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Post Date: 2012-03-26
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    Posted: 26 Mar 2012 at 6:06pm
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Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master Elite 430
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 P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Seagate Barracuda (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache)
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 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA)
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: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Green)
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: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial 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 (Medium)
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
 
Price Range $2000-$2500
 
Looking for some reccomended changes and upgrages, will be using this computer for gaming on a 21.5" 1920X 1080 ASUS monitor.
 
Current games: BF3, Skyrim, Wow (quiting for either rift or the old republic)
 
trying to stick with a medium sized case, nothing too huge since im in the military and staying in a small shared room .
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Looks pretty good for the most part... I myself have read that the Corsair H100 is better than the H80 in both acoustics and cooling performance, if that's worth $30.
You should be able to hit Stage 2 OC either way with the H80 or H100.

A GTX 680 is overkill for a single 1080p monitor, but it's good for future investments—SLI with the 680 is phenomenal, though the HD 7970 crossfires better with just two cards—and the 680 will perform better than the previous forum recommendations of 2x 570s.


I don't know what dimensions you've got for the space the case is filling, but cases that utilize a vertical motherboard orientation (e.g. the Silverstone Raven 2) are more squat than a normal ATX case.
I haven't spooled through all of the DS cases to know which takes up the smallest volume, but looking at a handful, the AeroCool AeroEngine Plus is the smallest by volume.


Otherwise, it looks pretty good to me.
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Posts: 23 		  Quote Seachickens18 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Mar 2012 at 7:44pm
Originally posted by kenage

Looks pretty good for the most part... I myself have read that the Corsair H100 is better than the H80 in both acoustics and cooling performance, if that's worth $30.
You should be able to hit Stage 2 OC either way with the H80 or H100.

A GTX 680 is overkill for a single 1080p monitor, but it's good for future investments—SLI with the 680 is phenomenal, though the HD 7970 crossfires better with just two cards—and the 680 will perform better than the previous forum recommendations of 2x 570s.


I don't know what dimensions you've got for the space the case is filling, but cases that utilize a vertical motherboard orientation (e.g. the Silverstone Raven 2) are more squat than a normal ATX case.
I haven't spooled through all of the DS cases to know which takes up the smallest volume, but looking at a handful, the AeroCool AeroEngine Plus is the smallest by volume.


Otherwise, it looks pretty good to me.
Thanks for the advice, will still be about  months before i order it, nearing the end of my deployment so trying to a build knocked out of the way so i can order it right when i hit the States again.
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