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PostSubject: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeThu Dec 27, 2012 10:15 am

Planning on building a new gaming pc when i get the money, here's the specs:

CPU: i5-3570k $219.99
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 $136.99
MEMORY: 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3 Low Profile 1.5v $45.99
GPU: MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition $288.98
CASE: Corsair Carbide Series 200R $49.99
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM (SSD, suggestions?) $79.99
DRIVE: OEM DVD Drive $19.99
PSU: Corsair TX650 $89.99
CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus $29.99
OS: Windows 7 64 Bit

TOTAL: $961.90 (w/o the cost of win7)

THOUGHTS??

Trying to stay near or under $1000.
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeThu Dec 27, 2012 3:18 pm

This is a similar list, but I like to have HOT swap-able drive bay on the case (see
Cooler Master 690 II Advanced - Mid Tower Computer Case) and a Hot Swap Rack with 2ea.
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache and use Acronis True Image WD Edition - Free off the WD website and only works with WD drives I think as that is all I buy in drives, you can get everything installed and operating the way you like it - then do a back up of the who;e drive with Acronis True Image WD Edition with both Hot Swap bay's you can back up and restore fast and easy this is now a standard for my builds and remember to drag and drop you COD profile from old computer to new HD after the game has been installed on the new drive


Hope this helps and ASUS I think is the best MB but looks like you know that already Smile
and the biggest expense is the GTX 660 .... I don't think I accomplished the under 1,000 Sad but I did copy this from a resent saved list in Amazon


1ea. MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition Graphics Card with Triple Overvoltage and Enhanced PWM Design (N660TI PE 2GD5/OC)
by MSI
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews) | Like (24)
Price: $308.98 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping



1ea. -Lite-On Super AllWrite 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive - Bulk - IHAS124-04 Version C (Black)
by Lite-On
4.0 out of 5 stars (76)
$25.48$17.99


1ea. -KingWin KF-1000-BK Single bay Internal SATA Tray - Less Hot Swap Rack Key Lock
by Kingwin
4.4 out of 5 stars (57)
$17.95


1ea. -Cooler Master 690 II Advanced - Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 Ports and X-Dock (RC-692A-KKN5)
by Cooler Master
4.9 out of 5 stars (9)
Price dropped 4% (was $83.59 when added)
$89.99$79.99



1ea. -Arctic Silver 3.5g High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Cooling Compound AS5-3.5G
by Arctic Silver 5
4.8 out of 5 stars (5)
$8.09
In Stock.Offered by Amazon.com


3ea. - NZXT 140mm Performance Case Fan FN 140RB (Black/White)
by Nzxt
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews) | Like (3)
Price: $8.99 ea.


1ea.. -ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
by Asus
4.1 out of 5 stars (45)
$214.00$189.99
In Stock.Offered by Amazon.com


1ea.. -Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R​2)
by Cooler Master
4.6 out of 5 stars (186)
$34.99$29.98
In Stock.Offered by Amazon.com

2ea. -Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX
by Western Digital
4.3 out of 5 stars (637)
Price dropped 12% (was $102.95 when added)
$239.99$89.99
In Stock.Offered by Amazon.com

1ea. -Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A160​0C10)
by Corsair
4.6 out of 5 stars (57)
Price dropped 10% (was $85.99 when added)
$164.64$76.99

1ea.Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze (TX750M)
by Corsair
4.4 out of 5 stars (435)
$124.80$109.99
In Stock.Offered by Amazon.com

1ea.. -Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack
by Microsoft Software
4.1 out of 5 stars (282)
Price dropped by $0.12 (was $92.11 when added)
$128.70$91.99

1ea.-Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K
by Intel
4.8 out of 5 stars (118)
Price dropped 6% (was $229.99 when added)
$275.00$215.98
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeSun Feb 24, 2013 11:34 pm

I can't believe i forgot about this thread.

Hey guys both your virtual pc's will undoubtably kick butt as multi-purpous gaming machines.

You both chose Intel's excellent 3570k processors.
You both chose Nvidia's excellent gtx660ti gpus.
You both chose 2 great bang 4 the buck Asus boards.

Another fantastic motherboard you should consider is Gigabyte's superb z77x-ud3h as it has more usb 3.0, more power phases for the cpu (helps for stable 24/7 overclocks) and other extras for about same price.

Also if you can get your hands on a Sapphire hd 7950, (some of them are going for alot cheaper than a gtx660ti) and they have similar performance depending on which review you read. From personal experience both companies make excellent gpus. Some games prefer the gtx, some the 7950.

You both chose excellent power supplies from Corsair and should be applauded for this as cheap psus inevitably always lead to all sorts of problems you don't want when building a pc. Also both of you chose psu's with enough power to SLI or Crossfire however if you plan on having multiple hdd, ssd's, sound card etc. 750 watts or more is better.

Both your boards support SLI and/or Crossfire however Nevar you might not be able to fit them in your very nice but smaller case should you consider adding a 2nd gtx660ti in the futur.(not sure though)

The Cooler Master 690 advanced II is an absolutely flawless case. I should know, i built half a dozen pc's with the original 690 and i will be using the II in my next build (hopefully this summer).

Also Nevar, chose the win 7 premium 64bit as it supports up to 16gb of ram.

