Is It Compatible?

Ownaholic

Ownaholic

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Hey all,

I'm making a first time build, and I just want to double-check with you guys to see if the core components are absolutely compatible. I realize that basically all of the parts say "compatible with Intel Core i5!", or something similar, but nonetheless, I want your reassurance. =]
(I believe they are, but you can never be too sure as a newbie!)

The last thing I want is to blow all this cash and find out that something isn't compatible, something is getting bottlenecked, that there will be problems with the case, etc.

NOTE: Yes, I will be purchasing from both Newegg and Amazon for a myriad of reasons. (Primarily being that due to recent trade-ins, I now have a $400 gift card to Amazon)

Intel Core i5-2500K
Asus ASUS P8H67-M LX
Kingston HyperX 8GB - Model KHX1600C9D3X1K2/8GX
Rosewill Xtreme Series RX750-S-B 750W
COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1
ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB

I have yet to pick out the minor details such as hard drive, optical drive, etc.

But my main concern is this: Will the motherboard match the case?
I've been watching a lot of Newegg videos, and picked up the info that a common mistake of newbies such as myself, is that the pins on the motherboard don't match up to the pins of the case or something, thus ultimately risking a bunch of problems.

As for everything else, I know the mobo and CPU are of the same socket type, the graphics card ought to work flawlessly with it's Asus-counterpart Mobo, and the PSU should be plenty powerful.

On a side question, do you think that graphics card in conjunction with the rest of the build is powerful enough to run Crysis 2 on max settings? Realistically, I'm only going to be using this for WoW/TF2 max settings (I realize this is overkill for both games), but I do intend on playing Crysis 2, and would like to be able to play at, or near, max settings.

Thanks a million!

*edit*
I do intend to overclock the CPU and GPU just a bit. Not too much to the point that I need to buy after-market cooling fans just to keep it reasonably cool; but just enough OCing to get the job done.
 
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Yes, it is. The board is ATX and so is the case. Shouldn't be a problem.

You might want to spend a little more on the board. There are better ones out there. That one doesn't even have USB 3.0

And don't get a rosewill PSU. Go for an Antec, corsair, silverstone, seasonic, PC power and cooling, or XFX.

You'll be at or near max settings.
 
claptonman said:
Yes, it is. The board is ATX and so is the case. Shouldn't be a problem.

You might want to spend a little more on the board. There are better ones out there. That one doesn't even have USB 3.0

And don't get a rosewill PSU. Go for an Antec, corsair, silverstone, seasonic, PC power and cooling, or XFX.

You'll be at or near max settings.
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Awesome, thanks for your help!

Do you happen to have a specific recommendation for the motherboard? Also, this might be a silly question, but what is advantageous about a USB 3.0 port? I don't have any USB 3.0 devices, and isn't the standard USB 2.0?

Thanks again!
 
USB 3.0 is the new one, just like 2.0 is an upgrade over the older 1.0. (Or first USB, whatever you want to call it.) It is a lot faster than 2.0, and you might want to consider selling your devices and upgrading.

But besides that, its a micro ATX, so its smaller and has less features, and the max RAM speed is slow compared to your processor. And it doesn't support the RAM you chose. Try this board:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128487
 
Nope, that only supports 1066 and 1333 RAM, which is pretty slow compared to today's standards. Look for one in the "memory standard" that says 1600, without the (OC) next to it. And ASUS has a reputation around the forums as being DOA, so careful.
 
Did what you said, this seemed to be like the best one I could find:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131705

I'm just really liking how the UEFI system worked, so if I have to RMA once, it's no big to me.

While I have you here, do you think it would be worthwhile to get 16gb of RAM instead of 8gb? Those things are really cheap right now thanks to the current sale, so I'd rather nab them now if I should.
 
Unless you're doing huge amounts of video/photo rendering and multitasking, you won't ever go over even 4GB of RAM, so 8 is perfect.
 
well if you have any other comps or something or a friend that might want it for a couple bucks i'd get that 16 on sale.
 
Thanks for all your help!

I picked out some better PSU's now, but I'm in a bit of a jam.

I'm not sure if 650w will be strong enough to power the i5 2500K and the GTX 560. (I decided to get a GTX 560 instead of 550 Ti, so that probably adds like 100w at least to my requirements)

It's between:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703026

and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703027

I'd like to get the 650w provided that it is strong enough for what I'm packing.
 
Hmm...How about a 550w PSU then?

Would that be enough to supply the i5 2500k, ASUS P8P67 LGA 1155, previously listed RAM, and an Asus GTX 550 Ti?
 
Benny Boy said:
Power Supply (PSU) Tech Guide

Be sure and check the amps.
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Ah thanks, that really helped!

And thanks to everybody who helped earlier as well! =]

I ordered all my parts tonight, here are my specs! (Be sure to let me know if something isn't right!)

NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
ASUS P8P67 LGA 1155
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W (I wanted to have enough oomph left over to SLI later down the road.)
Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5
Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW
Seagate Barracuda ST3500413AS 500 GB 7200RPM
Hanns-G HL227DBB Black 21.5" 5ms Full HD LED BackLight

And of course:
Syba SY-ACC65030 Anti-Static Velcro Wrist Strap
SATA Data Cable (2pk.)


I'm quite pleased with it; then again, I don't have it yet, so time will tell!

And getting a $1000+ build for a little over $400 without rebates isn't too shabby either. :D

I'm going to rip apart my super old Dell computer from the early 2000's and mess with that to get my bearings while I wait for my parts to arrive. =]

Thanks again guys, let me know what you think!
 
To find power draw, find the TDP of all your major components and add them together. 2500k = 95w, GTX 560 Ti = 170w (so reg. 560 will be less), then add 150w for other components + overclocking or headroom. So you would be fine with a quality 450w psu. Well actually I tell a lie, a powersupply with 450w available on the +12v rail.
 
linkin said:
To find power draw, find the TDP of all your major components and add them together. 2500k = 95w, GTX 560 Ti = 170w (so reg. 560 will be less), then add 150w for other components + overclocking or headroom. So you would be fine with a quality 450w psu. Well actually I tell a lie, a powersupply with 450w available on the +12v rail.
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Haha, well, I was able to get the CPU and PSU in a nice combo deal, on top of a promo code and a rebate, brought the price of the PSU down to $62.

I'd rather have overkill than not enough! =]
 
Ownaholic said:
Haha, well, I was able to get the CPU and PSU in a nice combo deal, on top of a promo code and a rebate, brought the price of the PSU down to $62.

I'd rather have overkill than not enough! =]
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Pretty much. Leaves you room to upgrade.
 
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