Is this a good setup???

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Nate6283

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I am wanting to build a gaming computer and as wondering if this is a good setup of parts i have chosen.

HARDRIVE: TSD-WD10EZEX ::WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB Desktop Hard Drive - 3.5", SATA, 7200RPM, 64MB Cache(1.15 lbs)

DISC READER: A455-5022 ::Asus DRW-24B1ST 24X Internal DVD Burner - DVD±R 24X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD±R (DL) 12X, DVD-RAM 12X, CD-R 48X, CD-RW 32X, SATA, 2MB, Black, OEM(1 lbs)

OPERATING SYSTEM: WINDOWS 7 Pro

RAM: C13-5709 ::Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Vengeance Desktop Memory Kit - 16GB (2x 8GB), PC3-12800, DDR3-1600MHz, 240-pin DIMM, 1.5V, CL10, XMP Ready, Unbuffered(0.07 lbs)

MOTHERBOARD: E145-2133 ::EVGA 131-IB-E695-KR Intel Z75 Motherboard - ATX, Socket 1155, Intel Z75 Chipset, 1866 MHz DDR3, SATA III (6Gb/s), 8-CH Audio, RAID, Gigabit LAN, CrossfireX Ready(3.3 lbs)

WATER COOLING CPU: C13-2101 ::Corsair Hydro Series CW-9060009-WW H100i Extreme Liquid/Water CPU Cooler - 2 x 120mm Fan, Multi-socket Support, built-in Corsair Link(4 lbs)

CPU: I69-2700K ::Intel Core i7-2700K BX80619i72700K Unlocked Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 1MB L2 Cache, 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 95W, Fan, Retail(0.85 lbs)

POWER SUPPLY: C283-1201 ::Cooler Master RS700-AMBAD3-US Silent Pro M 700W Power Supply - ATX, Modular, 700 Watt, 80+ Bronze Certified, SLI Ready, 135mm Ultra Silent Fan(5.5 lbs)

CASE: C283-1223 ::Cooler Master HAF 922M ATX Mid-Tower Case - 5x5.25" Drive Bays, 5x3.5" Drive Bays, 7xExp Slots, 2xUSB 3.0 Ports, 2xAudio Ports, 2x200mm Fans, 1x120mm Fan, Black (RC-922M-KKN3-GP)(24 lbs)

If someone could help it would be great. im kinda new to building computers if something isnt good please tell me what to replace it for, i want to be able to game with no lag on at least 2 monitors
 
Change to a Z77 board.

Change to a i5 3570K or i7 3770K.

Change the memory to 1866 or 2133.

Change the harddrive to a Western Digital Black for your main drive. The Blue is a good storage drive.

Like johnb35 said. You dont have a video card listed.
 
No graphics card listed as johnb35 and stranglehold said, and change to a Z77 board, and I would get a Seagate Barracuda to save money. I would also get a SSD for your OS. For 2 monitors, I would get a GTX 670, or even 7950 CFX.
 
When you say two monitors are you talking a game on one screen then like iTunes or the internet open on another? Or an actual multi monitor gaming setup where the game fills all the screens? Vastly different requirements. And as stated, no video card, which is pretty much the most important thing in a gaming machine.
 
Yeah, good point Denther. If you are just using one monitor for gaimng, you need a much less powerful setup. (And thanks for the visitor message, for some reason I cant respond).
 
1. Seagate drives are cheaper for minimal reduction in speed to a black. Though the WD Blacks are the preferred boot drives.

2. Windows 7 is in no way the way to go now unless you already own it. Get windows 8 now. It is a brilliant OS, but also take note it does have some issues with driver support (from Intel specifically on 6 series chipsets).

3. 2 options. If you want to stay at 1600, then get CAS 8 at the highest. For the same price you can get 1866+ though, and you really should. There is no reason not to at this point. Also you don't really need 16GB most likely.

4. EVGA, just no. Look at a Z77 from Gigabyte, UD3H or above.

5. 2700k is a waste of money. Get a 3770k or a 2600k. The 2700k is just a factory overclocked 2600k anyway.

6. PSU also no. Seasonic, Silverstone, Antec, OCZ, or XFX (there are others there too) for PSUs.
 
I wouldn't get that 750W PSU from CM, instead I'd get something in the 600-700W range from Corsair, Seasonic or XFX. 750W is overkill anyway.

If you want my suggestions for a graphics card I'd probably recommend a 7870 or a 7950 if you like AMD, or a 660 Ti or a 670 if you like NVIDIA.

I agree with all the suggestions above too.
 
wolfeking said:
1. Seagate drives are cheaper for minimal reduction in speed to a black. Though the WD Blacks are the preferred boot drives.

