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post #11 of 13

11/6/12 at 3:56pm

zer0d3gree
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagrangeboyz

Made all of the updates you guys suggested - how is it?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mLsK

Looks great, good luck with your build

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 3570K	Z77X-UD5H	XFX Radeon HD DD 7870 Black Edition	G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series (2x4Gb)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Western Digital Caviar Black 500Gb	Crucial M4 128Gb	Sony 24X Optic Drive	Cooler Master Hyper 212 plus
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	ASUS VS Series VS238H-P	Cooler Master CM Storm Trigger	Corsair Gamming Series 600W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Raidmax Aeolus	CM Storm Recon	Cooler Master CM Storm Speed RXL	Turtle Beach Z6A 5.1 Headphones
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon(tm) ii P340 Dual Core @2.2Ghz	Toshiba Portable PC Motherboard	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series	Kingston 4Gb (2X2Gb)
OS	Mouse
Windows 7 Home Premium	Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 3570K	Z77X-UD5H	XFX Radeon HD DD 7870 Black Edition	G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series (2x4Gb)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Western Digital Caviar Black 500Gb	Crucial M4 128Gb	Sony 24X Optic Drive	Cooler Master Hyper 212 plus
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	ASUS VS Series VS238H-P	Cooler Master CM Storm Trigger	Corsair Gamming Series 600W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Raidmax Aeolus	CM Storm Recon	Cooler Master CM Storm Speed RXL	Turtle Beach Z6A 5.1 Headphones
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon(tm) ii P340 Dual Core @2.2Ghz	Toshiba Portable PC Motherboard	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series	Kingston 4Gb (2X2Gb)
OS	Mouse
Windows 7 Home Premium	Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse
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11/8/12 at 7:03am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagrangeboyz

Made all of the updates you guys suggested - how is it?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mLsK

Upgrade to a 7950 ($30 more) and you do not need a WD Black for a storage drive, just use a Green drive or something.

Here is a 1.5TB drive for much less ($35 less)
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1500dl003

These two changes will give you more performance without increasing the amount spent.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
Other	Other	Other
4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
Other	Other	Other
4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
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11/8/12 at 8:03am

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I would get a 660 GTX for 224.99. 960 Cuda Cores with 2 gb of ram
Plus a 10 dollar rebate from Newegg..

and then Change that Baby 550 for some thing alittle stronger..

EnerMax NaxN 650W 82+ Premium PSU.. Super clean DC power from this PSU

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i7 3820	ASRock X79 Extreme 9	Sapphire 5770 X 2 In Crossfire	16GB Corsair Vengence
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Plextor SSD 128 GB	1 TB WD Black	1.5 tb WD Black	2 tb Seagate Green
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
WD RAPTOR 300	Plextor PX850SA	Corsair H-100 Water cooling on processor	Factory Cooling for both 5770 Graphic Cards
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
WINDOWS 7 Ultimate 64	ViewSonic VX2235wm	Samsung 920 BW	APC With Cherry Switches.
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Corair HX-1000	CM Storm Trooper Enigma Cobra Edition	Microsoft SideWinder Gaming Mouse	ASUS Black Leather
Audio
Creative Core Recon 3Di
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i7 3820	ASRock X79 Extreme 9	Sapphire 5770 X 2 In Crossfire	16GB Corsair Vengence
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Plextor SSD 128 GB	1 TB WD Black	1.5 tb WD Black	2 tb Seagate Green
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
WD RAPTOR 300	Plextor PX850SA	Corsair H-100 Water cooling on processor	Factory Cooling for both 5770 Graphic Cards
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
WINDOWS 7 Ultimate 64	ViewSonic VX2235wm	Samsung 920 BW	APC With Cherry Switches.
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Corair HX-1000	CM Storm Trooper Enigma Cobra Edition	Microsoft SideWinder Gaming Mouse	ASUS Black Leather
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Creative Core Recon 3Di
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