Joe Wrote:Thank you very much.
1. I got the cooler since someone on r/ suggested I'd be fine with a cheap cooler, since I don't plan on OCing. What cooler would you suggest instead?
2. Will definitely change this, thanks!
3. What can I say, i absolutely fell in love with how the Corsair case looks, and even though the cases you suggest are better, I'm gonna be dumb about this and keep the Corsair. It does fit the current motherboard i picked, right? And since I don't need water cooling (i think) for now, I guess it would be acceptable?

Dudewitbow Wrote:1. depends if you want water or air. Air gives more performance for $(and silence), water gives a lower profile output. At minimum, I would suggest an h80i or better for the 3930k if you ever do get around to overclocking. Air cooler wise, I would normally just ask how much you have to spend and what your options are.


3. yes the current motherboard will fit, its standard ATX

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Dudewitbow Wrote:for air cooler units what i recommend are in price tier wise:

~30$ NZXT respire T40 (despite the popularity of the CM212+, 140mm tower should work better)
~50$ Phanteks single tower cooler. whats nice about phanteks is that they offer them in different annodized colors, red, blue, white, black and orange
~70$ the most trusted cooler, the Noctua D14H 2011 despite its odd colors, it has some of the best silent fans and performance to sound in the market

for the GPU

go gigabyte if you want the 50$ lower price tag, go EVGA if you want better customer service and warranty in the U.S. EVGA arguably has the best service.

Yugidude Wrote:Not exactly getting a new machine, but this is a fairly similar question to the thread.
I have a 4 Year old Dell Studio 1555 (Laptop). I'm going to replace it in the next couple years, but I need something more short-term to speed it up. After talking with some friends, I decided I was going to get an SSD (Most likely a Samsung one). If I buy one now, replace my current HDD, when my machine dies/I get a new one, can I take out the SSD and plop it in the new comp, or is it more complicated?

Nomad9375 Wrote:What is your current budget?:
$1-2k

This is what I have:
Case
PSU

This is what I'm looking to buy
Mobo
Proc
CPU cooler
Was originally thinking this Gfx card but I wouldn't be able to utilize all of that memory so I think I would be better off getting Gfx card or maybe upgrading to Gfx card.
Thinking about getting either a 16 GB kit RAM or save some money down the road by getting the 32 GB kit RAM.
Was originally thinking HDD for OS, HDD for Games, and HDD for storage but then I thought about getting 4 of these HDD and using RAID 1 + 0.
Also might need some thermal paste. AS5?

I think that's everything I "need" to get started.

How do you intend to use this new part or new computer? What's the heaviest load it's likely to encounter?
I'll likely never be able to utilise this to it's fullest potential but I've currently deluded myself into thinking that if I go with these parts I won't have to upgrade for say 5+ years.

Dudewitbow Wrote:dat PSU quality(just note that it cannot sustain 880w on the 12v rail, so if you ever plan on dual gpus in the future, don't unless you change the power supply.

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1. Mobo: LGA 2011 choices arent much, at this price point, you really only have the Sabertooth and the Deluxe(slightly newer chipset, cost more)
2. Fine with IB-EK model, just dont haphazardly spend money for the black sticker given with the IB-EX
3. Personally not a fan of low end single 120mm watercooling units on upper tier processors, it works, but will not stretch out the muscle the processor can potentially give
4. GFX card: very unbalanced, most people who go LGA 2011 get top tier gpus(780, 780ti, Titan, 290, 290X). GPU horsepower > CPU horsepower for performance gain. GPU's are also the ones that age the quickest. going only mid tier RIGHT before the release of 20nm GPU's later this year will bite you quickly as the year passes on by.
5. Ram is your own choice. just find whats most of value. sweet spot tends to be around 1866 cl 9. not going to say much as ram is more relevant to synthetics and IGPUs
6. EVO is fine for genreal use, just note that it uses TLC memory and not MLC memory, so its only slightly slower in write speed(read is about the same) to comparable Sata III SSD's
7. No need to comment on HDD, HDD world is pretty stagnant
8. Thermalpaste: depends on how permanent the release is, Coollaboratory liquid pro/ultra is top tier, except its near permanent once its attached on. Here's an in depth review on methodology and practical applications of TIM and the follow up review on several TIM's


case is fine though, albeit im not really a CM person when it comes to cases, the HAF X has enough to get around

Nomad9375 Wrote:PSU was a gift but if it's bad I can buy a better one if I need to dual gpu.

2+1. Other processor I was looking at is the i7-4771 and I guess maybe the SABERTOOTH Z87 to go with it.

3. Didn't really considered overclocking since the processor has a lot of power on it's own and it probably wouldn't do much for me so maybe the H100i or a different cooler entirely if I wanted to go that route?

4. The 780 and up is kind of a big price jump for me. The 290 could be doable but then I'd lose out on physx, though there aren't too many games that use it, unless I also get an nvidia card and use the patch. I think I can wait for the newer cards to come out and see what they have to offer.

6. I'll start reading up on that it looks like something I should consider.

8. I'll read those too. If I stick with the LGA 2011 then permanent probably won't be a problem.

Case was a gift too.

Derosis Wrote:http://pcpartpicker.com/p/38iEK

I'm updating my PC and I'm gonna reuse parts I have in my old PC as I hate wasting pomegranate I don't need to. Anything that's marked as purchased is stuff I already own. If you think I need to make any adjustments let me know. But that's some of the parts i'm trying to get when I can.
I think new Memory and a new HDD w/ a SSD would be a good investment, but I dunno.

Dudewitbow Wrote:any reason for a low end full tower case along with a z77 board(note that a i5-3330p cannot be overclocked by multipliers, making the z77 uses limited). if it is budget oriented, I would recommend cutting back on case and mobo capabilities for real performance gains like an SSD

Derosis Wrote:I forgot to mention the case was going to be set up at Half the price, as I got a good deal for it at a local store. Again, I appreciate it, and if you got any update recommendations do let me know. I have a minimum of $500 USD. But, yeah, poor purchasing decisions on my part.

CrimsonJohnny Wrote:Soon, thy suffering shall end.

What is your current budget?:
$700-$800

What part are you looking for? Why do you need it?:
I'm taking a list of parts from http://www.logicalincrements.com/ (the $617 row) and buying it, though I need a CD drive and a monitor supported by the graphics card, because my current monitor is absolutely not. I don't know anything about finding compatible parts.

What parts are in your current computer?
The only reusuable parts in this thing are the keyboard and mouse.

How do you intend to use this new part or new computer? What's the heaviest load it's likely to encounter?
It will be for gaming. I don't play any overly CPU intensive games, so heavy loads shouldn't be an issue.

If you live anywhere other than the United States, please indicate your country.
I'm in the U.S.

With that list of parts + Optical Drive/OS/Monitor, I should be ready to put that sucker together. I'd appreciate pointers on finding the missing parts I listed, and any important details I may have overlooked (such as a vital part I didn't even plan to order.) Thanks in advance!