Good Gaming PC Build?

Tipology · May 24, 2013

Hey everyone! So I'm officially building my first gaming pc. Just wanted some opinions on this New build is all. Take a look.

Set up:

- Antec 302 Gaming Case.

- Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST

- MSI Z77A-GD65 Z77 DDR3 1600 LGA 1155 Motherboards

- Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 DVI-I/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-Express Graphic Card GV-R795WF3-3GD

- Corsair XMS3 4 GB 1333MHz PC3-10666 240-pin DDR3 Memory Kit for Core i3 i5 i7 and CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 (3 sticks- 12gb)

- Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K

- Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heat Pipes (RR-B10-212P-G1)

- WD Green 1.5 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache

- Corsair Enthusiast Series 650-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply Compatible with Core i3, i5, i7 and platforms - TX650

Also a couple questions. Will the mobo fit in this case? And was also wondering if the Graphics card (Dimensions being 15.9 x 3.5 x 9.2) would fit into the case and onto the mobo. The case description says the maxiumum card size is 12.5" but if I havent made it obvious im a super noob at this, my friend is helping me build it im just buying all the parts. Anyway thanks for your time and hoping to see some answers real soon

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theonedub · May 24, 2013

Yes, MB will fit.

Yes, the GPU will fit. By the way, it is not a 15" long card, its less than 12" long.

Tipology · May 24, 2013

Wow, thanks for the quick reply! And thats weird that amazon says that in the description. Very misleading. Also, what about everything else? Is it all looking good to you?

Black.Raven · May 24, 2013

Its a good configuration for gaming, i5 is enough. if you want to game on a full hd monitor, you'll be fine. IF you dont need the 1.5 tb and 1.0 tb is alright too, you could switch the 0.5tb in for an small ssd for windows and some program's.

And you dont need 650watt for that setup, unless you want to expand in the future.

theonedub · May 24, 2013

The RAM is funky. I don't see why you are using a triple channel kit with a dual channel motherboard and CPU. You should be running either 2 or 4 sticks of equal capacity for best results. So either drop a stick or add another.

Also, consider adding a small SSD. You probably don't want to run your Operating System off a Low Power/Green drive which will slow your overall experience.

RCoon · May 24, 2013

Change to 8GB of 1600mhz RAM, or 16GB 1600mhz.

Tipology · May 24, 2013

I've officially upgraded to Corsair Vengeance 16gb (2x8gb) 1600mhz to run in dual channel mode as my mobo recommends

Fourstaff · May 24, 2013

Tipology said:
I've officially upgraded to Corsair Vengeance 16gb (2x8gb) 1600mhz to run in dual channel mode as my mobo recommends

You are good to go, any further changes will be personal taste.

RCoon · May 24, 2013

Tipology said:
I've officially upgraded to Corsair Vengeance 16gb (2x8gb) 1600mhz to run in dual channel mode as my mobo recommends

I also recommend a 120gb SSD like the 840 basic, for obscene boot and windows response times.

Rowsol · May 24, 2013

I'd get 2 650 ti boosts instead of that card, they will blow it away and cost the same. Rosewill Captones PSUs are very good for the money. I'd get 8 gigs of ram. Get an SSD, drop the HD if you have to.

Fourstaff · May 24, 2013

Rowsol said:
I'd get 2 650 ti boosts instead of that card, they will blow it away and cost the same. Rosewill Captones PSUs are very good for the money. I'd get 8 gigs of ram. Get an SSD, drop the HD if you have to.

You dont want to afford SLI/Crossfire unless you have no choice (ie crazy tight budget or too high end for one card). 7950 is a fine card, and allows another 7950 (instead of end of line with 2x 650Ti). PSU is a matter of personal taste

de.das.dude · May 24, 2013

Get the Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 2x4GB kit

and a Cooler master Hyper 212 EVO. the plus version is obsolete now.

AlienIsGOD · May 24, 2013

de.das.dude said:
and a Cooler master Hyper 212 EVO. the plus version is obsolete now.

add a 2nd fan for $15 or so too

Tipology · Jun 1, 2013

quick motherboard question

Thanks everyone

System Name	Erakith \|\| AsRock NUCS
Processor	AMD ThreadRipper 2990WX ES (32c/64t 3.5ghz@1.02v) \|\| Intel i7 1360P Raptor Lake-P
Motherboard	MSI X399 MEG Creation \|\| AsRock OE
Cooling	EK Supremacy TR4 Full Nickel, D5 w/ EK Top, 2X EK-CoolStream XTX 360 & Photon 270 Res \|\| OE
Memory	32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB DDR4 3000\|\| 2x16GB Corsair DDR4
Video Card(s)	Vega 64 EK FC\|\| Intel Iris Xe
Storage	250gb WD Black NVMe & (2) 2TB Intel 660p NVMe \|\| 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro
Display(s)	34" Dell Ultrasharp U3415W
Case	CaseLabs Merlin SM8 \|\| Aluminum Unibody
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB w/ Cherry MX Silent
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \|\| WIndows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	WCG & F@H Only

