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post #1 of 26
6/29/12 at 3:31am
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I wil be building this for gaming.
Battlefield 3 needs to run a steady 60 fps or more, in multiplayer tongue.gif


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Core i5-3570K

€ 211,-


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G.Skill F3-2400C10D-8GTX

€ 94,-


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Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe

€ 214,-


SSD
Corsair Force GT 120GB

€ 136,50


And what i stil got from this build and wil be using.


(Old parts)
GPU
Gtx 460 sli @ 900 mhz core clock


CPU Cooler
Corsair H60


Case
Corsair Obsidian 650D


Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm

I'm thinking of replacing my gtx 460 sli for GTX680-DC2T-2GD5 (TOP) but i will see how it goes for now.
And maybe my cpu cooler sinds the ivy cpu runs really warm?
I wanto be able to overclock it to around 4.5 ghz or so.

Any thoughts on what to change? smile.gif

Thanks
Edited by Dylan90 - 7/4/12 at 12:40pm
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post #2 of 26
6/29/12 at 3:46am
The intel cooler is bad imho. The stock one i got ran at like 50 idle (bad!)

Pick up the 680 but if no money then the sli 460s should hold you off a bit.

Also if you even are thinking about oc'ing. Then you need better cooling. On the budget side, 212 series is the way to go.
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6/29/12 at 3:50am
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Originally Posted by Dankal View Post

The intel cooler is bad imho. The stock one i got ran at like 50 idle (bad!)
Pick up the 680 but if no money then the sli 460s should hold you off a bit.
Also if you even are thinking about oc'ing. Then you need better cooling. On the budget side, 212 series is the way to go.

hes using his H60.

Edit:

I think it looks good but would be best getting a fast single GPU if you can afford it, if not that sli 460's should be fine.
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6/29/12 at 3:53am
Get an M4 or Samsung 830 SSD.

No need for the Deluxe for the mobo, the normal V is good enough.

670 for the GPU.

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post #5 of 26
6/29/12 at 4:03am
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Thanks for the fast replies!

I will get the 680 as soon as i got the money

Any suggestion on which 680 to pick?

I was thinking of the Asus GTX680-DC2T-2GD5 (TOP) version, but is there a better version that i dont know of?
And planning to overclock it to ofcourse smile.gif
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post #6 of 26
7/4/12 at 1:01pm
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Hey, just changed a few things.


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Core i5-3570K
€ 220,-


GPU
Asus GTX690-4GB5
€ 926

RAM
G.Skill F3-2400C10D-8GTX
€ 94,-


Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
€ 214,-


SSD
Corsair Force GT 120GB
€ 136,50


KEYBOARD
Razer Black Widow Ultimate
€ 120,-


MOUSEPAD
Razer Scarab
€ 40,-

Total
€ 1750


Thought might aswell get a gtx 690 4gb it will last longer with that amount of vram then the 680 and if i ever need it in the future i could just get another 690 when the price is dropped smile.gif

And another reason why i want the gtx 690 is becouse i want to play either on a 120hz monitor in 3D or a 2560x1440 monitor, and i still wanto max out the settings in BF3 tongue.gif

But i really dont know if a 2560x1440 is worth it, anyone that owns or has seen it, is it a big difference between a 1920x1080 monitor for gaming?

What can i compare it with?

Becouse if the difference is not much i might aswell get a 120hz monitor and play in 3D.

I wanted these monitors:

Dell Ultrasharp U2711
€ 585,90

Or

Samsung Syncmaster S27A750D
€ 299,-

Both 27 inch.
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post #7 of 26
7/4/12 at 1:04pm
Far worth it. For me, going up to 2560x1440 was like putting on glasses for the first time as a near sighted person. The image is just incredible.


I have two GTX 670's coming tomorrow to complete my build. If you want to upgrade and don't want to spend for the 680, get the 670.
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7/4/12 at 1:09pm
I have been gaming in 25 x16 for a couple of years and the difference is night and day!
Edited by theseekeroffun - 7/4/12 at 1:23pm
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post #9 of 26
7/4/12 at 1:17pm
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Ok thanks guys, so 2560x1440 will be worth it over a 120hz monitor.

3D will get boring anyway after a few months i think.
So let the high resolution come! biggrin.gif

Greg1184 gratz on your gtx 670's! smile.gif
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post #10 of 26
7/4/12 at 1:22pm
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Ok thanks guys, so 2560x1440 will be worth it over a 120hz monitor.
3D will get boring anyway after a few months i think.
So let the high resolution come! biggrin.gif
Greg1184 gratz on your gtx 670's! smile.gif

It's really nice on a 30" monitor.
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