PC Build

[WahooMan]

Hey guys just hoping someone can tell me if these parts are compatible/ if its a good build for high end gaming for the next 2-4 years.​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Intel Core i7 2600K

(http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=16416)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard

(http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=19867)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]OCZ Technology ZT Series 750W Power Supply

(http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=19351)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Enermax ETS-T40-VD CPU Cooler [/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]([/font]http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=18648[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif])[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]or

CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler

([/font]http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=18670[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif])[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL (2x4GB)

DDR3 (http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=16509)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB

(http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=20210)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Crucial M4 SSD 128GB

(http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=17685)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001

(http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=19554)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LG GH24NS90 24x SATA DVD-RW Drive OEM

(http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=19580)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

(http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=17003)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Case

(http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=18313)[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Questions:[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1. Will I need something like this :

http://www.pccasegea...oducts_id=17887

to plug the USB 3.0 plugs straight into the motherboard or does someone know if they are already the 'correct' plug to insert onto a port on the motherboard. I ask as I don't want to have to route them out the back of the case and into usb ports on mother board.[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2. How do I apply thermal paste correctly so that it is not too thick or thin and spread out evenly?[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3. On another forum someone recommended to get a Intel Core i5 3570K, so maybe an equivalent i7 processor would be the way to go?[/font]​

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Note: This costs about 1720 and I don't want to go more than 1800 so if there is a better processor out there in that price range please feel free to recommend it

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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Thank you very much to anyone who can help[/font]​

 

[jamesriley94]

Hi.

To start with a gaming rig does not need an i7. You'd be better off getting the Ivybridge i5 3570k as it will perform the same, if not better than the Sandyrbridge i7. Other than that it looks fine.

1) No, the motherboard has a built in port, you can plug the cables from the case straight in there without any adapters, dont worry.

2) Put a small ball, roughly 3-4mm in diameter on the centre of the processor and let the pressure from the cooler spread it out. There's no need to soread it yourself.

3) Already answered, didnt read this question before haha. The only difference between the 3570ks, and the i7 3770k is Hyperthreading, which is not used whatsoever in gaming and so there is no point in spending the extra £80 (dunno what that is in AU$) on the i7.

Hope this helps

 

[WahooMan]

Hi.

To start with a gaming rig does not need an i7. You'd be better off getting the Ivybridge i5 3570k as it will perform the same, if not better than the Sandyrbridge i7. Other than that it looks fine.

Are claims that Ivybridge has heating issues when overclocking verified or based on ignorance and speculation?

Other than that thank you very much

 

[jamesriley94]

They are true, but not at all like people say they are.

Due to the die shrink, the chips run more efficiently and cooler than sandybridge did when running at stock clocks.

Ivybridge is still cooler and more efficient running all the way up to 4.5/4.6ghz, at which point due to the die shrink, you need a massive volt increase to keep the chip stable, which of course increases the temperatures more. For example, with my chip, I am able to get 4.5ghz stable at 1.185v. However, to get up to 4.8ghz, so only a 300mhz increase, I need to raise the clocks to around 1.35. So I need far more volts to increase the clocks the last 300mhz, than i did to increase it on the initial 1ghz overclock from 3.5 to 4.5.

Sandybridge however runs more linear. So increasing clocks 0.01v for every 100mhz increase will normally work fine.

I dont really see this as a problem whatsoever. With my D14 on 7v, and all the other fans in my case completely silent, temps are only around 70 degrees which is brilliant for that kind of overclock. So yes it can run hotter, but only at very high overclocks, which there is very little justification of putting any chip up to that anyway, so I dont think it's an issue whatsoever.

 

[WahooMan]

Ok thank you very much, I have ordered the parts and hope to get them by friday and have system up and runnign on saturday, sunday latest