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    Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 6:08pm
Looking to spend between 2000 - 2500 dollars. The minimum would be best if possible. Mainly going to be used to play games (Battlefield 3, Skyrim type games) and some occasional video compositing, editing and 3D modeling/rendering. I'll probably be switching it back and forth from my living room LCD (55") and my computer monitor (22" LCD). I only need a tower and no other accessories. Some wants: 6-core, no SSD, 1-TB drive, option for SLI in the future.

What would be the best build for my money's worth? Thanks.
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why no ssd but 1TB drive?

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i'd rather have more storage.
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But hdd prices are very high right now, for same price/less you can get a ssd, and then add the hdd later when their prices come back down to normal.

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I'd still rather pay the same price for more storage.
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how is this build? anything i can take out of there and still keep six cores, do dual sli and be able to add on for 2-3 years?
http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=632859
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I'd change the 8gb corsair ram to 8gb of digital storm ram.. as DST keeps saying, ram is all the same.. not worth the bump in price.. and I would take those dollars saved and upgrade the mother board to the ASUS Deluxe... maybe want to drop down the GPU to the GTX570 and upgrade the GPU next year when the new ones come out.. think you should also upgrade that cooler to the Noctua D14.
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@kane Thank you Thank you. Really love the feedback and good idea on the graphics card!!!
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no problem.. everyone keeps saying that there is only small performance differences between the 570 and 580.. and since new cards are coming out soon, may be a good idea to save some money on gpu now and buying the best one of the new bunch when they come out.
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This is much better:

Here you go Ticket# 633060 --- $2,751 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
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 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
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 (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI)
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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
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 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
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: - No Thanks
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

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan


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Very nicE! Thanks DST. One quick question about the Case. when it come to it, does it matter which one I get, should i go for the cheapest?
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Case is a important part of your config, reason why we love the haf x is because for its price it gives you amazing airflow, better than more expensive cases.

My config is basically best bang for your buck on a the x79 which is what you wanted, so every part was chosen for a specific reason.

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DST, thanks so much for helping me out. Sucks for me, thinking my big purchase this year would be a computer, but now have to buy a new car for the family. really sucks. I still want to get on this holiday sale (will it end Dec 31?) and been going over and over customization to get it down to a good price but still great performance. I've got a simple cheaper gfx card in there, im thinking i will eventually upgrade that at some point. please let me know what you think and if it's possible to come down more. thank you again.

Ticket Number: 637717
Total Price with Instant Savings: $2,488.00

Direct Load URL: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=637717

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master Storm Enforcer <b></b>
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) <b></b>
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 850W Corsair TX850 V2 (Dual SLI Compatible) <b></b>
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) <b></b>
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks <b></b>
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (PhysX Technology) (Overclocked EVGA Edition) <b></b>
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H80 Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
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 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
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: - No Thanks
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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Hi e11eventoes..My two cents worth...I have the gtx560 and play BF3 on high, not ultra, and Skyrim on ultra and they both play smooth as a baby's arse.Big%20Smile
The gtx570 is about 20% better with frames, but like others have said, a gpu upgrade when you can will be easy. 
Sometimes family expenses do get in the way of all our toys.Cry
Good luck.Big%20Smile 
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glad to hear the 560 still manages to play those games smoothly. hey, high works for me at this point. im comfortable enough switching out gfx cards that I'm willing to wait later down the road to upgrade. Thanks for the feedback.
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The only two things that would "concen" me that I would say, based on your current situation include the power supply and the cooler.  I think for your current situation, the power supply would be sufficient but if you could upgrade to one of the HX series corsair units, that might be a good idea.  If not, I think you will be fine still.  But the cooler that you have is the corsair H80 which is a stage 2 liquid cooler.  I think you may want to switch this to stage 2 air cooling such as the Corsair A70 or even better, the Noctua D14.  I think the noctua is only like $40 more and if you did get the noctua, just make sure to ask for the newer se2011 version to fit the x79 chipset you have there.. Just my thoughts.. 
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16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's
WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD / GTX570 2.5gb GPU / Noctua D14 Cooler
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any advice is good advice. I'm just crossing my fingers that I can finally purchase the computer without anything else going downhill for me. I'll do some of the configurations you mentioned and see where I'm at with price. thanks.
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quick question on windows 7 home and professional. is it true that the home version will only read up to 16 GB of ram? eventually i might want to add more ram as well.
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I never researched it much but here's a chart from Windows website.
 
