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11/15/11 at 10:55pm

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I've had the 920 for about a solid 2 years now, and for some reason I'm really getting an itch to upgrade. Thing is do I really need an upgrade? I think yes because I mean it's been 2 years and I've upgraded almost everything else in my rig. I was thinking of going with a 2500k and overclocking it to 4.8 or something. Worth it?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	Asus P8Z77V-LK	7970 crossfire	Corsair Dominator 8 Gb DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1 TB (2X500 RAID 0) Seagate Barracuda	2 LG DVD drives	XSPC rasa 240	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung Syncmaster 2048x1152	Logitech Deluxe 250	Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w	HAF X
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance MX	Raytheon Pad	Asus Xonar DX 7.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	Asus P8Z77V-LK	7970 crossfire	Corsair Dominator 8 Gb DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1 TB (2X500 RAID 0) Seagate Barracuda	2 LG DVD drives	XSPC rasa 240	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung Syncmaster 2048x1152	Logitech Deluxe 250	Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w	HAF X
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance MX	Raytheon Pad	Asus Xonar DX 7.1
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11/15/11 at 10:59pm

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I wouldn't say it is worth it. Wait for another generation of chips. If you're really itching to spend some money, pick up an SSD.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 2600K	ASUS P8Z68-V GEN3	Asus GTX 580	Patriot G2 DDR3 1866MHz 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Corsair H80	Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Dell u2410	Filco Majestouch Tactile Touch / Ducky 9008-G2 ...	ABS SL1050 1050W	Antec P280
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Logitech G700	Mionix Propus 380	HT \| OMEGA Claro Halo	Audio Technica ATH-A900X
Audio	Other	Other	Other
Audio Technica ATH-AD900	Logitech USB Desktop Microphone	APC Back-UPS XS 1500	Wacom Intuos4
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Phenom II x4 955BE	ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO	G.SKILL 2 x 2GB DDR3	Western Digital Caviar Green
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB	Noctua NH-U9B SE2 92mm SSO CPU Cooler	Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Case Fan	Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Case Fan
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windown 7 Pro x64	Sony Bravia 42" LCD	Logitech Wireless Combo	OCZ StealthXstream II 500W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone GD05B	Logitech Wireless Combo	Couch Arm	Yamaha RX-V361
Audio
Sony SS-MB350H
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 2600K	ASUS P8Z68-V GEN3	Asus GTX 580	Patriot G2 DDR3 1866MHz 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Corsair H80	Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Dell u2410	Filco Majestouch Tactile Touch / Ducky 9008-G2 ...	ABS SL1050 1050W	Antec P280
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Logitech G700	Mionix Propus 380	HT \| OMEGA Claro Halo	Audio Technica ATH-A900X
Audio	Other	Other	Other
Audio Technica ATH-AD900	Logitech USB Desktop Microphone	APC Back-UPS XS 1500	Wacom Intuos4
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Phenom II x4 955BE	ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO	G.SKILL 2 x 2GB DDR3	Western Digital Caviar Green
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB	Noctua NH-U9B SE2 92mm SSO CPU Cooler	Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Case Fan	Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Case Fan
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windown 7 Pro x64	Sony Bravia 42" LCD	Logitech Wireless Combo	OCZ StealthXstream II 500W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone GD05B	Logitech Wireless Combo	Couch Arm	Yamaha RX-V361
Audio
Sony SS-MB350H
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11/15/11 at 11:00pm

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I would upgrade your video card if anything.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 2500K	P8P67 PRO	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Graphics	RAM	RAM	RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT	G-Skill	A-Data	G-Skill
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS
A-Data	Crucial M4 64GB + 1TB F3 Spinpoint $155	LS/DL DVD RW $??	Windows 8 64-bit "Epic Registry" Edition
Monitor	Power	Case
ASUS 21.5 1920x1080 2ms $135	CORSAIR HX850 $120	Mother Earth $free
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 2500K	P8P67 PRO	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Graphics	RAM	RAM	RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT	G-Skill	A-Data	G-Skill
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS
A-Data	Crucial M4 64GB + 1TB F3 Spinpoint $155	LS/DL DVD RW $??	Windows 8 64-bit "Epic Registry" Edition
Monitor	Power	Case
ASUS 21.5 1920x1080 2ms $135	CORSAIR HX850 $120	Mother Earth $free
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11/15/11 at 11:02pm

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Agree to both posts above^

Also, I believe you haven't max'ed out your CPU oc yet. Try oc that chip more.

