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Within the last few weeks I went and purchased all the components for my very first computer. I'm not spiffy when it comes to alot of hardware/software. I spent a good chunk on my system and I want to add Water Cooling for looks and performance, but I have no idea where to start. I've tried doing some basic research on what I need, and how to connect everything, but I didn't get far and I was forwarded to this site where the experts are.. lol

Where do I start?
Any and all help is appreciated! Thanks!
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz... MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s... XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black ... CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 720... ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liqu... Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
ASUS VE278Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED Backligh... Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard  CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX)... NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1 Steel / P... 
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RAZER Black 1 x Wheel USB Optical/Laser Imperat... XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Inter... Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones  
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Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz... MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s... XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black ... CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 720... ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liqu... Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
ASUS VE278Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED Backligh... Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard  CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX)... NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1 Steel / P... 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
RAZER Black 1 x Wheel USB Optical/Laser Imperat... XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Inter... Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones  
OtherOtherOther
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MX MKNSSDCR120G... Delta AFB1212GHE-CF00 120mm Case Fan NZXT SENTRY 2 Accessories 5.25-Inch Touch Scree... 
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post #2 of 22
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Originally Posted by CORPSENET View Post

Within the last few weeks I went and purchased all the components for my very first computer. I'm not spiffy when it comes to alot of hardware/software. I spent a good chunk on my system and I want to add Water Cooling for looks and performance, but I have no idea where to start. I've tried doing some basic research on what I need, and how to connect everything, but I didn't get far and I was forwarded to this site where the experts are.. lol
Where do I start?
Any and all help is appreciated! Thanks!

Here
http://www.overclock.net/t/226970/updated-water-cooling-essential-threads
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3770K EVGA Z77 FTW Two 6970s Xfired 950 MHz/ 1450 MHz +20 8 gigs DDR3 1600mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
SSD 1)Blue ray player 2) DVD writter Linux from scratch 24in Gateway 
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Its a keyboard 1200 Danger Den Doublewide yes 
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Jack Skellington (overclocked) 
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3770K EVGA Z77 FTW Two 6970s Xfired 950 MHz/ 1450 MHz +20 8 gigs DDR3 1600mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
SSD 1)Blue ray player 2) DVD writter Linux from scratch 24in Gateway 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Its a keyboard 1200 Danger Den Doublewide yes 
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Jack Skellington (overclocked) 
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post #3 of 22
well depending on whether you buy canada or USA use DAzmode or FrozenCPU respectively , If you want to start our they both offer kits , and they arent the kind of crappy kits where you need to change everything in the kit within a year , XSPC and others ( but xspc has the best deal ) let you choose your radiator both size and efficiency as well as CPU block tubing ,fittings, pump and reservoir. As far as the pump specifically you should probably go for a D5 pump , there is a variable speed or ordinary but both are extremely high quality and are still used by advanced watercoolers ..

http://www.dazmode.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=178_219 -- Canada

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g30/c321/s1310/list/p1/Liquid_Cooling-Water_Cooling_Kits_-_Brands-XSPC_Water_Cooling_Kits-Page1.html--USA

for about 300 ( you can make a kit for less though ) you can start off your watercooling and then you add things like GPU block etc.. good place to start .
    
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LG GH24NS90 Black  Corsair H100 CPU water cooler  Windows 7 Home Premium LG 23 " LED 3 ms  
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Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LG GH24NS90 Black  Corsair H100 CPU water cooler  Windows 7 Home Premium LG 23 " LED 3 ms  
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Microsoft Wireless  OCZ-ZT750W fully Modular 80-PLus Bronze  NZXT Guardian 921 Blue LED  Microsoft Wireless  
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post #4 of 22
Thread Starter 
Big help! Thanks guys!
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz... MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s... XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black ... CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 720... ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liqu... Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
ASUS VE278Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED Backligh... Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard  CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX)... NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1 Steel / P... 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
RAZER Black 1 x Wheel USB Optical/Laser Imperat... XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Inter... Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones  
OtherOtherOther
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MX MKNSSDCR120G... Delta AFB1212GHE-CF00 120mm Case Fan NZXT SENTRY 2 Accessories 5.25-Inch Touch Scree... 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz... MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s... XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black ... CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 720... ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liqu... Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
ASUS VE278Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED Backligh... Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard  CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX)... NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1 Steel / P... 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
RAZER Black 1 x Wheel USB Optical/Laser Imperat... XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Inter... Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones  
OtherOtherOther
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MX MKNSSDCR120G... Delta AFB1212GHE-CF00 120mm Case Fan NZXT SENTRY 2 Accessories 5.25-Inch Touch Scree... 
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post #5 of 22
I ordered many of my components off Performance PC's.