Most importantly you guys should NOT build your pc's now because Intel is releasing newer, better and especially important for us gamers FASTER processors this June 2nd 2013.

Personally, ill wait till end of summer to upgrade. Maybe a 4770k...


RaG


P.S. Forgot to mention, i know they're still very expensive but, getting a small SSD LIKE 90 OR 128GB to install the o.s. and most frequetly used programs on will show a speedier pc in everyday computing as in boot-up speed and quicker load times.

Also an extra fan is a great idea and i used to use OCZ FREEZE TIM, now i use Arctic Cooling MX-4. Couple degrees cooler is always good.




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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeMon Feb 25, 2013 12:44 am

Good info...Most importantly you guys should NOT build your pc's now because Intel is releasing newer, better and especially important for us gamers FASTER processors this June 2nd 2013.

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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeMon Feb 25, 2013 1:35 am

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_i7/Intel-Core%20i7-4770K.html Looks good will have to wait until my next build as most of the above mentioned is my current set up including that awesome case 690 and my video card older :-\ I use a torrented version of windows 7 and I would like to get a SSD drive to hold me till a later build ;-)
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeMon Feb 25, 2013 5:12 am

do you know what socket crow? Hopefully lga 1155 so i don't have to buy a new motherboard.. but i bet it is different..
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeMon Feb 25, 2013 12:20 pm

New socket 1150 unfortunately for you slayer...haHA!

Also new DDR4 memory!

New platform and gone are all sata 3 gbps. Now all 6 gbps sata ONLY.

The 4670k would be the replacement for 3570k and the 4770k replacing the 3770k.

The thing is that if the yearly trend with Intel continues, these 4th generation parts will be about the same price as the 3rd generation (+ or - 5 %) which is one of the reasons why it's worthwhile waiting for. The other reason of coarse is futureproofing as much as possible.
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeTue Feb 26, 2013 3:06 pm

No such thing as futureproofing...they already have the technology for another 4 to 5 upgrades its what keeps them ahead and in the $$$$$.
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeWed Mar 13, 2013 1:09 pm

it all seems like a good choice. the i7 does no good for the gamer. so you are better off with the i5, the ssd is a good option, just put the programs that you will use the most on it, it definitly reads a lot faster, put your windows on it, and the games you use the most. consider if you ever plan to go to 3 Monitors. make sur your motherboard and video card can support it. other than that you are close to what i use. i put 16gb memory in just because i got them on sale cheap.

i use i5 ivy bridge 3750k
asrock z77 extreme 4
seagate 2 tb hard drive
seagate 1 tb hard drive
140mm case fan (top)
2 120mm case fans (sides)
seagate psu
geforce gtx 660i

My temp's run pretty staedy around 26 or 27 degrees celcius
i dont bother over clocking anymore, no real need to, with the equipment nowadays.

Sounds like a pretty solid rig. where do you get your parts?
i get everything from newegg.com. they have the best prices, that i can find.
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeWed Mar 13, 2013 6:26 pm

Nice set-up there Mac.
But i disagree about the i7 though as it is measuably consistently faster in games than the i5.
Also new games and i believe future games are more and more dependant on multi-core cpu's and i think the multi-threaded i7's are better prepared to deal with these upcoming titles.

Besides, i build with as much processor power as possible because i usually keep my pc's for at least 3 years and i can easily upgrade the rest like graphics cards, mem or whatever.

BTW DDR4 isn't for 2013, it was just a rumor.


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PostSubject: New! Haswell   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeWed Aug 07, 2013 7:00 pm

Nice set up from Newegg  New! Haswell

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1392033

Intel Core i7 Haswell 3.5GHz Quad-Core CPU, MSI Z87 MPOWER Max LGA 1150 MB, G.SKILL 16GB MEM, MSI GeForce GTX 660, WD Black 1TB HDD, CORSAIR TX 750W PSU, LG Blu-ray Drive, Thermaltake Chaser Case
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeFri Jan 02, 2015 4:05 pm

Intel Cores are not for gaming PC, better use AMDs. With AMD the PC can run without graphics card and its same powerful.
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PostSubject: Gaming PC Build   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeWed Apr 01, 2015 2:06 am

In January I took delivery of a 64bit gaming system I had built at NCIX (in Canada) and chose the Intel i5-4460 Haswell (3.2 GHz) processor for its many fine reviews and it cost me only $229 CDN (it should be much less than that in the U.S.). The same can be said for the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 mobo I ordered, though I did splurge on the vCard; an MSI GeForce GTX 970 TwinFrozr (4GB) to help smooth things out.

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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeThu Apr 02, 2015 6:39 am

i wouldn't go asus board have bad habit of frying
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeThu Apr 02, 2015 12:07 pm

this topic was written in 2012. wowwww
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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeThu Apr 02, 2015 5:14 pm

BLOODY HELL..i have no idear of what the hell u guys are talking about..except building a puter....I have the money...do any of u live in AUSATRALIA...one other ting I should mention is that in OZ we have 240 volts power

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PostSubject: Re: Gaming PC Build.   Gaming PC Build. I_icon_minitimeThu Apr 02, 2015 10:42 pm

sc.neVar<3|C wrote:
this topic was written in 2012. wowwww

Ya first thing that ran across my mind ..who kicked up the the old tread! ...lol
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