New Gaming Rig Build

[Durvelle27]

You could try your hand at Catleap 27" for around $300-330, an awesome price for a 27" IPS panel with 2560x1440, only problem with them being they are A- grade panels so if they have anything less than 5 dead pixels, they just ship it out regardless.

The build:
CPU: i5 3570K $190 (better with just a moderate overclock than the 2500K is)
Motherboard: ASRock Pro3 $60 with combo
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ $20 AR (most cost effective cooler around, if you're shooting for a higher overclock though you could grab a better cooler)
Case: Corsair Carbide 300R $70 AR
RAM: Samsung 8 GB $50 (overclocks amazingly well, if however you don't care much about that then: G.SKILL 8 GB $40)
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro $60 AR
Video Card: You already have the 7970.
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracude 1.5TB $95
Solid State Drive: Crucial M4 128 GB $120

nice but OP said he wanted a Full Tower Case

 

[krnmastersgt]

nice but OP said he wanted a Full Tower Case

Full towers are overrated firstly, secondly you need significantly more airflow to effectively cool the inside of a full tower which is why I stick to mid towers exclusively now. That aside, if for some personal aesthetic reason a full tower is a must I'd personally try this Cougar Evolution as the price is nice and Cougar, while not a big player, is a decent name. Otherwise you're looking into the $150+ territory really and each case there has so many different nuances and features that the OP should pick one that is just aesthetically pleasing.

 

[Durvelle27]

Full towers are overrated firstly, secondly you need significantly more airflow to effectively cool the inside of a full tower which is why I stick to mid towers exclusively now. That aside, if for some personal aesthetic reason a full tower is a must I'd personally try this Cougar Evolution as the price is nice and Cougar, while not a big player, is a decent name. Otherwise you're looking into the $150+ territory really and each case there has so many different nuances and features that the OP should pick one that is just aesthetically pleasing.

+1 i always stick with Mid Tower Cases like antec

 

[mfenn]

One thing was wondering while reading the thread was, "why did the OP get a 7970 for Diablo 3?" OP, that card is seriously overkill for your needs. Is it possible to return?

 

[Zaspera]

I've always gotten more of a video card than needed. I don't really know why. This was just something that I needed to have I told myself.

 

[mfenn]

I've always gotten more of a video card than needed. I don't really know why. This was just something that I needed to have I told myself.

So, can you return it?

 

[Zaspera]

It was bought off a friend who used it for a total of like 9 days. I got it for what I would've paid for a 6850 pretty much.

 

[mfenn]

It was bought off a friend who used it for a total of like 9 days. I got it for what I would've paid for a 6850 pretty much.

$150? That's not a bad deal then. :thumbsup:

 

[Zaspera]

I paid $160 and bought lunch for us. Couldn't pass that up.

 

[krnmastersgt]

I paid $160 and bought lunch for us. Couldn't pass that up.

How nice was the lunch to have him part with a $400+ card for only $160?

 

[mfenn]

How nice was the lunch to have him part with a $400+ card for only $160?

Two words: crack kills.

 

[Durvelle27]

Two words: crack kills.

lol

 

[Zaspera]

It was just taco bell.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

It was just taco bell.

LOL