Please Review New Build

[Gintan]

Bonus time has arrived at work. Finally getting ready to order the new build, the first I have done in a good ten years or so. Could you fine folks please take a minute to look over the components to make sure that they are compatible?

Thanks!

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Item #: N82E16827135204

Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811139005

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148697

ASUS VH232H Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD Monitor w/Speakers & HDMI
Item #: N82E16824236079

DIAMOND 7970PE53G Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814103201

OCZ ZS Series 750W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
Item #: N82E16817341049

Microsoft JWD-00046 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard
Item #: N82E16823109207

COOLER MASTER CM Storm Spawn 3500DPI Optical Sensor Gaming Mouse
Item #: N82E16826570012

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM
Item #: N82E16820231476

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157293

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116986

Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820148442

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Item #: N82E16819116504

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel ...
Item #: N82E16835103099

Grand Total: $1,770.78

[Sick]

Some people like ocz psu's some dont me personally i have seen a rapid decline in their quality the past few years i would get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139030just my opinon alot better quality psu

[Scillah]

i agree about the ocz i was lucky to get one that works but when i first got it the fan was hitting the ziptied wires inside making it click had to take it apart and push them down more but i see alot of reviews how ocz brand just ain't working right alot of people have to RMA them so it's a hit or miss with them.

i'd get the spinpoint for a 1tb hdd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

for that type or rig if your gonna overclock i'd get a better cpu cooler like a noctua

the best (but huge may not fit your case)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835608018

2 other great ones just depends if you want 1 or 2 fans i have the one with 1 fan and keeps my cpu around 30 and lil lower at times it's great you won't have problems with RAM on the one with 1 fan it'll clear it easy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835608020
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835608019

i also see there's a new one out and is another solution if you have high RAM sticks this noctua has a 140mm fan ontop and 92mm below allowing for high profile RAM to fit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835608025

[ebah]

I'd switch your case into arc midi, cus its cheaper and it would have enough room for ur stuff. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811352007

[Deleted]

I'd switch your case into arc midi, cus its cheaper and it would have enough room for ur stuff.

Just put together a 600t build and I can't quit staring at it... It's a lovely case. Could do with it being a bit quieter but other than that it is wonderful.

for that type or rig if your gonna overclock i'd get a better cpu cooler like a noctua

the best (but huge may not fit your case)

The Noctua os the best you can get air wise, and it will easily fit in the case (using it now) however, the coolermaster heatsink should be fine for a decent over clock. Was using that prevously and it kept my 2500k under 70c at 4.5 Ghz. The Noctua keeps it under 60c.

Also have to agree that you should choose a different power supply, OCZ seems to have taken a dive in quality.

You might want to look to find a low profile memory, the heat sink could give you issues. You will not notice much of a difference at all(if any) between 1600 Mhz and 2133 Mhz, so might be worth going for a different set of memory altogether.

I have seen a number of posts where people had some issues with their Diamond card, might be worth going to a different brand. You should be okay tho..

You are going to have alot of fun with this, I want to see what you do with your 600t

[Gintan]

I found a fully modular Seasonic X 650W Gold on Shell Shocker sale so scrapped the OCZ power supply for that. I'm glad I did, too. This build was my first with a fully modular power supply and it is amazing how much easier it makes cable routing through the case (not that it's difficult anyway in the 600T!).

I went with an Arctic Freezer 13 CPU cooler for price/positive reviews. Perhaps the easier after market cooler I have ever installed. I only have a tiny overclock on the I5-3570k of 4GHz based on multiplier alone at this point and it stays around 60-65 degrees under full load.

I followed your advice on the RAM, Dologalot, and picked up 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz low profile. Turns out the Arctic Freezer 13 doesn't interfere with the DIMM slots on an ASUS P8Z77-V LK. Better safe than sorry, though.

Again, with the 7970, I ended up going with a SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 OC. Thanks for the heads up regarding Diamond. The Sapphire card is working like a charm. Only issue to note with it is a slight coil whine every now and then but barely audible.

All in all it was a very enjoyable and notably easy build, certainly after being out of the building game for a while. I completed an external build first just to make sure that all components were functional, then broke it down and installed everything in to the incredibly spacious, super gorgeous Corsair 600T. After the system had been running for an hour, I turned the AC off in the room due to the amount of air moving through the case keeping me cool, amazing!

[khatzmaniadevil]

Bonus time has arrived at work. Finally getting ready to order the new build, the first I have done in a good ten years or so. Could you fine folks please take a minute to look over the components to make sure that they are compatible?

Thanks!

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Item #: N82E16827135204

Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811139005

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148697

ASUS VH232H Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD Monitor w/Speakers & HDMI
Item #: N82E16824236079

DIAMOND 7970PE53G Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814103201

OCZ ZS Series 750W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
Item #: N82E16817341049

Microsoft JWD-00046 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard
Item #: N82E16823109207

COOLER MASTER CM Storm Spawn 3500DPI Optical Sensor Gaming Mouse
Item #: N82E16826570012

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM
Item #: N82E16820231476

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157293

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116986

Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820148442

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Item #: N82E16819116504

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel ...
Item #: N82E16835103099

Grand Total: $1,770.78

Your RAM is not included in Asrock Z77 Extreme 4's qualified memory list. did it work properly? did it give you any errors?