Build feedback and PSU advice

Paladone · Jan 9, 2013, 07:14 AM

Hey guys, So i've bought everything but the PSU, keyboard and monitor for my new PC. I would appreciate any feedback with my build, any advice in putting it together and if 1200 wats is going to be overkill for the PSU. As for monitors, i'm looking for something HD, 120hz and 23-24". Thanks again!
EDIT: Sorry, forgot to post the link! - https://www.ple.com.au/ViewWishlist....1-a6c09089166d

EiSFX · Jan 9, 2013, 07:19 AM

1200 watts is way over kill for that system i think a good 850 would be a better choice and alot cheaper

Paladone · Jan 9, 2013, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by EiSFX

1200 watts is way over kill for that system i think a good 850 would be a better choice and alot cheaper

Sorry, i forgot to mention that i will be running two HD7970's when i can afford it.

Jetster · Jan 9, 2013, 07:35 AM

Thats a lot of money and the prices are high. Where do you live?

Well the HD is priced normal. Everything else is high. $150 for W7 64 OEM is crazy

Australia ?

Frag Maniac · Jan 9, 2013, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

Sorry, i forgot to mention that i will be running two HD7970's when i can afford it.

1200w is still way overkill even for two 7970s. A decent 850w would be adequate to power even two GHz Eds. We have one person here that just built such a rig with two GHz Ed Vapor X 7970s using a Corsair HX850.

Paladone · Jan 9, 2013, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetster

Thats a lot of money and the prices are high. Where do you live?

Well the HD is priced normal. Everything else is high. $150 for W7 64 OEM is crazy

Australia ?

Yuppp haha, Australia.

EiSFX · Jan 9, 2013, 08:11 AM

As far as i'm concerned any PSU 1000 watts or more is really made for people who are doing extreme overclocking and/or useing 4 video cards for 4way SLI or quadfire

Jetster · Jan 9, 2013, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by EiSFX

As far as i'm concerned any PSU 1000 watts or more is really made for people who are doing extreme overclocking and/or useing 4 video cards for 4way SLI or quadfire

Or water cooling, fans lights as well as many hard drives

Crap Daddy · Jan 9, 2013, 08:51 AM

1200W is overkill. I'm with everybody else here, a good 850W will do the job.
That Asus Matrix is a 3 slot monster, if you plan to go crossfire I'd choose another card otherwise everything's fine.

Paladone · Jan 9, 2013, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

1200W is overkill. I'm with everybody else here, a good 850W will do the job.
That Asus Matrix is a 3 slot monster, if you plan to go crossfire I'd choose another card otherwise everything's fine.

With the motherboard in the link that i provided, would i be able to run, lets say a HD7970 and a 7950?

Crap Daddy · Jan 9, 2013, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

With the motherboard in the link that i provided, would i be able to run, lets say a HD7970 and a 7950?

It might be possible but you'll have to further check not the motherboard but crossfire compatibility. Crossfire works surely with 2 same cards, not by the same manufacturer but 2x7970 for example.

Paladone · Jan 9, 2013, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

It might be possible but you'll have to further check not the motherboard but crossfire compatibility. Crossfire works surely with 2 same cards, not by the same manufacturer but 2x7970 for example.

Are there often problems associated with crossfiring something like a 7970 and 7950 or even just crossfiring in general? And if i OC my CPU and GPU, is it going to put more wear and tear on them?

Jan 9, 2013, 07:14 AM	#1
Paladone Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 167 (0.98/day) Thanks: 95 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Build feedback and PSU advice Hey guys, So i've bought everything but the PSU, keyboard and monitor for my new PC. I would appreciate any feedback with my build, any advice in putting it together and if 1200 wats is going to be overkill for the PSU. As for monitors, i'm looking for something HD, 120hz and 23-24". Thanks again! EDIT: Sorry, forgot to post the link! - https://www.ple.com.au/ViewWishlist....1-a6c09089166d

Processor:	Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz 8MB - OC @ 4.7Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula-AC3 LGA1155 eATX Motherboard
Cooling:	Corsair H100i CPU Cooler /w 3x 120MM Fractal Design Silent Series Fans + 3x Standard 140MM NZXT Fans
Memory:	G.Skill 32GB Kit (4x8GB) DDR3 Trident X C10 2400MHz
Video Card:	Asus Radeon HD7970 ROG Matrix Platinum 1100M/5500M 3GB/2xDVI/4xDP + XFX Radeon HD7970 Dual Fan 925M
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" 7mm SATA3 530/390 SSD + WD Caviar Black 3.5" 1TB 64MB 7200RPM HDD
Optical Drive:	None
Case:	NZXT Switch 810 White Gaming Case
Sound Card:	Intergrated
PSU:	Corsair HX1050v2 1050W 80PLUS Gold Semi-Modular Power Supply
Software:	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional OEM 64Bit + Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2013 3 User 1YR
Benchmarks:	Laptop: i7 3610QM 2.3Ghz Quad core processor, 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM, 1TB HDD, Decicated 2GB GT650M