CPU	CPU	Motherboard	Graphics
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 E0 Batch# L846B998 (4GH...	Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 R0 @ 4GHz with 1....	ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo (this is the replacement for...	EVGA 512-P3-N987-TR GeForce 9800 GT HDMI 512MB ...
Graphics	Graphics	RAM	RAM
DIAMOND All in Wonder Premium Graphics with HDT...	SAPPHIRE HD 6950 2GB OC GDDR5	2 X 2GB OCZ XTC Platinum PC2-8500 DDR2 (OCZ2P10...	2 X 2GB Kingston HyperX PC2-8500 DDR2 (KHX8500D...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
2 X Seagate Barracuda 7200 1.5 TB 7200RPM SATA ...	ADATA S102 Pro 32GB Superior Series USB 3.0 Fla...	Corsair Flash Voyager GTR CMFVYA32GBGT2 32GB US...	Patriot x-mini 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Intel® SSD 520 Series 240GB 2.5in SATA 6Gb/s 25...	Intel® SSD 320 Series SSDSA2CW080G3K5 2.5" 80GB...	WD MyBook Live 2TB external hard drive	Hitachi XL Desk 3TB 3.5" USB 2.0 External Hard ...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Seagate Expansion 1.5 TB USB 2.0 Desktop Extern...	Western Digital My Passport 1TB USB 3.0 portabl...	Seagate FreeAgent Go 880GB USB 2.0 Portable Drive	Beyond Micro 250GB External Drive USB 2.0 (Maxt...
Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
LG BH10LS30 Blu-Ray Writer 10X BD-R 16X DVD-RW ...	2 X ASUS DRW-24B1ST	2 X Samsung SH-S223C	Corsair H-50
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212+	6 X Cooler Master Green LED Silent Fan 120mm (R...	WinXP x86 and Win7 x64	20.1" DCLCD by Sceptre DCL20A Widescreen LCD
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
28" HANNSPREE ST289MUB LCD HDTV	Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000	Corsair HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W	NZXT Gamma Classic Mid-Tower
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Microsoft Comfort 4500 Wired Mouse (White)	Steelseries QcK Pro Gaming (3.2cm x 2.7cm) mous...	Integrated 7.1	Altec Lansing VS3251 5.1 Surround Sound System
Other	Other	Other	Other
ASUS U3S6 Expansion Card	Samsung CLP-300 Colour Laser Printer	HP OfficeJet 5510 All in one Printer	3.5" Rosewill All in one card reader + 3 USB po...
Other	Other
Elephant USB 2.0 Sim Card & Memory Card Reader	SD/SDHC cards
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Celeron D 340J @ 3.23 GHz	MachSpeed Matrix P4M800	Asus A9250 128MB AGP 8X	2 x 1GB Patriot DDR400 Memory
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
320GB Seagate 7200RPM HDD	LG 16X DVD Rewriter	LG 52X CD Rewriter	Masscool CPU HSF
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows XP + Windows 7	55" SONY BRAVIA EX710 Series LED HDTV	Logitech's (White)	Included 400W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Power Up Blue 2526 Quantum Series ATX Mid-Tower	Verbatim's (up to 2000 dpi with blue light)	a thin one (got it for free)	onboard
Audio	Other
cheap 5.1 sound card	3.5" Japanese brand name card reader + floppy d...
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Celeron M 370 C0 @ 2GHz	Dell's B120 (Chipset: Intel i915GMS/i910GML)	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900	2 X 1GB OCZ PC2 5300
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
40GB 5400RPM / Toshiba MK4032GAX	Combo Drive: 24x/10x/24x CD-RW and 8x DVD-ROM	Dell Inspiron B120	WinXP SP3
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
14.1" WXGA TFT Display with 1280 x 800 resolution	Dell Inspiron B120	Dell Inspiron B120	Dell Inspiron B120
Mouse	Audio	Other	Other
Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse with BlueTrack Te...	SigmaTel Sound Card	Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN ExpressCard/34 802.11b/g	56Kbps modem and 10/100 Mbps Integrated Network...
Other
Ports: 3x USB 2.0, VGA out, 1x ExpressCard/54 (...
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CPU	CPU	Motherboard	Graphics