2. Windows 7 is in no way the way to go now unless you already own it. Get windows 8 now. It is a brilliant OS, but also take note it does have some issues with driver support (from Intel specifically on 6 series chipsets).

3. 2 options. If you want to stay at 1600, then get CAS 8 at the highest. For the same price you can get 1866+ though, and you really should. There is no reason not to at this point. Also you don't really need 16GB most likely.

4. EVGA, just no. Look at a Z77 from Gigabyte, UD3H or above.

5. 2700k is a waste of money. Get a 3770k or a 2600k. The 2700k is just a factory overclocked 2600k anyway.

6. PSU also no. Seasonic, Silverstone, Antec, OCZ, or XFX (there are others there too) for PSUs.
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The 2600K is $20 cheaper, can overclock further and runs within 10% of comparable clocks to the 3770k. Wouldn't say its a waste of money really.

All of which is a complete waste of money for this computer unless he plans on running multiple gpus at high resolution or doing heavy encoding.

I would go with the 2500k which is more than $100 cheaper than the 3770k and spend the extra 100 on your gpu (assuming its a gaming rig only) or a larger SSD.

If this is just a gaming rig, you wont need 16 GB ram, so again, save yourself another $40 or so there and get 8GB.
 
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for gaming, yes. But the threads won't hurt. But I find it hard to see that the machine is meant to game without a GPU in the shopping list, don't you?
 
wolfeking said:
for gaming, yes. But the threads won't hurt. But I find it hard to see that the machine is meant to game without a GPU in the shopping list, don't you?
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Another explanation is that the OP just forgot to include it? We'll see.

Also, just a gut feel that he is least likely to be agressively decoding (requiring threads / cores) than gaming, considering he started a gaming computer thread.

So anything beyond 3 cores in a lot of games is wasted (exc. Skyrim, MS FSX, Metro 23, BF3 and other cpu dependant releases). So having 6 or 8 cores over 4 is pointless.

So compared to the 3770K, the 2600K may be a better buy for $20 cheaper, or the 2500K for $100 cheapers?? The both exist on the same socket and I doub't there will be anymore. So its a choice of 2. 3770K, faster at stock vs 2600K faster overall (with OC). Performs so similar you wont see the difference, and overclocks harder making it in many instances a faster CPU. Generally the 3770k on air/water will not OC much beyond high in the four GHz range. Beyond that you need sophisticated cooling to deal with the very concentrated heat centre of the 22nm architecture.

The 2600k will overclock to 5.1 daily OC on air and outperforms the 3770K at this point.

May be not.

OC the 2600K (even more for the 2700), to 5.1GHz by putting the number 51 in the bios and uping the Core V to around 1.35. Save BIOS and restart, 2600K instantly faster and you have an extra $20.
 
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I get what you are saying, but we can not simply narrow it down like that until we know exactly what he is going to be doing with it. he may need more threads, or maybe not. If gaming is all he needs, then truely he could get an i3 and a good GPU and be fine still.
 
wolfeking said:
I get what you are saying, but we can not simply narrow it down like that until we know exactly what he is going to be doing with it. he may need more threads, or maybe not. If gaming is all he needs, then truely he could get an i3 and a good GPU and be fine still.
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Absolutlely right, but he had 4 guys saying nah, 3770K FTW, so I am the only one so far suggesting the 2600K is faster anyway unless you need 6 cores +.

Okedokey.
 
All of that aside, you are betting a big pot on the 2600k with the 5,1 statement. not every chip will do that, especially at 1.35V. Heck mine will not do 4.5 stable at 1.35V ever.

They are both great processors, and so is the 2500k.
 
That was probably your motherboard failing not the CPU. The 2600K is famous for it.

But yes every silicon wafer is different. This means the 2700K, (the OPs original choice) is looking even better as it has even more chance of reaching 5.1GHz.

Even at 4.8GHz the chips are indestiguishable for gaming.

Turn on the 4.2GHz boost (pretty standard in bios for this chip). Fastest chip for his motherboard at $20 cheaper - unless he likes synthetic benchmarks or uses Creative Suite or similar.

The nice thing about the 2600K over the 2500K, in future he can run 2 or 3 high end GPUs without having to upgrade. (8 threads). Three PCIe slotted motherboards require an aditional on board chipset to deal with the third PCIe slot. CPU first 2; chipset 3rd.
 
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no. The motherboard is perfectly capable of it. The CHIP will not do it.

May be famous down in australia, but I am not even going to attempt to claim any chip will do 5.1 for sure. That is dependent on a lot of factors including teh binning of the processor.
 
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