A quick look tells me you should get the AsRock because it has more ports for SATA and USB 3.0. Not to mention it looks more badass.
Thanks! Agreed on the looks aspect, as well.
A quick look tells me you should get the AsRock because it has more ports for SATA and USB 3.0. Not to mention it looks more badass.
7850 is much better than Gti 560?
Last pieces of hardware arrived, among them the single most expensive item of the entire build.
'Tis going to be hot.
I would avoid gigabyte..they had problem with their bios for like forever..
asrock is fine but asus is finer imo
Hey everyone,
I am having trouble picking my mobo to pair with a 3570k, so I am looking for opinions. As a note, I will be overclocking and have all necessary parts. I am just hoping to upgrade my CPU.
All three seem to have similar features, just wondering if people have personal preferences.
I honestly can't decide between these three:
The ASRock z77 Extreme4 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293)
The Asus P8Z77-V LX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131824&Tpk=asus p8z77-v lx)
or the Gigabyte GA-Z77MX - D3H (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128543).
They are all at the same price. I know that the OP has some recommendations, but I am a Canadian going for a drive to take advantage of some MicroCenter prices, so some of those boards aren't available to me.
Thanks in advance!
I'll be buying a video card next week and have narrowed down to 2 choices.
AMD HD7850 or Nvidia GTX650.
I want a PCI-E 3.0 card and all the older nvidias are 2.0. I'm not paying over $300 (including tax) so the top of the line cards are out of the question. Anyone know when the Nvidia 650 will hit the market?
According to http://www.gpureview.com/GeForce-GTX-650-card-673.html, it released at the beginning of May.
I use Spectre Pro's for everything. After test fitting the H100, I decided to just go ahead and start the custom loop without the 690 in it. Ordered an Alphacool ST30 360mm radiator, XSPC Raystorm, Mayhem's Pastel Green concentrate, and fittings.Looks good so far man...love the white memory modules...looks really nice. What fans are you using for your H100? I also see that you did not connect the fans to the water block, you going to control them with a fan controller instead? That 690 looks mighty fine as well. Evga will be releasing a little utility program so that you can change the intensity of the lighting on the 690, I think they also mentioned that you can make it pulse or stuff like that.
If it were anything but quad channel, I would have stuck with 8 gigs too. 16 is totally overkill.Beautiful,
16 gbs of corsair vengenace low profile ram? I just ordered 8 gigs lol
It does, you *always* want positive pressure. Always always.It doesn't really matter. If you're pushing in a lot of air with intakes, the air is coming out of the case whether you have exhaust fans or not. It's simple physics at work.
Why do you want a PCI-E 3.0 card? Do you know what benefits it gives you?Anyone?
You want 1.5V RAM, not 1.65V. Get the stuff in the OP. I don't know much about the Z77 LX, but IIRC, the Z68 LX was not a good choice due to limited voltage and multiplier control.Guys I have the items below on my cart ready to buy, I need someone to check them for me if they are the right componentsm please:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002G1YPH0/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003NWWM30/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007MKGF82/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C8RTTU/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXHQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Thanks in advance
Anyone?
Anyone?
You want 1.5V RAM, not 1.65V. Get the stuff in the OP. I don't know much about the Z77 LX, but IIRC, the Z68 LX was not a good choice due to limited voltage and multiplier control.
Just wondering, has anybody used both the Razer Naga and the Naga Hex and can compare them for me? My naga broke and I'm wondering if I should try this new model (hex) or just get the same one I already had.
The 650(and Ti) is not in the same performance/price bracket(better not be anyways) then the 7850. The 650 ti is around a 7770 in terms of expected performance, while the standard 650 will be less. If the 650 is what you really want, just get a 7770 now. Next option is the 7850 for PCIE 3.0.
Go for the 7850.
As for the 650 it could be a long way off if the supply manager for Overclockers is to be believed going by the date for the 660.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=21792525#post21792525
If I buy the 'Excellent' build in the OP (and don't plan on overclocking) do I need to buy a heatsink or can I get away with the stock CPU cooler? And why can't I just go with the onboard sound on the mobo?
You should plan on overclocking. Two values, thats it. 20-30% free linear performance.If I buy the 'Excellent' build in the OP (and don't plan on overclocking) do I need to buy a heatsink or can I get away with the stock CPU cooler? And why can't I just go with the onboard sound on the mobo?
