New PC setup

[HeLLspAWn]

I've decided to build a new second PC. I've bought peripherals as follows:

Intel Core i5 3470 3,2GHz 6MB L3 cache LGA1155
Gigabyte GA-B75M-HD3 (Intel B75 Express Chipset)
Zotac GeForce GT440 AMP! Synergy Edition 2GB GDDR3 (taken from my older PC)
Corsair DDR3 8GB/1600MHz (2*4G VENGEANCE CL9-9-9-24 Low Profile Blue Heatspreader
OCZ Vertex 2 SDD 64GB 285/270 MB/s + Western Digital 500GB HDD SATA II WD5003ABYX RE4 7200RPM 64MB cache.
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W Modular PSU C80+(CP-9020059-EU)
A random PC case: Tracer Vector TRO-198

Feel free to comment, suggestions regarding configuration are appreciated.

[Real Steel]

in my eye the configuration is
i5 processor
2gb graphics
8gb ram
500gb hard disk space
and a cabinet or case

can't understand anything else
and i think heard of 7200RPM in hard disk (maybe normal one have 5400RPM) & 6mb cache in processor

and in my opinion a pc with this config can't be beaten in any aspect (maybe there out some but i will be very very happy with this pc )

[HeLLspAWn]

To be honest it's a decent configuration. A kickass PC would be built using the fastest i7, GTX 680, maybe 2x for SLI and a Z77 chipset mobo with enchanced overclocking capabilities.

The motherboard on Z77 chipset would be more useful and perform better, but they're more expensive and I don't need to overclock the i5, nor do I need a simple RAID 0 or 1 setup (I'd rather buy an external Raid controller with Raid 5 capability than spend more cash on a motherboard which only supports RAID 0 and 1.

B75 Express still allows to setup memory timings, which is essential for the Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 sticks (normally 1600MHz ValueRams have CL11 as a standard).

[Skyward]

I don't know if a SLI or a Crossfire are even needed for anything... I've got a AMD HD7870 and every games are running well without FPS loss, movie registering and encoding too. Aren't SLI and Crossfire to connect secondary screens?

[HeLLspAWn]

Well no. Here's the answer what does it really do:

https://www.nvidia.in/object/sli-tech...erview-in.html

[Skyward]

Fear 2, Far Cry 2, Fall Out 3, Dawn of war 2, Call of duty 4.. only games that I don't play

[Zeo]

It's great, but I would anyway have added GeForce 650 for 100 $ or smth ..
If you want to run some pretty new games ofc.

[Prosciutto]

Its his SECOND pc guys. I guess its some kind of mule for downloading p0rn and stuf...

[Gods Hand]

Its his SECOND pc guys. I guess its some kind of mule for downloading p0rn and stuf...

ye,if he dont change the videocard,is good to play only them

good pc,useless waste money since graphic is still stopped at crysis (6 years ago) os just little better

[GraphX of GZ wow]

I've decided to build a new second PC. I've bought peripherals as follows:

Intel Core i5 3470 3,2GHz 6MB L3 cache LGA1155
Gigabyte GA-B75M-HD3 (Intel B75 Express Chipset)
Zotac GeForce GT440 AMP! Synergy Edition 2GB GDDR3 (taken from my older PC)
Corsair DDR3 8GB/1600MHz (2*4G VENGEANCE CL9-9-9-24 Low Profile Blue Heatspreader
OCZ Vertex 2 SDD 64GB 285/270 MB/s + Western Digital 500GB HDD SATA II WD5003ABYX RE4 7200RPM 64MB cache.
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W Modular PSU C80+(CP-9020059-EU)
A random PC case: Tracer Vector TRO-198

Feel free to comment, suggestions regarding configuration are appreciated.

i'd like to see better video card, but it's sufficient

[AmcoTraD]

good rig there for a 2nd comp, from the 1st view

i also like the 3470's performance (AMD sux assholes) and will integrate it to my 2nd comp asap
cant say much more cuz i dunno its function

[Privateer]

Is that a gaming build?

[HeLLspAWn]

The Graphics card has been taken from my older PC, which now is mainly set for office work and some basic server functions (databases etc.). That's why I didn't buy a new one. If I did, it would probably be the one of GF 6 GTX series (200$+).

Actual PC with i5 as mentioned above, wasn't built for gaming. I work on this PC, connecting to main server, office stuff, photo editing (photography is my hobby and it's quite nice to have a fast PC to perform RAW conversion and later post processing).

[MasterShock]

nice pc my pc is now 1 monats old but im thinking to change my cpu and mainboard too s1155 and i5 3570K



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i have now s 1366 asus p6t + i7 920 D0 step + corsair H50

[Gods Hand]

nice pc my pc is now 1 monats old but im thinking to change my cpu and mainboard too s1155 and i5 3570K



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i have now s 1366 asus p6t + i7 920 D0 step + corsair H50

i7 920 can be overclocked easy at 3,8-4,0ghz u don't need other to play,don't waste money