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11/8/12 at 5:34pm

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This is my first build and I want to make sure everything will work smoothly except I do not have a case or psu selected. Any suggestions for the case and psu will be appreciated. I want a case that has a good amount of airflow, preferably a full-tower under 150 dollars. Some people may think I am budgeting poorly but I am getting the cpu and hdd for free.

Parts list:
Cpu: i5 3570k
Gpu: 2 Radeon HD 7770 ghz edition(crossfire)
Motherboard: Asus p8z77v-lk
Case: maybe NZXT Phantom but I am not sure
Psu: once again not sure but nothing too expensive.
Ram: Vengence Lp 2 8gb sticks ddr3. cas latency:9 Timings: 9-9-9-24
Cpu Cooler: Corsair H100 or Hyper 212 evo(depends on the case)

I apologize for the lack of links, but I memorized the parts list because of my excitement about this build.

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11/8/12 at 5:39pm

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For the case I reccomend the NZXT Phantom. I have one myself and has sufficient airflow and enough space for components.

As for the PSU I reccomend a Seasonic or Rosewill. Even maybe a Antec High Current Gamers 850W.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD X6 1055T	Asus M5A99X-EVO	Gainward GTX 590 3GB	Corsair Vengenace 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB	Samsung 1.5TB	Seagate Barracuda 2TB	OCZ Agility 3 120GB
Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung SH-222B	Lite-on Bluray/Dvd combo	Thermaltake BigWater 760	Windows 7 Professional 64Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Benq GL2240	Logitech G510	Antec High Current Gaming 900W	Inbuilt Desk
Mouse	Audio	Audio
Saitek Cyborg R.A.T 9	Logitech Surround Sound	Steelseries Spectrum 4XB
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 3770K 5.00GHZ	Gigabyte G1.Sniper3	Gigabyte GTX 680 OC Edition	G.Skill Ripjawz 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Western Digital Green 3TB RAID0	Western Digital Green 3TB RAID0	OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD	LG OEM CD/DVD Combo
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Samsung DVD Combo	Corsair H60	Windows 7 Professional	LG 55" 3D TV
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Thermaltake eSports Challenger Pro	Antec High Current Gamers 900W	NZXT Phantom Red	Thermaltake Black Element
Audio
Thermaltake Shock One
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AMD X6 1055T	Asus M5A99X-EVO	Gainward GTX 590 3GB	Corsair Vengenace 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB	Samsung 1.5TB	Seagate Barracuda 2TB	OCZ Agility 3 120GB
Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung SH-222B	Lite-on Bluray/Dvd combo	Thermaltake BigWater 760	Windows 7 Professional 64Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Benq GL2240	Logitech G510	Antec High Current Gaming 900W	Inbuilt Desk
Mouse	Audio	Audio
Saitek Cyborg R.A.T 9	Logitech Surround Sound	Steelseries Spectrum 4XB
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Intel Core i7 3770K 5.00GHZ	Gigabyte G1.Sniper3	Gigabyte GTX 680 OC Edition	G.Skill Ripjawz 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Western Digital Green 3TB RAID0	Western Digital Green 3TB RAID0	OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD	LG OEM CD/DVD Combo
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Samsung DVD Combo	Corsair H60	Windows 7 Professional	LG 55" 3D TV
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Thermaltake eSports Challenger Pro	Antec High Current Gamers 900W	NZXT Phantom Red	Thermaltake Black Element
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Thermaltake Shock One
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11/8/12 at 6:12pm

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I would recommend a 7850 or 7870 instead of cross firing 7770s

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom 960T(unlocked so it has 5 cores)	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3	Radeon 5450	2x4gb Samsung Wonder Ram
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Crappy 110 GB SATA	Old fat ps3 hard drive	Some Random LG	Hyper 212+
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11/8/12 at 6:36pm

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2. for a case, I would recommend the Haf 912 - $60, or something alongs the lines of that, I dont like spending $100+ on a case

3. for the PSU, you can take a look at this - Corsair Builders Series 600W - $50 - 600W will be plenty, other good brands are seasonic, xfx pc power & cooling, rosewill

4. I would switch out your mobo for an ASRock Extreme 4 - $115, it is a great low-priced board and it will perform better than the asus one

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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AMD Athlon(tm) ii P340 Dual Core @2.2Ghz	Toshiba Portable PC Motherboard	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series	Kingston 4Gb (2X2Gb)
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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)
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Windows 7 Home Premium	Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse
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11/9/12 at 2:24pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zer0d3gree

1. I would not crossfire 2 7770s, you will get much better performance out of a single, more powerful card - XFX HD DD 7870 Ghz Black Edition - $230 after rebates. I personally have this card and it is excellent.
2. for a case, I would recommend the Haf 912 - $60, or something alongs the lines of that, I dont like spending $100+ on a case
3. for the PSU, you can take a look at this - Corsair Builders Series 600W - $50 - 600W will be plenty, other good brands are seasonic, xfx pc power & cooling, rosewill
4. I would switch out your mobo for an ASRock Extreme 4 - $115, it is a great low-priced board and it will perform better than the asus one

The gpu is not an option as 2 7770s will be an upgrade later on. Can the 600w psu power both cards?

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11/9/12 at 2:29pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by miked103

The gpu is not an option as 2 7770s will be an upgrade later on. Can the 600w psu power both cards?

Why ask for advice, but yet be so stubborn not too take it? What's your budget, I'll get a build for you.

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11/9/12 at 3:30pm

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600W is fine for a pair of 7770s.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-2600K @ 4.8	Asus P8P67 Pro	EVGA GTX 680 @ 1280/6600	16GB DDR3-1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	Monitor
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11/9/12 at 3:55pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by miked103

The gpu is not an option as 2 7770s will be an upgrade later on. Can the 600w psu power both cards?

yes, 600 is fine, but what is your plan when you say "upgrade later on"? do you mean you are buying one 7770 now and another later on? if that is the case I would run your computer off the 3570K and buy the 7870 when you save the money.

just my 2c

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
View all

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
View all

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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