Thinking of upgrading my current rig.

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iCaL*

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Hey guys!

I am thinking of upgrading my current rig to a SandyBridge based gaming rig.
Some people think they are better for gaming, I personally do, but others think they are worse.
So I was just getting your guys opinion on this custom rig I am thinking of slapping together (will handle all the latest games with ease).

UPDATED ALL THE PRICES! (As of: 12/09/2011)
** Thinking of waiting until Socket 2011 is released.

CHASSIS: Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case - $179.00
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K - $325.00
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 (Z68 Board) - $365.00
RAM: G.Skill G.Skill F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM (2x4GB) DDR3 - $127.00
GPU: Dual - EVGA GeForce GTX 590 SLI (Quad GPU 2x2) - $1,452.00
PSU: Corsair AX-1200W(1.2kW) Gold Power Supply - $365.00
SSD: Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SSD (555MB/s) - $299.00
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX - $165.00
CPU COOLING: Corsair Hydro Series H100 (Liquid) - $169.00

SUMMARY: i7-2600K, 8GB RAM, Dual GTX 590's - SLi, 2TB HDD.

TOTAL: $3,446.00

Let me know what you guys think.
Regards,
iCaL* (gotBUSTED? Administrator).

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Posted on Sunday, 11th September 2011

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you can probably get a better pc for a TOTAL of $3,553

Posted on Sunday, 11th September 2011

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It doesn't seem money is an issue. I personally would just get a 2500K and overclock the crap out of it.

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

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Go 2x Spinpoint F3 1TBs (1 for Movies/TVshows etc, other for Games and Windows stuff)
Silverstone Strider 1200w
Lian Li range maybe?
Go with a 2500k and cheaper mobo and you'll save some $$

Not much difference in a 2500k vs 2600k in gaming.

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Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

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GET THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF EVERYTHING CAUSE IT WILL BE BETTER

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

"Niggers tongue my anus" (C) Anonymous (ID: QRQiFjGA) 05/16/12(Wed) 00:41 No.400000000

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Quote from Curley on the 12th of September 2011:

GET THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF EVERYTHING CAUSE IT WILL BE BETTER

He's looking for CnC not you to be a ****wit. **** off.

Yeah dude, get the;
i5-2500k
ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard B3

That motherboard is known to be very good for its price, they're is no noticable difference in the 2500k and the 2600k for gaming, so why waste $100?

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

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Quote from ~Dream Cloud on the 12th of September 2011:

He's looking for CnC not you to be a ****wit. **** off.

lmfao

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

"Niggers tongue my anus" (C) Anonymous (ID: QRQiFjGA) 05/16/12(Wed) 00:41 No.400000000

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Dont think 1200w is enough to power a Quad-SLI setup.

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

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This is a joke right?

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

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has to be a joke, for that sorta money i can deliver a stupidly high end sli i7 machine lol

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

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+ add 1.5k for a U3011 actually use the GPU power.

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

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Quote from ska' on the 12th of September 2011:

+ add 1.5k for a U3011 actually use the GPU power.

But that's not 120hz.

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Quote from reLapse on the 12th of September 2011:

Quote from ska' on the 12th of September 2011:

+ add 1.5k for a U3011 actually use the GPU power.

But that's not 120hz.

Maybe one day they will make a decent TN panel with greater than 1080P res...

Saying that i have gone backwards from a U3011 to one of the new Samsung 23" 120HZ... Actually has decent Gamut etc, mainly because I use my TV for everything else..

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011

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You know I was joking, right?

Posted on Monday, 12th September 2011