Questions on my first build

[Tyr525]

Hi All, I'm making my first build and was hoping for a little input. Can anyone recommend a good fan controller, most reviews I've read show lots of issues? Any advantages to liquid cooling over fans, I'm assuming it's quieter but is that it? Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[KSoD]

Please dont make multiple topics on the same subject. All it does is create confusion as people will answer in both topics and no one will know what was said in the other topic. Causing not only you to have to check 2 threads for possible answers, but other to check both threads to see what is suggested in each.

Moved to appropriate section.

 

[Abstract Hero]

First question. What's your budget on the whole build?

Second, Are you gonna be overclocking? If not, don't worry about water. Water is for drastic cooling and the main reason to go with it is if you really want to get in there and OC.

Newegg.com - Scythe KQ01-BK-3.5 "KAZE Q" Fan Controller

 

[Tyr525]

Hoping to keep it under $2,000. Right now looking at ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard - AMD 890FX, AMD HDE00ZFBGRBOX Phenom II 1100T Black Edition Six Core Processor - 3.30GHz, Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 Vengeance 8GB PC15000 DDR3 RAM, EVGA 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 SuperClocked Video Card. The only piece I have right now is my case which arrived yesterday, it's a Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition.

I don't know much about over clocking and probably won't go that route with it.

 

[Abstract Hero]

Ok for $2,000 and AMD build is a little senseless as in that price we can put together a HELLA better Sandy i7 build. Are you brand loyal? (since you also bought the AMD case)

 

[Tyr525]

I don't wanna say I am 100% brand loyal but I do prefer AMD over Intel just from previous experiences, but I am open to hear what you could hook me up with within my budget.

Why would it be senseless to do an AMD build for this price?

 

[Abstract Hero]

Because in the $2000 dollar range we can offer something A LOT faster than any AMD build.

If no one has got to you before I get a chance I can throw something together.

 

[Tyr525]

Ok, would you get something together for me than? I'm interested in seeing what you come up with.

 

[Abstract Hero]

HDD
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

GPU
Newegg.com - SPARKLE SXX5801536D5NM GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

PSU
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

MOBO
Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TP67B+ LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

SSD
Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX90G 3.5" 90GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

$1,514.93 + S&H

This will put even the biggest and best AMD to shame and there is plenty of room in the budget if you wanted to get a second monitor or splurge on some peripherals.

 

[Night Fox]

I've been looking at a $2000 sandy bridge build + peripherals...if you want to take a look..

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
Newegg.com - Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with Five Fans, window side panel, top HDD dock
Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX90G 3.5" 90GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
Newegg.com - XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6402AAEX 640GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.com - LG WH10LS30 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - Blu-Ray Burners
Newegg.com - Nippon Labs Premium High Performance HDMI Cable 6 ft. HDMI TO HDMI High Speed Networking Cable A/V Gold Plated
LG - 23" Widescreen Flat-Panel LED Monitor - E2350V
Razer - Mamba Wired/Wireless Laser Gaming Mouse - Black - RZ01-00120100-R3U1
Razer - Lycosa Mirror Gaming Keyboard - RZ03-00180100-R3U1
Cyber Acoustics - 2.0 Speaker System (2-Piece) - CA-2022

This has much the same stuff Abstract Hero put in there. I originally had 1tb, but lowered it because I don't use that much space. Also have lower graphics because I don't need that much awesomeness . Low speakers - don't care for "good" sound. And no motherboard - waiting on Asus to arrive at newegg. HD monitor (my preferred brand), amazing mouse + keyboard.

Newegg: $1,256.91 + $21.60 S&H = $1,278.51
BestBuy (local): $489.96 (no shipping, no tax - I get around $40 for shipping and $30 for tax)

Total: $1,768.47

This leaves a good $200 - $230 for the motherboard