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MaxwellSmartSat Mar 19, 2011 12:46 pm
MOTHERBOARD
Asus P8P67 Deluxe Socket 1155 Intel P67 Chipset CrossfireX/SLI Dual-Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333Mhz 3x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Dual GigaLAN 8-CH High Definition Audio 4x SATA 6.0Gb/s 4x SATA 3.0Gb/s 4x USB 3.0 2xFirewire Bluetooth v2.1 ATX
CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.40Ghz, 8MB L3 Cache, 32nm (Retail Boxed) (BX80623I72600K)
Cooler Master V8 (RR-UV8-XBU1-GP) for Intel Socket LGA1366/1156/775 & AMD Socket AM3/AM2+/AM2
Corsair Vengeance 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL8 240-pin DIMM (CMZ6GX3M3A1600C8)
Asus EAH6970/2DI2S/2GD5 ATI Radeon HD 6970 Chipset (890MHz ) 2GB (5.5Ghz) GDDR5 Dual Display DVI/HDMI/Dual Mini DisplayPort PCI-Express 2.1 Graphics Card
WD1002FAEX Western Digital Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX) 1000GB (1TB) SATA3 7200RPM 64MB Cache
Pioneer BDR-206 Black SATA 12x Blu-Ray Writer 16X DVDR 12x DVDRW Internal Drive
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower ATX Case
Corsair HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX EPS12V Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (OEM)
WskOscSat Mar 19, 2011 2:08 pm
MaxwellSmart wrote:
here is a system that I put together and would like some input from you guys in what you think of it
MOTHERBOARD
Asus P8P67 Deluxe Socket 1155 Intel P67 Chipset CrossfireX/SLI Dual-Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333Mhz 3x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Dual GigaLAN 8-CH High Definition Audio 4x SATA 6.0Gb/s 4x SATA 3.0Gb/s 4x USB 3.0 2xFirewire Bluetooth v2.1 ATX
CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.40Ghz, 8MB L3 Cache, 32nm (Retail Boxed) (BX80623I72600K)
Cooler Master V8 (RR-UV8-XBU1-GP) for Intel Socket LGA1366/1156/775 & AMD Socket AM3/AM2+/AM2
Corsair Vengeance 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL8 240-pin DIMM (CMZ6GX3M3A1600C8)
Asus EAH6970/2DI2S/2GD5 ATI Radeon HD 6970 Chipset (890MHz ) 2GB (5.5Ghz) GDDR5 Dual Display DVI/HDMI/Dual Mini DisplayPort PCI-Express 2.1 Graphics Card
WD1002FAEX Western Digital Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX) 1000GB (1TB) SATA3 7200RPM 64MB Cache
Pioneer BDR-206 Black SATA 12x Blu-Ray Writer 16X DVDR 12x DVDRW Internal Drive
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower ATX Case
Corsair HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX EPS12V Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (OEM)
Looks like an excellent build to me. Personal opinion says to not go with the Western Digital due to my own previous experiences with their reliability over time while, without bias I can say that the Samsung Blu-Ray drive is superior to the Pioneer, it's sturdier and generally better quality plus it comes with all the nifty PowerDVD software that you'll need to actually play Blu-Rays in your PC (it's normally about $70).
That's a nice PSU you chose too - I run a 1050W EVO LABS Modular (PSEVO-1050W-M) which is extremely nice to set up and is very good for providing excellent power flow while remaining totally silent (yes, it does what it says on the box for once, you cannot hear it running). They're cheap too and very high quality (their plain boxes and prices make them look like budget PSUs but they are a very very good alternative to more expensive branded ones like the Corsair).
My own irrational hatred of Windows (necessary evil for gaming sadly u.u) says you should at least grab the Ultimate edition too, even if it's just so you can turn off UAC.
That's my two-pence anyway, as requested.
ted100Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:58 pm
WolfFangSun Mar 20, 2011 2:54 am
ScoobySun Mar 20, 2011 10:46 am
i agree, wrong socket. sandy bridge is the best out there, thou i am still a fan of AMD based on cost of the CPU and the board.
i would have passed 6 gigs by thou, i would have done 12gigs of ram.