System Name	Main Pc \| Xeon rig
Processor	Intel Core i5-4670 @3.6Ghz \| Intel Xeon X5675 @stock
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 \| Sabertooth X58
Cooling	Noctua NH-U9B SE2 \| Noctua NH-D14
Memory	16GB Crucial OC @ 2133mhz \| 12 GB Various
Video Card(s)	MSI RX480 \| MSI R7970 TF III 3GD5 OC BE (Bios mod 1081 mV)
Storage	120GB Samsung Evo\ 4TB WD HDD \| 120GB Samsung Evo
Case	NZXT H440 \| Fractal Design Define R5
Power Supply	Seasonic 650 Watt\| Nexus 450
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \| Windows Server 2016 Datacenter x64

System Name	Erakith \|\| AsRock NUCS
Processor	AMD ThreadRipper 2990WX ES (32c/64t 3.5ghz@1.02v) \|\| Intel i7 1360P Raptor Lake-P
Motherboard	MSI X399 MEG Creation \|\| AsRock OE
Cooling	EK Supremacy TR4 Full Nickel, D5 w/ EK Top, 2X EK-CoolStream XTX 360 & Photon 270 Res \|\| OE
Memory	32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB DDR4 3000\|\| 2x16GB Corsair DDR4
Video Card(s)	Vega 64 EK FC\|\| Intel Iris Xe
Storage	250gb WD Black NVMe & (2) 2TB Intel 660p NVMe \|\| 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro
Display(s)	34" Dell Ultrasharp U3415W
Case	CaseLabs Merlin SM8 \|\| Aluminum Unibody
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB w/ Cherry MX Silent
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \|\| WIndows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	WCG & F@H Only

System Name	HP Omen 17
Processor	i7 7700HQ
Memory	16GB 2400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060
Storage	Samsung SM961 256GB + HGST 1TB
Display(s)	1080p IPS G-SYNC 75Hz
Audio Device(s)	Bang & Olufsen
Power Supply	230W
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD+
Software	Win 10 Pro

System Name	Orange! // ItchyHands
Processor	3570K // 10400F
Motherboard	ASRock z77 Extreme4 // TUF Gaming B460M-Plus
Cooling	Stock // Stock
Memory	2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9 Corsair XMS3 // 2x8Gb 3200 Mhz XPG D41
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 570 // Asus TUF RTX 2070
Storage	Samsung 840 250Gb // SX8200 480GB
Display(s)	LG 22EA53VQ // Philips 275M QHD
Case	NZXT Phantom 410 Black/Orange // Tecware Forge M
Power Supply	Corsair CXM500w // CM MWE 600w

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Processor	10400
Motherboard	B460 Pro4
Cooling	Id-Cooling 224
Memory	16 GB
Video Card(s)	1650 Super
Storage	Swordfish 500 GB
Display(s)	AOC G2
Case	Coolermaster Ammo 533
Audio Device(s)	Micca MB42X
Power Supply	Pure Power 11
Mouse	G403
Keyboard	Sidewinder x4
Software	Windows 10 (ugh)

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Processor	Ryzen 5600X \| Ryzen 5500U \| FX8320
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Extreme4 \| ? \| Asrock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling	240mm Rad \| Not needed \| hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB \| 16 GB DDR4 3600 \| 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB \| Vega 8 \| Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
Storage	Samsung 980 nvme (Primary) \| some samsung SSD
Display(s)	Dell 2723DS \| Some 14" 1080p 98%sRGB IPS \| Dell 2240L
Case	Ant Esports Tempered case \| Thinkpad \| Antec
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple
Keyboard	Logitech G213 \| stock kb is awesome \| Logitech K230
VR HMD	;_;
Software	Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores	There are no marks on my bench

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Processor	Ryzen R5 5600 \| Ryzen R5 3600
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite (F61 BIOS) \| B450 matx
Cooling	DeepCool Castle EX V2 240mm AIO\| stock for now
Memory	8GB X 2 DDR4 3000mhz Team Group Vulcan \| 16GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 8GB \| GTX 1650 4GB
Storage	Adata XPG 8200 PRO 512GB SSD OS / 240 SSD + 2TB M.2 SSD Games / 1000 GB Data \| SSD + HDD
Display(s)	Acer ED273 27" VA 144hz Freesync \|TCL 32" 1080P w/ HDR
Case	NZXT H500 Black \| HP Omen Obelisk
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek \| Onboard Realtek
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650w 80+ Gold \| 500w
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 500 15 button mouse w/ Razor Goliathus Chroma XL mousemat \| Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spark RGB w/ Romer G tactile keys \| Logitech G513 Carbon w/ Romer G tactile keys
Software	Windows 10 Pro \| Windows 10 Pro