[tenbearsioux]

Hi,

I am presently purchasing parts for my new system an Intel i5 2500k. I am looking for the best heat sink and motherboard for this system. I presently have purchased the following:
1. PSU - Corsair HX750
2. CASE - Cooler master CM 690 II
3. VC - Powercolor HD 6870
4. HD - WD 500GB Sata III
5. OD - HP 1270i Sata LS
Any assistance in this endeavor will be greatly appreciated.

Tenbears :wave:

 

[hhnq04]

If you have no intentions of overclocking the standard Intel heatsinks are typically pretty decent. I'm honestly not sure what aftermarket coolers are compatible with the new socket, so I can't really recommend any of those at this time, but Zalman are typically good coolers.

As far as motherboard, I prefer ASUS and Gigabyte for motherboards. Find one that has the number of ports you'd like / need and you're set. Also, make sure it's the latest revision of the board. The sandy bridge had issues with the first set of boards to the market, I think they're on Rev 3, so look for that or B3 to be in the listing for the board.