First build in 5 years....opinions

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Johnny518g

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Hey guys, this is my first build in a LONG time so not sure what to expect. Wanted a couple opinions on what this thing will be capable of and what it wont be. I will mostly be using it for gaming and watching/burning a couple bluerays. Im currently playing my games on a 2.4ghz laptop with 1gb video card and 6gb RAM so im sure it will be an upgrade to say the least.


ASUS P8Z77-V LX Intel 7 Series Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K CPU 3.4GHZ QUAD CORE
H70 CORE High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Kingston HyperX Red KHX16C10B1R/8 8GB Memory Module - 1600MHz
Kingston HyperX Red KHX16C10B1R/8 8GB Memory Module - 1600MHz
Kingwin ABT-750MM Maximum Series ATX Power Supply
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 02G-P4-2660-KR Video Card - 2GB GDDR5
Pioneer Internal 15X Blu-Ray Burner
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB Serial ATA Hard Drive - 7200
Thermaltake VN40006W2N Commander MS-I Snow Edition Tower Case
 
Hm of the kingwins i saw on newegg that looks like one of the cheaper units. if your going to spend about that money on a psu get a cx 600 by corsair, probably would be a little nicer.
 
Go for a Corsair or Seasonic PSU. Other than that, the only theming that I'd say is that 16GB of RAM is a bit excessive for a gaming rig, you could save some cash and go 2x4GB.
 
I have 12GB of RAM and never see my usage in gaming go above really 5 Gigs with a game open (like BF3) and several applications on underneath. 8 is plenty.

As for other uses if you're using virtual machines you want a lot of RAM as well as some other high end programs like Photoshop, CAD, and other stuff like that.
 
Save yourself money on the cooler and either go H50 or H60 or decent air cooling. Save money on the RAM and get 8GB. Get yourself a Corsair CX 600 power supply, then spend more on your board and get yourself a P8Z77-V PRO or a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H or something. Either board will be better for overclocking than the board you chose. I'm guessing by your choice of CPU cooling you're interested in overclocking?
 
8GB is what I usually tend to recommend to people these days anyway unless you're into editing or virtual machines in which case 16GB is what I recommend (maybe 32GB for VMs depending on how many need to be run at once).

8GB's the sweet spot at the moment. :D
 
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