Para Posted June 7, 2011 To give this topic some life: So apparently Canadacomputers has some deals going on. The Motherboard I was being recommended: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_722&item_id=037036 The Case http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=027983 The HDD http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_210_212&item_id=029337 (what's the difference between black green and blue anyways?) opinions? Also what is the difference between the GSkill memory sticks with the PC3-12800 etc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocketeer55 Posted June 7, 2011 The HDD http://www.canadacom...&item_id=029337 (what's the difference between black green and blue anyways?) Black series is performance, green series is eco-friendly and low power consumption, and blue is somewhere in the middle. Right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para Posted June 26, 2011 Just an update: I picked up the 2500k because it was on sale at canada computers for $209. I have not decided on the motherboard yet. Also curious, what kind of incompabilities should I be on the look out for? My dad keeps mentioning how ram & motherboard need to be compatible but I have my doubts if you just pick up the right parts and make sure everything is set correctly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyDeath Posted June 26, 2011 For the i5-2500K you just need to pick a P67 board and any DDR3 RAM (1333 MHz, 1600 MHz recommended). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para Posted June 26, 2011 I have been thinking about getting F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM and a Asrock P67 Extreme 4 but nothing set in stone yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para Posted July 6, 2011 So I finally built the machine over the weekend. Came out very nicely. Ended up with: P8P67 Pro Core i5 2500k 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black 8GB 1600Mhz G Skill CL8 RAM CM 690 II Advanced Works quite wonderfully but just a bit lagging on the HDD part where Windows 7 experience index has it pegged at a 5.9. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
That_Canadian Posted July 6, 2011 Good choices. As a fellow Canadian, I gotta agree that Canada Computers is no slouch when if comes to prices and competitiveness. The windows 7 experience index will always be impeded by a 7200rpm platter drive. Your next step as per an infusion of cash should be first a new graphics card (start reading some other threads, all the info is there already) a SSD for your operating system and core programs. Remember SSD's scale almost perfectly so you can put them in a RAID configuration to stripe them and gain some read/write performance. The reason behind the 2500k is providing user end ease to overclock. You can very easily attain a 15-20% performance boost through a mild overclock. Sweet build. Good work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
My_Inner_Fred Posted July 6, 2011 Actually DDR3 1333Mhz will be just fine since you've got a unlocked CPU. You won't need the extra Ram speed to overclocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para Posted July 7, 2011 The new graphics card might be something later as it does play the games I am currently playing pretty well but the SSD is probably the next logical upgrade. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
