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Sure. Will do.

I am going to just go with a GTX 570, due to the fact I am playing games at 17 fps (at best) on a 17" Laptop... I don't think I will be too picky with a very nice system.

Back to the Cosair 650W Modular PS, and just added a optical drive... since my old one is IDE. 🙂

Thanks, gentlemen! I have to feed the girls and put them down!

- brian


Tower:COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case = $89.99

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard = 128.99

Video Card: EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card = $319.99

Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 (CMPSU-650HX) 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular = $119.99

Processor:Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K = 219.00

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBXM = 79.99

HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" = 59.99

Optical Drive:LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS50 Bulk - OEM

= 18.49

Total = $1,050.25, shipped

Notes:
- I am loading it with 8GB of RAM as I am running Windows 7 Premium 64, and I can address it.
- Chose a smaller/cheaper Mobo as I am not planning on running SLI
- Connecting directly to a HDTV 1080p and playing with wireless peripherals.
 
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mfenn said:
Are you daft? The Hyper 212+ is easily good for 4.5GHz.
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First lets get something straight, I dont know what daft means and if your calling me stupid then you probably should stop posting because you don't see me calling you names.

Second, lets get back on topic. I understand Hyper 212+ is good enough for mild / high overclocking and thats why I ordered it with my own build. I also know he isn't planning on overclocking. IF I WAS HIM, I wouldn't run on stock heatsink at all. I was simply trying to explain to him the Hyper 212+ will give you great performance overclocking or not.
 
Slufa111 said:
First lets get something straight, I dont know what daft means and if your calling me stupid then you probably should stop posting because you don't see me calling you names.
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Daft means crazy or out of your mind. I'd agree with him if you hadn't followed up with an explanation.
 
OP, the GTX 570 will be slightly overkill for the MMORPGs that you currently play. That being said, it's a great way to ensure that you'll be able to crank TOR's graphics up as high as they'll go. Have fun!
 
Ok woah, whats with the hating on the Intel Stock Cooler? Your telling me that the cooler, without any changes to bio running Mid 30's on idles and never above mid 40's is bad? Hes not overclocking! Look its good advice to go with a aftermarket cooler in any situation but if your not overclocking and on a budget then don't worry. Your not going to have any problems. I got a i5-2500k and am on stock cooling due to being on a budget. I used MSI's OC Genie and it overclocked it to 4.2ghz, and at idle I was at 40 - 43 C, too high for my taste so I immediately went back, but give me a break, the stock cooler will be 100% fine for him if he wants to save the $30 and just run the stock cooler until he decides to overclock.
 
Slufa111 said:
What was your final spec list?
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Since, like all good threads, the thread has degraded, you can look at my last updated listing as to all the parts that I ordered.

Thank you all for your help! You may now start cannibalizing each other!

- brian

Ps. I did drop the cooler since I wasn't overclocking. I can always upgrade in the future! I did go with a minimalisitc build, and since i am taking care of the family more than I am gaming, I went with non-SLI, so I can game when I am ready to game! Thanks!
 
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Kukag said:
Ok woah, whats with the hating on the Intel Stock Cooler? Your telling me that the cooler, without any changes to bio running Mid 30's on idles and never above mid 40's is bad? Hes not overclocking! Look its good advice to go with a aftermarket cooler in any situation but if your not overclocking and on a budget then don't worry. Your not going to have any problems. I got a i5-2500k and am on stock cooling due to being on a budget. I used MSI's OC Genie and it overclocked it to 4.2ghz, and at idle I was at 40 - 43 C, too high for my taste so I immediately went back, but give me a break, the stock cooler will be 100% fine for him if he wants to save the $30 and just run the stock cooler until he decides to overclock.
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If you're making a $1000 investment, including a ~$200 outlay on the processor alone, there's no harm in suggesting a ~$20-$30 (I got my Gaia for $20 after discounts on Newegg) extra to protect said investment. If you're already paying extra for a K-series chip, it seems to me (IMO) like a waste to not pony up a bit more to actually take advantage of the features you've already paid for.

To OP: Build looks good. You should have no problem killing the games you've listed with it. Good luck and have fun with it.
 
mnewsham said:
RAM

Your GPU wont be getting you very high graphics, you will hit high and medium no problem but you wont be able to crank up the filtering or anything.

If you can stretch to 1,500 bucks then we would get you something that would blow games out of the water, currently you are sort of just in the mid-range gaming area.
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Damn, it thats below mid-range then my PC in my sig is archaic! Yet, it plays everything so well....
 
Oyeve said:
Damn, it thats below mid-range then my PC in my sig is archaic! Yet, it plays everything so well....
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yeah go download Crysis 2 with Dx11 and High texture pack then crank up x16AA.

Or get The Witcher 2 and turn on uber sampling.

Your rig can play things on "high" settings at 1920x1080 maybe but you arent putting on the Post processing filtering or anything. AA, MSAA, SSAA, etc.
 
Slufa111 said:
First lets get something straight, I dont know what daft means and if your calling me stupid then you probably should stop posting because you don't see me calling you names.
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"Are you daft?" is a very mild way of asking you if you are sure about what you said. Please don't be so quick to jump to conclusions. We're all friends here until someone proves otherwise.

Slufa111 said:
Second, lets get back on topic. I understand Hyper 212+ is good enough for mild / high overclocking and thats why I ordered it with my own build. I also know he isn't planning on overclocking. IF I WAS HIM, I wouldn't run on stock heatsink at all. I was simply trying to explain to him the Hyper 212+ will give you great performance overclocking or not.
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I took:
Slufa111 said:
As far as the heatsink and powersupply, if your not overclocking the Hyper 212+ is great,
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To mean that you were saying that the Hyper 212+ was not good for overclocking. I'm sorry if I misunderstood your post.
 
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