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Post Date: 2012-11-21
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    Posted: 21 Nov 2012 at 10:12am
 
Hi all,
I've been lurking the forums for a month checking advice on other threads and waiting for the real black friday deals to appear... LOL
Below is my current configuration, it will be used for intense gaming only (all settings maxed out, high fps count) on one monitor. My budget is around 2700
What do you guys think?
Cheers!
 
 
Price 2620
With current black november discounts 2545
 
Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair Obsidian 550D
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Higher Overclocks and Unique Wi-Fi Features) <b></b>
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 2133MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <b></b>
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) <b></b>
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: !CLEARANCE: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series) (SATA 6Gbps) <b></b>
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (32MB 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) <b></b>
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 4GB (PhysX) (Classified Overclocked EVGA) <b></b>
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator 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 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth 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 8 (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:  Logitech Media Combo MK200 Keyboard and Mouse <b></b>
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
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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Drop the memory back to 1600mhz you won't see the speed of the other one

Edited by ArkansasWoman777 - 21 Nov 2012 at 10:53am
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Nov 2012 at 10:46am
Yep, drop the ram speed.  The rest looks real nice.  Strong
 
For the same money you could go with the ODE level 4 and have sli, 2x gtx670, which is alot more performance than single gtx 680.    Just a thought. Big%20Smile


Edited by bprat22 - 21 Nov 2012 at 10:47am
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Thanks for the advice, I will drop the RAM speed as suggested.

As for the single GTX 680 I'm planning to buy another one to have SLI (sometime in the near future)
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Nov 2012 at 11:13am
Sounds like a beast.Big%20Smile
 
I would, however, go with the 1050HX psu.  The 680 classifieds have 2x 8pin power plugs because of the juice they can use.  375watts per card isn't unusual if any oc'ing is done.  
 
Also, the 550D case is real nice and quiet, but, again, a sli 680 classifieds do generate more heat and the closed 550D might cause  a thermal issue if the cards get starved for cool air.  DS would know for sure so best check with them.  Of course the case can be modded with more fans if needed but then the quiet disappears. 
 
Good luck.
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Posts: 6 		  Quote AvalonOne Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Nov 2012 at 10:51am
Had to lower my budget to 2000...
What do you think of this configuration?

Total after black friday deals: 1969

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair Carbide 300R (With Window)
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Higher Overclocks and Unique Wi-Fi Features)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: !CLEARANCE: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series) (SATA 6Gbps)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
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(s): 1x AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator 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: Upgrade Chassis With Zalman Performance Fans (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Graphics Boost: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - 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 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Logitech Media Combo MK200 Keyboard and Mouse
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
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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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Nov 2012 at 11:01am
Looks good to me.  Big%20Smile
Just so you know, the Zalman fans are noisy but it would increase airflow.  You could go with the 500r case with its side panel 200mm fan for a bit less money without Zalman fans and have all the cooling you need.   But case selection can be personal so its your call of course.
 
For tops in dependability, the Hyper 212 air cooler would work great but the Vortex takes less space and works.  I like dependability when possible but that's me from decades of service.
 
As-is it is a real nice rig.  Black Friday deal saves you shipping maybe and another 2 years of warranty.  What a deal.
 
Best of luck Big%20Smile
 


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Thanks bprat, you know your stuff...
Just ordered, went with the 500R case in the end
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That was fast.   

Congrats and I did miss one thing.      Free t-shirt.     Its the law.       Email them if you want it.

Keep us updated.
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Already on Stage 3!
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On Stage 6!!!
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Moving right along.    Hopefully shipping early next week.     
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