How is my build?

[Ishraq]

Hello all, I am new and I have created my second custom PC...
Specs:

Intel Core i7 4820K at 4.60GHz OC
Corsair CX750M PSU
8GB (1X8GB) Corsair DDR3 1600MHz RAM
ASUS RAMPAGE IV BLACK EDITION
Corsair H100i
Zalman Z11 Plus
Seagate 4TB HDD
NVIDIA GTX 750 <---I had to cut costs, if I could I would've got a 780/780ti

Future plans...
Corsair AX1200i PSU
Thermaltake Level 10GT Case
Custom watercooling loop
Dual SLI 780ti (or maybe quad, not sure if it is overkill or not)
256GB SSD (I need good cheap recommendations on this)
Red LED fans (140mm I also need recommendations please on good airflow and low noise)
Gaming keyboard and mouse (recommendations please, preferably with red keys)

Temps:
Idle CPU = 35 degrees
Full load = 45 degrees
Motherboard temp = 31 degrees



Here are some pics, please ignore the bad cable management, as the mobo was a tight squeeze and wire gaps were cut off in some areas.

Say what you'd like, advise me please oh wise ones of custom builds

 

[Layback Bear]

Welcome to the forum Ishraq.

Nice build with some good hardware.

Because I use the same cpu at 4.6 I recommend watching your cpu temps.
Your Corsair cooler is a great AIO cooler but because I don't use one I don't know if it will handle 4.6 under load.
What do you have your vcore set at.

What method are you using to get your temp readings? What program?
At a 100% load 45C is a great temp if the reading are correct.

I use the newest Real Temp program.
The newest programs are a must with that cpu.

See my System Specs.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Welcome to SF Ishraq. Nice build with quality components. Many great choices for the SSD and the longer you wait the lower the pricing but I still feel the Samsung 840 pro is the choice, so start watching.

 

[Computer0304]

Welcome to SF Ishraq. Nice build with quality components. Many great choices for the SSD and the longer you wait the lower the pricing but I still feel the Samsung 840 pro is the choice, so start watching.

Or the Samsung 840 EVO if pro is too expensive. I reccomend the Corsair Vengeance K70 for your keyboard. They come with either Cherry MX Red, Blue, or Brown switches. I'd look up about them and the differences if I were you and even test each for the feel if possible. I remember reading about them in a website but I don't remember it unfortunately so you have to search it up yourself.

Also, is that fan on the motherboard a chipset cooler?

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I agree that the Samsung 840 Pro would be the best choice for an SSD but the EVOs are also a good choice when on a budget.

 

[Ishraq]

Welcome to SF Ishraq. Nice build with quality components. Many great choices for the SSD and the longer you wait the lower the pricing but I still feel the Samsung 840 pro is the choice, so start watching.

Or the Samsung 840 EVO if pro is too expensive. I reccomend the Corsair Vengeance K70 for your keyboard. They come with either Cherry MX Red, Blue, or Brown switches. I'd look up about them and the differences if I were you and even test each for the feel if possible. I remember reading about them in a website but I don't remember it unfortunately so you have to search it up yourself.

Also, is that fan on the motherboard a chipset cooler?

Lol tbh that is actually just an 80mm fan stuck on it. I dont have the tools to screw it in or anything

What's the difference between the EVO and PRO? I mean in performance terms... also in the windows experience index how can I get 7.9 for storage

 

[ignatzatsonic]

The PRO version is most suitable for cases where the number of writes is extremely high--as in a corporate database that is being hammered 24 hours a day. I found a study saying the projected life is about 60 years if 10 GB per day are written to it. Compared to 20 years for the EVO.

There's very little chance you would know whether you had the EVO or the PRO in day to day operation.

Or buy the PRO because it costs more and you might feel that gives you some bragging rights.

Windows Experience scores are good for bragging rights and not much else.

Here's a comparison of the 256 GB versions:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/05/samsung-840-pro-review-256gb/

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

The biggest advantage of the Pro over the EVO for most of us is the longer warranty. There is a speed advantage now that RAPID is available for the Pros but most people won't notice that. Most of us won't use an SSD enough to be concerned with the comparatively lower life of an EVO. For a small SSD, such as the 120-128GB range, I feel the Pro is worth the money. For a bigger SSD 250-512TB, it depends a lot on budget and the cost of the equipment using it. For example, I couldn't justify getting a 512GB Pro for a notebook that cost less or only a bit more than the SSD itself; however I was able to justify the cost of the EVO. It might have been different for a $1000 laptop. For over 512GB, the EVO is the only game in town when using a single drive machine.

 

[Ishraq]

The biggest advantage of the Pro over the EVO for most of us is the longer warranty. There is a speed advantage now that RAPID is available for the Pros but most people won't notice that. Most of us won't use an SSD enough to be concerned with the comparatively lower life of an EVO. For a small SSD, such as the 120-128GB range, I feel the Pro is worth the money. For a bigger SSD 250-512TB, it depends a lot on budget and the cost of the equipment using it. For example, I couldn't justify getting a 512GB Pro for a notebook that cost less or only a bit more than the SSD itself; however I was able to justify the cost of the EVO. It might have been different for a $1000 laptop. For over 512GB, the EVO is the only game in town when using a single drive machine.

Can I also use RAID 10 on these and also can I use RAIDs on the ASMEDIA SATA ports too?

Plus thanks for the thorough explanation, if there was a thanks button, I'd press it.

