Sandy Build

[Rootsy]

So. I have started a few topics on parts advice, and eventually, over many hours of pondering and comparison, I have decided to go for a P67 build over a X58 build.

I will be buying at around mid-February.

My original build was:

MOBO - ASUS P6X58D-E Motherboard

CPU - Intel i7-950

RAM - MUSHKIN 998826 - 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 6-8-6-24 Ridgeback

GFX - Sapphire Radeon HD6850 Toxic Edition 1GB

HDD - Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ

SSD (For O/S) - OCZ Vertex 2 60GB E Series SSD

DVD - Samsung SH-B123A Blu-ray DVD

CASE - Fractal Design Define R3 Black

CPUCOOLER - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B

PSU - Corsair HX-750 Power Supply

And its now changed to:

MOBO - Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD5

CPU - Core i5 2500k

RAM - Mushkin 996826 Ridgeback PC3-12800 (2x2GB) DDR3

GFX - Sapphire Radeon HD6950 2GB

HDD - Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ

SSD (For O/S) - OCZ Vertex 2 60GB E Series SSD

DVD - Samsung SH-B123A Blu-ray DVD

CASE - Fractal Design Define R3 Black

CPUCOOLER - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B

PSU - Corsair HX-750 Power Supply

Now pretty much all thats changed is the mobo/chipset combo and the RAM.

Is this a smart choice overall, or should I stick with the x58 build. I will be using PC for mainly gaming, bit of video rendering and CAD programs for study.

Cheers

 

[eunoia]

You may be the rare case where 4GB of RAM is the weak link here if you're doing CAD and rendering video. Maybe 2 X 4GB to start?

 

[Stryker64]

Gotta get some fans to go with your cooler