And the place to go for testing and stats of products is definitely - Skinnee Labs .

To get started though, list out your components. That way people know what you are trying to cool and where you are housing it.
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 2600k Z77 Sabertooth EVGA GTX570 Mushkin 997043 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Mushkin Chronos WD Caviar Blk none Raystorm 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Danger Den GTX 580 Black Chrome Danger Den D5 Monsoon Bay Res w/ D5 Variable Black Ice Sr-1 240mm Aquacomputer Airplex Revo 420/360mm 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
7 Samsung 23" Logitech G15 Corsair AX850 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
NZXT Switch 810 Matte Black Logitech G500 Steel Series Audio Technica ATH-M50 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
e6400 MSI P6N SLI Evga GTS 450 ADATA DDR2-800 
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750GB WD Blk Something shitty H50 with AP15s 7 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 2600k Z77 Sabertooth EVGA GTX570 Mushkin 997043 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Mushkin Chronos WD Caviar Blk none Raystorm 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Danger Den GTX 580 Black Chrome Danger Den D5 Monsoon Bay Res w/ D5 Variable Black Ice Sr-1 240mm Aquacomputer Airplex Revo 420/360mm 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
7 Samsung 23" Logitech G15 Corsair AX850 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
NZXT Switch 810 Matte Black Logitech G500 Steel Series Audio Technica ATH-M50 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
e6400 MSI P6N SLI Evga GTS 450 ADATA DDR2-800 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
750GB WD Blk Something shitty H50 with AP15s 7 
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post #6 of 22
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonation View Post

I ordered many of my components off Performance PC's.
And the place to go for testing and stats of products is definitely - Skinnee Labs .
To get started though, list out your components. That way people know what you are trying to cool and where you are housing it.

I did setup my rig in my profile, do they not have access to that? I wasn't sure. I figured that would be easier lol
My Set-Up
(19 items)
 
  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz... MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s... XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black ... CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 720... ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liqu... Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
ASUS VE278Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED Backligh... Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard  CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX)... NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1 Steel / P... 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
RAZER Black 1 x Wheel USB Optical/Laser Imperat... XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Inter... Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones  
OtherOtherOther
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MX MKNSSDCR120G... Delta AFB1212GHE-CF00 120mm Case Fan NZXT SENTRY 2 Accessories 5.25-Inch Touch Scree... 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz... MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s... XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black ... CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 720... ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liqu... Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
ASUS VE278Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED Backligh... Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard  CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX)... NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1 Steel / P... 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
RAZER Black 1 x Wheel USB Optical/Laser Imperat... XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Inter... Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones  
OtherOtherOther
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MX MKNSSDCR120G... Delta AFB1212GHE-CF00 120mm Case Fan NZXT SENTRY 2 Accessories 5.25-Inch Touch Scree... 
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post #7 of 22
Quote:
Originally Posted by CORPSENET View Post

I did setup my rig in my profile, do they not have access to that? I wasn't sure. I figured that would be easier lol

