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7/15/12 at 3:59am

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hey Guys

Im still building my PC and I want your opinion on what CPU i should buy.... I can get a AMD phenom ii x4 945 for $105 or would it be better getting a AMD FX Black Edittion X6 for $140, im running a ASUS Sabertooth 990FX with 8GB of ram and when i get the CPU i will also buy a corsair H80 liquid cooling system....

Thanx Guys

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMDPhenom ii x4 945	ASUS Sabertooth 990FX	Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 OC	kingston HyperX
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
seagate Barracuda 7200	WD black	Corsair H100i	Windows 7 64bit
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7/15/12 at 8:24am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Joel18

hey Guys
Im still building my PC and I want your opinion on what CPU i should buy.... I can get a AMD phenom ii x4 945 for $105 or would it be better getting a AMD FX Black Edittion X6 for $140, im running a ASUS Sabertooth 990FX with 8GB of ram and when i get the CPU i will also buy a corsair H80 liquid cooling system....
Thanx Guys

The Phenom II is a much better chip IMHO, if you can find a 960T I would recommend that over the others, as about 65% of them unlock to a 1090/1100T equivilant (unlocks to 6 real cores). The cores on the FX CPUSs are different, as the X6 runs more like a triple core with hyperthreading.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
intel i7 3820	Asus X79 Rampage IV Gene	Diamond 7970	Avexir CORE series red LED 16 GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120 GB SSD	WD Blue 2.5"	ASUS DVD-RW	Win7 Ultimate
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Acer 23' LED LCD 5ms monitor	Acer 23' LED LCD 5ms monitor	Cooler Master Storm Trigger	XFX 750w
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
NZXT Phantom Full Tower in White/Red	Logitech G600	generic red/white/black mouse pad	Sony 520w stereo
Other	Other	Other	Other
Bitfenix single-sleeved cable extensions Red	Swiftech MCR420-QP	Swiftech MCR420-QP	Swiftech Apogee Drive II
Other	Other	Other	Other
Swiftech Maelsrtom	Danger Den 7970 full cover waterblock	NZXT FS200 (x5)	NZXT FX120 (x1)
Other
XSPC Xinrulian 120mm (x8)
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Intel Core i7 3820	Asus Rampage IV Gene	Diamond 7970	Gskill Trident X 4x4GB 2400 MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120 GB SSD	WD Blue 640 GB SATA 2.5"	ASUS DVD Burner	Swiftech MCR320-QP
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Power
Swiftech H220	Swiftech Komodo 7970	Windows 7 Pro	XFX 850w GOLD modular
Case
Chopped and heavily modded NZXT Phantom Full Tower
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Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120 GB SSD	WD Blue 2.5"	ASUS DVD-RW	Win7 Ultimate
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Acer 23' LED LCD 5ms monitor	Acer 23' LED LCD 5ms monitor	Cooler Master Storm Trigger	XFX 750w
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
NZXT Phantom Full Tower in White/Red	Logitech G600	generic red/white/black mouse pad	Sony 520w stereo
Other	Other	Other	Other
Bitfenix single-sleeved cable extensions Red	Swiftech MCR420-QP	Swiftech MCR420-QP	Swiftech Apogee Drive II
Other	Other	Other	Other
Swiftech Maelsrtom	Danger Den 7970 full cover waterblock	NZXT FS200 (x5)	NZXT FX120 (x1)
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XSPC Xinrulian 120mm (x8)
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Intel Core i7 3820	Asus Rampage IV Gene	Diamond 7970	Gskill Trident X 4x4GB 2400 MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120 GB SSD	WD Blue 640 GB SATA 2.5"	ASUS DVD Burner	Swiftech MCR320-QP
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Swiftech H220	Swiftech Komodo 7970	Windows 7 Pro	XFX 850w GOLD modular
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Chopped and heavily modded NZXT Phantom Full Tower
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7/15/12 at 9:31am

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I want everyone to know, EVERYBODY that has ever done a mod to their Phantom has been an inspiration for my build, and the little things have helped me to sit and think about "what are the pros and cons of each persons build, and what can I do to avoid the cons." I may be scoring a job here soon, so with that I'll have money for a better build, possibly newer motherboard, water loop, processor, and other goodies So keep an eye out for mine, may finally be able to go crazy as this job will have me working long hours and have more money than time to spend it.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II x6 1090 Thuban	Asus M4A87TD EVO	Gigabyte GTX460 SE	Kingston HyperX Genesis DDR3-1600 16GB (4x4GB)
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB SATA 6GBPS	Antec Kuhler 920 H20 CPU Liquid Cooler	Evercool Aluminum 120MM Blue LED case fan	3x NZXT 120MM Blue LED case fan
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1	HP 19" 16X10 w1907 Rebranded	HP Bluebird PS/2 Multimedia Slim keyboard	Antec Truepower New 650Watt
Case	Mouse
NZXT Phantom White	Gigabyte GM-M6800
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Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB SATA 6GBPS	Antec Kuhler 920 H20 CPU Liquid Cooler	Evercool Aluminum 120MM Blue LED case fan	3x NZXT 120MM Blue LED case fan
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1	HP 19" 16X10 w1907 Rebranded	HP Bluebird PS/2 Multimedia Slim keyboard	Antec Truepower New 650Watt
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NZXT Phantom White	Gigabyte GM-M6800
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7/15/12 at 10:23am

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7/15/12 at 10:38am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nekym78

