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Hey all, thoughts on the build?

Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ Scorptec)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($175.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($305.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AB DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 3-Pack (64-bit) ($99.00 @ Scorptec)
Total: $1292.99
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-01-29 18:23 EST+1100)

I eventually plan on crossfire/sli but not for at least a year - 2 so i'm wondering gtx 580 vs 7970 or others? I'm thinking 7970 atm and i'll be playing on 1920x1080 res 42" samsung led lcd

edit: Have 2nd HDD
Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
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Talk to Karma IT Hes a beast at this shit
Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
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Quote from ZeroOption on the 29th of January 2012:
i'll be playing on 1920x1080 res 42" samsung led lcd

Oh my...
Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
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Quote from ZeroOption on the 29th of January 2012:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
fine, but get the non k series if you won't be ocing as it will save you a bit

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ Scorptec)
good cooler, but the stock is fine unless ambient temps are high or overclocking

Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($175.00 @ PCCaseGear)
generally asrock aren't favorable, pick up an asus p8z68 board

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
fine

Hard Drive: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Mwave Australia)
never used one so no clue

Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($305.00 @ PCCaseGear)
why? pointless

Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Silverstone Strider Plus 750w, cheaper and essentially the same.

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AB DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ PCCaseGear)
fine

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 3-Pack (64-bit) ($99.00 @ Scorptec)
fine



where's gpu?

get a 560/570 gtx

get a 22 or 24 inch monitor 42 inch tv's are stupid to use for gaming

Quote from chzn1 on the 29th of January 2012:
Talk to Karma IT
please do
Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
"Niggers tongue my anus" (C) Anonymous (ID: QRQiFjGA) 05/16/12(Wed) 00:41 No.400000000
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Quote from Curley_Forever_LFC on the 29th of January 2012:
Quote from ZeroOption on the 29th of January 2012:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
fine, but get the non k series if you won't be ocing as it will save you a bit

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ Scorptec)
good cooler, but the stock is fine unless ambient temps are high or overclocking

Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($175.00 @ PCCaseGear)
generally asrock aren't favorable, pick up an asus p8z68 board

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
fine

Hard Drive: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Mwave Australia)
never used one so no clue

Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($305.00 @ PCCaseGear)
why? pointless

Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Silverstone Strider Plus 750w, cheaper and essentially the same.

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AB DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ PCCaseGear)
fine

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 3-Pack (64-bit) ($99.00 @ Scorptec)
fine



where's gpu?

get a 560/570 gtx

get a 22 or 24 inch monitor 42 inch tv's are stupid to use for gaming

Quote from chzn1 on the 29th of January 2012:
Talk to Karma IT
please do

You'd hope i'd be OCing lol
Case: Aesthetic issues, graphic desinger :<
PSU: Thanks for that
GPU is what I was mainly asking for, why 570 > 7970? (remember not crossfire/sli'ing with this card)
Why are 42inch's stupid?
Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
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Quote from ZeroOption on the 29th of January 2012:
Why are 42inch's stupid?
Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
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^ ^ ^

Quote from ZeroOption on the 29th of January 2012:
GPU is what I was mainly asking for, why 570 > 7970? (remember not crossfire/sli'ing with this card)
cause it's a ~$200 difference price difference between the 580 and 7970
Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
"Niggers tongue my anus" (C) Anonymous (ID: QRQiFjGA) 05/16/12(Wed) 00:41 No.400000000
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I'll just eventually PM Karma IT if he doesn't see this since no one wants to use numbers or research, thanks all!
Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012
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Why would you get that case.. ever.. eww..
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Quote from ZeroOption on the 29th of January 2012:
since no one wants to use numbers or research
What?
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"Niggers tongue my anus" (C) Anonymous (ID: QRQiFjGA) 05/16/12(Wed) 00:41 No.400000000
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Quote from Curley_Forever_LFC on the 29th of January 2012:
Quote from ZeroOption on the 29th of January 2012:
since no one wants to use numbers or research
What?
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Quote from ZeroOption on the 29th of January 2012:
GPU is what I was mainly asking for, why 570 > 7970? (remember not crossfire/sli'ing with this card)

.... 7970 is $700 .....
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AS Rock mobo?
No Slave HDD?
Case looks horribad imo.
Posted on Monday, 30th January 2012
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Why are you getting your parts from different vendors? Wouldn't you lose any money saved on the shipping seeing as you'll need to pay shipping from three separate vendors? I don't see the point.

Fan is overkill, get a CM Hyper 212+
Get an Asus motherboard, I've always disliked ASrock.
Get low profile memory so you won't have any clearance issues with the 212+ - something like this
Case is a case. People will give you shit for spending that much money on a case, but I have a 800D so I can't talk.
Spend an extra $20 and get the Intel 80GB 320 Series SSD http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=210_902_1221
What's your requirements with the graphics card? What kind of games do you play and what do you want out of it?
Posted on Monday, 30th January 2012
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Quote from ZeroOption on the 29th of January 2012:
Why are 42inch's stupid?
It's the pixel pitch. Many 22" monitors run a resolution of 1920x1080, so does your 42" screen. Think about the sharpness of the image on your 42" - you've got the same number of pixels in the same aspect ratio being displayed but they need to cover 20" more space diagonally.

Long story short the picture will be blurry and look shithouse.

You mentioned you're a graphic designer; do you plan to do any on the computer?

Quote from hyu on the 30th of January 2012:
Why are you getting your parts from different vendors? Wouldn't you lose any money saved on the shipping seeing as you'll need to pay shipping from three separate vendors? I don't see the point.
^ This. Save $5 for the cheapest price on an individual part, pay $15 in postage to each company. Not worth it.
Posted on Monday, 30th January 2012
 
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