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post #11 of 19
10/25/11 at 9:54am
For SC2, the system is overkill.
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post #12 of 19
10/25/11 at 9:59am
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For SC2, the system is overkill.
I agree, both systems there are overkill. Even on ultra, both should run well.

I have SLI GTX 460s and I often have 180 FPS in 1v1 on ultra settings, but I usually play on medium just out of habit from my SC1 days.
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post #13 of 19
10/25/11 at 10:06am
def save money on the mobo and grab a p67and maybe you will have room for a 570, I'm having great success with my hyper 212 evo @4.5 24/7 my temps never go above 57-60 in bf3, good luck.
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post #14 of 19
10/25/11 at 12:39pm
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W00T! Hyper 212 EVO can be preordered now at Umart and it only costs $38. So I guess I should get that.

I did some shipping calculations and this is what came to conclusion.

If I order everything from Umart:
$894+ $38 shipping
Total cost: $932

OR

Order everything from PCCG & Only order case from Umart:
PCCG: $796 + $44 shipping = $840
Umart: $114 + $28 shipping = $142
Total cost: $982

Total Shipping Savings: $50

VS

i2400 build(with CM 690 II adv. case)
Umart: $767 + $36 shipping = $803

Savings by downgrading to i5 2400 build: $129

So overall it's going to cost $129 to build a 2500K Gaming rig. You may think I'm wasting ridiculous amount of money but I think it's just a personal preference. I just like it better because for $129 I get better Mobo, RAM, CPU cooler and >1.5GHz more CPU power.

Benefits:
- constant 60FPS in Sc2 and I won't have to worry about lag in 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4.
- If I decide to upgrade to ivy bride, I won't need to worry about Mobo compatibility and I don't need to buy a CPU cooler to overclock.
- More option for upgradability in the future and reusability when it gets old.

What I'm getting:
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K $229
CPU HSF: Hyper 212 EVO $38
Mobo: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 $135
RAM: G.Skill-NT 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 $65
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB $59 Only buying it when it gets cheaper since because of flooding, it costs $109 now.
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC 1GB $259
Case: Cooler Master 690 II advanced $114
PSU: Antec Neo Eco 520W $69
Edited by Bountysky - 11/1/11 at 4:25am
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post #15 of 19
11/1/11 at 4:25am
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Anyway I'm going to order it right now :-)
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post #16 of 19
11/2/11 at 4:09pm
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Anyway I'm going to order it right now :-)
congrats man... good luck and enjoy!!
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post #17 of 19
11/2/11 at 9:31pm
I'm going to play devils valucate.

For your list of games, with SC2 being the primary focus, an i3-2120 and a GTX460 would be a much better value. SC2 does not see any meaningful improvement in CPUs above the 2120, or on GPUs above the GTX460.

Skyrim and Dragon Age II are probably the only 2 that might be worth spending the extra on a true 4 core and the 560Ti, but I'm sure they would run fine on the i3/460 combo, just have to adjust settings to get it nice and smooth.

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post #18 of 19
11/2/11 at 11:39pm
That final list looks great, I would only suggest maybe getting a PSU with more power for future purposes, but if you don't really have any plans of going SLI then you'll be fine for the time being.
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post #19 of 19
11/3/11 at 10:56am
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For SC2, the system is overkill.
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I agree, both systems there are overkill. Even on ultra, both should run well.

I have SLI GTX 460s and I often have 180 FPS in 1v1 on ultra settings, but I usually play on medium just out of habit from my SC1 days.
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I'm going to play devils valucate.

For your list of games, with SC2 being the primary focus, an i3-2120 and a GTX460 would be a much better value. SC2 does not see any meaningful improvement in CPUs above the 2120
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It's really sad to see this misinformation on an hardware enthusiast, intel-subforum.

I would like to respectfully point out a few facts and benchmarks:
- SC2 runs on 2 threads
- SC2 is heavily CPU-dependent and very light on the GPU. You can easily set Ultra GPU settings at 1920x1080 with a GTX 460

Aside from higher frequency (the effects of which you can see here):
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu...x_9.html#sect2

, the game benefits significantly from the higher L3 cache of i5's:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/129
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...5t,2859-8.html

Considering minimum FPS is the most important thing in the game (big battles), if you want to play on High/Ultra then not getting an i5 over an i3 is a little silly if your budget allows for it.
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