• $1200 guts-only build, thoughts?
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Alright, I'm looking at about a $1200 limit. That includes a HDD not listed below which will be purchased when prices come back down. This is my second gaming machine, so I'll be bringing over monitor, keyboard, mouse, OS, headphones, and case. I'm just looking for the guts on this one. I intend to run this thing between 4.5Ghz and 5Ghz 24/7, so I'm hoping that the NH-D14 and case cooling from the PC-K62 will do me just fine. I've been out of the PC building scene for a year or so now, so any comments or thoughts on the parts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Nnt]Part list permalink[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Nnt/by_merchant]Part price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80623i52500k]Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($179.99 @ Microcenter) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14]Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler[/url] ($79.99 @ Amazon) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-p8z68vprogen3]Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url] ($214.99 @ Newegg) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996776]Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($49.99 @ Newegg) [b]Hard Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-internal-hard-drive-cssdf90gb3bk]Corsair Force Series 3 90GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[/url] ($149.99 @ Newegg) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-hd697acnfc]XFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB Video Card[/url] ($299.99 @ Newegg) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-power-supply-ocz700mxsp]OCZ 700W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url] ($49.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sony-optical-drive-ad7260s0b]Sony AD-7260S-0B DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($21.49 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Total:[/b] $1046.42 [i](Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)[/i] [i](Generated 2011-12-03 13:48 EST-0500)[/i]
Maybe the cooler's a bit overboard on price, i have the 2500k overclocked to 4.3ghz and it's very cool with the Asus Hyper 212
The asus hyper 212? that's a new one
[QUOTE=bull3tmagn3t;33553182]Maybe the cooler's a bit overboard on price, i have the 2500k overclocked to 4.3ghz and it's very cool with the [b]CoolerMaster[/b] Hyper 212[/QUOTE] Coolermaster makes the Hyper 212+ afaik. Might want to get a bit more powerful PSU so you can XFire in the future. I am not sure if your current one is fine.
Well I'm thinking I'm going to try and run 5Ghz constant, so I need something that will (hopefully) keep me 20-30C away from the CPU TjMAX during extended loads. I've been looking at the performance on the Hyper 212+, and it doesn't look good enough for my use case. Also, if you think a more powerful PSU is in line, what kind of wattage should I be aiming for?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186[/url] Cheaper ram. Also I would honestly just get a 560 ti since its $244 and its almost the exact same performance as a 6970 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565[/url]
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