- Case – Corsair Special Edition Graphite Series 600T Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case
- Motherboard – ASUS P8Z68-V PRO
- Processor – Intel Sandybridge i5-2500K OC 4.6GHz
- Graphics Card – Asus 1GB GeForce GTX 560TI DirectCUII PCI-E Graphics Card OC 900MHz
- Memory – Corsair 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit
- Hard Drive – Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Disk Drive
- SSD – OCZ Agility 3 60GB
- PSU – Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 High Performance 750W Power Supply
- Cooling – Corsair H80 Water Cooler
- Monitor – Asus 24-inch VH242H Wide Gaming LCD TFT Monitor
Ready for assembly!
About to install the Corsair H80 Water Cooling
SSD Set-up:
I opted to use my SSD as an accelerated cache for the WD Caviar using Intel Smart Response Technology, one of the features of the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO. I haven’t performed any hardcore benchmarks purely because the system is so fast and reliable that I haven’t seen the need to. It generally boots up in around 40-50 seconds, which I know is slightly slower than if the SSD was a pure boot-drive but this is fast enough for me and I get the added advantage of all of my frequently used applications running faster. If you are going for a 60GB or smaller SSD I’d highly recommend this configuration.
The Result:
This rig exceeds all of my expectations and the research, learning and building process was extremely gratifying! Here is my Geekbench score and below is a screenshot showing the overclocking I achieved using tools like MSI Afterburner, CPU-Z, Core Temp and of course the motherboard BIOS, which was actually really easy to use.
Results of overclocking my CPU and GPU plus Windows Experience scores
