you can pick an asus p8h67-m pro for about the same price as the one you suggested

and yeah just need to add some more fans to the core edition of the case

Added them adjustments, price only increased slightly, all looking good!

 

[alicarve]

will be a good build make sure you post some pics up when you get it

 

[Stryker64]

Ahh one thing Vengeance RAM isn't compatible with the Noctua D14

EDIT: You can't overclock the i5 2500, so the A50 will be more than enough. But I would personally opt for something cheaper like a Xigmatek Dark Knight.

EDIT Again: You really sure you want to get an Intel motherboard?

 

[AMDFTW]

EDIT: You can't overclock the i5 2500, so the A50 will be more than enough. But I would personally opt for something cheaper like a Xigmatek Dark Knight.

why cant you oc the 2500? the darknight is old now the a50 would beat it

 

[Stryker64]

why cant you oc the 2500? the darknight is old now the a50 would beat it

Yeah Darkknight is old, but he is running it at stock speeds so you don't need to spend money on something to keep is exceptionally cool. I'm just saying with this CPU and Motherboard combo, save some money, buy a cheaper cooler.

But why he can't overclock the 2500? Well it isn't a 2500K so it has a locked multiplier, and unlike other processors Sandy Bridge HATES it's FSB being tinkered with. Secondly his getting a H67 Motherboard, with allows the use of the onboard graphics, but also blocks all overclocking unlocks. So he'll only be able to use the default Turbo Mode, even than due to the motherboard it will be limited compared to a P67, as in it won't turbo boost as high.

 

[AMDFTW]

ahh i did not no that regarding the overclocking.

look at the tian fenrir then there cheap

 

[AMDFTW]

ahh i did not no that regarding the overclocking.

look at the tian fenrir then there cheap

 

[Stryker64]

So dpj74 if you want to overclock, you'll need to buy the i5 2500K with and P67 board if you want to overclock, and in that situation you'll need to look at something like a Noctua, but currently with these specs, Titan Fenrir is the cooler to go I guess.

Hopefully AMDFTW AMD won't do something like this with Bulldozer.