Always built my own in past

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   Budget:

Like to stay under $3,000 (keep my amazing lovely wife happy!)

Expectations:

Have always built my computers in past.  This go around want to have a high quality gaming machine built for me.  I just want to open the box plug it in and play!  I want to be blown away.  I work hard now I want someone to do the hard work. I am a perfectionist though.  Fast Fast Fast please.

Usage:

Gaming with all the graphic goodness.  Mostly MMO's with some FPS thrown in and single player RPG's.  I also do some video encoding and burning to blu-ray as well as photo editing. 

Special Needs:

May want to try a three monitor setup. Would a 4GB card do anything for me for multi-monitor over a 2GB card? 

Also want to keep everything cool but keep the computer as quite as possible.

Saved Ticket #: [829987]

Specifications:

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair 650D

Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish

Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish

Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)

Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar)

System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance)

Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) 

Expansion Bay: - No Thanks

Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series)

Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks

Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (64MB Cache)

Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks

Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R)

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) (Overclocked EVGA)

Add-on Card: - No Thanks

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100i 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-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 8 (64-Bit Edition)

Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 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 (Extra Large)

Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed

Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

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WolfAK Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 May 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Always built my own in past Posted: 21 May 2013 at 2:29pm
	Budget: Like to stay under $3,000 (keep my amazing lovely wife happy!) Expectations: Have always built my computers in past. This go around want to have a high quality gaming machine built for me. I just want to open the box plug it in and play! I want to be blown away. I work hard now I want someone to do the hard work. I am a perfectionist though. Fast Fast Fast please. Usage: Gaming with all the graphic goodness. Mostly MMO's with some FPS thrown in and single player RPG's. I also do some video encoding and burning to blu-ray as well as photo editing. Special Needs: May want to try a three monitor setup. Would a 4GB card do anything for me for multi-monitor over a 2GB card? Also want to keep everything cool but keep the computer as quite as possible. Saved Ticket #: [829987] Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair 650D Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (64MB Cache) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) 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) (Overclocked EVGA) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100i 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-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 8 (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 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 (Extra Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

bprat22 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391	Quote Reply Posted: 22 May 2013 at 3:47am
	Hi WolfAK ..... Welcome to the forums. Thats a real nice build but I would change a couple of selections to get the best bang for your dollar. Change ram to DS standard. The tall heat spreaders do look nice but not needed. Go with WD Caviar Black HDD. Excellant HDD. Put the money saved into a sli, 2x gtx 670. The gtx 670 is almost the same performance as 680 and the sli will almost double your performance, especially if you want the game on multi monitor or higher res 30" . For about $130 extra, if I figured it right, and still under $3000 , you'll have a stronger setup. 4gb vram is little used. Higher res multi monitor , apps with hd large files or heavily modded Skyrim with texture mods is about it. Hope this helps and good luck.

lusiphur Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138	Quote Reply Posted: 23 May 2013 at 6:54am
	I'd change Windows 8 to Windows 7, but that's just me.
	Marshmellow Fluff is proof of a higher existence. ----------------------- Tardis >>> My Digital Storm Bolt with GTX TITAN

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