Go to your profile and hit "edit signature text" then pick your rig in the "show stuff in signature" drop down. thumb.gif
Blackout
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'Ol Bessie
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 2600k Z77 Sabertooth EVGA GTX570 Mushkin 997043 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Mushkin Chronos WD Caviar Blk none Raystorm 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Danger Den GTX 580 Black Chrome Danger Den D5 Monsoon Bay Res w/ D5 Variable Black Ice Sr-1 240mm Aquacomputer Airplex Revo 420/360mm 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
7 Samsung 23" Logitech G15 Corsair AX850 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
NZXT Switch 810 Matte Black Logitech G500 Steel Series Audio Technica ATH-M50 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
e6400 MSI P6N SLI Evga GTS 450 ADATA DDR2-800 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
750GB WD Blk Something shitty H50 with AP15s 7 
PowerCaseMouse Pad
HX620 (the Classic) 900-2 modded to hell steel series 
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Blackout
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'Ol Bessie
(11 items)
 
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 2600k Z77 Sabertooth EVGA GTX570 Mushkin 997043 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Mushkin Chronos WD Caviar Blk none Raystorm 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
Danger Den GTX 580 Black Chrome Danger Den D5 Monsoon Bay Res w/ D5 Variable Black Ice Sr-1 240mm Aquacomputer Airplex Revo 420/360mm 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
7 Samsung 23" Logitech G15 Corsair AX850 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
NZXT Switch 810 Matte Black Logitech G500 Steel Series Audio Technica ATH-M50 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
e6400 MSI P6N SLI Evga GTS 450 ADATA DDR2-800 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
750GB WD Blk Something shitty H50 with AP15s 7 
PowerCaseMouse Pad
HX620 (the Classic) 900-2 modded to hell steel series 
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post #8 of 22
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonation View Post

Go to your profile and hit "edit signature text" then pick your rig in the "show stuff in signature" drop down. thumb.gif

Ah! That was easy, greatly appreciated!
My Set-Up
(19 items)
 
  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz... MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s... XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black ... CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 720... ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liqu... Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
ASUS VE278Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED Backligh... Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard  CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX)... NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1 Steel / P... 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
RAZER Black 1 x Wheel USB Optical/Laser Imperat... XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Inter... Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones  
OtherOtherOther
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MX MKNSSDCR120G... Delta AFB1212GHE-CF00 120mm Case Fan NZXT SENTRY 2 Accessories 5.25-Inch Touch Scree... 
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My Set-Up
(19 items)
 
  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz... MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s... XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black ... CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 S... 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 720... ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liqu... Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
ASUS VE278Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED Backligh... Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard  CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX)... NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1 Steel / P... 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
RAZER Black 1 x Wheel USB Optical/Laser Imperat... XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Inter... Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones  
OtherOtherOther
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MX MKNSSDCR120G... Delta AFB1212GHE-CF00 120mm Case Fan NZXT SENTRY 2 Accessories 5.25-Inch Touch Scree... 
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post #9 of 22
There are some very helpful (and up-to-date) beginners guides & parts guides stickied here.
post #10 of 22
yeah and that dazmode website I had put has tutorials and advice on how to choose your equipment in his video reviews section ..

http://www.dazmode.com/reviews/

its a lot simpler than we think at first , it isnt really much maintenance , less than air blowing air coolers and it looks way more badass
    
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i7 960 Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Socket 1366 Intel X58  Corsair Vengeance 12 GB triple channel 1600 MHZ  Wester Digital Caviar Green  
Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LG GH24NS90 Black  Corsair H100 CPU water cooler  Windows 7 Home Premium LG 23 " LED 3 ms  
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Microsoft Wireless  OCZ-ZT750W fully Modular 80-PLus Bronze  NZXT Guardian 921 Blue LED  Microsoft Wireless  
Audio
Bose Companion 3 Series  
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i7 960 Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Socket 1366 Intel X58  Corsair Vengeance 12 GB triple channel 1600 MHZ  Wester Digital Caviar Green  
Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LG GH24NS90 Black  Corsair H100 CPU water cooler  Windows 7 Home Premium LG 23 " LED 3 ms  
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Microsoft Wireless  OCZ-ZT750W fully Modular 80-PLus Bronze  NZXT Guardian 921 Blue LED  Microsoft Wireless  
Audio
Bose Companion 3 Series  
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