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Post Date: 2011-09-12
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    Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 5:31pm
budget: $3000-$3500
Expectations: good gaming performance
Usage:  Gaming (skyrim, diablo III etc

Any advice on what changes I can make to better this? Gathered info based on posts from the forums.

ticket #  596178


Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 510 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Tech) (EVGA Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
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for that powersuply i would get sli 580. but if u want sli 570's get ODE lvl 3! its best. and if u gonna overclock ur cpu i would get water cooling system like H70. but still i would highly recommend u ODE lvl 3. it got 120gb of ssd, nice cpu cooler and sli 570. i am getting ODE lvl 3 in a few weeks. cant wait! :)
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 5:49pm
emmn, vlad, what gpu you get is not decided based on what psu you have, its decided based on what kinda gpu power you need, unless you want to throw your money out the window , non of us recommend the h70 since it gets beat by a70 air cooler.

@Demonic, what res are you planing on gaming?

Edited by DST4ME - 12 Sep 2011 at 5:50pm

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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1920x1200 resolution with a dell U2412
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For that res that is a solid beast, with gpu upgrade options better then ode 3, but ode 3 will give you the same performance for less, tho your config has much better psu,cpu cooler and better mobo, case and hdd2.

IMHO I like your config cause it can do sli 580 if needed in the future unlike ode 3 and I like the parts your config has over ode, but you can't beat ode's price.

if you have the budget go with your config, if your budget is tight go with ode 3.

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Posts: 8 		  Quote Demonic Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 5:57pm
Thanks for the advice, time to go hit the buy button :)


Edited by Demonic - 12 Sep 2011 at 5:58pm
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lol, Don't forget that the haf x fits another 200mm fan on top, for some reason CM no longer offers the non led ones, so either grab a red led one and add it yourself or ask DS to put one on top for you, so that you endup with the best airflow case can do, here is the fan you want:

200mm red led fan

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Lol, oops too late.Anyway to tell them after purchase?LOL
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 6:09pm
ya just email them right now:

[email protected]

btw

Congrats Let the torture begin

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Thanks and LOL 
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My pleasure and good luck

Edited by DST4ME - 12 Sep 2011 at 7:11pm

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