Completed my 1st Build

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bigjon said:

Mummelmann said:
Hmm, why 16GB of RAM? I don't think there's much chance of ever utilizing that much in your build.
Your GPU is the same as mine, I run BF3 on Ultra with everything on full @ 1080p resolution on my 27", no problems. The multiplayer is another story, run it on high with a steady 35-40fps but on ultra with everything on full juice I drop into the low 20's and below.

Congrats on your new rig!

Why not? RAM is cheap, you're talking an extra £30-£35 for 16GB vs 8GB.

@OP

Wouldn't say that board is 55 for perfomance, all motherboards based using Sandybridge perform the same within 1-2% of each other, even the tiny ones with a smaller form factor...I know because I have the same board and regret it, well I did, not really bothered anymore. Asus have gradually gone down the toilet in terms of quality control for hardware bugs. Do some googling, terrible company these days as far as Sandybridge motherboards are concerned.

The monitor is a big deal, should have gone at least 24 inch to balance with the other hardware you have, 1920x10801920x1200 is too small on a 22 inch which is the sort of resolution you should be running at with that hardware. Paying the extra for that sort of thing actually brings more benefits that the raw components. CPU clocked at 4Ghz+ will make very little difference Vs the graphics card performance, although it looked like you got a good deal.

 

Also, make sure you run the multi core prime95 torture test to see if you're really stable. Very few Sandybridge CPUs will do 4.8Ghz prime95 stable for 8 hours which is the general benchmark for stability regardless of cooler used.