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 E0 Batch# L846B998 (4GH...	Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 R0 @ 4GHz with 1....	ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo (this is the replacement for...	EVGA 512-P3-N987-TR GeForce 9800 GT HDMI 512MB ...
Graphics	Graphics	RAM	RAM
DIAMOND All in Wonder Premium Graphics with HDT...	SAPPHIRE HD 6950 2GB OC GDDR5	2 X 2GB OCZ XTC Platinum PC2-8500 DDR2 (OCZ2P10...	2 X 2GB Kingston HyperX PC2-8500 DDR2 (KHX8500D...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
2 X Seagate Barracuda 7200 1.5 TB 7200RPM SATA ...	ADATA S102 Pro 32GB Superior Series USB 3.0 Fla...	Corsair Flash Voyager GTR CMFVYA32GBGT2 32GB US...	Patriot x-mini 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Intel® SSD 520 Series 240GB 2.5in SATA 6Gb/s 25...	Intel® SSD 320 Series SSDSA2CW080G3K5 2.5" 80GB...	WD MyBook Live 2TB external hard drive	Hitachi XL Desk 3TB 3.5" USB 2.0 External Hard ...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Seagate Expansion 1.5 TB USB 2.0 Desktop Extern...	Western Digital My Passport 1TB USB 3.0 portabl...	Seagate FreeAgent Go 880GB USB 2.0 Portable Drive	Beyond Micro 250GB External Drive USB 2.0 (Maxt...
Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
LG BH10LS30 Blu-Ray Writer 10X BD-R 16X DVD-RW ...	2 X ASUS DRW-24B1ST	2 X Samsung SH-S223C	Corsair H-50
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Cooler Master Hyper 212+	6 X Cooler Master Green LED Silent Fan 120mm (R...	WinXP x86 and Win7 x64	20.1" DCLCD by Sceptre DCL20A Widescreen LCD
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
28" HANNSPREE ST289MUB LCD HDTV	Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000	Corsair HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W	NZXT Gamma Classic Mid-Tower
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Microsoft Comfort 4500 Wired Mouse (White)	Steelseries QcK Pro Gaming (3.2cm x 2.7cm) mous...	Integrated 7.1	Altec Lansing VS3251 5.1 Surround Sound System
Other	Other	Other	Other
ASUS U3S6 Expansion Card	Samsung CLP-300 Colour Laser Printer	HP OfficeJet 5510 All in one Printer	3.5" Rosewill All in one card reader + 3 USB po...
Other	Other
Elephant USB 2.0 Sim Card & Memory Card Reader	SD/SDHC cards
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Celeron D 340J @ 3.23 GHz	MachSpeed Matrix P4M800	Asus A9250 128MB AGP 8X	2 x 1GB Patriot DDR400 Memory
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
320GB Seagate 7200RPM HDD	LG 16X DVD Rewriter	LG 52X CD Rewriter	Masscool CPU HSF
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows XP + Windows 7	55" SONY BRAVIA EX710 Series LED HDTV	Logitech's (White)	Included 400W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Power Up Blue 2526 Quantum Series ATX Mid-Tower	Verbatim's (up to 2000 dpi with blue light)	a thin one (got it for free)	onboard
Audio	Other
cheap 5.1 sound card	3.5" Japanese brand name card reader + floppy d...
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Celeron M 370 C0 @ 2GHz	Dell's B120 (Chipset: Intel i915GMS/i910GML)	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900	2 X 1GB OCZ PC2 5300
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
40GB 5400RPM / Toshiba MK4032GAX	Combo Drive: 24x/10x/24x CD-RW and 8x DVD-ROM	Dell Inspiron B120	WinXP SP3
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
14.1" WXGA TFT Display with 1280 x 800 resolution	Dell Inspiron B120	Dell Inspiron B120	Dell Inspiron B120
Mouse	Audio	Other	Other
Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse with BlueTrack Te...	SigmaTel Sound Card	Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN ExpressCard/34 802.11b/g	56Kbps modem and 10/100 Mbps Integrated Network...
Other
Ports: 3x USB 2.0, VGA out, 1x ExpressCard/54 (...
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11/15/11 at 11:04pm

