Thread: New Rig

Originally Posted by Cleric

And i think im gonna go with this memory: Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM
Its designed specifically for a P67 mobo and has good timing (8-8-8-24). And also the pretty much universal response is that 1600 is the Sandy Bridge's sweet spot. From the research i have done, 2133 memory is kinda gimmicky.

Alright. So here is the revised version of my rig.
Case: Xclio Advanced (Black Finish) Full Tower
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k Sandy Bridge
CPU Fan: Zalman CNPS11X Extreme
MOBO: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe LGA 1155
Video Card: EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB DDR3
RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (12800)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM 32Mb Cache
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast Series 850W

Thanks again guys. Yall saved me $160!!!

Lookin good bro we got about the same rig now except for the video card i have X2 6850's and love them there pretty cheep to but have fun with that rig will have some fun in bf3

Originally Posted by Suka#1

Lookin good bro we got about the same rig now except for the video card i have X2 6850's and love them there pretty cheep to but have fun with that rig will have some fun in bf3

Yup.

Uhhh you should consider saving another $75. The Asus P8P67 Deluxe is not even worth what it costs and the WD Black's aren't worth the price either.
Here it shows the Samsung F3 1TB beating the WD Black 1TB for $25 less, in some cases vice-versa. However no matter how much you spend, no matter what, the HDD is still an HDD, Mechanical hard drives can only improve so much. No matter what, there will be a very small difference there for the extra $25 isn't justified.
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Another thing, the Deluxe isn't worth it because you have MSI P67A-GD65 that performs quite close to it infact most cases on par.
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel Socket 1155 Motherboard Performance Review - Final Thoughts and Conclusion - Legit Reviews

The WD Black drives are good. You should be fine. I have two of them (2 x 640 GB) in RAID-0 and they are very quick and not too loud. Not as fast as an SSD, but they do great at loading my games.

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Both are good drives. The Samsung wins in a lot of categories, but loses in some. Access time for the WD drive is faster in almost every test. Then again, you probably won't notice much difference in real world applications. I would pay the extra $25 just to get a WD drive as I have personally had a great customer experience with them, but that is just me. The Samsung drive will likely be fine as well.

As for the Motherboard, the ASUS board you have selected is great. I would not change it to the MSI board as the ASUS board is more feature rich. ASUS also has a great warranty and RMA process. I recently RMAd an ASUS board and had it back in my hands within 10 days. If you would have asked me 5 years ago, I would never had recommended ASUS as they had terrible customer support. Well they have been listening to the complaints of the consumers about the terrible service and they have fixed it. Go with the ASUS board... you won't be disappointed.

Samsung just sold their harddrive division to Seagate. I've got 4 Samsung drives and they are great. Was a Seagate guy before I went with Samsung... now it won't matter. It's all the same.