First Post!

[iDWr3Ck]

How ya doing everyone, my name is Derek, and I am obviously new to these forums. I have lurked because the thought of games with mods has always intrigued me. The problem was my computer is pure trash. Anyways I finally got enough money together and ordered me some parts to build. I just want some advice on what you guys personally think about the components. Thanks in advance for any replies. It is much appreciated.

 

EVGA Geforce GTX 660ti Superclocked

Intel Core i5-3570k

Corsair Enthusiast Series 850-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply

AS Rock LGA1155 DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 Quad CrossFireX and Quad SLI A GbE ATX Motherboard Z77 EXTREME4

Cooler Master Enforcer Mid-Tower

Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules)

 

The optical drive and hard drive I am going to take out of my current PC and use for now. So whatcha think?

Modded Skyrim here I come...

[Dan3345]

Is this your first computer build? You did pretty well.

 

Everything looks good, you picked nice components and should play games relatively well. Congrats and welcome to the forums! :thumbsup:

[iDWr3Ck]

Is this your first computer build? You did pretty well.

 

Everything looks good, you picked nice components and should play games relatively well. Congrats and welcome to the forums! :thumbsup:

 

Yes sir, this will be my first build. And thanks man, I took a lot of time researching the components. I am kind of OCD when it comes to those types of things. I appreciate the feedback!

[kalikka]

850w PSU is overkill even for SLI, I recommend a good 450-550w if you are only going to use 1 GPU. Should save some cash that way.

XFX 550w, super flower golden green pro/modular, etc.

 

And for the GPU, I recommend something with a better cooler. (asus) DCII, (gigabyte) windforce, etc. are good coolers.

 

And for CPU coolers, I would recommend Macho HR-02 but I dont know where you live --> availability is a big ?

Edited December 24, 2012 by kalikka

[iDWr3Ck]

850w PSU is overkill even for SLI, I recommend a good 450-550w if you are only going to use 1 GPU. Should save some cash that way.

XFX 550w, super flower golden green pro/modular, etc.

 

And for the GPU, I recommend something with a better cooler. (asus) DCII, (gigabyte) windforce, etc. are good coolers.

 

And for CPU coolers, I would recommend Macho HR-02 but I dont know where you live --> availability is a big ?

 

Yeah 850 watt is overkill I suposse. But unfortunately all of the parts are already on their way.

Edited December 24, 2012 by iDWr3Ck

[Dan3345]

850w PSU is overkill even for SLI, I recommend a good 450-550w if you are only going to use 1 GPU. Should save some cash that way.

XFX 550w, super flower golden green pro/modular, etc.

 

And for the GPU, I recommend something with a better cooler. (asus) DCII, (gigabyte) windforce, etc. are good coolers.

 

And for CPU coolers, I would recommend Macho HR-02 but I dont know where you live --> availability is a big ?

If he plans on moddding/overclocking/SLI EVGA is the best way to go. And I actually beg to differ, reference coolers are IMO better than dual fan coolers.

 

1. They don't blow air into the case.

 

2. In SLI setup's hot air is pushed out so the GPU's aren't choking on each others heat (this requires good case air flow too)

 

3. EVGA's warranty is not void if you remove the heatsink/mod the card/overclock/water cool.

 

IN short, EVGA cards are for the modder types IMO.

 

Anyways even if you are doing none of these things I haven't noticed my EVGA card being too loud. 6 series Nvidia cards are relatively cool and quiet.

 

I also don't think having a larger PSU is ever a waste. It opens the door for upgrades or add ons down the road. With that 850 watt he can now get a second 660ti and run two no problem.

Edited December 24, 2012 by Dan3345