Before I orderPost Date: 2011-02-18 |
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Drzed 
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 Topic: Before I orderPosted: 18 Feb 2011 at 10:52pm |
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So I finally got the need and cash to buy a new gaming computer
  Ok my budget is $1700, including shipping. Already got a monitor, it's a 24 inch Acer 1920x1080 H243H. Usage will be 90% gaming and basic web surfing, no video editing or anything like that. Games I play are usually rts(sc2) fps(cod) and mmos(guild wars 2 later this year perhaps). I want to be able to play them at high or near high settings with good fps. Might want to add a ssd in the future too. Sandy Bridge, should I want until the kinks are worked out or does it matter?(I would also have a little more money if I waited) And I want to know if I could go 2x560 in the future with just a 750 watt psu? Thats all I can think of right now. Any advice is welcomed. ticket #487817 price $1567 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 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 (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB 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 560 Ti 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE 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 Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz 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 Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card 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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corybo7
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Posted: 18 Feb 2011 at 10:56pm |
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You need to change your mobo to either the pro or deluxe if you want to do SLI later.........the 560 if that is all your budget will allow then it will run those games you listed at max settings at your resolution.....one thing though......you can I believe run two 560's with 750 watt PSU but you should get the 1k watt corsair just so you have some breathing room....that 750 will be almost maxed out.....but IMO your build looks solid to me
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corybo7
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Posted: 18 Feb 2011 at 10:59pm |
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http://www.digitalstormonline.
Here is a build with the changes I suggested.....comes in just a little over your budget |
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"Kindness is the Oil that keeps Friction out of Life" -myself
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DST4ME
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Posted: 19 Feb 2011 at 7:14pm |
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Cory the pro we used to suggest was the pro, not the M-pro, with the M-pro, if go sli you will have no other pci lanes open for any kind of a card, so now for dual sli deluxe is the way to go here, if you gonna suggest the M-Pro then let the person know that in sli they will not have any other pci lanes open.
Both your builds are great 
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corybo7
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Posted: 19 Feb 2011 at 7:16pm |
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yeah after I mentioned the pro i realized DS stopped offereing it......the deluxe is still good though......
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