Need feedback on possible new rig.

Maybe I should tweak my build since sandy bridge was a small fail.
 
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xosniper said:
I'm thinking about building a new rig. I have held on to my x6800 to long and it's time to turn that comp into a arm rest.

It will mainly be used for gaming, with the occasional checking of the email...

here is what I'm looking at so far. All the feedback and opinions are wanted!!!!



Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor

ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard


CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133

MSI N460GTX CYCLONE 1GD5/OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card


I will also be looking for a nice case, heat sink, and power supply.


I chose that i5 because it was rated well for the money compared to the more expensive ones. The GPU because I like the 460's. The ram because I have always used Corsair.

I am also thinking about a 2nd 460, but not sure.


FEEDBACK and "ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!!" comments welcome.
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SB should be re-released withing the coming months, and as for a GPU, the clocks and capabilities of the 560's have been quite good, as well the cost factor too.
 
Yoyort said:
SB should be re-released withing the coming months, and as for a GPU, the clocks and capabilities of the 560's have been quite good, as well the cost factor too.
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ya, I think I'm going to go beast on the GPU, and RAM.


edit: beast as in $300-$350.
 
if u get an i7, don't get the corsair ram. I had it, (3x2gig) and my system could only use 4. At the end, my 250 euro ram, got replaced by kingston. Same ammount, same specs, only it costed 69 euro's. Corsair for ram = boooo.

At the shop, they told me that sometimes, an i7 has a compatibility problem with corsair ram. Dunno why, just saying before u make mistake.

GPU: go for the 570 stated above. Seems a good gfx, if u like nvidia. And if u hate drivers crashing like my 5970.
 
the slayer said:
if u get an i7, don't get the corsair ram. I had it, (3x2gig) and my system could only use 4. At the end, my 250 euro ram, got replaced by kingston. Same ammount, same specs, only it costed 69 euro's. Corsair for ram = boooo.

At the shop, they told me that sometimes, an i7 has a compatibility problem with corsair ram. Dunno why, just saying before u make mistake.

GPU: go for the 570 stated above. Seems a good gfx, if u like nvidia. And if u hate drivers crashing like my 5970.
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Corsair ram works fine with my i7 860, and my AMD drivers never crash (probably just jinxed it there)
 
Yeah, I had problems with my 5870 drivers crashing as well. One more reason I went with eh 460s. Not to say I would not go back to AMD, but bad experiences always leave a bitter taste. However, I do have corsair dominator ram with my i7 and it runs like a champ. There will always be a bad bunch that someone gets...luck of the draw.
 
i have the HAF 932 case and love it. my only complaint about it is that i have 3 dogs and have to clean the inside of it once a month.
 
I'm a NVIDIA man, always have been always will be.

I have also never had trouble with my Corsair ram, so yep.

I also have 2 dogs that shed alot. Cleaning my comp has always been a weekend deal. I want it in tip top shape.
 
reflex99 said:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jinxed
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Given that he's from Europe and that Google does actually take into account your location when you search on it, that might not even give him the same results. Even if it does pull up wikipedia, it would not necessarily bring up the same page for jinxed if it has it at all since wikipedia also factors in location.

5starGeneralAlphaSnake said:
I saw on the internet that the i7 is the same as the i3 in none cpu complex games. If you wanted to save some cash.
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Is... is this a troll? I can't even tell... Besides having an obvious bottleneck, there's no game that uses absolutely no CPU processing. And it would just be stupid to limit games he can't play simply because it's CPU-intensive.


XO, I gotta say fanboyism is stupid. However, the 570 is still a solid choice especially if you can get it down into your price range.
 
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Wait, what is wrong with fanboyism if I have never had a problem with the brands? or did you mean something else.

I'm always scared to try ATI cards because of the driver troubles I always hear about.

Also another question. Why would I want to run 2 cards instead of 1. Would 2 slightly older beastly cards do anything more fancy than 1 new beastly card? Or would I just be doing it to heat my room and tell my friends.
 
xosniper said:
Wait, what is wrong with fanboyism if I have never had a problem with the brands? or did you mean something else.

I'm always scared to try ATI cards because of the driver troubles I always hear about.

Also another question. Why would I want to run 2 cards instead of 1. Would 2 slightly older beastly cards do anything more fancy than 1 new beastly card? Or would I just be doing it to heat my room and tell my friends.
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The problem with fanboyism is it encourages people to buy inferior products or spend more for the same performance solely because of brand name. When I was building my rig last December, the 6850 was $30 cheaper than the 1GB 460, performs better and runs cooler and quieter.

As for the drivers, I'm with reflex. I haven't had any driver problems to date (and I hope I haven't jinxed it). You really run into issues once you start CF and multi-screen setup.

The thing about SLI/CF versus one card is pretty complicated. Some people claim that micro-stuttering and games that won't be supported means it's worthless. You'll also most likely have to buy a better PSU, mobo and possibly case. You will still see a difference though. CF 6850s scale at about 80-90%. That means adding that second card yields almost double the increase (which is pretty damn good).

And, if you are looking into SLI/CF, I would suggest buying lower-end new cards instead of older high-end cards. Even though right now 2x4870s is technically better than a 560, the 560 supports DX11 and has great tessellation.
 
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