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Mouxville

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Hi guys! Its finally time to order the computer, just checking back here to make sure this is still the way to go? Thinking about if theres come out new stuff etc? :)
 
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Mouxville

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lehtv said:
I tried to pick the best high quality yet bang for buck parts. It's a balanced build overall, with a focus on gaming performance obviously, plus the bonus SSD. Only pick the OC build if you intend to OC properly right away, the 1000 kr difference means it's not going to be remotely worth it unless you do.

Mobo Asus P8H77-V 829 kr (no OC) or Gigabyte Z77X-D3H 1095 kr (OC)
CPU i5-3470 1575 kr (no OC) or i5-3570K 1879 kr (OC)
Cooling Stock (no OC) or Hyper 212 Evo 365 kr (though 212 is quieter than stock, can get it for i5-3470 as well)
RAM Crucial 2x4GB 1600MHz 429 kr
GPU Asus GTX 670 3495 kr (best 670 in town)
SSD Crucial M4 128GB 875 kr
HDD Seagate 2TB 7200RPM 949 kr
ODD Samsung DVD burner 169 kr or
PSU XFX 550W 645 kr
Case Fractal Design Arc Midi 799 kr (decent cooling from 3x140mm fans, includes a fan controller for quietness)

= 9934 kr (no OC) or 10869 kr (OC)

Also, you can add Asus Xonar DG 249kr if you have good headphones.

Spending more would mean less bang for buck:

- Mobo - most likely the above are more than fine
- You're gaming so there's no point going above i5
- More expensive coolers are for heavy overclocking or super quiet operation (212 is very quiet at idle)
- Faster RAM has no noticeable effect on performance outside of benchmarking
- GTX680 would not perform more than 5-10% better for an additional 25% more cost. Upcoming GTX 660 also possible but underbudgeted
- 256GB SSD is simply not needed... well, 128gb will fill up from games pretty fast but loading times are still very good on a modern 7200rpm drive, it's not an issue
- The PSU is very reliable, anything more expensive would be either overkill in terms of wattage, or marginally more energy efficient, or modular (not needed on a 550W unit)
- Diminishing returns from a more expensive case

Thus, I don't think you should spend more now. Save the ~2000 kr leftover on future upgrades instead.
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That list, still considering getting GTX680 tho. :eek:
 
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Mouxville

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The ram on the list is out of stock at my shopping place, is there any kinda ram thats around the same price which is just as good? Kinda dont wanna wait another 2 weeks for them to come back in stock :(
 
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Mouxville

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My friend said he'd OC the GPU, CPU and RAM. How OC friendly is that RAM? I read somewhere that the Kingston HyperX rams are good for that? But as always, I really suck at this and dunno how old/good they are. Any suggestions?
 
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lehtv

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Mouxville said:
My friend said he'd OC the GPU, CPU and RAM. How OC friendly is that RAM? I read somewhere that the Kingston HyperX rams are good for that? But as always, I really suck at this and dunno how old/good they are. Any suggestions?
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There is very little benefit to overclocking the RAM. You're not going to notice the difference between 1600mhz and 2133mhz outside of benchmarking. T_Yamamoto is correct though, the Samsung low-voltage 1600mhz RAM is very overclockable and only marginally more expensive than regular 1.5 volt 1600mhz RAM. Don't know if it's available at your location though.

Just to be clear though - unlike previous Intel platforms, Sandy and Ivy Bridge / LGA1155 don't require RAM to be overclockable in order to overclock the CPU properly. CPU overclocking is indenpendent of RAM overclocking. You could run 1333mhz RAM with a 4.5GHz CPU overclock.
 
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Mouxville said:
My friend said he'd OC the GPU, CPU and RAM. How OC friendly is that RAM? I read somewhere that the Kingston HyperX rams are good for that? But as always, I really suck at this and dunno how old/good they are. Any suggestions?
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The RAM can be run asynchronously on 1155, so you don't need "overclocking" RAM to overclock the CPU anymore.
 
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lehtv

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Looking at the sale section, there are a couple things of note:

CPU i5-3470 is now 50kr less
RAM 1866MHz CL8 for 20kr more
Case Fractal Design Define R3 649kr, usually it is more expensive than Arc Midi. It will compromise cooling performance for noise cancellation, but you could buy a 140mm top exhaust for it and still be under 799kr

So nothing major.

The GTX 680 isn't a good idea, it's a reference cooled card. The Asus card will be much cooler and quieter. I'd say Asus is also a better graphics card manufacturer than Gainward. And the performance difference can't even justify that 400kr increase.
 
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Mouxville

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The order is placed! Super excited. Ended up with getting the Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl chase with a http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=512840. And the RAM nsafreak suggested.

Just wanna thank you all for the help u've given me, I appriciate it A TON. Without u i'd problably end up with something much less bang for the buck. :D I'll give u feedback after I've put it togheter and used it for awhile :D
 
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Did you go for the overclockable or non-overclockable cpu/mobo/cooler?
 
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Mouxville

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I went for the overclockable rig, since my mate wanted to help me OC it :) Why?
 
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