Taking a look, it just makes the OC a bit more difficult. The Biostar boards listed in there seem to do pretty well too, at a lower price even.the Z77 LX is the one reomended in the OP IIRC, can you recomend me a good MoBo in the same price range please?
Just so you know, PCI-E 3.0 doesn't do anything for you on the GPU front unless you're maxing out PCI-E 2.0 bandwidth. It takes 680s in SLI using x8 PCI-E 2.0 to do that. At x16 2.0, it's not even close.
Onboard sound is fine. Stock coolers suck though, incredibly noisy and less efficient. So even though OC potential might not be worth it for you, the blissful silence is definitely a thing to consider.
Step 1: Stop worrying about breaking stuff. The PCB is strong and you can touch it, and even put enough pressure to bend the crap out of it without damaging anything.the heatsink part of the build is what worries me the most. it seems a lot trickier than everything else. makes me nervous .
2500K.Just got a job offer and I'm celebrating by building a new PC. I'm going with the Asus GTX 670. I will be overclocking and I'm still not sure if I should by the 2500k or the 3570k. I know some people on the forum have had problems overclocking the 3570k, so what is the consensus?
Helps a lot to type out names in the url, I know that's extra effort, but it's appreciated especially for those on mobile devices.
That being said, looks good. You're missing a PSU and a case though.
the heatsink part of the build is what worries me the most. it seems a lot trickier than everything else. makes me nervous. the onboard sound will deliver 5.1 audio via HDMI yes?
Step 1: Stop worrying about breaking stuff. The PCB is strong and you can touch it, and even put enough pressure to bend the crap out of it without damaging anything.
Step 2: STOP WORRYING ABOUT BREAKING STUFF.
Once you get over that fear, it's easier than Legos. A fully watercooled build that required jigsaw work on the case, removing GPU heatsinks and replacing with water blocks as well as testing everything is easier than a complicated Lego set. Watch the videos in the OP, it's a piece of cake.
the heatsink part of the build is what worries me the most. it seems a lot trickier than everything else. makes me nervous. the onboard sound will deliver 5.1 audio via HDMI yes?
i also need to buy a wifi card i guess.
Sounds like there's a fan that is off balance, that's what'll cause the wave.
FUCK
So I told you guys about how my computer started BSOD:ing and then refused to enter Windows, shortly after I (luckily) ordered a SSD and made backups of all my stuff. I thought it was my ancient 2005 HDD that failed, Occam's Razor and all that. But now... just got my new SSD and installed Windows, had strange problems and got a couple of BSODs, was like SHIT...
...long story short, I ran memtest and one of my sticks is ERRORERRORERRORERRORERRORERRORERRORERRORERRORERROR ad infinitum. The other one checks out fine and has no errors. Of course I've got one of those fancy 8 GB kits with two sticks, so I'll probably have to send in both stick and thus being unable to use my comp for probably the whole of next week...
FUCK
NoRéN;37778547 said:Where did you buy the ram? I'm sure if you explain that they will send you a replacement set and you can wait til it arrives to send in the defectives.
I realize that not everyone is made of money (I'm certainly not), but why not pick up another 8GB kit locally somewhere for what, $50? RMA the original sticks, and then re-sell either the RMA replacements or the ones you used in the interim?
Man am I mad I bought a 7950 during the most recent round of price drops I didn't think the 670 would blow the doors off the 7950 for 50 bucks more.
Last pieces of hardware arrived, among them the single most expensive item of the entire build.
'Tis going to be hot.
Yeah I'm not running it at stock speeds at all but still..interesting to see what kind of oc'ing the 670 is capable ofLook on the bright side, you can OC the crap out of that 7950
Drop RAM to 8GB, get a 670 instead of the 680, reduce PSU to 650W version.I recently came into some money so I have decided to spend a bit and finally update my computer (something i've been telling myself I would for the past 2 years lol)...I am getting pretty close to pulling the trigger on this build, but wanted to run it by you guys first to make sure I didn't make any grevious errors in picking the parts. Its mostly built using the recommendations in the OP:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7SBs
I have a current HDD i'll use for storage in conjunction with the SSD listed above.
Do you need a 650w for a 670 or would a 550w suffice?Drop RAM to 8GB, get a 670 instead of the 680, reduce PSU to 650W version.
Solid Advice
Drop RAM to 8GB, get a 670 instead of the 680, reduce PSU to 650W version.