Finishing an i5 build, what is left?

johnspack · Mar 4, 2013, 09:28 AM

Got my client a 3570k cpu, a z77 mobo, 16mbs ram, 1 tb wd black hd, a 14x bluray burner, a gtx660ti video card, a 850w hx corsair psu, a fractal design r4 case, a 24" hd monitor for under 1600can with our 12% tax, and a lot of shipping charges. I know you can get stuff cheaper in the states, please don't reiterate that. We can't up here, period. I'm just trying to figure out what else would help him out the most for the least amount of cost. And no, ssds don't do that. He will have to live with this system for a long time. What will he need?
And currently he plays Diablo2 on a pentium D, and is happy with that.

johnspack · Mar 4, 2013, 09:57 AM

Oh, and I already know I have to buy usb keyboards ect now for this... no dam ps2 ports. He wasn't expecting that. I'm wondering what else....

BarbaricSoul · Mar 4, 2013, 10:37 AM

After-market heatsink? Even if your client doesn't OC the system, it should help with making the system quiet. Also, you don't really need a 850 watt PSU for a single GPU system. You could save some money going with a good 500-600 watt PSU. Along with the new KB, a new USB mouse(Logitech G500 is my recommenedation). Second hard drive and set up raid so he'll have close to SSD speeds(not sure why you think a SSD would not fit in the build)?

LDNL · Mar 4, 2013, 10:54 AM

Try to cut some courners and get a 120gb ssd in there for OS and other programs. Thats a must have and quite a improvement over a normal HDD.

tokyoduong · Mar 4, 2013, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by johnspack

Got my client a 3570k cpu, a z77 mobo, 16mbs ram, 1 tb wd black hd, a 14x bluray burner, a gtx660ti video card, a 850w hx corsair psu, a fractal design r4 case, a 24" hd monitor for under 1600can with our 12% tax, and a lot of shipping charges. I know you can get stuff cheaper in the states, please don't reiterate that. We can't up here, period. I'm just trying to figure out what else would help him out the most for the least amount of cost. And no, ssds don't do that. He will have to live with this system for a long time. What will he need?
And currently he plays Diablo2 on a pentium D, and is happy with that.

I used to like the WD black drives but due to their popularity, they are a bit overpriced now. I like the drives but not the prices.
CPU cooler? we all know the stock cooler is laughable ivy bridge can run hot. Add the fractal case to that and you got a temp problem. With a case like that, I would suggest a closed loop water cooling set up to dump the heat outside the case.
You don't need 850W PSU. You don't even need 650. 500W is alll you need even if you do some OC.
Use amazon and get the trial 1 month amazon prime. It's free 2-day shipping on anything that comes out of amazon warehouses.

This thread just sounds awfully familiar to another thread. Is this a repost?
Do you build systems regularly? There's too many flaws in this set up.

Jack1n · Mar 4, 2013, 12:17 PM

get a 120gb SSD,ditch the 1TB caviar black and put in a 2TB green instead.(and see if you can bump the gpu to a 670)

Cotton_Cup · Mar 5, 2013, 05:17 PM

how about getting some on those 650-750 psu range. silver rated...

8gb ram....120gb ssd and a 1tb wdc black....

Mar 4, 2013, 09:28 AM	#1
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,750 (1.80/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 754 Times in 519 Posts System Specs	Finishing an i5 build, what is left? Got my client a 3570k cpu, a z77 mobo, 16mbs ram, 1 tb wd black hd, a 14x bluray burner, a gtx660ti video card, a 850w hx corsair psu, a fractal design r4 case, a 24" hd monitor for under 1600can with our 12% tax, and a lot of shipping charges. I know you can get stuff cheaper in the states, please don't reiterate that. We can't up here, period. I'm just trying to figure out what else would help him out the most for the least amount of cost. And no, ssds don't do that. He will have to live with this system for a long time. What will he need? And currently he plays Diablo2 on a pentium D, and is happy with that. __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

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Mar 4, 2013, 09:57 AM	#2
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,750 (1.80/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 754 Times in 519 Posts System Specs	Oh, and I already know I have to buy usb keyboards ect now for this... no dam ps2 ports. He wasn't expecting that. I'm wondering what else.... __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

System Name:	Blacknet
Processor:	i7 950@ 4.1GHz
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage II Gene
Cooling:	Noctua NH-D14, 8 case fans
Memory:	24GB gskill ripjaws@ 1800mhz
Video Card:	Evga GTX480 + GTX285 Physx + TrackIR 5
Hard Disk:	WD Black 1TB 64mb cache + Spinpoint F1 750g backup + 2TB Seagate backup + 320GB Seagate backup
Optical Drive:	LG BH12LS38 Blu Ray burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Syncmaster 2443BW 1920x1200 Lcd + 19" ViewSonic Lcd
Case:	Antec 1200
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Silverstone 850Watt Strider+ Modular
Software:	Win7 x64 SP1 Ultimate
Benchmarks:	Time to upgrade to 680s....

Mar 4, 2013, 10:37 AM	#3
BarbaricSoul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southeastern Virginia Posts: 3,791 (1.95/day) Thanks: 381 Thanked 1,106 Times in 814 Posts System Specs	After-market heatsink? Even if your client doesn't OC the system, it should help with making the system quiet. Also, you don't really need a 850 watt PSU for a single GPU system. You could save some money going with a good 500-600 watt PSU. Along with the new KB, a new USB mouse(Logitech G500 is my recommenedation). Second hard drive and set up raid so he'll have close to SSD speeds(not sure why you think a SSD would not fit in the build)? __________________ “Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.” “Amd....definitely a blond female.....not much on the cpu side, but always strutting about showing off her gpus......wow that was bad. I apologize.” -ensabrenoir Last edited by BarbaricSoul; Mar 4, 2013 at 10:43 AM.

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Mar 4, 2013, 10:54 AM	#4
LDNL Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 436 (0.50/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 104 Times in 81 Posts System Specs	Try to cut some courners and get a 120gb ssd in there for OS and other programs. Thats a must have and quite a improvement over a normal HDD. __________________ “I flashed a 4650 bios (just to try it) in my 5570..” -alonan100

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Mar 4, 2013, 12:17 PM	#6
Jack1n Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 667 (2.62/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 138 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	get a 120gb SSD,ditch the 1TB caviar black and put in a 2TB green instead.(and see if you can bump the gpu to a 670) __________________

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Mar 5, 2013, 05:17 PM	#7
Cotton_Cup Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rizal, Philippines Posts: 339 (0.74/day) Thanks: 75 Thanked 35 Times in 29 Posts System Specs	how about getting some on those 650-750 psu range. silver rated... 8gb ram....120gb ssd and a 1tb wdc black.... __________________ Building PC and knowing about their components is FUN.

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