New Rig - Need Help

**RuddlesPub** · 10-09-11, 04:08 PM

So I think what I have here is all compatible and should fit in the case at the bottom, however I wanted to have a few other people familiar with building computers check behind me to make sure. This will only be my 3rd ish build so any info you guys have would be greatly appreciated.

Newegg.com - MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - Blu-Ray Drives

Newegg.com - MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B

Newegg.com - Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Bronze W0382RU ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

**~~souperSLim~~** · 10-09-11, 04:24 PM

Hi, Choosing components below will give you better performance & new tech.

Asus P8Z68-V Pro mobo ?

G.Skill 2x4gb 2133mhz memory ?

Western Digital caviar black 6gb/s 64mb cache 1tb or Samsung Spinpoint F3 3gb/s 32mb cache ?

EVGA brand gfx/lifetime warranty ?

(corsair vengeance memory height = 3 inch/76mm = problem with some after market CPU coolers,also has plastic/housing the heat)

**MaFioSo** · 10-09-11, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by souperSLim

Hi,

Asus P8Z68-V Pro mobo ?

G.Skill 2x4gb 2133mhz memory ?

Western Digital caviar black 6gb/s 64mb cache 1tb or Samsung Spinpoint F3 3gb/s 32mb cache ?

EVGA brand gfx/lifetime warranty ?

?

**SapiensErus** · 10-09-11, 05:56 PM

You might look at the Z68 chipset mobos ... and then perhaps consider faster memory... SSD boot drive would make it complete. Though as it sits that rig is a beast. I am playing on 560ti with a far inferior CPU and memory and it flies; I imagine on your rig it will be plenty fast for gaming today.

**RuddlesPub** · 10-09-11, 07:39 PM

What is an ssd boot drive?

**SapiensErus** · 10-09-11, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by RuddlesPub

What is an ssd boot drive?

A solid state drive (SSD) is much, much faster than mechanical hard disks (HDD) but they are much more expensive. So the trend currently is to get a 60 to 250 gig SSD and put just your OS and applications on it. You could try running two smaller SSD's in RAID0 to make it faster or even get a RAID0-SSD group on a PCI-E card. And then keep your junk and storage on the antiquated HDD. Of course with enough dough you can just go all SSD, but it gets pricey fast.

**RuddlesPub** · 10-09-11, 10:33 PM

Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM

Took the above suggestions and changed the Mobo and Ram to what I linked in this post. My main concern is that when I look at the mobo Memory Standard it reads like this: DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066. Does this mean I have to overclock or something to get the ram to work with the mobo? Im basically just used to plug and play builds... I don't know a thing about overclocking.

**fly351** · 10-09-11, 10:40 PM

I would recommend upgrading the case to one of these.

Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case

Newegg.com - Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case

The one below is actually the best IMO... the front fan bays open without having to take apart the case so you can clean the air filters. The Antec 300 you will definately have to open the case each time to clean them... good idea to clean them out every 3~ months because they get dirty fast.

Newegg.com - Antec DF-85 Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case

**~~souperSLim~~** · 10-10-11, 03:29 AM

Originally Posted by RuddlesPub

Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM

Took the above suggestions and changed the Mobo and Ram to what I linked in this post. My main concern is that when I look at the mobo Memory Standard it reads like this: DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066. Does this mean I have to overclock or something to get the ram to work with the mobo? Im basically just used to plug and play builds... I don't know a thing about overclocking.

You just set the memory to X.M.P in the bios & the memory will do it for you automatically. Running at 2133mhz etc,etc.

**RuddlesPub** · 10-10-11, 09:45 AM

I dont know how to do that, basically the only thing I've ever done in the BIOS is change the boot sequence for installing windows to CD-ROM drive first.