I'm building a new gaming rig and I decided on the parts below (except for the motherboard). I just need someone to confirm that the current build work. Secondly, if someone could offer some feedback about ASRock motherboards, that would be useful. I haven't heard of them before I started looking for parts, but from what I gather they're fairly good. The only thing I'm concerned about is that they're a relatively young company. Any opinions about quality of products, customer support, etc. are welcomed. Any opinions about alternative motherboards are welcomed as well.. Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case HDD (x2 RAID1): Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive PSU: CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K DVD: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner, Bulk Package Black SATA Model AD-7280S-0B - OEM Video cards (already owned): 2x GTX 460's SLI
1. Never owned ASRock, but heard that they are not the best thing. Go for Gigabyte or Asus. Check the intel chipset, though as it might be that the USB 3.0/SATA 3.0 use the PCI-EX lanes to meet their standards and that will kill GFX performance (the PCI-EX will not work x16 but x8 - and god knows what will happen in SLI) 2. LGA1155 is/will be a dead end, I think. LGA1366 is the thing 3. memory/xpu compatibiliy - no way to say for sure. check the compatibility list on the motherboards manufacturer page
1366 is the discontinued socket... not 1155. edijs has that backwards. ASRock is made by ASUS. I have used thier boards in many builds and have never had a problem. according to this psu calculator http://support.asus.com/powersupply.aspx you need a slightly larger psu 800 watts. keep in mind your case has like 4 or 5 fans. http://www.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingItem.aspx?ItemList=N82E16817171057 The build is all compatible and looks good. the only thing I would recomend is an SSD drive for Your boot disk. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
One more question. I checked the ASRock mobo page (http://www.asrock.com/mb/memory.asp?Model=P67 Extreme4 Gen3) for supported RAM... the GSkill isn't in their list. Does this mean trouble or does this mean that's just one particular memory model that wasn't tested by ASRock with this motherboard? If it's trouble then I found a substitute that IS listed on the website; how's this instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173
I don't understand why that new memory you have listed is on thier compatability list because its 1.66 volts which will void your CPU waranty. Core iX processors require 1.5 volt memory modules. The one you originaly choose will work fine, i think they just don't test g.skill because they aren't a huge company. I am using this motherboard and memory together in my wifes computer with no issues. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157263 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468
Been out of the loop there for a while After 1156 they said that 1366 is the sh*t, but now 1155 is? I don't want to live on this planet anymore...
