Part compatibility

[White Night]

So i want to make sure these parts work well together cause i am abit of a novice in this area


The parts are as follows


ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 Intel Series 7 Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA115), Intel Z77 Express, 1866MHz DDR3, SATA III (6Gb/s), RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, PCIe 3.0, Thermal Armor



Intel Core i7-2600K BX80623I72600K Unlocked Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 1MB L2 Cache, 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 95W, Fan, Retail


Thermaltake SP-850M 850W Modular Smart Series Power Supply - 850W, ATX, 80 Plus Bronze, Active PFC, 140mm Fan, Black


Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B Desktop Memory Kit - 8GB (2x 4GB), PC3-12800, DDR3-1600MHz, 9-9-9-24 CAS Latency, Intel XMP Ready, Unbuffered


Sorry if there are errors or wierdness useing my ipad

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Yes, but:

You can get a cheaper motherboard (Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Asus P8Z77-V LK, Gigabyte Z77 UDH-3)
The i5 3570K is better than a 2600K for gaming, and is cheaper.
Unless you are planning on using more than two graphics cards, you don't need an 850W PSU.
Speaking of graphics cards, which are you planning on using?

[White Night]

A friend has given me his old Ati radeon 5870 to use til i buy a better One

---------- Post added 2012-07-28 at 09:51 PM ----------

I have noticed there is one of these for sale only a couple bucks more

Intel Core i7-2700K BX80619i72700K Unlocked Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 1MB L2 Cache, 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz Max Turbo)

Would it be better

Or the cpu you mentioned?

[Biernot]

A friend has given me his old Ati radeon 5870 to use til i buy a better One

---------- Post added 2012-07-28 at 09:51 PM ----------

I have noticed there is one of these for sale only a couple bucks more

Intel Core i7-2700K BX80619i72700K Unlocked Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 1MB L2 Cache, 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz Max Turbo)

Would it be better

Or the cpu you mentioned?

For gaming, the 2700k would be about equal to the 3570k.

And for the video card: with the "old" 5870 you probably won't need a better/newer card anytime soon. It is still a pretty decent piece of Hardware.

[White Night]

Thanks for the info

Think im going to go ahead and order the parts.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Which parts?

[White Night]

I got the ram and motherboard i listed aswell as the 850watt psu just incase i might want to use multiple video cards in the future

As for the cpu im still trying to choose i will probably get the i7 2700k or something better as im not really concerned with the price

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

The i7 3770K would be a better choice if the cost can be disregarded. Otherwise get an i5 3570K.

[Deleted]

I got the ram and motherboard i listed aswell as the 850watt psu just incase i might want to use multiple video cards in the future

As for the cpu im still trying to choose i will probably get the i7 2700k or something better as im not really concerned with the price

You could run triple GTX 670's and a overclocked system with a 850W PSU.

[White Night]

Ordered the i7 3770k should get it tuesday

And in hindsight the psu might be alittle overkill but oh well

Thank you all for the info.