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4/29/12 at 5:34pm

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Just like the title says...nothing is OCed or anything, just plain old stock. I am just looking for advice..!

+ Rep to keep it on the positive and not dumb feedback.

Thanks

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i7-2700k	Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z	Asus ENGTX580	16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
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Crucial M4	Samsung Spinpoint F3	LightScribe 24xDVD/RW	Corsair H-80
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Professional	Asus VG278H	Leopold Linear Touch Keyboard	Corsair HX1050
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Crucial M4	Samsung Spinpoint F3	LightScribe 24xDVD/RW	Corsair H-80
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Professional	Asus VG278H	Leopold Linear Touch Keyboard	Corsair HX1050
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4/29/12 at 5:54pm

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first thing I can think of is switching out the ram for ddr3-2000's.

I don't see too much of a point in a custom watercooling loop because you're not OCing(correct me if I am wrong).

The last thing I would change is the power supply. Definitely don't need a 1050watt PSU for that rig!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k	ASUS Z77 Sabertooth	ASUS GTX 680	Corsair Dominator GT
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Crucial M4 SSD	Crucial M4 SSD	WD Caviar Black	LG Black thingy
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Crucial M4 SSD	Crucial M4 SSD	WD Caviar Black	LG Black thingy
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Windows 7	Seasonic Platinum 860 ATX 12V 24PIN 860W	Corsair 800D
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4/29/12 at 5:58pm

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Hmm, what exactly are you looking to do? The largest performance gains you would see would be OC'ing your 2700k to 4.5 Ghz+ as you have a pretty damn good looking system already. The only other gain you might see is SLI 580's or an upgrade to a 680 etc. but again depends on what you're looking to do!

Let us know what you're looking to see improve out of these upgrade and we can give some more concrete advice!

Good Luck, Nick

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Intel I5-2500k @ 5Ghz 1.460V	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 1155	MSI Twin Frozer III 2GB Unlocked 6970	2 X 4 GB PC12800 1600 Mhz DDR3 CL8 Kingston HyperX
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
OCZ Agility 3 120 GB 547/517 R/W	Seagate 2TB 7200 RPM Barracuda	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer h213h 21.5" 1080p LCD	Logitech G110	OCZ ZT 750 W Modular Bronze	Lian-Li T-60B Test Bench
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Logitech G500
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Logitech G35
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition	ASRock 890GX PRO3	XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB, unlocked 6970	Mushkin Blackline 2x4 GB CL 7 1866 Mhz
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OCZ Agility 3 120 GB/Seagate 750 GB/WD Raptor 1...	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Acer H231H	HP 2311x
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
OCZ Agility 3 120 GB 547/517 R/W	Seagate 2TB 7200 RPM Barracuda	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer h213h 21.5" 1080p LCD	Logitech G110	OCZ ZT 750 W Modular Bronze	Lian-Li T-60B Test Bench
Mouse
Logitech G500
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Intel Core I3-2350M	Intel HD 3000	G. Skill 2x4 GB 1333	Western Digital 5400 32 MB Cache 500 GB
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Logitech G35
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition	ASRock 890GX PRO3	XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB, unlocked 6970	Mushkin Blackline 2x4 GB CL 7 1866 Mhz
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OCZ Agility 3 120 GB/Seagate 750 GB/WD Raptor 1...	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Acer H231H	HP 2311x
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4/29/12 at 6:01pm

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I am not adverse to OCing, I just dont know how.

I dont want to watercool or change my power supply. I think my RAM is good enough for my current needs..I only play SWTOR and DOTA 2 atm.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-2700k	Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z	Asus ENGTX580	16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	Samsung Spinpoint F3	LightScribe 24xDVD/RW	Corsair H-80
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Professional	Asus VG278H	Leopold Linear Touch Keyboard	Corsair HX1050
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	Samsung Spinpoint F3	LightScribe 24xDVD/RW	Corsair H-80
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Professional	Asus VG278H	Leopold Linear Touch Keyboard	Corsair HX1050
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone FT02B	Razer Deathadder Black	Razer Vespula	Klipsch 2.1 ProMedia Speakers
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4/29/12 at 6:06pm

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Perhaps a new monitor?

A IPS panel @ 2560 x 1440?

3 of the same monitor for eyefinity / surround?

SLI 580's?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2500K @ 4.6GHz	Asus P867PRO	HD6950 2GB	Corsair 4GB 1333 Cas 9
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 128GB	Samsung 500GB F3	Samsung 22X DVDRW	Xigmatek Gaia
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Acer S220HQL x3 Eyefinity	Generic	Antec True Power New 550W
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Absyssus	Razer Sphex	Sennheiser HD201 / Xonar DG
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2500K @ 4.6GHz	Asus P867PRO	HD6950 2GB	Corsair 4GB 1333 Cas 9
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 128GB	Samsung 500GB F3	Samsung 22X DVDRW	Xigmatek Gaia
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Acer S220HQL x3 Eyefinity	Generic	Antec True Power New 550W
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4/29/12 at 6:07pm

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Well normally I'd suggest an SSD as that would be the most noticeable upgrade for you but you already have an M4. The only option would be Overclocking which is EXTREMELY easy especially with your CPU/MOBO/Cooler combo! You should get an easy 4.5 Ghz OC just by hopping into the bios and changing the Multiplier to x45! Otherwise there's not much you can upgrade that would make a difference with those games. Possibly multiple monitors would be an upgrade unless you're more into a larger single monitor. You're system seems to be overkill for those games as it is! \

Not that there's anything wrong with that

, you're pretty much set for a while no matter what you choose to do whether you OC or not.

