by Atelo » Mon Aug 19, 2013 3:04 pm
Looks good. The 840 Pro is a quality SSD, although the 128gb version is slower than others, the NAND is of higher quality and theoretically should last longer.
I don't recommend a sound card. Usually the onboard sound is plenty adequate unless you are doing stuff with music composition, or you actually intend to go with 7.1 surround speakers. Even then, I think some onboard sound does 7.1 surround.
I'm not familiar with the Corsair HX series power supply, but 80 plus gold is always good. I've heard that Seasonic makes some of the quietest PSUs out there.
I've never been a fan of MSI video cards. They always seem to cheap out on the cooling fans. I tend to stick with EVGA for video cards and have yet to have a cooling fan fail. I've had MSI and Galaxy cards both with failed fans.
So all in all, you have a good build, except I would maybe swap out the sound card for a 256mb Samsung 840 Pro. It's faster, and with an SSD when you double the size, you double the life.
Looks good. The 840 Pro is a quality SSD, although the 128gb version is slower than others, the NAND is of higher quality and theoretically should last longer.
I don't recommend a sound card. Usually the onboard sound is plenty adequate unless you are doing stuff with music composition, or you actually intend to go with 7.1 surround speakers. Even then, I think some onboard sound does 7.1 surround.
I'm not familiar with the Corsair HX series power supply, but 80 plus gold is always good. I've heard that Seasonic makes some of the quietest PSUs out there.
I've never been a fan of MSI video cards. They always seem to cheap out on the cooling fans. I tend to stick with EVGA for video cards and have yet to have a cooling fan fail. I've had MSI and Galaxy cards both with failed fans.
So all in all, you have a good build, except I would maybe swap out the sound card for a 256mb Samsung 840 Pro. It's faster, and with an SSD when you double the size, you double the life.