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Post Date: 2012-02-07

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    Posted: 07 Feb 2012 at 7:16am
I have been reading this forum for a while. Income tax return coming in a few weeks so I thought I would splurge for a new computer. I have a friend who is a gamer, met a few more friends of his, seen their systems, fell in love with the DS systems. LOL. I am a newbeeee to this forum.

Budget:
No more than $3000 UNLESS for a great reason

Expectations:
Upgrade my Dell XPS and take me into the future. I am a family man, so my gaming experience will grow (three boys) but for now mostly a traditional Dell type computer.

Usage:
Right now about 85% web surfing, photos, a little business, school. My wife and oldest son are from Ukraine (speak Russian) like downloading movies from Russian web sites and watching. My middle son likes using the computer for educational learning, some elementary school games, and of course watching his favorite cartoons and movies.

15% is playing games but I can sense that percentage will increase in the coming months and year. Would like to have the proper hardware to make this happen. Won't be hardcore gamer (time wise) but like to have the system when we do play.

Special Needs:
Have several Samsung large screens in house. Would be nice if we could watch russian movie on one (wife), do homework on another Samsung monitor/TV screen, and do my gaming/work on a third monitor. Do I need three computers or can the DS computer multi task?

Saved Ticket #: 652293

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X

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 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)

System Memory: 16GB DDR3 2133MHz Corsair Vengeance (High-Performance) <b></b>

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

Expansion Bay: - No Thanks

Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)

Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks

Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)

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

Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) (Lite-On iHBS112) <b></b>

Optical Drive 2: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) <b></b>

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) <b></b>

Add-on Card: USB 3.0 4-Port PCI Express Card <b></b>

Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based) <b></b>

Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance <b></b>

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 or Deluxe Series 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 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) <b></b>
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks

Office: Microsoft Office 2010 Office Home and Business (PC Attach Key PKC) <b></b>
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) <b></b>
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

Comment: please add haf 200mm non led fan to the top of case.

I have seen many configurations, this is one I have come up with BUT I am a newbeeee, please steer me straight. As always I am looking for the best bang for my buck!

Thanks in advance,

RR
RadarRick
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  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Feb 2012 at 9:04am
Hi RadarRick.....Your build is almost right -on.
 
Change 2133Mhz RAM to 1600 MHZ..no difference you'll see
For gaming 8GB is all you need. 
D14 is a great cooler but if you want ot save a bit change to A70 which is a little more noisy but not by much is my understanding.
 
Your build allows you to go sli in the future.  sli is 2 graphic cards
 
Config # 652511   Cost $3072   Without MS Office the rig itself does stay under $3000.
 
I know nothing about hooking up multiple monitors so hopefully someone else will chime in.
 
Good Luck Big%20SmileBig%20Smile


Edited by bprat22 - 07 Feb 2012 at 9:12am
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