Nick

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel I5-2500k @ 5Ghz 1.460V	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 1155	MSI Twin Frozer III 2GB Unlocked 6970	2 X 4 GB PC12800 1600 Mhz DDR3 CL8 Kingston HyperX
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
OCZ Agility 3 120 GB 547/517 R/W	Seagate 2TB 7200 RPM Barracuda	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer h213h 21.5" 1080p LCD	Logitech G110	OCZ ZT 750 W Modular Bronze	Lian-Li T-60B Test Bench
Mouse
Logitech G500
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
Intel Core I3-2350M	Intel HD 3000	G. Skill 2x4 GB 1333	Western Digital 5400 32 MB Cache 500 GB
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Mouse
Windows 7 Premium 64-Bit	Acer 15.6 1366x768	Logitech G110	Logitech G500
Audio
Logitech G35
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition	ASRock 890GX PRO3	XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB, unlocked 6970	Mushkin Blackline 2x4 GB CL 7 1866 Mhz
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Monitor
OCZ Agility 3 120 GB/Seagate 750 GB/WD Raptor 1...	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Acer H231H	HP 2311x
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G110	Corsair TX750	CM Storm Sniper/Lian-Li T-60	Logitech G9X
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel I5-2500k @ 5Ghz 1.460V	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 1155	MSI Twin Frozer III 2GB Unlocked 6970	2 X 4 GB PC12800 1600 Mhz DDR3 CL8 Kingston HyperX
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
OCZ Agility 3 120 GB 547/517 R/W	Seagate 2TB 7200 RPM Barracuda	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer h213h 21.5" 1080p LCD	Logitech G110	OCZ ZT 750 W Modular Bronze	Lian-Li T-60B Test Bench
Mouse
Logitech G500
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
Intel Core I3-2350M	Intel HD 3000	G. Skill 2x4 GB 1333	Western Digital 5400 32 MB Cache 500 GB
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Mouse
Windows 7 Premium 64-Bit	Acer 15.6 1366x768	Logitech G110	Logitech G500
Audio
Logitech G35
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition	ASRock 890GX PRO3	XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB, unlocked 6970	Mushkin Blackline 2x4 GB CL 7 1866 Mhz
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Monitor
OCZ Agility 3 120 GB/Seagate 750 GB/WD Raptor 1...	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Acer H231H	HP 2311x
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4/29/12 at 6:13pm

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are you going to use tax payers' money including mine? forget it!

srly, another f3, then raid?

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96 / 250	120	7 64	19 / 40 1080
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550	430
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4/29/12 at 6:20pm

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buy two more 580s

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Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+	Windows 7 64-bit	LG W2353V-PF Black 23" 2ms(GTG)
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Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+	Windows 7 64-bit	LG W2353V-PF Black 23" 2ms(GTG)
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4/29/12 at 6:21pm

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overclock..get 2nd ssd for RAID 0

..and another same videocard

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OCZ Agility2 40GB	Lite-On	Rasa Waterblock + Bong	Samsung 2 ms
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Mouse Pad	Audio
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2500K Gimped @ stock	Gigabyte H61-DS2	XFX 5870 800/1250	The Samsung RAM (Awesomeness)
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Crucial m4 64	Sunbeamtech Core-Contact 92 attached via zip-ties.	Varies	Samsung 2ms
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OCZ Agility2 40GB	Lite-On	Rasa Waterblock + Bong	Samsung 2 ms
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
dell	Thermaltake Tr2-800	Elite 330	cheap
Mouse Pad	Audio
Newegg box flap	onboard
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2500K Gimped @ stock	Gigabyte H61-DS2	XFX 5870 800/1250	The Samsung RAM (Awesomeness)
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Crucial m4 64	Sunbeamtech Core-Contact 92 attached via zip-ties.	Varies	Samsung 2ms
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4/29/12 at 6:29pm

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Personally I feel any upgrade you do on that rig right now is going to just be wasted money, you won't notice much of a difference for the games you play right now. That rig is solid all the way around right now.

However, you will notice a difference by overclocking that CPU of yours. It's an easy OC as these processors hit 4.5GHz with little effort. Here's the guide I used when I first started overclocking mine, should help if you don't know where to start.
http://www.overclock.net/t/910467/the-ultimate-sandy-bridge-oc-guide-p67a-ud7-performance-review

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Intel Core i7 2600k @4.7GHz [1.38v]	ASRock Z68 Extreme4	PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 Boost State 3GB	8GB(2x4GB)G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600MHz DDR3[8-8-8-24]
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Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB	Hitachi 3TB 7200 RPM Deskstar	Hitachi 3TB 5400 RPM Deskstar	LG BD-ROM CH08LS10 SATA
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair Hydro Series H100i	Arctic Accelero Xtreme 7970	Windows 8 Professional	19” ASUS VE198T LED
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Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB	Hitachi 3TB 7200 RPM Deskstar	Hitachi 3TB 5400 RPM Deskstar	LG BD-ROM CH08LS10 SATA
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair Hydro Series H100i	Arctic Accelero Xtreme 7970	Windows 8 Professional	19” ASUS VE198T LED
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