System Name:	Custom FX
Processor:	AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 4.0 GHz
Motherboard:	Asus M4A88T-V EVO/USB3.0
Cooling:	CPU- CM V8
Memory:	G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL Ripjaws 8GB
Video Card:	Gigabyte GV-R787OC-2GD HD7870 OC @ 1230/1260 (Still Testing)
Hard Disk:	Intel 330 series 60GB OS Drive/Seagate 250 GB Games and stuff
Optical Drive:	LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH20NS10 SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS VE228H 21.5 inch
Case:	Fractal Design Define R4 Window Edition
Sound Card:	Built in HD
PSU:	Silverstone Strider 750 Plus 750W Modular
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

Processor:	Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz 8MB - OC @ 4.7Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula-AC3 LGA1155 eATX Motherboard
Cooling:	Corsair H100i CPU Cooler /w 3x 120MM Fractal Design Silent Series Fans + 3x Standard 140MM NZXT Fans
Memory:	G.Skill 32GB Kit (4x8GB) DDR3 Trident X C10 2400MHz
Video Card:	Asus Radeon HD7970 ROG Matrix Platinum 1100M/5500M 3GB/2xDVI/4xDP + XFX Radeon HD7970 Dual Fan 925M
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" 7mm SATA3 530/390 SSD + WD Caviar Black 3.5" 1TB 64MB 7200RPM HDD
Optical Drive:	None
Case:	NZXT Switch 810 White Gaming Case
Sound Card:	Intergrated
PSU:	Corsair HX1050v2 1050W 80PLUS Gold Semi-Modular Power Supply
Software:	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional OEM 64Bit + Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2013 3 User 1YR
Benchmarks:	Laptop: i7 3610QM 2.3Ghz Quad core processor, 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM, 1TB HDD, Decicated 2GB GT650M

System Name:	Delta // HTPC
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K // Intel i3 550 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme6 // Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Socket 1156
Cooling:	Corsair H100 // SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1866 16gb //Corsair DDR3 1600 4 Gb
Video Card:	HIS 7950 3 Gb //Sapphire 6670 1 Gb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250 SSD, WD Caviar Blue 500// Corsair M4 64 Gb Solid State, SAMSUNG F4 2 Tb, WD 1 Tb
Optical Drive:	LG DVDR 24X // Lite on DVDR 24X
CRT/LCD Model:	HP 23xi IPS 1080p" // 50" Samsung Plasma 720p
Case:	Corsair Obsidian Series 550D // Silverstone Granada GD05
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DS // HDMI Bit Stream to Yamaha RX V571
PSU:	Seagate M12II 750 // Corsair CX 430
Software:	Windows 7 64bit // Windows 7 64bit with XBMC Eden
Benchmarks:	I scored P9327 in 3DMark 11

Jan 9, 2013, 07:19 AM	#2
EiSFX Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 492 (0.28/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 108 Times in 76 Posts System Specs	1200 watts is way over kill for that system i think a good 850 would be a better choice and alot cheaper

Jan 9, 2013, 07:35 AM	#4
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,880 (2.35/day) Thanks: 941 Thanked 866 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	Thats a lot of money and the prices are high. Where do you live? Well the HD is priced normal. Everything else is high. $150 for W7 64 OEM is crazy Australia ?

Processor:	Intel i7 950 @ 3.2GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS P6X58D-E
Cooling:	Corsair H50 push/pull
Memory:	Kingston HyperX 1600 6GB
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 OC @ 1000 Core
Hard Disk:	Plextor M5P 128GB/Seagate 1TB Barracuda
Optical Drive:	ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
CRT/LCD Model:	Panasonic TC-L32U3
Case:	Antec DF-85
Sound Card:	Yamaha RX-V371 AVR
PSU:	XFX 850w Black Edition
Software:	W7 Ultimate 64 bit

Jan 9, 2013, 08:11 AM	#7
EiSFX Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 492 (0.28/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 108 Times in 76 Posts System Specs	As far as i'm concerned any PSU 1000 watts or more is really made for people who are doing extreme overclocking and/or useing 4 video cards for 4way SLI or quadfire

Jan 9, 2013, 08:51 AM	#9
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,291 (2.44/day) Thanks: 950 Thanked 963 Times in 671 Posts System Specs	1200W is overkill. I'm with everybody else here, a good 850W will do the job. That Asus Matrix is a 3 slot monster, if you plan to go crossfire I'd choose another card otherwise everything's fine.

System Name:	Dusty/Rusty
Processor:	i5-2500K/E8400
Motherboard:	ASRock P67Extreme4/ASRock 4core1600P35
Cooling:	CM Hyper TX3/Intel stock
Memory:	4x2GB Kingston HyperX/2x2GB DDR2
Video Card:	EVGA GTX570SC/Palit GTX560SE
Hard Disk:	WD BlueCaviar 500GB/Spinpoint F3 1TB/Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
Optical Drive:	LG/Asus
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SyncMaster T220/Samsung 32" LCD TV
Case:	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced/El Cheapo
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar D1/Denon PMA500AE/Senn HD518/Sony SSB1000
PSU:	Corsair TX650/Corsair TX650M
Software:	Windows 7/Windows 8 Pro

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