WHAT A BAWSSSSSSSSS (Click to show)

This looks amazing.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3570k	ASRock Z77 OC Formula	Inno3d GTX 680	16GB Avexir "MPower"
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
128GB Plextor M3	750GB Seagate Momentus XT	Optical drive!? NEVARRRR	EK Supremacy Copper/Plexi
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
EK XTX 360	EK DCP 4.0	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	ASUS VS247H
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer 23"	CM Storm QuickFire Pro	Corsair AX1200i	Case Labs Merlin SM8
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
CM Storm Sentinel Advance II	Inno3d High Speed Large mousepad	Roccat Kave
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3770k	Z77 Extreme6	Sparkle Calibre GTX X480	Samsung Green 30nm
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Plextor 128GB M3	Thermaltake WATER2.0 Extreme	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	ASUS VS247H
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer 23"	CM Storm Quickfire Pro	High Power Platinum Astro PT	NZXT Switch 810 SE Gunmetal
Mouse	Audio
CM Sentinel Advance II	Corsair Vengeance 1500
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Intel Core i3 2100	Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)	Radeon HD 4870	Samsung
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Samsung	Samsung	Samsung	WD Caviar Green
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
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Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500w	SilverStone PS07	NZXT Avatar S
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3570k	ASRock Z77 OC Formula	Inno3d GTX 680	16GB Avexir "MPower"
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
128GB Plextor M3	750GB Seagate Momentus XT	Optical drive!? NEVARRRR	EK Supremacy Copper/Plexi
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
EK XTX 360	EK DCP 4.0	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	ASUS VS247H
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer 23"	CM Storm QuickFire Pro	Corsair AX1200i	Case Labs Merlin SM8
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
CM Storm Sentinel Advance II	Inno3d High Speed Large mousepad	Roccat Kave
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3770k	Z77 Extreme6	Sparkle Calibre GTX X480	Samsung Green 30nm
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Plextor 128GB M3	Thermaltake WATER2.0 Extreme	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	ASUS VS247H
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer 23"	CM Storm Quickfire Pro	High Power Platinum Astro PT	NZXT Switch 810 SE Gunmetal
Mouse	Audio
CM Sentinel Advance II	Corsair Vengeance 1500
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i3 2100	Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)	Radeon HD 4870	Samsung
RAM	RAM	RAM	Hard Drive
Samsung	Samsung	Samsung	WD Caviar Green
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Samsung	Air D:	Windows 7 Home Premium	LG 32" 1080p HDTV
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7/15/12 at 4:28pm

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@nekym78, external rad?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I7 3770K	Asrock fatal1ty Professional	Powercolor 7950	G skill ripjaws
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
corsair ssd force3	corsair ssd force3	asus dvd burner	swiftech mcp 655, swiftech mcr 360-QP
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7/15/12 at 5:04pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceycold

Any of you guys ever hear a popping sound in your case every now and then?

Mine makes a strange clicking sound. I can't tell where it is coming from.

Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i7 940	Rampage III Extreme	AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series	AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
RAM	RAM	RAM	RAM
Kingston	Kingston	Kingston	Kingston
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velociraptor	AOC E2243Fwk	cooler Master	Cooler Master Scout
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RAM	RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling
Corsair	Corsair	seagate momentus	noctua c14
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Pro	aoc e2243fwk	corsair gs 700	NZXT Phantom
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RAM	RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling
Corsair	Corsair	seagate momentus	noctua c14
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Pro	aoc e2243fwk	corsair gs 700	NZXT Phantom
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7/15/12 at 5:40pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kgtuning

@nekym78, external rad?

Yes

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7/15/12 at 7:25pm

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Sweet nek, that baby looks sick!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5-3570k	Asus P8Z77-V	EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2GB	G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1600mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM Green	Western Digital 500GB 7200RPM Blue	OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD	Lite-On 24x Writer/Burner/Reader
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler	Windows 7 x64	Acer G235H 24" 1920x1080 Monitor	Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard
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Corsair HX750 750watt Power Supply	NZXT Phantom	Razer Naga	Razer Goliathus Speed Extended Edition
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM Green	Western Digital 500GB 7200RPM Blue	OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD	Lite-On 24x Writer/Burner/Reader
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler	Windows 7 x64	Acer G235H 24" 1920x1080 Monitor	Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard
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Corsair HX750 750watt Power Supply	NZXT Phantom	Razer Naga	Razer Goliathus Speed Extended Edition
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7/15/12 at 8:17pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nekym78

Yes

Wow that's a gigantic badass radiator!

Does the fans inside have leds?
I bet it would look badass especially in the dark when you switch it ON

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i7 2600k	ASUS P8Z77-V PRO	MSI Radeon HD 7850 Power Edition	MSI Radeon HD 7850 Power Edition
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
PATRIOT MEMORY VIPER 3 INTEL® EXTREME MASTERS E...	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB	ADATA SP900 SSD	Samsung Super WriteMaster DVDRW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H80	WIndows 7 Professional	Samsung LED 24 Inch Monitor	Razer Lycosa Mirror
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
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PATRIOT MEMORY VIPER 3 INTEL® EXTREME MASTERS E...	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB	ADATA SP900 SSD	Samsung Super WriteMaster DVDRW
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Corsair H80	WIndows 7 Professional	Samsung LED 24 Inch Monitor	Razer Lycosa Mirror
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
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