Building a new i7 machine .

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CaptainTrips

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Hello all, I'm building a new i7 machine, and wanted some feedback.

My spreadsheet is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmYrADLtM7ZTdEhwdFZXWjJTVUFzM0I4NkJYTVdoaFE#gid=0

Can I get some opinions on my choices? I added notes for all the components as to why I felt they are superior. Please feel free to comment here, or directly on the spreadsheet. Anything with multiple URLs were other items I was considering.

Here's a copy/paste:
CPU 339 Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K
Thermal Paste 9 Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEM
Heatsink 35 Thermaltake V1 Max-Performance CPU Cooler with Massive 110mm Blue LED Full-Range Variable Speed Fan CL-P0401
RAM 150 CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R Red)
MOBO 196 ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
Hard Drive 205 SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
PSU 149 CORSAIR HX series HX650 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Case 130 Corsair Carbide Series 500R Arctic White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
Anti-Static Wristband 6 Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap
Case Fans ? ?
GPU 409 EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclocked with ACX Cooler 4 GB GDDR5 256-Bit Dual-Link DVI-I/DVI-D HDMI DP SLI Ready Graphics Card 04G-P4-3774-KR
OS 140 Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit (OEM) System Builder DVD 1 Pack (New Packaging)

Thanks in advance for the advice.
 
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Looks like you did your homework mate. The list looks very good. That's gonna be a killer system. :good:
 
Twiki said:
Looks like you did your homework mate. The list looks very good. That's gonna be a killer system. :good:
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Thanks for the feedback. I've changed my config some. Dropped down to an i5 that was virtually the same speed as an i7, and dropped down to a more reasonable CPU cooler since I don't plan on overclocking it. Doubled the ram to 32GB since the downgrades gave me more of a budget, and "upgraded" to windows 8.1.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to be ordering this tonight.

Here's the new build:
CPU Intel Core i5-4670 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116898
Thermal Paste Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEM Not sure if the CPU comes with paste. Even if it does, this might be better anyway. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
Heatsink Cooler Master Hyper T4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes Picked out by user reviews and ratings. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103182
RAM G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GSR 2x8GB x2, total 4 8GB sticks http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231609
MOBO ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989
Hard Drive SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) EVO - Newer technology, cheaper. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147248
PSU CORSAIR HX series HX650 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $10 Promo code, $20 Rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012
Case Corsair Carbide Series 500R Arctic White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case Side window, and front headphone/mic jacks. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010
Anti-Static Wristband Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap BZZZAP! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899261005
Case Fans ? I believe the case comes with them.
GPU EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclocked with ACX Cooler 4 GB GDDR5 256-Bit Dual-Link DVI-I/DVI-D HDMI DP SLI Ready Graphics Card 04G-P4-3774-KR Great reviews, good brand name. http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-04G-P4-3774-KR/dp/B00E5AEIKE/
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 - Full Version (32 & 64-bit) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wind...technologies/windows-8-1/compare/default.aspx http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416712
 
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That's fine but there are performance advantage with the i7 because of the HTT. You'll do fine with an i5 though. :)
 
If you wont be editing or hosting servers or anything i think 32 GB of RAM is unnecessary. You could probably spend that money on a better GPU. Unless you'll be building on a carpet you don't need an anti-static wristband.
 
speedx77x said:
If you wont be editing or hosting servers or anything i think 32 GB of RAM is unnecessary. You could probably spend that money on a better GPU. Unless you'll be building on a carpet you don't need an anti-static wristband.
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Yeah, I dropped it back down to 16GB of RAM after I made this post. Also, the wristband is for a college course, have to buy my own. It just got copied in there by accident.
 
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