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Yea I already saved around $800 for new video cards, I got about $200 left over though. How much of a dramatic effect would going from my current rig to a 2500k have in gaming performance?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	Asus P8Z77V-LK	7970 crossfire	Corsair Dominator 8 Gb DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1 TB (2X500 RAID 0) Seagate Barracuda	2 LG DVD drives	XSPC rasa 240	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung Syncmaster 2048x1152	Logitech Deluxe 250	Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w	HAF X
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance MX	Raytheon Pad	Asus Xonar DX 7.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	Asus P8Z77V-LK	7970 crossfire	Corsair Dominator 8 Gb DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1 TB (2X500 RAID 0) Seagate Barracuda	2 LG DVD drives	XSPC rasa 240	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung Syncmaster 2048x1152	Logitech Deluxe 250	Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w	HAF X
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance MX	Raytheon Pad	Asus Xonar DX 7.1
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11/15/11 at 11:05pm

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Upgrade those Gpu's buddy and you will feel so much better! I wouldn't drop and i7 to get an i5 even if it is one generation ahead. I would keep the 920 until Ivy is out and has been tested because that will be the next big step. There is the new sandy-e series which is awesome but not worth a $600 plunge. Good luck

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11/15/11 at 11:05pm

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SSD would be the most worthwhile upgrade for you right now.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k	ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3	EVGA GTX 570 Classified	4x4GB Corsair XMS3
Hard Drive	Cooling	Power	Case
Samsung 830	Thermaltake Frio	OCZ ZS 850W	Lian Li Lancool First Knight K9
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i5 2500k	ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3	EVGA GTX 570 Classified	4x4GB Corsair XMS3
Hard Drive	Cooling	Power	Case
Samsung 830	Thermaltake Frio	OCZ ZS 850W	Lian Li Lancool First Knight K9
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Logitech G500	Audinst HUD-MX1	Sennheiser HD598	Swan D1080MkII
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11/15/11 at 11:05pm

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11/15/11 at 11:06pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jov4nTh3Yu9o

Yea I already saved around $800 for new video cards, I got about $200 left over though. How much of a dramatic effect would going from my current rig to a 2500k have in gaming performance?

With those GPUs, not much. With current gen GPUs, only slightly. I mean, it would improve but the 920 doesn't suffer (as far as I know) in any games at the moment so the advantage wouldn't really manifest itself.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 2600K	ASUS P8Z68-V GEN3	Asus GTX 580	Patriot G2 DDR3 1866MHz 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Corsair H80	Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Dell u2410	Filco Majestouch Tactile Touch / Ducky 9008-G2 ...	ABS SL1050 1050W	Antec P280
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Logitech G700	Mionix Propus 380	HT \| OMEGA Claro Halo	Audio Technica ATH-A900X
Audio	Other	Other	Other
Audio Technica ATH-AD900	Logitech USB Desktop Microphone	APC Back-UPS XS 1500	Wacom Intuos4
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Phenom II x4 955BE	ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO	G.SKILL 2 x 2GB DDR3	Western Digital Caviar Green
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB	Noctua NH-U9B SE2 92mm SSO CPU Cooler	Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Case Fan	Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Case Fan
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windown 7 Pro x64	Sony Bravia 42" LCD	Logitech Wireless Combo	OCZ StealthXstream II 500W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone GD05B	Logitech Wireless Combo	Couch Arm	Yamaha RX-V361
Audio
Sony SS-MB350H
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 2600K	ASUS P8Z68-V GEN3	Asus GTX 580	Patriot G2 DDR3 1866MHz 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung 830 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Corsair H80	Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Dell u2410	Filco Majestouch Tactile Touch / Ducky 9008-G2 ...	ABS SL1050 1050W	Antec P280
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Logitech G700	Mionix Propus 380	HT \| OMEGA Claro Halo	Audio Technica ATH-A900X
Audio	Other	Other	Other
Audio Technica ATH-AD900	Logitech USB Desktop Microphone	APC Back-UPS XS 1500	Wacom Intuos4
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Phenom II x4 955BE	ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO	G.SKILL 2 x 2GB DDR3	Western Digital Caviar Green
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB	Noctua NH-U9B SE2 92mm SSO CPU Cooler	Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Case Fan	Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Case Fan
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windown 7 Pro x64	Sony Bravia 42" LCD	Logitech Wireless Combo	OCZ StealthXstream II 500W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone GD05B	Logitech Wireless Combo	Couch Arm	Yamaha RX-V361
Audio
Sony SS-MB350H
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11/16/11 at 1:08am

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SSD's are nice, but I feel they're the last thing you need to upgrade... Faster loading times are always welcome, back a better IG experience is the most important thing.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 2500K	P8P67 PRO	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Graphics	RAM	RAM	RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT	G-Skill	A-Data	G-Skill
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS
A-Data	Crucial M4 64GB + 1TB F3 Spinpoint $155	LS/DL DVD RW $??	Windows 8 64-bit "Epic Registry" Edition
Monitor	Power	Case
ASUS 21.5 1920x1080 2ms $135	CORSAIR HX850 $120	Mother Earth $free
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 2500K	P8P67 PRO	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Graphics	RAM	RAM	RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT	G-Skill	A-Data	G-Skill
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS
A-Data	Crucial M4 64GB + 1TB F3 Spinpoint $155	LS/DL DVD RW $??	Windows 8 64-bit "Epic Registry" Edition
Monitor	Power	Case
ASUS 21.5 1920x1080 2ms $135	CORSAIR HX850 $120	Mother Earth $free
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