New System in The works

[Gravatrax]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157295

 

Maybe this one? When it comes to overclocking, what software do you recommend?

 

Do you think the card might be overkill? Im basically doing fullout max settings on BF3 and Skyrim, Skyrim i doubt itd be a problem

Edited May 6, 2012 by Gravatrax

[FMod]

Recommend me a mob then? Something under 200 that will OC nicely and what not. What RAM did you have in mind exactly?

This RAM will do. You can see in feedback people are getting 2133 out of it. Might settle for 1866, it makes little difference, mostly just nice to know.

All LGA1155 mobos overclock ~the same. There's very little difference, like 100 MHz.

This one's good: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

 

Asus boards actually sometimes overclock slightly better (within +100 MHz) than others. But their prices tend to be kinda head-scratchers, for usually not so well equipped boards. It's only proper ones that o/c well, not LX or LE. On the downside, modern Asus mobos strangely seem to also be buggier than Asrock, about on par with MSI, though way better than Gigabyte.

 

But you can get a Z68 one for a reasonable price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790R - might be missing accessories but who needs them.

Or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131786

 

 

Yeah I was thinking about getting SSD atleast to use for OS and other apps, not sure if id store many games on it though. Just depends on the game.

What do you think of the card Im shooting for?

A full install of later Mass Effect titles takes about 20 GB... just putting it out there. So most SSD won't fit enough games.

 

7970 is a fine card, top of the line. But the stock cooler is noisy. You may prefer one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161412

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131468

The last one is the cheapest, so perhaps that, not much real difference. Gigabyte video cards (unlike their mobos) are pretty good, though not +$50 good (that it costs over Powercolor). Or you may want to look for reviews for each of them to pick. Look for more power phases and less noise.

 

 

My step dad just got one of these for cooling is his 2500k

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t

It's OK. But Thermalright HR-02 Macho is one of the best, and it's not too expensive either. It doesn't look like you're on a particularly tight budget, so I recommend that one, especially since you plan to overclock.

[Gravatrax]

Ill look into those. whats the difference between the Z68 and Z77 chipsets? I forgot.

Somewhat off topic, I don't typically buy off newegg. They charge tax where I (Tennessee) so I find it defeats the purpose of buying online, not sure if the HIS is available elsewhere but I'll look (Tigerdirect is acting funny right now)

I was thinking for a case getting a Coolermaster HAF 932

 

In the interest of saving money do you think money this would be a good alternative?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2618324&CatId=7387

Edited May 6, 2012 by Gravatrax

[hoofhearted4]

just to put my two cents in.

 

mobo i recommend:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

 

heatsink:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835146011

 

PSU hasnt been mentioned in a while, but id recommend getting an AX series of Corsair or a Seasonic. the AX series of Corsair is actually made by Seasonic, so in either case, youd be getting the best of the best on the market.

 

difference between z77 and z68 is z77 is the newest chip set to go along with the new IB CPUs, and is the only one to natively support IB without a BIOS update or anything. also it supports PCIe 3.0. basically. for you. no difference since your not getting IB. and even if u were, there still wouldnt be any real difference, but for no difference in price, why not just get the latest chip set for poops and giggles at least right?

 

 

lastly, the the Saphire 7970 has been getting extremely good reviews. supposed to be very quite and cool. so if you went with it, youd be fine.

[Gravatrax]

Thanks Hoof, Ive always valued you're advice. Yup that's the mobo I was wanting to get alright. I thought that was difference but I wasnt sure.

 

Also what noticeable performance would I see from a 750 TX Series vs AX series? Lastly would 750 do the job for this rig?

 

I know that a badass card and all, but I'm wondering if its overkill. Of course Im wanting all the games I play to be plaid at max settings with 50-60+ fps, but I was wondering if maybe the card was too much. Probably stick with it anyways for bragging rights. I guess the card going out of date is unstoppable, but I think it would be feature proof for atleast 2 years,

 

That being I also looking at this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127672

 

Im considering buying a used i7 2600K any thought?

Edited May 7, 2012 by Gravatrax

[FMod]

No performance difference, but you'd notice that AX is quieter. Not that TX V2 is noisy. Only take V2 (TX750V2), not the old one.

 

If in doubt, 7950 should do just as well. It's still faster than a 580, and 580/3GB is a monster already.

With the exception of things like Battlefield 3 and Metro 2033 at absolute maximum settings (which don't look any different from those taken down a notch), even a 7850 should handle everything out there in 1080p, including upcoming titles for a couple years.

 

2600K isn't really any better in games than 2500K.

[hoofhearted4]

the AX series is just known quality. they are like 95% efficient. they have even been known to keep that efficiency past their ratings, such as when 850W is drawn from a 750W its been shown to be completely stable and still retain its 80 PLUS gold ratings. and yes, 750W should cover you no problem. though only with one Card. not SLI/CFX....unless you decide to get a lower card like the 7850 or something. but if your worried, get the Corsair AX850 and then youll be fine even with SLI/CFX

 

no need to get the 2600k unless you plan on doing programming/compiling or video editing/rendering, etc. the extra cores wont help in games and actually have been known to reduce performance in some cases (by which i mean like a few FPS)

 

as for your card. even a 7850 would be able to handle most games on ultra. or even a 560ti 448 core, which places somewhere between a 570 and a 580 at stock. and both can be OCed quite high from what ive read. though, im not sure how well they perform once you start going max on tessellation and AA and all that, but they can certainly handle most games on Ultra settings. cept maybe Metro 2033 or something. look at some bench marks comparing the 7970 with the other cards weve mentioned, and see if the performance increase is worth the extra ~$250.

Edited May 7, 2012 by hoofhearted4

[Gravatrax]

Fair enough. Save a few dollars in the graphics department. I'm going to stick with a 750PSU, I don't ever plan on getting a second card, but I do plan on overclocking. What is the purpose of overclocking RAM?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161407

I was thinking this one.

Edited May 8, 2012 by Gravatrax

[hoofhearted4]

Fair enough. Save a few dollars in the graphics department. I'm going to stick with a 750PSU, I don't ever plan on getting a second card, but I do plan on overclocking. What is the purpose of overclocking RAM?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161407

I was thinking this one.

 

honestly, not much. its more just bragging rights. idk the numbers, FMod will probably be able to answer this more technically, but yea. i mean it helps a little im sure, but your not about to see a night and day performance or anything. you as a user probably wont see any difference at all. its probably something that only shows in benchmarks.

[Gravatrax]

Fair enough. Save a few dollars in the graphics department. I'm going to stick with a 750PSU, I don't ever plan on getting a second card, but I do plan on overclocking. What is the purpose of overclocking RAM?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161407

I was thinking this one.

 

honestly, not much. its more just bragging rights. idk the numbers, FMod will probably be able to answer this more technically, but yea. i mean it helps a little im sure, but your not about to see a night and day performance or anything. you as a user probably wont see any difference at all. its probably something that only shows in benchmarks.

 

True, the human eye can only register so much, and when you start getting into high fps 60+ it doesn't really make a difference. I guess the real purpose of having extremely powerful gpu/multi gpu like that would be for multiple displays, and/or autocad rendering, but they make videocards specifically designed for that stuff.