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8/20/12 at 4:06am

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Yeah but I won't be able to overclock as high on the ivy bridge chip right? because I am only using air cooling

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8/21/12 at 5:16am

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So what do you guys think? Would I get more performance from the sandy or ivy bridge chip? My intention is to OC as high as possible with the air cooler I currently have.

And knowing myself I would have urges to remove the IHS on the ivy bridge and place the cooler on the bare chip because little things like that bother me (the thermal paste instead of fluxless solder :/ )
Edited by Korruptive - 8/21/12 at 5:22am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5-2500k @ 4.5GHz	Gigabyte Z77X-D3H	EVGA GTX 560 Ti SLI	8GB Corsair Vengeance
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
DVD-RW	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [Push/Pull]	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	LG Flatron 23 Inch
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Microsoft SideWinder X4	Corsair TX650W	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech MX518
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Intel i5-2500k @ 4.5GHz	Gigabyte Z77X-D3H	EVGA GTX 560 Ti SLI	8GB Corsair Vengeance
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OCZ Vertex 4 128GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
DVD-RW	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [Push/Pull]	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	LG Flatron 23 Inch
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8/21/12 at 3:17pm

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I've decided to get an i5-2500k, how about a SLI board? Is there anything cheaper than the asrock extreme4 but just as good?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5-2500k @ 4.5GHz	Gigabyte Z77X-D3H	EVGA GTX 560 Ti SLI	8GB Corsair Vengeance
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
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Microsoft SideWinder X4	Corsair TX650W	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech MX518
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OCZ Vertex 4 128GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
DVD-RW	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [Push/Pull]	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	LG Flatron 23 Inch
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8/21/12 at 3:21pm

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if you just get the 2500k you could look for a z68 or p67 board for a good deal

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8/22/12 at 4:28am

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couldn't i just get the asrock extreme3? its cheaper but whats the real difference?

I am selling some parts of this system, what I currently have in mind for the rig when I am done with it is:

CPU - i5-2500k
CPU Cooler - Hyper212+ (maybe something better in future)
RAM - 8GB Corsair vengeance DDR3 CL9, 2 x 4GB
Mobo - Asrock Z68 extreme3
GPU - 560 Ti (SLI later)
Internet - D-Link Extreme Wireless N DWA-556
PSU - Corsair TX650W
Sound - Onboard Audio (Selling Xonar DX)
Case - CM Storm Scout, getting a Corsair 600t White in future and giving the scout case to my brother.
Edited by Korruptive - 8/22/12 at 4:36am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5-2500k @ 4.5GHz	Gigabyte Z77X-D3H	EVGA GTX 560 Ti SLI	8GB Corsair Vengeance
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
DVD-RW	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [Push/Pull]	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	LG Flatron 23 Inch
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft SideWinder X4	Corsair TX650W	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech MX518
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5-2500k @ 4.5GHz	Gigabyte Z77X-D3H	EVGA GTX 560 Ti SLI	8GB Corsair Vengeance
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OCZ Vertex 4 128GB	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
DVD-RW	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [Push/Pull]	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	LG Flatron 23 Inch
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Microsoft SideWinder X4	Corsair TX650W	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech MX518
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8/22/12 at 3:20pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Korruptive

couldn't i just get the asrock extreme3? its cheaper but whats the real difference?
I am selling some parts of this system, what I currently have in mind for the rig when I am done with it is:
CPU - i5-2500k
CPU Cooler - Hyper212+ (maybe something better in future)
RAM - 8GB Corsair vengeance DDR3 CL9, 2 x 4GB
Mobo - Asrock Z68 extreme3
GPU - 560 Ti (SLI later)
Internet - D-Link Extreme Wireless N DWA-556
PSU - Corsair TX650W
Sound - Onboard Audio (Selling Xonar DX)
Case - CM Storm Scout, getting a Corsair 600t White in future and giving the scout case to my brother.

That should be fine, I have a lot of those parts and they work great.
I know that the Extreme3 does x8/x8 SLI/CF.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz 1.28v	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3	Galaxy GeForce GTX 670 GC (1260core/6820mem)	8GB Corsair Vengeance
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
1TB WD Caviar Blue	2TB WD My Book USB3	DVD-RW	Corsair H80
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 8 Professional x64	24" BenQ GL2440HM	700W	Thermaltake Dokker
Mouse	Audio	Audio
Gigabyte M6900 Gaming Mouse	Plantronics 777 7.1 Gaming Headset	Logitech X530 5.1 Surround System
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 520M	Intel HM55	Nvidia GeForce GT 325M	4GB DDR3 1066MHz
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500GB (7200 RPM)	Super Multi Optical Disk Drive	Windows 7 Professional x64	16" HD LED LCD-backlit Widescreen
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz 1.28v	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3	Galaxy GeForce GTX 670 GC (1260core/6820mem)	8GB Corsair Vengeance
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
1TB WD Caviar Blue	2TB WD My Book USB3	DVD-RW	Corsair H80
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 8 Professional x64	24" BenQ GL2440HM	700W	Thermaltake Dokker
Mouse	Audio	Audio
Gigabyte M6900 Gaming Mouse	Plantronics 777 7.1 Gaming Headset	Logitech X530 5.1 Surround System
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 520M	Intel HM55	Nvidia GeForce GT 325M	4GB DDR3 1066MHz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
500GB (7200 RPM)	Super Multi Optical Disk Drive	Windows 7 Professional x64	16" HD LED LCD-backlit Widescreen
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Altec Lansing SRS Premium Sound
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