PC build

[TeH MILKDUD]

I am starting to build/order all my parts for my PC and i would like to know if anyone has any upgrades that could be used.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d6di

OR direct parts here

Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B – Corsair $44.99

ASUS HD7870-DC2-2GD5 Radeon 2GB DDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort GPU Tweak Utilities PCI-Express 3.0 Graphics Card HD7870-DC2-2GD5 $329.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003 $80.68

Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black) $16.99

OCZ Technology OCZ Agility 4 64G SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-Inch SSD Up to 47K Random 4K Write IOPS with Max 300 MB/s Read (AGT4-25SAT3-64G) - $69.99

OCZ ZT Series 650W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom - $99.99

Corsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CWCH100) $102.74

Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA 1155 AMD CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI Dual LAN Dual UEFI BIOS ATX Motherboard GA-Z77X-UD5H $179.99

Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack - Microsoft Software; DVD-ROM $89.13

Corsair Obsidian 650D Aluminum Mid Tower ATX Enthusiast Computer Case - Black CC650DW-1 - $158.51

Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K $214.99

[Finniespin]

OCZ are terrible with SDD's. Controller is bad. I believe sandforce.

Use a 2500k i5 you won't need a better CPU...

[TeH MILKDUD]

OCZ are terrible with SDD's. Controller is bad. I believe sandforce.

Use a 2500k i5 you won't need a better CPU...

OCZ is good with SSD...  what other SSD are better
The CPU the 2500k was the same price for the 2570k so yeah....

[Inject OH 4]

OCZ's controller is made by Marvell, which also makes them for Corsair, Crucial and more.

And they are not bad. You information is years old.


Although the new Samsung ones are great Intel SSD's are actually really good as well getting some of the best write speeds with large files compared to any other SSD's available.

Samsung is a little on the expensive side in terms of SSD prices, and OCZ is pretty the same price as the rest of them to be honest. OCZ is completely fine. SSDs use to have tons of issues thoes issues with SSDs like OCZ were fixed ages ago.

IT"S FINE!@ 

[TeH MILKDUD]

To me Intel SSD's are very expensive... :/

[Inject OH 4]

To me Intel SSD's are very expensive... :/

yes they have gone up in price probably because of how well they were doing. Should probably only ever buy OEM SSD's tho unless your case doesn't come with a 2 1/2 " Mounting Bracket.

OCZ is fine. And is insanely fast. As for the rumours on SSD's dieing, thats total BS. An SSD should always out live a standard platter harddrive, unless its a super old SSD from before they were tweaked to their current awesomeness.

And most have warnetys. Mine I think has a 3 or 5 year one.

[Boxman]

"Oh look, a PC build thread! Maybe I can help!"

[Boxman]

P.S. Just because I'm an AMD fanboy/prick/wanted to make a point by saying "I can make a build pretty much the same as yours but a bit cheaper"

[Hair Slut]

Hey im stupid and dont know how to build a PC, does this all fit together?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dA00

[Finniespin]

>8 cores
Boxman, are you running a server?

[Cadaver]

Hmm. My 2 cents: Your system build is quite nice.  You figured out the i5>i7 in gaming.

IF you have a Micro Center in your area, go there and compare prices, as they are comparable to online prices, without the shipping charge. 

Do not get a bulldozer, they are actually phasing out these cores, as they have newer cpus coming out in the 4th Quarter of the year. With an estimated 15% boost in performance at same ghz speed, and 4ghz out the box. (Think November.) So, if you want AMD, and your present system can hold on for a few months, wait.

Plextor is another brand to look at for SSD.

[TeH MILKDUD]

Hey im stupid and dont know how to build a PC, does this all fit together?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dA00

Yes it does but your memory could us an upgrade like 2x4 at 1600mhz

[TeH MILKDUD]

> Boxman your dont need 8 cores during gaming. Even super high end games only us up 4 cores max thats why i5 is fine and i7 is for like if you are rendering a video playing a game and steaming something and whatever just not needed to me.

[Cadaver]

No.  The i7 is slower in gaming than the i5, due to certain core processor differences.  The i7 is designed for heavy business programs, not for gaming.
So, buying the i5 for a gaming machine makes a lot of sense.  And its less expensive.

[TeH MILKDUD]

No.  The i7 is slower in gaming than the i5, due to certain core processor differences.  The i7 is designed for heavy business programs, not for gaming.
So, buying the i5 for a gaming machine makes a lot of sense.  And its less expensive.

isnt that what i said.... i5 over i7 for gaming