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ALiLPinkMonster wrote:Intel Core i5-2500 - No need for the K version, since I can't/don't need to overclock. I'm sure a 3.7GHz Sandy Bridge will blaze through anything I throw at it.
Skyring wrote:You should verify that the motherboard you're buying won't have any issues with your heatsink. That is, when I had my mITX rig the CPU socket was close to the PCIe x16 slot. Larger blow-down style coolers would extend out far enough from the CPU socket that they would block the expansion slot. In my case this meant I using Scythe's original Shuriken and not it's bigger brother. Specifically my build was a Core i5 750 with a HD5770 and Gigabyte mITX motherboard. It was a well known issues, some forum searching should bring up any potential problems.
mITX is awesome. I miss my little box, I sold that build foolishly. The SG05 is a shockingly good case in my opinion. Cools just fine, moderately quiet and the PSU cables can be tucked out the way in the area around the optical drive. I personally got better thermal results with the PSU flipped around from how it came stock.
TheEmrys wrote:Have you thought about a Shuttle barebones system?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856101117
Back when I was into Shuttle's, we would reverse the airflow to provide better CPU cooling. Doing so would mean you could use a Corsair Hxx cpu cooler. Might be worth considering.
TheEmrys wrote:Personal choice i understand, but if K version is just $20 more and mobo supports overclocking than why not ? Yes, today it is blazing fast, but may be tomorrow those extra MHZs would make a lot of difference. I am sure, i would have upgraded my Q6600 years ago, if i had not overclocked it.
EDIT: BTW, sandys are way more easy to Overclock than past Intel chips.
skialex25 wrote:Out of curiosity, are you dead-set on that PSU? It's listed at $120 on Newegg, but I know that you can find similarly priced units from higher quality brands and with greater efficiency ratings. From a cursory search I found the following:
Thermaltake 850W with 80PlusBronze certification http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153106
Thermaltake 450W with 80PlusBronze certification http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153138
....
And the list goes on. You can even save a few bucks with that last one and get a more efficient unit.
skialex25 wrote:Out of curiosity, are you dead-set on that PSU? It's listed at $120 on Newegg, but I know that you can find similarly priced units from higher quality brands and with greater efficiency ratings. From a cursory search I found the following:
Thermaltake 850W with 80PlusBronze certification http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153106
Thermaltake 450W with 80PlusBronze certification http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153138
....
And the list goes on. You can even save a few bucks with that last one and get a more efficient unit.
ALiLPinkMonster wrote:skialex25 wrote:Out of curiosity, are you dead-set on that PSU? It's listed at $120 on Newegg, but I know that you can find similarly priced units from higher quality brands and with greater efficiency ratings. From a cursory search I found the following:
Thermaltake 850W with 80PlusBronze certification http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153106
Thermaltake 450W with 80PlusBronze certification http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153138
....
And the list goes on. You can even save a few bucks with that last one and get a more efficient unit.
Lol. It's not a power supply it's a mini itx case with a small, high efficiency power supply. I've seen builds involving an i7 and a GTX570 in this thing so this is definitely doable.
skialex25 wrote:ALiLPinkMonster wrote:skialex25 wrote:Out of curiosity, are you dead-set on that PSU? It's listed at $120 on Newegg, but I know that you can find similarly priced units from higher quality brands and with greater efficiency ratings. From a cursory search I found the following:
Thermaltake 850W with 80PlusBronze certification http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153106
Thermaltake 450W with 80PlusBronze certification http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153138
....
And the list goes on. You can even save a few bucks with that last one and get a more efficient unit.
Lol. It's not a power supply it's a mini itx case with a small, high efficiency power supply. I've seen builds involving an i7 and a GTX570 in this thing so this is definitely doable.
Hahaha! That's actually funny. My bad.
CaptTomato wrote:Cheap Power supply=TIMEBOMB....had 3 systems die thx to PSU.
I only buy top rated HX Corsair or Seasonic these days.
DrkSide wrote:System looks awesome. I have been wanting to build one just like it for some time but haven't had the cash.
Wouldn't change a thing except:
Bigger SSD - I would step up to a 120 if it was me. I have a 120 and could barely fit anything on it as far as games. However I also didn't notice much of a difference between the SSD and a Caviar Black as far as game load times.
Ditch the Optical - this is a personal opinion but I haven't use a cd/dvd in a few years. Maybe pick up an external to save space inside?
ALiLPinkMonster wrote:My plan for the SSD is to grab a second 60 gig down the road and RAID 0 those mothers. I'm fine with keeping the majority of my games on the HDD as long as BF3 and the OS will fit on the SSD.
I thought about ditching the optical, but I have a thing about purchasing my games on a disc. God forbid something bad happens and I have to reinstall a DRM-riddled game, the only proof of me purchasing said game being somewhere in cyberspace.
DrkSide wrote:ALiLPinkMonster wrote:My plan for the SSD is to grab a second 60 gig down the road and RAID 0 those mothers. I'm fine with keeping the majority of my games on the HDD as long as BF3 and the OS will fit on the SSD.
I thought about ditching the optical, but I have a thing about purchasing my games on a disc. God forbid something bad happens and I have to reinstall a DRM-riddled game, the only proof of me purchasing said game being somewhere in cyberspace.
If you plan on RAID 0 with another SSD I would definitley ditch the optical in favor of an external one. The SG-05 only has 1x3.5, 1x2.5, and 1 slim optical. As crammed as it is already going to be throw the other SSD in the optical space.
IMO
ASRock wrote:Supported CPU Technologies:
Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPU
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
DrkSide wrote:I don't think this is anything more than a marketing saying. Basically it says that it supports processors with unlocked multipliers but the chipset does not support changing the multiplier.
On the SSD. It really depends on what you use the machine for. If it is just for gaming I am not sure that I would choose an SSD. However, if it is a multi use machine it is up to you. I do gaming but also run quite a few Adobe applications and other things that it really shines at doing.