Will this fit?

Lokith · May 20, 2012

Hi everybody: I was just wondering if anybody could tell me if this rig will fit together. I know it's probably just simple calculation but I always seem to fudge it somehow.

(MOBO) Asus/Intel P8Z77-V Pro, LGA 1155, ATX DDR3 2400
(CPU) Intel Core i5-3570K
(CPU COOLER) COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
(Case) COOLER MASTER HAF 922
(RAM) 8GB - CORSAIR Vengeance 8gb DDR3 1600
(Grph. Card) Power-Color Radeon HD 6850
(Hard Drive) Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm

Any and all feedback is appreciated, thanks

mokrunka · May 20, 2012

Looks like everything is compatible

If you are building a new system, you may want to look into a solid state drive (SSD) too. It will noticeably improve boot times and system responsiveness. You'll be glad you did it.

jameseboy · May 20, 2012

This system will fit together perfectly. Correct processor for the motherboard socket

Lokith · May 20, 2012

mokrunka said:
Looks like everything is compatible

If you are building a new system, you may want to look into a solid state drive (SSD) too. It will noticeably improve boot times and system responsiveness. You'll be glad you did it.

Thanks for the heads-up. Any suggestions on make/model etc..

Lokith · May 20, 2012

jameseboy said:
This system will fit together perfectly. Correct processor for the motherboard socket

Thanks

That was the biggest concern.

Knufire · May 20, 2012

What's your budget? You might be able to go with a cheaper case/motherboard/HDD to fit a better GPU for better gaming performance.

Yamitoko · May 20, 2012

That's what she said. @ Title. I'm sorry, I couldn't resist :/.

mokrunka · May 21, 2012

Lokith said:
Thanks for the heads-up. Any suggestions on make/model etc..

NP. Look at the Corsair Force series. Intel also makes a good SSD, but they seem to be a bit more expensive.

Look for SATA 3 (6GB/s) support, and at least 120 Gb (you could do 60 Gb, but you won't have much room for anything besides your OS).

Stay away from OCZ.

Lokith · May 21, 2012

Yamitoko said:
That's what she said. @ Title. I'm sorry, I couldn't resist :/.

Lol, I probably should have noticed that

Thanks for the laugh.

Lokith · May 21, 2012

Knufire said:
What's your budget? You might be able to go with a cheaper case/motherboard/HDD to fit a better GPU for better gaming performance.

Budget isn't too strict; I'm hoping to keep it under $1,700-$1800 if possible.
I'm not too concerned with gaming ability right now; just trying to make a balanced middle range computer that will let me waste some time with games.

What were you thinking for the changes?

Lokith · May 21, 2012

mokrunka said:
Look for SATA 3 (6GB/s) support, and at least 120 Gb (you could do 60 Gb, but you won't have much room for anything besides your OS).

So what am I looking to install on the SSD?
Does it replace the HDD or should I keep both?
I tried researching it a bit but I got a lot of mixed reviews and opinions.

Yamitoko · May 21, 2012

Well, when it comes to SSD, you're going to want to put your OS and your most used programs/games. It will give you faster boot times, as well as faster in-game loading times. That's what you're really looking for with an SSD. Normally, you will run both SSD and HDD.

Lokith · May 21, 2012

Yamitoko said:
Well, when it comes to SSD, you're going to want to put your OS and your most used programs/games. It will give you faster boot times, as well as faster in-game loading times. That's what you're really looking for with an SSD. Normally, you will run both SSD and HDD.

That's what I was thinking

Thanks.

Yamitoko · May 21, 2012

Not a problem, sir. See, I'm useful for more than just a quick laugh.

jazon1 · May 21, 2012

yea use the ssd for your os if its windows 7 x64 it will use up about 45gigs so i would probably go with at least a 120gb sata III drive.then get a regular HDD and use it for storage and backing up your system.

Lokith · May 21, 2012

jazon1 said:
yea use the ssd for your os if its windows 7 x64 it will use up about 45gigs so i would probably go with at least a 120gb sata III drive.then get a regular HDD and use it for storage and backing up your system.

That works out quite nicely because it lets me lower the capacity and also the price for my HDD. I don't need a terrabyte if I'm throwing my more demanding things on my SSD.

Price balances to about the same but I like that.

Lokith · May 21, 2012

Lokith said:
That works out quite nicely because it lets me lower the capacity and also the price for my HDD. I don't need a terrabyte if I'm throwing my more demanding things on my SSD.

Price balances to about the same but I like that.

Scratch that lol
The price difference isn't worth the loss of capacity.

jazon1 · May 21, 2012

yea there dont seem to be much difference in price from 500gb,1tera or even the 1.5's right now

Knufire · May 21, 2012

jazon1 said:
yea use the ssd for your os if its windows 7 x64 it will use up about 45gigs so i would probably go with at least a 120gb sata III drive.then get a regular HDD and use it for storage and backing up your system.

I run Windows 7 x64 Ultimate + Office + a few other programs, and I'm using about 25GB of space.

The biggest space user of anything is games, btw. My Steam folder takes up more space than almost all my other programs combined.

Yamitoko · May 21, 2012

GW2 if you plan on playing that will end up being 25GB on launch. That's going to be a monster for space consumption.

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