Advice on an Intel build needed

[ganjiry]

Ello folks,
A mate of mine has asked for some advice on building an Intel rig for gaming and since i've only used AMD i thought i'd ask you lot
He does want something thats going to handle demanding games for a good while. I suggested an i5 3570 or 3570k and a 670/680 as he prefers Nvidia. I'm lost with Intel boards though
Could you suggest a full build for him please. Budget is not a problem for what he wants.
he'll be buying online in sweden.
I shall link him to this post.
Cheers folks..

 

[Dude]

CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 3.4 GHz (3.8GHz turbo)
GPU: MSI Nvidia GTX 670 Power edition 2GB
Mobo: MSI Global ? Motherboard - Z77 MPOWER
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 1600 MHz
Corsair series rated Power Supply
SSD/spinner HD

If he want to OC higher end boards have more options but lower end ones still oc like mine


Also something like this guys build

http://www.sevenforums.com/overclocking-case-mods/279410-build-2013-complete.html

I plan to eventually upgrade towards this.

 

[ganjiry]

cheers Dude
Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
Everything else is sound though mate

 

[Dude]

cheers Dude
Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
Everything else is sound though mate

Yeah I have heard some horror stories on MSI, guess I've been lucky. Out of all my builds I've always used MSI boards and haven't had issues.

Gigabyte or Asus are very good too

 

[paulpicks21]

cheers Dude
Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
Everything else is sound though mate

The Z77 Sabertooth gets very good reviews Ryan, a few members on here have them too and love them.

Paul.

 

[ganjiry]

cheers Dude
Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
Everything else is sound though mate

The Z77 Sabertooth gets very good reviews Ryan, a few members on here have them too and love them.

Paul.

Cheers chap
Yeah i've heard good things about it too, Is there any perticular ram that works well with Intel cpu's? Or is some Corsair Vengeance the a good all rounder?

I've linked the thread to him but he's stuck in combat Arma 3 so he'll register later on at some point.

 

[Dude]

I have always heard Corsair was the best, but I bought some cheap PNY Electronics 1600 and it OCed to 2133 with ease.

 

[paulpicks21]

cheers Dude
Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
Everything else is sound though mate

The Z77 Sabertooth gets very good reviews Ryan, a few members on here have them too and love them.

Paul.

Cheers chap
Yeah i've heard good things about it too, Is there any perticular ram that works well with Intel cpu's? Or is some Corsair Vengeance the a good all rounder?

I've linked the thread to him but he's stuck in combat Arma 3 so he'll register later on at some point.

Personally I am a gskill man, owned 4 sets now on my Intel rigs, it's fairly cheap and has worked great.

That's my favourite anyway, I am sure others have their own favs.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Whip out the gold card !




View attachment i5 dream build.pdf

 

[ganjiry]

Cheers chaps.
@ Alan the pic is too small mate I can't make it out, When i said full build i should have said he already has a full system so will be carrying over the Hdd's, dvd rw and peripherals. sorry

From threads i've read it seems most go for Gskill or Vengeance with Asus boards so they're god choice's for him enit.

Hello Sneaky

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Attachment makes is easier and yeah I put a stem to stern solution. Sounds like your going to have another crazy fun build on your hands.....have fun !

 

[sneak1NGbadger]

Hello guys!

Thanks for the quick replies, looking at that i5 dream build now, where I will find the different parts and so on

as gnaji said, I only really need mobo, graphics card and processor (maybe new PSU as well, got 650w atm) and SSD.

 

[Dude]

Hello guys!

Thanks for the quick replies, looking at that i5 dream build now, where I will find the different parts and so on

as gnaji said, I only really need mobo, graphics card and processor (maybe new PSU as well, got 650w atm) and SSD.

Welcome sneak1NGbadger, you might want to look into a SLI setup too

 

[JackALope52x]

CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 3.4 GHz (3.8GHz turbo)
GPU: MSI Nvidia GTX 670 Power edition 2GB
Mobo: MSI Global ? Motherboard - Z77 MPOWER
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 1600 MHz
Corsair series rated Power Supply
SSD/spinner HD

This is a really nice build. There is only a few things I would change.

The MSI Z77 MPOWER is a good board but I have always used Asus boards and have never had a problem. I believe someone mentioned the Z77 Sabertooth. I have a friend who has one and he loves it to death, it is a great board.

I use Corsair Vengeance memory but G.Skill is also a great choice. For older cheaper builds I have also used Crucial memory which has just worked flawlessly.

For the power supply I would recommend Sea Sonic. They actually make PSUs for a lot of other companies like Corsair, Antec and Apple. Most of their power supplies are just rebranded Corsairs that are cheaper so I always recommend them.

Hope this helped and good luck!
-JackALope

 

[paulpicks21]

Hello guys!

Thanks for the quick replies, looking at that i5 dream build now, where I will find the different parts and so on

as gnaji said, I only really need mobo, graphics card and processor (maybe new PSU as well, got 650w atm) and SSD.

Welcome to the forums.

If money is no issue, then -

i5 3570K
Z77 Sabertooth
EVGA 670 4GB
Corsair AX860 PSU
256GB Samsung 840 Pro.


Paul.

 

[essenbe]

i5-3570K
Sabertooth or Maximus
G skill Sniper
EVGA 670 4 GB
Corsair AX 850 (overkill, but add another card and it won't be)
256GB Samsung 840 pro
Good CPU cooler

 

[Solarstarshines]

cheers Dude
Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
Everything else is sound though mate

I have a MSI board there Bios is Nerfed unless you use the MSI overclocking program in the Bios you are just stuck at 1.449 volts and overclocking just sucks on them go with ASUS that is what I did

I have that MSI board as a back up so it won't be used for any extreme Oc but yeah MSI is not a good choice there boards hold back tons of potential