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   Budget: $2000

Including One Monitor and A computer table.

Expectations:

 Single Monitor. Res at 1980x1020

Usage:

Gaming, Mainly BF3, SC2, and Diablo 3.

Special Needs:

Possibly Air Cool with Noctua NH-D14.  Also want I5-2500K CPU.

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Purepenny Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13 Aug 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Quote Reply Topic: Building New computer Posted: 26 Mar 2012 at 8:04pm
	Budget: $2000 Including One Monitor and A computer table. Expectations: Single Monitor. Res at 1980x1020 Usage: Gaming, Mainly BF3, SC2, and Diablo 3. Special Needs: Possibly Air Cool with Noctua NH-D14. Also want I5-2500K CPU.

kenage Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Mar 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 59	Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2012 at 8:58pm
	Does the $2000 include the table? Or is it a separate expense? Considerations include how much room for expansion you need, i.e. will you be adding a second video card in the future to this rig? Since it is the most graphically-intensive game you list, what quality settings do you want to hit on BF3? The baseline Level 2 Dreadnought is a good place to start configuration at. I would consider the following build. Of note are a GTX 570 2.5GB (which is very close to the 580, with a lower price tag), the Corsair A70 and corresponding Stage 1 OC. If your budget for the comp alone is $2000, you can bump to an i7 2600K and/or the Noctua heatsink/fan and be within the budget. Saved Ticket Number: 669225 Total Cost: $1748 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (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 570 2.5GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA 025-P3-1579-BR) 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 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 (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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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: 27 Mar 2012 at 7:28am
	The A70 cooler is gone for good. Corsair discontinued. DS just hasn't updated the config builder. You'd need the D14 or stick with A50 with no or stage one oc. To save a little more, if you will never sli, take kenage's build and drop motherboard to the LE version and save $82. Also, consider the ODE level 1.. Good price if budget is tight. Edited by bprat22 - 27 Mar 2012 at 7:28am

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