[solved] Would this build have any problems? Hello! I am going to build a computer, and have selected some parts that I think will fit together. Since this is my first time, I was hoping someone could just have a quick look at the parts, and tell me if it would work. Also I'm a bit curious about the PSU, I would just get a 650W to be safe, but I already own this one, meaning I could save some money, if it's sufficient. I don't think it draws much power, but I do have a Logitech G700 mouse, Razer Arctosa keyboard, and some Sennheiser headset plugged in all the time. The parts are as following: Board: ASUS P8Z77-V, Socket-1155 ATX, Z77, DDR3, 2xG3+1xG2-PCIe-x16,SLI/CFX, VGA, DVI, HDMI, DP, WiFi, DLNA, UEFI http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=746635 Price 1370 NOK CPU: Intel® Core i5-3570K Processor Socket-LGA1155, Quad Core, 3.4Ghz, 6MB, Boxed w/fan http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=660227 Price 1840 NOK GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB -Demo GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0, 1xDVI, native-HDMI, 2xmini-DisplayPort http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=743752 Price 3230 NOK (Temporary offer) Memory: Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Tactical 1600Mhz 4GB (x2 = 8GB) 1600MHz, 1.5V, CL8-8-8-24 http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=752767 Price 450 NOK (x2 = 225 NOK) HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, 3.5" http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=653050 Price 750 NOK SSD: OCZ SSD Agility 3 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA3.0), 525MB/500MB/s read/write, SandForce® SF-2281 http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=657310 Price 850 NOK OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium EN OEM, 64bit, SP1 http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=631913 Price 895 NOK Total Price: 9385 NOK / 1234 EUR / 1541 USD Case: Cooler Master CM 690 II ATX Already owned PSU: Chieftec Smart Series 550W Already owned Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc DVD±RW Burner Already owned Would these parts work together? Is the PSU sufficient? Or is there anything else I should know? Thanks in advance.
Hi, build looks OK...PSU is min required but should be adequate. If you plan to overclock the 7970 a better cooler may be needed, otherwise the reference single fan you picked should be okay. Also are you going to overclock the CPU? If so I def recommend a better aftermarket cooler... The one thing I would change is the motherboard, MSI are prone to hardware compatibility issues. Here are a couple of ASUS boards that are in a similar price range; you can compare all 3 motherboards on the following page: http://www.komplett.no/k/kcp.aspx?sku=746634&sku=746635&sku=743925
About the motherboard, the ASUS P8Z77-V has really nice reviews by customers too, so I guess I'll go with that. Thanks. It's the cheapest 7970 I found, so a different one just for better overclocking would probably not pay off. A CPU cooler, and overclocking CPU would draw more power. would I then be pushing my luck with the PSU? If not, I guess I could look for a cooler. Thank you for the reply!
Your power supply should be good enough, just don't go to heavy on the overclocking You are gonna love that 7970, and the SSD for your OS! Best upgrades I've done in a long time. The RAM and HDD are a little on the lower quality side, baracuda's seem to have one of the highest failure rates, and same with the crucial memory. If you could get a WD Black for similiar price you would be better off. For the RAM I would recommend Geil, Corsair, Patriot, Kingston or something similiar instead of crucial. Overall looks good though, good luck
Hmmm.... the only Barracuda's I know of that had problems were the 7200.11's, and that was fixed with a firmware upgrade.
That memory will not work in your rig. That memory is for laptops. I will help you find some compatible RAM chips.
So I read on wdc.com, that their black is supposed to have max performance, which sounds nice. So I found this: http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=591141 It does come at a price tho' (+205 NOK / +34 USD / 10 Ice creams). Do you still think I should go for it? Wow thanks, I was completely unaware. But I see now that my motherboard wants DIMM 240-pin. Thanks a lot. It's still Crucial tho'. I assume you don't agree with TechnikL?
There's nothing wrong with Seagate. I don't know why TechnikL said they have a high failure rate compared to other brands. I have 5 Barracuda's installed, ranging from 5yrs old to new and they work fine, also in my last job we used Seagate in our lease PC's (500+) and never noticed an unusually high number of faulty drives. Here is a post by a user who just bought the same HDD you are looking at (ST1000DM003), it's a very good HDD. http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=4334054&postcount=8 I'm not saying either brand is better than the other, they are both good however my personal preference has always been Seagate. Oh BTW Seagate only has 1yr warranty, I think WD has 3yr.
http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=752767 Its Crucial. It is at the same price as the RAM that you found that was for laptops also it is the same speed and size.
Two things: 1)- PSU - It might be a little on the low side, but if everything turns on and works then it's not worth replacing. 2)- HDD - You already have a 120gb SSD, so don't worry about the HDD speed. The small boost in performance you would get from a "WD Black" is not worth it, you would get nearly the same performance by upgrading to a 2TB drive like the Samsung F4 for the same price.
Good, so I can keep the cheaper HDD. Unless there is anything else, I will order these parts before Monday. Thank you all for the help.
Just keep in mind that if you want to attempt any serious overclock (~4.1GHz+ with IVB) you will need to invest in an aftermarket cooler.