VersionLimit on X86Limit on X64
Windows 7 Ultimate

4 GB

192 GB

Windows 7 Enterprise

4 GB

192 GB

Windows 7 Professional

4 GB

192 GB

Windows 7 Home Premium

4 GB

16 GB

Windows 7 Home Basic

4 GB

8 GB

Windows 7 Starter

2 GB

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I think for your work the 570 is the sweet spot, and your cpu cooler needs to be changed.

why the 850w? I only recommend hx and ax psu from corsair for reliability and perfomrance.

if you want more then 16GB of ram you need win7 pro. keep mobo's limit in mind tho.

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DST - how about this? it's really way beyond more than what I can spend at the moment. anyway to bring down the price and still good performance?

Ticket Number: 639312
Total Price with Instant Savings: $2,819.00

Direct Load URL: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=639312

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master Storm Enforcer
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)  <b></b>
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Edition) <b></b>
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI) <b></b>
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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
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 Professional (64-Bit Edition) <b></b>
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
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: - No Thanks
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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Hi e11eventoes,

You are budget limited and making performace compromises to save money. This is a gaming system and you don't need 16Gb of memory. Here is a system that has much better performance than your system playing games like BF-3. I know you want a 3903 CPU but I wouldn't scrifise my GPU power to get it. Nor would I sacrifise the HAF-X case. My build is a compromise in that it doesn't have a SSD.

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Configuration: 639370 Cost: $2671


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 (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - 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 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
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 (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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thanks much. yea, i was hoping I'd be able to use my gaming machine to do some cinema4D and After Effects work on it too. that's why I hope to go with the six-core processor and extra ram. I think if I can't game on ultra settings, i'd at least get by on some at least decent high settings. and maybe if i can do a little bit of freelancing work with the new computer, i'd make up for some cost to get it. hope so. thanks again.
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Thanks e11eventoes, that makes sense.

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3930k = Awesome
System:
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16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's
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kane approves! thanks. if all looks good, i'm close to pulling the trigger. 
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Hopefully last question - Would it be worth it to get a liquid cooling system vs just fans? is my setup sufficient with just the fans?
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Not sure what ya picked with the configs above but the D14 or A70 is good-to-go.Big%20Smile
The H for hydro series won't do any better and the air coolers are more reliable.
 
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thanks for the info. man, you don't know how tough it is. :) I really REALLY want to make sure this is the perfect computer for how much money I'm going to put into it. I think I'm almost there. The community here knows way more than i do, so if everyone thinks it's good to go then I feel good about it. This is my final (?) build:

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=639312
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NICE AwesomeAwesome
I'm jealous.
 
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Ha! yea, i'll make sure to get one of the tshirts. 
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if 3930k then why not this:

Here you go Ticket# 639856 --- $2,860 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
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 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 16GB 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 (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI)
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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
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 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
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: - No Thanks
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

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan

Ask for vcore lower then 1.4 for your oc.

You add ssd and another gpu later.

Edited by DST4ME - 04 Jan 2012 at 5:54pm

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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I DID IT!!!! OH MY GOODNESS, I CANNOT WAIT FOR MY COMPUTER!!!! DST, I cut a few things down so that I can get it under 2500 bucks. Other than that it's pretty much what you have spec'd out for me. thank you and thanks to the people on here. I will keep you guys posted on the rig. thank you again!!!!
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Congrats.Awesome
After you play for awhile pics would be great.Big%20SmileBig%20Smile
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Definitely!
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