Computer Build Resource Thread - Page 594

On September 24 2011 03:22 skyR wrote:
I don't understand why you're getting an aftermarket heatsink and wasting money on an expensive P67 motherboard but not getting a K suffix processor? Ivybridge is on LGA1155... I'm quite certain that most if not all boards are capable of supporting it but you can fall into the marketing of motherboard manufacturers / waste money to be safe if you'd like. I don't really understand your philosophy behind not overclocking and than upgrading to Ivybridge. An overclocked 2500k will most likely be on par with non-overclocked Ivybridge performance... Maybe I just don't understand why someone would upgrade a processor every tick tock cycle.

Z68 lucid technology just switches between GPUs to save power.. it has nothing to do with offloading processing tasks to the CPU or GPU.

I don't know why you're buying Snipers when regular GSkills are like $33 right now...

I don't know why you're getting Windows 7 Professional. If you really needed the features provided by Professional, I would think you would have other means to get it for free or at a discounted price.

On September 24 2011 04:04 skyR wrote:
What? There is def a 2x4gb kit from gskill for under 40. Im on a phone right now so cant link you.

On September 24 2011 03:11 Kinetik_Inferno wrote:
I've finalized a build! Thank god this hell of figuring out a computer is finally over (that is, if you guys don't find any issues).

I checked everything I could think of. I checked both newegg and Amazon for prices, so I will be buying from both. Well, here you go:

The Build
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What I was hoping to achieve with this build
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Any advice on fine-tuning this build is greatly appreciated! Also please check the compatibility of the parts as my expertise is fairly limited and I may have missed something. Thanks to all who helped me with this and fed me all the advice and information I needed!

On September 24 2011 04:20 Kinetik_Inferno wrote:

Wait, is it these? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231422&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Memory (Desktop Memory)-_-G.SKILL-_-20231422

On September 24 2011 04:24 Wabbit wrote:


Yes, perfect. Probably the cheapest 1333MHz 1.5V 2x4GB you can find.

On September 24 2011 04:29 Shikyo wrote:

Right that's true, so the 30$ set is inferior because it's higher voltage right? How detremential is it to him as he's not overclocking? Worth 8 dollars?

On September 24 2011 04:35 FabledIntegral wrote:


Yes. While 1.65V is actually still very much usable from what I'm aware it's generally, especially in these forums, recommended against if you're going sandybridge.

On September 24 2011 04:44 Shikyo wrote:

Well I've read that it works on sandybridge yes, but what exactly makes it worth the 8 dollars is what I'm interested in? That's a 26.667% increase in cost, is the performance increase anywhere near that?

Is it less stable? Keep in mind we're not overclocking here

On September 24 2011 04:22 Shikyo wrote:

Then you shouldn't get that CPU, mobo, or that cooler. By the way, 300 dollars for a 1920x1080 screen is way more than what I'd pay but I guess it's your choice.

Also get the Gigabyte factory overclocked card instead of Sapphire, on newegg its 240$ 220$ after mailin rebate and has a decent overclock and a great cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385

Change your mobo into this as you won't overclock:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157254

Change your cpu into the i5 2500 without k, 195$ with promo EMCKAHK26:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073

This ram is 38$ with promo code EMCKAHH27:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231422

Change Professional to windows home premium, it's really only useful if you need more than 16GB of ram or if you need the extra features that tend to be useless.

Storage drive doesn't require 7200 RPM but the deal is fine so not too much wrong with that. However, this HDD is 500GB larger for only 5$ more with promo code EMCKAHH25:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148725

This PSU is completely fine at 55$ and you get 10% off with promo code PSUSV9 and another 10$ after mail-in rebate, making it cost only around 41$:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815009

I don't understand why you think you need a Storm Sniper that costs 140$ when you're not even overclocking, something like CM 690 II Advanced is more than good enough at 90$, 80 after MIR:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216



It puzzles me that you had supposedly asked around and still had a lot of glaring flaws in your build like a K-suffix processor and aftermarket cooler when you're not overclocking.

Anything I missed?

On September 24 2011 05:17 Thorakh wrote:

How much performance would overclocking an i5-2500K yield me? Would it be worth it to change my build to this:

Does the new motherboard I picked accomodate overclocking a 2500K and would I need additional cooling (the only cooling in this build right now is the stock cooling) and/or a more powerful powersupply? How much overclock would I be looking at? 4 GHz? 4.5 GHz? Would the result be noticable and worth the extra cost or am I better off saving the money to buy a new CPU in one or two years?

On September 24 2011 05:38 Wabbit wrote:


The performance depends on the game/app (SC2 benefits quite a bit).
It has recently been discussed in another thread:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=267778

On September 24 2011 05:43 Thorakh wrote:It's not just to play SC2, it's to play any game that comes out in the near future on max settings

On September 24 2011 05:53 Wabbit wrote:


SC2 is one of the most CPU-demanding games around. Some others (like Metro 2033 with PhysX enabled to be done by the CPU) also benefit greatly. An i5 2500 will handle those games just fine without minimum frame rates dropping low. New games will probably be fine for a while as well (if your goal is to maintain FPS as close to or over 60 as possible)

However, in my personal opinion, OC is a $100 investment now that's worth it because:
1) While Ivy Bridge will most likely also be on the same 1155 socket, you'd have to spend an extra ~$200+ (on an IB CPU) to see a noticeable difference over a Sandy bridge CPU you can get now for the same ~$200, and it's unlikely the performance difference will be over 20% or so
2) OC'ing can give you like 30% or more performance now as opposed to later (in games that are CPU bottlenecked, which may happen because you're getting a 6970), for less price, and as long as you don't go overboard on the OC, the CPU's lifespan will probably not be shortened enough before you want to replace it again (4-5 years).
3) Your budget seems to allow for it.