Good setup? What do you guys think? (AsRock z68 Extreme3/i5-2500k)

[connect4]

I've been working on this all weekend and have come up with this setup. Let me know what you guys think:

My Build
1.CPU- i5-2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

2. SSD- Crucial M4 64GB (Already purchased)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441

3. Mobo- AsRock z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (Intel Sata III controller VS Marvell slow controllers)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

4. RAM- CORSAIR Vengeance 8gb 1600 low profile (CAS 9, 1600 mhz, DDR3, 1.5V)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-233-186

5. Cooler- Hypermaster 212 Plus-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

These are things I already own and will reuse
6. Case- Cooler Master Centurion 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068

7. PSU- Antec earthwatts 380W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371005

8. GPU- Nvidia GeForce 7600GS

I plan on overclocking my i5-2500k eventually so that is a factor. It will mostly be for business and personal use (Lot of office applications, desktop applications, web browsing, virtual machines and creating portable apps, excel/microsoft word, etc etc.). From time to time I also do some video editing, and encoding. Not really doing any gaming so that is why my GPU is so so.

It currently should cost me about $450 to build and I wouldn't mind paying up to $500 or so for significant performance increase.

Does anyone know what I should add or change to increase performance?
Do I have any bottle necks? Everything compatible?


Thank you in advance.

 

[orangegroves]

5. Cooler- Hypermaster 212 Plus-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103065

Instead of that go with one of the Corsair H series closed loop system. Its a closed looped water cooling system. They are a little more expensive but worth it.

H40 - $60
H60 - $70
H80 - $92

From newegg

You also may need to up your PSU. Not 100% sure if 380w will be enough.

 

[manu2b]

It looks like the PSU you've chosen is out of stock...

I'd say 380W is a bit low...
That would be enough for the rig you plan, but would not allow any GPU upgrade.
I'd go with this one. It is $80 after mir but would allow any CPU/ mono GPU upgrade/new rig in the future.

Otherwise, that looks good to me.

 

[manu2b]

Instead of that go with one of the Corsair H series closed loop system. Its a closed looped water cooling system. They are a little more expensive but worth it.

H40 - $60
H60 - $70
H80 - $92

From newegg

You also may need to up your PSU. Not 100% sure if 380w will be enough.

The Hyper 212 allows a 4.5GHz OC.
H40/H60 are not worth the money IMO. A good air cooler will give the same or better results.
If you want a closed WC loop, go either with the H80 or the H100.

 

[Whitefang]

It looks like the PSU you've chosen is out of stock...

I'd say 380W is a bit low...
That would be enough for the rig you plan, but would not allow any GPU upgrade.
I'd go with this one. It is $80 after mir but would allow any CPU/ mono GPU upgrade/new rig in the future.

Otherwise, that looks good to me.

He already owns the PSU.

 

[manu2b]

He already owns the PSU.

Oops, my bad...

 

[orangegroves]

The Hyper 212 allows a 4.5GHz OC.
H40/H60 are not worth the money IMO. A good air cooler will give the same or better results.
If you want a closed WC loop, go either with the H80 or the H100.

While i agree that there are air coolers that can out perform water cooling systems (closed or not) the H60 does out perform the 212. See link below:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1001181/i5-2500k-4-9ghz-cm-hyper-212-vs-corsair-h60-amazing-results

Now this is not from an official review, but rather another forum where an OC posted his results.

The next question is the extra $40ish worth the extra degrees it keeps the cpu cooled? I think so. But others may not, and thats perfectly fine.

 

[manu2b]

While i agree that there are air coolers that can out perform water cooling systems (closed or not) the H60 does out perform the 212. See link below:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1001181/i5-2500k-4-9ghz-cm-hyper-212-vs-corsair-h60-amazing-results

Now this is not from an official review, but rather another forum where an OC posted his results.

The next question is the extra $40ish worth the extra degrees it keeps the cpu cooled? I think so. But others may not, and thats perfectly fine.

I know a 212 doesn't beat a H60, but a a lot of air coolers in the $50 range do.

 

[Knufire]

Yeah, for $40 more than the Hyper212+, you can get an air cooler (TRUE 140 comes to mind) that will easily trounce the H60.

That being said, because Sandy Bridge runs so cool and is often multi limited around 4.5GHz, there isn't a reason for most people to get something heftier than a Hyper212+, it's one of the best price/performance heatsinks out there.

 

[manu2b]

+1
Knufire is THE guy to listen to when it's about buying HW...

 

[connect4]

It looks like the PSU you've chosen is out of stock...

I'd say 380W is a bit low...
That would be enough for the rig you plan, but would not allow any GPU upgrade.
I'd go with this one. It is $80 after mir but would allow any CPU/ mono GPU upgrade/new rig in the future.

Otherwise, that looks good to me.

I forgot to mention 2 additional HDD's that I am using as Data drives so I don't know if this makes a difference with the PSU:
(Seagate/Western Digital 7200 rpm 3Gb/s SATAs)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433

380W should still be enough right? I will upgrade when I OC/new GPU. Also since I am using SSD for OS(XP) and for main programs, the 2 HDD's shouldn't bottle neck my system?

 

[EarthDog]

380W will be enough without overclocking. If you overclock, I would move to something a bit more robust.

 

[connect4]

380W will be enough without overclocking. If you overclock, I would move to something a bit more robust.

K Great! sounds good. Cant wait.. Thanks everyone for all ur input