Another first time build

[lahoov]

Hi all, Another first timer here, and I'm pretty much looking at the recommended build as seen before with a few changes.

Here's what I'm looking at:

case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP Black Steel, ABS Plastic, Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Power Supply CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-750HX 750W

Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz

Ram G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL

Video Card EVGA 01G-P3-1373-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked

Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache

Optical Drive SAMSUNG Black SATA DVD Burner w/LightScribe Support

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders


I'm not set on the case, but that seems that it will fit my needs.
I may look at overclocking the cpu, so will that keep it cool enough? Should I buy a seperate cpu cooler? Will overclocking be more work than its worth?

I've up'd the ram to 12 gig. I've read somewhere that 1600 ram may not work will with this hardware config, is that true? Anybody have any issues getting the 1600 out of it?

I may just use an existing DVD burner to save some money, but its older and they don't seem to be too expensive.

I'm not into gaming so much as running alot of programming/database applications and working with large files.
Do you think this will be good setup? I've thought about buying 2 of the 12 gig ram kits to put it at 24 gig, as I believe that is the max the hardware config can handle, but not sure its worth the money or if its possible.

As I'm not concerned as much about the video, I'm not sure if that card is over doing it?
I'd like something nice, but don't need anything crazy.
I'm looking at upgrading my monitor also.
Any ideas on a good match for a monitor? May something in the 20"-24" range?
I've seen some LCD TV's that have PC inputs. I'm thinking one of those will do me fine?

Any of your thoughts are appreciated, and what a great site! Lots of helpful info.
Thanks!

[RickyTick]

It's a fantastic build, but if you're not a gamer, the GTX460 is way overkill. Check out a GTS450 or a Radeon HD5770. It's a nice compromise.

Overclocking is over-rated. :)

[mcucs]

i just recentially finished my own first build, and have the same case, psu, motherboard and processor.


heres what i can comment on from my experence.
1. the storm sniper is big, roomy, easy to work in, great air flow and keeps everything cool. i like it. like it a lot.
2.overclocking with the GA-X58A-UD3R is a simple click of a button, with the software included with the motherboard. see gigabytes website its called easytune6. (Iam using a coolermaster V8 cpu cooler)
3.as far as the ram, your motherboard supports triple channel memory so 3 sticks or ram would give you the best performance. i wont comment on speeds and specs as far as using pc31600 but will say im running 6 gigs ofcorsair dominators (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224) and am very happy with them
4.Iam also not a gamer and went fot the big video card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161302) ,its nice dont get me wrong, however could of saved a few bucks there and used them somewhere else.


keep in mind however my tech level is low... trust the opinions of the administrators here
hope this helps some.

[mcucs]

excuse me...
i ment to say trust the moderators (as well as the administrators)

[lahoov]

Thought i would update on what i did:


case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP Black Steel, ABS Plastic, Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Power Supply CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-750HX 750W

Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz

Ram G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL

Video Card ASUS EAH5750 FORMULA/2DI/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5750

Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB


It was relatively easy to put together following the directions on this site and reading the manuals, so I say thank you!!
I am also extremely happy with the performance and the system overall.

Only issue i ran into was when i got the operating system loaded it said i had 12 gig of ram but only 8 were usable. Threw me for a loop for a while, but found that i hadn't put the ram in the right slots. So all is good now.