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Cadred

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Thoughts on this system Monday, March 12, 2012 3:54 PM (permalink)
Thanks for your previous help.  This is what I'm thinking atm.  Want to get one more 500 gb sata drive, but not sure what else will be required.
 
Case:  Not Sure
MB:    Sandy Bridge  I was told ASUS...... which one? model?
CPU:  Intel Core 2700k
RAM:  Your recommendations?     
SSD Cache:  OCZ tech 80 gb ssd
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 St3500413AS 500 GB 7200  ???  Thoughts???
PSU:  Corsair professional series gold AX850
GPU:  EVGA GEForce GTX 560TI x2
Blue Ray:  Lite-On 12x iHES212-08
Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
Sound Card:  ??? 
  thanks to you all for your input and help.
 
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    blood4guts

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    Re:Thoughts on this system Monday, March 12, 2012 4:08 PM (permalink)
    Intel reccomends a 60gb cache, and with that money you can get a 2600k, for overclocking! Nice build other wise.



     
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      Re:Thoughts on this system Monday, March 12, 2012 4:23 PM (permalink)
      PSU is extreme overkill for a pair of GTX 560 Ti's.  A good 750W unit like Corsair's AX750 would do, or the AX850 would be a safer choice for future video card upgrades.  Take a look here - a GTX 560 Ti SLI rig with an i7 965 @ 3.75 GHz (far more power hungry than that 95W CPU you chose) peaked at 449W from the wall. 
       
      As for the CPU, I assume you don't intend to overclock since you chose the i7 2600 and didn't choose an aftermarket CPU cooler.  If you don't want to overclock that's fine, but keep in mind that the only benefit offered by the 2600/2600k over the 2500/2500k is hyperthreading, which doesn't help much in most programs and doesn't help at all in games.  Some games even run better with hyperthreading disabled.
       
      I wouldn't get an EVGA Z68 since reviews show that their BIOS is very premature and lacking compared to others like ASUS.  I'd give this case some serious consideration, since its airflow design is better than any typical one.  Quite a few people here and on other forums have switched from HAF cases to ones with this airflow design and got nice temperature reductions.  
       
      I'm a bit confused by your SSD choice.  You mention cache, but list a regular SSD rather than an SSD cache drive (since OCZ doesn't have an 80GB cache drive).  In any case, I hope you chose an SSD boot drive since this outperforms those cache drive.  I'd go with this.  Intel is the best for reliability and this new 520 series is one of the very fastest.
       
      Now one important note - Ivy Bridge comes out in a month or so, therefore I wouldn't build this PC yet unless you currently don't own a gaming PC.
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      peeler05
      half of skyrim is traveling or alt tabing to google how to play the game.

      gutcheck
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        buggyruth

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        Re:Thoughts on this system Monday, March 12, 2012 5:06 PM (permalink)
        I agree with boredgunner with everything, except I would get this ssd http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16820233208
        It is= to the intel in specs & cheaper. I have 2 of them Great speeds and no problems at all. You can't go wrong with ether drive choice. One other problem I have is the hafx and the Coursair 1200ax is the 8-pin CPU power cable is to short if you route it behind the backside of the mother board. Just a heads up, might want to order an extension cable.
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          Re:Thoughts on this system Monday, March 12, 2012 5:10 PM (permalink)
          buggyruth


          I agree with boredgunner with everything, except I would get this ssd http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16820233208
          It is= to the intel in specs & cheaper.

           
          Hang on.
           
          http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233193&Tpk=corsair%20force%20gt%2060gb
           
          Now it's cheaper.  

          peeler05
          half of skyrim is traveling or alt tabing to google how to play the game.

          gutcheck
          I just left my son in the sink to run upstairs and download Black Mesa

           
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            Re:Thoughts on this system Monday, March 12, 2012 5:13 PM (permalink)
            Price is now irrelevant!
            +1 If you like my Mods-Rig
            http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=78759
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              Re:Thoughts on this system Monday, March 12, 2012 6:15 PM (permalink)
              Damn guys!!  Thanks a bunch.   I've updated my build as I got more information.  Still not sure about what case to get.   And Bored, thanks for the addendum, cause I was like, $304 compared to $119?
               
              Ivy bridge.  It's coming out at the beginning of May; I'll wait, since the performance difference between Ivy and Sandy are substantial. This means 3d gen cpu, different  ram, and a few other things, which is to be expected.
               
              All in all, your expertise has saved me about $3-400 on this basic unit, and I thank you again for your continued input.
               
              Cadred
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                boredgunner

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                Re:Thoughts on this system Monday, March 12, 2012 7:06 PM (permalink)
                Ivy Bridge will be the replacement for Sandy Bridge, so hopefully prices will be the same as Sandy Bridge debut prices.  But if I were you, I would have lost patience a long time ago and built a Sandy Bridge rig or even something older.

                peeler05
                half of skyrim is traveling or alt tabing to google how to play the game.

                gutcheck
                I just left my son in the sink to run upstairs and download Black Mesa

                 
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                  Cadred

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                  Re:Thoughts on this system Friday, March 16, 2012 12:39 PM (permalink)
                  Yes, I take your point and am working on it.  I looked at: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5626/ivy-bridge-preview-core-i7-3770k
                   
                  This is just too much for a noob like me.  I'm going with my original plan:
                  Sandy Bridge.  Sandy is a tock..... Ivy is a tic with two new separate architectures..... with an emphasis on the graphics architecture.  The CPU won't even be coming out til June.  I don't want to futz with all that.  I'm a total noobette and should go slow and learn as i go. If I want something ultra-hawt after a year of learning what I'm doing, then I'll look at what is out there and go from there.
                   
                  Any thoughts on my ram for the sandy? and a good Sandy sound card?  Still considering my case.... I want something purdy.
                   
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