 

[Ishraq]

The PRO version is most suitable for cases where the number of writes is extremely high--as in a corporate database that is being hammered 24 hours a day. I found a study saying the projected life is about 60 years if 10 GB per day are written to it. Compared to 20 years for the EVO.

There's very little chance you would know whether you had the EVO or the PRO in day to day operation.

Or buy the PRO because it costs more and you might feel that gives you some bragging rights.

Windows Experience scores are good for bragging rights and not much else.

Here's a comparison of the 256 GB versions:

Samsung 840 Pro Review (256GB) | Ubergizmo

Thanks, I think I can brag with a PRO...

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

The biggest advantage of the Pro over the EVO for most of us is the longer warranty. There is a speed advantage now that RAPID is available for the Pros but most people won't notice that. Most of us won't use an SSD enough to be concerned with the comparatively lower life of an EVO. For a small SSD, such as the 120-128GB range, I feel the Pro is worth the money. For a bigger SSD 250-512TB, it depends a lot on budget and the cost of the equipment using it. For example, I couldn't justify getting a 512GB Pro for a notebook that cost less or only a bit more than the SSD itself; however I was able to justify the cost of the EVO. It might have been different for a $1000 laptop. For over 512GB, the EVO is the only game in town when using a single drive machine.

Can I also use RAID 10 on these and also can I use RAIDs on the ASMEDIA SATA ports too?

Plus thanks for the thorough explanation, if there was a thanks button, I'd press it.

You can use RAID 10 but you won't gain much. Most of the advantage of an SSD is faster boot times. Data reads and writes with an SSD are faster but not all that much compared to the faster HDDs. When you run RAID, boot times will be reduced because the RAID has to be initialized. Also, the SATA ports will cap the top speed available from a RAID and SSDs are pushing those speeds already so the only thing you would gain from RAID 10 is more capacity with some redundancy at the cost of reliability. You would be better off using the extra SSDs as external drives for making proper backups (read my sig) or saving a choice chunk of change and buying HDDs instead for the backups.

 

[Ishraq]

The biggest advantage of the Pro over the EVO for most of us is the longer warranty. There is a speed advantage now that RAPID is available for the Pros but most people won't notice that. Most of us won't use an SSD enough to be concerned with the comparatively lower life of an EVO. For a small SSD, such as the 120-128GB range, I feel the Pro is worth the money. For a bigger SSD 250-512TB, it depends a lot on budget and the cost of the equipment using it. For example, I couldn't justify getting a 512GB Pro for a notebook that cost less or only a bit more than the SSD itself; however I was able to justify the cost of the EVO. It might have been different for a $1000 laptop. For over 512GB, the EVO is the only game in town when using a single drive machine.

Can I also use RAID 10 on these and also can I use RAIDs on the ASMEDIA SATA ports too?

Plus thanks for the thorough explanation, if there was a thanks button, I'd press it.

You can use RAID 10 but you won't gain much. Most of the advantage of an SSD is faster boot times. Data reads and writes with an SSD are faster but not all that much compared to the faster HDDs. When you run RAID, boot times will be reduced because the RAID has to be initialized. Also, the SATA ports will cap the top speed available from a RAID and SSDs are pushing those speeds already so the only thing you would gain from RAID 10 is more capacity with some redundancy at the cost of reliability. You would be better off using the extra SSDs as external drives for making proper backups (read my sig) or saving a choice chunk of change and buying HDDs instead for the backups.

Thank you.

 

[Dude]

Great build Ishraq, welcome to SevenForums

 

[ghostk1d]

Hy people.im new and i have a question..
My pc parts
Zalman z11 plus (atx)
Asus rampage black edition (e-atx)

Are the two parts fit together?
I mean the mainboard in the case?
Also a corsair 750w.thanks

 

[ignatzatsonic]

My pc parts
Zalman z11 plus (atx)
Asus rampage black edition (e-atx)

Are the two parts fit together?
I mean the mainboard in the case?

I doubt it.

Extended ATX motherboards typically require an extended ATX case.

That motherboard is 12 inches by 10.7 inches. Standard ATX boards are about 12 inches by 9 inches

The Newegg specs for the case say it is compatible with ATX and Micro ATX.

You'd probably need a case like the Corsair 900D or Rosewill Thor V2.

 

[paulpicks21]

@ Ghostk1d


A very simple search on Google can furnish you with a wealth of knowledge!

The answer is no.

::: Zalman, leading the world of Quiet Computing Solutions :::

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

You can't always go by the product description to determine if an e-ATX board will fit. Neither my Antec Two Hundred v2 nor my Corsair 650D are rated for extended ATX but both will still take an extended ATX board. The Antec is pretty crowded but it works (and has been for the past year and a half). The 650D will be less crowded.

However, in the case of the Zalman case, it will not fit.

 

[Layback Bear]

Remember when you buy a motherboard and a case that are not designed to be used together you could have motherboard stand off problems.
If you are going to buy a extended motherboard just buy a case designed for it's use.
It makes no sense to buy problems.

 

[ghostk1d]

Just asked.because ishraq case is to a zalman z11 and a rampage 4 black edition and thei fit together

 

[paulpicks21]

Just asked.because ishraq case is to a zalman z11 and a rampage 4 black edition and thei fit together

My apologies ghostk1d. You are correct. It looks like a very tight fit for the cables on the right hand side of the motherboard but yes it obviously fits.

Paul.