New gaming rig

kyNiSk · Feb 17, 2012

hey Overclockers!

I was first thinking about waiting till Ivy Bridge & 6xx series of NVIDIA before building a new rig, but the wait is almost killing me. (I'm playing on a laptop atm, which isn't really made for gaming.)

My build would consist of:

CPU: 2500k
CPU-cooler: 212 Evo
MoBO: Gigabyte??? (CF ready)
GPU: Sapphire 7950 OC
PSU: Seasonic??? How big for CF with 7950?
RAM: 8GB 1600mhz
Chassis: Fractal Design R3

How does this look? Could it be done cheaper with same/better performance? I have a 120gb SSD and will most likely get another or a bigger one later one. I don't use that much space at the moment.

Yours sincerely,

kyNiSk from Denmark.

anonymous22x · Feb 17, 2012

Be careful you don't bottle neck, your getting a extreme gpu and mid level CPU,

anonymous22x · Feb 17, 2012

Btw I hear ya, I'm using an laptop right now but I am waiting for ivy bridge, because I'll know in the future I'll be happy I waited

raident30 · Feb 17, 2012

dont worry about bottlenecking, even at stock the 2500k can handle 7950 xfre, and you can easily overclock 2500k to 4.5ghz.. if your only gaming, the 2500k is more than enough for you

manu2b · Feb 17, 2012

raident30 said:
dont worry about bottlenecking, even at stock the 2500k can handle 7950 xfre, and you can easily overclock 2500k to 4.5ghz.. if your only gaming, the 2500k is more than enough for you

+1

kyNiSk · Feb 17, 2012

It's only gonna be used for gaming

it is of course nice to have the best of the best but it wont last for long and I don't think the difference between SB and IB will be major, gaming wise(theory)? I could always buy a
motherboard that supports IB and then upgrade in a year or so, if it proves out to be badass.

manu2b · Feb 17, 2012

kyNiSk said:
It's only gonna be used for gaming it is of course nice to have the best of the best but it wont last for long and I don't think the difference between SB and IB will be major, gaming wise(theory)? I could always buy a
motherboard that supports IB and then upgrade in a year or so, if it proves out to be badass.

Yes, any Z68 would do.
But don't worry, even in a couple of year, your 2500k will still be able to play the latest games. You might have to change your GPU by the time though.

Vortaku · Feb 17, 2012

id suggest the asrock extreme 3 board for a budget board

edit: assuming you have 4 sticks of ram 1 hard drive(mecahnical, 1 ssd, 5 case fans the i5 and then the cf 7950s you need a get 600watt, however since your on this forum i would assume your going to overclock it all and you would need at the bare minimum for that 650watt, in that case i would recommend the corsair ax 750 or even the 850, also cheak out the sasonic platinum

kyNiSk · Feb 17, 2012

I've decided to go for an m-atx build instead as I prefer smaller cases!

MoBo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131806
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102963 (eventually CF this)
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
CPU-cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Chassis: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352011

As it's possible to get up to 6 fans into that chassis I don't think heat will be a problem when I go CF, not sure though.

Vortaku · Feb 17, 2012

kyNiSk said:
I've decided to go for an m-atx build instead as I prefer smaller cases!

MoBo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131806
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102963 (eventually CF this)
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
CPU-cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Chassis: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352011

As it's possible to get up to 6 fans into that chassis I don't think heat will be a problem when I go CF, not sure though.

not a bad looking build by any means.

raident30 · Feb 17, 2012

kyNiSk said:
I've decided to go for an m-atx build instead as I prefer smaller cases!

MoBo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131806
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102963 (eventually CF this)
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
CPU-cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Chassis: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352011

As it's possible to get up to 6 fans into that chassis I don't think heat will be a problem when I go CF, not sure though.

nice build man, awwww i love the mobo!!!! its a bit pricey for me though but it is worth it!

kyNiSk · Feb 17, 2012

Thansk for the feedback guys!

I will be building it sometime soon, maybe next week or the week after that. Not sure yet

First time builder aswell, so it'll be interesting!

raident30 · Feb 17, 2012

just keep us updated and we'll also help you :attn:

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