Is this build solid

evlsnowman · Jan 30, 2012

Intel i5 2500k
Asus P8Z68-V lx
EVGA 560 ti superclocked edition
HP W1707 1440x900 monitor(already had it,good monitor)
Razer deathadder black edition
Razer Scarab
Western Digital blue caviar 500gb 16mb
Corsair 8gb 1600mhz blue low profile
Liteon dvd burner
Seasonic x750 gold
is this a really good build?

TeXBill · Jan 30, 2012

Yes it is, what games will you be playing with that setup?

cadaveca · Jan 30, 2012

looks good to me.

kinda curious what case you'll get...

mikek75 · Jan 30, 2012

yep, that looks good to me. Is it possible to squeeze a bit more out of your budget for a 60gb SSD? You'll really notice the responsiveness, and I've found that games running off the HDD run silky smooth without Windows buggering about in the background.

natr0n · Jan 30, 2012

slight chance it could be liquid.

evlsnowman · Jan 30, 2012

TeXBill said:
Yes it is, what games will you be playing with that setup?

I will be playing Wow,Skyrim with mods,maybe BF3,future total war games.

evlsnowman · Jan 30, 2012

cadaveca said:
looks good to me.

kinda curious what case you'll get...

I got the Cooler master HAF 912

good case

evlsnowman · Jan 30, 2012

natr0n said:
slight chance it could be liquid.

oh yeah and I am using a cooler master 212+ push-pull config

ZenZimZaliben · Jan 30, 2012

Good build, but actually it is overkill for your monitor.

HP W1707 1440x900

If you are going to upgrade anything, the first thing I would upgrade is the monitor.

evlsnowman · Jan 30, 2012

mikek75 said:
yep, that looks good to me. Is it possible to squeeze a bit more out of your budget for a 60gb SSD? You'll really notice the responsiveness, and I've found that games running off the HDD run silky smooth without Windows buggering about in the background.

I was thinking about getting one..I know for sure I am getting one but I don't really have a lot of money.I would like to use the z68 caching feature,can you install windows and still use ssd for catching at the same time?

evlsnowman · Jan 30, 2012

Also should I get the Crucial M4 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004W2JKWG/?tag=tec06d-20

or Mushkin Enhanced Chronos
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR60GB 2.5" 60GB SA...
I really want the mushkin one.

TeXBill · Jan 30, 2012

I will be playing Wow,Skyrim with mods,maybe BF3,future total war games.

Video card is going to determine what rez you can play those games with acceptable fps.

ZenZimZaliben · Jan 30, 2012

No, I don't agree. With the current system build plus that monitor (limited to 1440x900), he will be able to run every one of those games with max settings. To get a higher resolution will require a monitor upgrade. The video card is limited by the display. Doesn't matter what it is capable of. If it's hooked to a 800x600 monitor, then that is the highest resolution it will output.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/499

PopcornMachine · Jan 30, 2012

It is very solid. But I would look at how much more it would cost to get a 1080p monitor. Might be worth it.

mikek75 · Jan 30, 2012

evlsnowman said:
I was thinking about getting one..I know for sure I am getting one but I don't really have a lot of money.I would like to use the z68 caching feature,can you install windows and still use ssd for catching at the same time?

Yeah, you can allocate between 18(I think) to 64gb for caching. The remainder is available as normal. I gave caching a brief try with a 60gb SSD dedicated but it didn't seem that good to me...Maybe I didn't give it long enough to settle down. But then again I'm lucky enough to have two SSD's in my rig so I went back to having the 60gb just for OS and essential apps and utilities.

Processor	Intel i5 2500K
Motherboard	ASUS PZ68-V LX
Cooling	Hyper 212+ Push/Pull
Memory	8GB DDR3 1600Mhz Cosrair low profile
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 560 ti Superclocked
Storage	Corsair Force GT 60GB/500GB Western Digital Blue
Display(s)	HP w1707
Case	Coolermaster Haf 912
Audio Device(s)	ASUS XONAR DG
Power Supply	Seasonic X-750

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Processor	Core i7 10700K 4.5GHZ 24/7
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Master Liquid 240
Memory	32 gigs DDR4 3600Mhz Gskill RipJaws
Video Card(s)	AMD Raedon 5700XT
Storage	1TB Samsung NVME, Western Digital 4TB storage
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp 34" HD
Case	Cooler Master HAF XB EVO
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1000 Watt full modular
Software	Win10 ENT 64Bit

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P
Cooling	Corsair H80 sealed water cooler
Memory	16gb Gskill Ripjawz 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6970 2GB
Storage	Corsair 120GB Force 3 SSD, OCZ 60 GB Agility 3 SSD, Seagate 500GB, 2x80gb Maxtors
Display(s)	DELL 2309w 23" Widescreen 1920x1080+ LG M2294D 22" 1680x1050 LCDtv/monitor
Case	Zalman Z9 Plus
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Pro
Power Supply	PC Power&Cooling 750w Silencer Quad PCIe
Software	Windows 7 x64 Home Premium

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Processor	Ryzen 5950x/5600x
Motherboard	B450 AORUS M
Cooling	EK AIO 360 - 6 fan action
Memory	Patriot - Viper Steel DDR4 (B-Die)(4x8GB)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3070ti FTW
Storage	Various
Display(s)	PIXIO IPS 240Hz 1080P
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 VT
Audio Device(s)	LOXJIE D10 + Kinter Amp + 6 Bookshelf Speakers Sony+JVC+Sony
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III ARGB 80+ Gold 650W
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Processor	Intel i5 2500K
Motherboard	ASUS PZ68-V LX
Cooling	Hyper 212+ Push/Pull
Memory	8GB DDR3 1600Mhz Cosrair low profile
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 560 ti Superclocked
Storage	Corsair Force GT 60GB/500GB Western Digital Blue
Display(s)	HP w1707
Case	Coolermaster Haf 912
Audio Device(s)	ASUS XONAR DG
Power Supply	Seasonic X-750

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Cooling	HeatKiller VI CPU/GPU Block -2xBlackIce GTX 360 Radiators - Swiftech MCP655 Pump
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz DDR5 / 32GB G.Skill 3400Mhz DDR4
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