help new pc

soulfood · 10 Oct 2011

I want to buy a new pc. and i'm pretty sure i want the following: CPU-Intel i7 2600k 3.4Ghz 8mb cache LGA 1155 approx $340
motherboard- gigabyte GA-Z68X UD3R $175
RAM - DDR3 8GB (2 * 4GB) GSkill $75
hard drive-500GB, hard drive- 2TB
graphics card - Asus GTX 560 Ti 64MB $260
case - coolermaster centurion 5 II $70
power- coolermaster 6Z-650 80X $94
DVD rom- samsung $24
i have excluded kb/mouse/monitor/speakers, 'cause i've already got 'em.
so, my question: can anyone give me some advice about whether this a good setup or not, or would an alternative piece fit in better? thank you

Wishmaster · 10 Oct 2011

I would personally go with a Corsair, Seasonic, or Antec Power supply.

Beyond that, seems like a good build.

Im getting ready to build myself soon, and this was one thing that came up.

You may consider is the i5 2500k over the 2600k, and save $100.
(you could put that towards a SSD for the OS)

For gaming & general use, they both seem about the same.
Depends what you use your PC for the most.

If your doing alot of CPU intensive tasks that can take advantage of the hyperthreading, the 2600k would certainly be better.
If not, you may not miss much going with the 2500k.

Just something to consider.

soulfood · 10 Oct 2011

why would you go for corsair, seasonic or antec power supply

Wishmaster · 10 Oct 2011

Generally regarded as better PSUs.

Which Cooler master are you looking at? Have a link to it?

essenbe · 10 Oct 2011

Wishmaster said:

I would personally go with a Corsair, Seasonic, or Antec Power supply.

Beyond that, seems like a good build.

Im getting ready to build myself soon, and this was one thing that came up.

You may consider is the i5 2500k over the 2600k, and save $100.
(you could put that towards a SSD for the OS)

For gaming & general use, they both seem about the same.
Depends what you use your PC for the most.

If your doing alot of CPU intensive tasks that can take advantage of the hyperthreading, the 2600k would certainly be better.
If not, you may not miss much going with the 2500k.

Just something to consider.

Britton30 · 11 Oct 2011

Other than the PSU recommendations, you should look into a BD-RE (Blu-ray burner) drive rather than a DVD ROM. They are about $80 on the low end for some LG models, but are good ones.

whs · 11 Oct 2011

Antec has my vote too. And where is the SSD for the OS - that would make a huge difference in performance terms.

Earlier this year I bought a laptop with an i7. It was OK but when I replaced the HDD with an SSD, the thing was flying.

DeaconFrost · 11 Oct 2011

You'd be fine with a CoolerMaster PSU, but there are other brands considered "better". I use Cooler Master or OCZ in my builds.

Aside form that, I'd consider dropping the 500 GB drive for an SSD. I am running a 128 GB SSD in my system, and it did make a huge difference in everyday usage.