New Rig - Final List

[Dawgdoc]

Pulling the trigger here shortly! Im excited. Any comments or suggestions appreciated as always

Case: Coolermaster HAF XM

CPU: Ivy i5 3570k

Cooling: Asetek 570LX - should be in from Stan this or next week. Going to put everything together/install windows/etc on stock intel air cooler, and install the 570LX/overclock after it arrives and is water tested.
Going to put 4 Cougar fans on it push/pull

Mobo: Asus P8V77-Deluxe

Memory: G Skill Ripjaw Z Series 4 x 4GB DDR3 2133
16GB Ram RAWR rofl

GPU: XFX-FX-797A-TNBC-Radeon HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB
I would REALLY prefer a 680 or one of the newer 690's, but Im not waiting another month or more so this is the next best thing I guess. Its the ONLY piece of hardware I am compromising on

PSU: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX)

Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-255SAT3 512GB SSD
This is the only piece of hardware other than the GPU im semi "meh" about....only because of my storage device/SSD ignorance, but it reviewed well and comes recommended

OS: Win 7 Pro x64

Display: Keeping my Hanns-G 28" 1920x1200 (for now)

Still deciding on a fan controller.....cant seem to pin one down that I really like.

This thing should be a BEAST and is a ridiculously huge uprgade from my current E8300/285GTX setup.

Any snafu's or red flags?

Any and all input appreciated TY

[SamCR3]

Nice build. For fan controller, take a look at the NZXT Sentry Mix.

I have that exact 7970. You will like it and I wouldn't say it is a compromise. It is very fast.

[Drdeath]

If you could hold on a week, I will have preliminary benhmarks on SandyBridge vs. IvyBridge. The Ivy chips are very hot and the GFlops do not look any better than Sandy but we will have a few Gaming, real world and Synthetic benchies by Friday.

[Dawgdoc]

I prob should wait a week or 2, and by that time I will only need to wait another 2 weeks for a 680 or a 690....but im SO itchy to pull the trigger!!!!

[killjoyjim]

Check out the ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 MOUTHERBOARD. It has a 5 year warranty. great overclocking . I just installed one in a rig fore a friend. He loves it. Good price to.

[Drdeath]

I am saying Ivy may not be worth the $.

[Dawgdoc]

Check out the ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 MOUTHERBOARD. It has a 5 year warranty. great overclocking . I just installed one in a rig fore a friend. He loves it. Good price to.

Why would I go x58 when Z77 and other newer chipsets are available? Can you elaborate?

FWIW, the price is secondary for me. I want performance and the $$$ is not an issue

I am saying Ivy may not be worth the $.

Yea Im so on the fence. Prob going to hold off for next week, and after thinking long and hard I think Im going to get an i5-2500k no matter what. Ivy is brand spanking new, and getting a well known GOOD performer is prob a smarter decision for me.

[realneil]

Fan Controller

Out of stock today, but worth waiting for, or searching the web for.
Looks good with CoolerMaster cases too.
It has selectable PWM (pulse width modulation) fan control for all of the six fan ports.
Just connect it to a PWM port on your motherboard and all of it's fans will be controlled that way.
Any of the ports can be taken off of PWM control and the speed control dial used instead.
6-Channels and 30w per channel means that you can double up on the 6 ports to control 12 fans, with the proper connectors.

I like mine.

Another one

[Drdeath]

Never said X58. SandyBridge E (X79) would be a better choice IMO.

[Dawgdoc]

Never said X58. SandyBridge E (X79) would be a better choice IMO.

You didnt say x58, but killjoy did and I wonder why. Am I missing something about x58 vs Z77?

Check out the ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 MOUTHERBOARD. It has a 5 year warranty. great overclocking . I just installed one in a rig fore a friend. He loves it. Good price to.

[realneil]

You didnt say x58, but killjoy did and I wonder why. Am I missing something about x58 vs Z77?

No,...he probably didn't know that you've already decided on a platform.
While the X58 was great in it's day, buying into it now means that you're buying older technology. High performing, but old.

[killjoyjim]

I was just trying to save money.Did not know money was not a problem Just saying. WOW.

[realneil]

I was just trying to save money.

I like how you think Jim.

[Dawgdoc]

I was just trying to save money.Did not know money was not a problem Just saying. WOW.

Its NP at all man. I just had no idea why you moved to x58 is all, and wanted to make sure I wasnt missing some piece of technical info regarding x58 vs newer chipsets.

Sorry if you took it the wrong way.

[Drdeath]

X58 is LGA1366 and won't work with sandy or ivy FYI

[killjoyjim]

I was just trying to save him money. All of us hear help each other out. I did not mean to sound afended.