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Post Date: 2013-05-22

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    Posted: 22 May 2013 at 3:42pm
ok im trying to keep the rig under 2500. it's going to be for mainly gaming, surfing and watching movies etc. i play alot of games (all types and im a big fan of running everything on the best settings). here is the rig i made using some advice i seen others give in other posts. let me know what u think:

price $2403

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 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 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance
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
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
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 7 Home Premium (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 (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

one question though. my current rig is from DS and my power supply died after 3 years. a friend of mine said it was probably due to overclocking the system. should i not overclock this time? i ended up buying a new power supply off newegg and the system is up and running again but it was a pain in the behind being without a comp for 5 days waiting for it to come in, any idea on this? thanks

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  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 23 May 2013 at 3:08am
Hi Godhand456.... That rig is right-on in my opinion.     Quality parts and with the Sabertooth mobo and the psu, you can easily add another gtx670 in sli if ever needed.    

I doubt overclocking took out the psu early.   Oc'ing does draw a little more from the supply but so does adding an extra HDD, anything external, etc.    If the added draw was 'dirty', meaning current ripple, unstable voltage then possible for a boarderline psu but that 1050hx is an excellant psu with plenty of headroom and a 7 year warranty plus oc is clean.


Congrats on a nice build and good luck.

New video cards are supposedly only a couple of weeks away if you want to take a wait and see.   But, gtx 670 is great.

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  Quote Godhand456 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 23 May 2013 at 8:05am
ya im debating with the upgrade on the motherboard to the sabertooth. i dont know if i will ever add another video card to it, but i like to always have that option just in case.

ya i dunno what killed my old power supply. could of been alot of things. as long as overclocking is "safe", then i dont mind doing it. i dont want to shorten the lifespan of the computer. i like to keep rigs for awhile. i tend to use one for 3-4 years and then buy a new one and give the old rig to my kids.
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  Quote Godhand456 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 25 May 2013 at 8:53am
any other advice ppl want to offer? 
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  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 25 May 2013 at 9:00am
Just that overclocking done right will not shorten the cpu's longevity.  The chips are made for it, and with proper cooling and DS doing it, really no problem.  Sometimes a call to DS is needed to tweek it a bit, but that's not the usual. 
 
 
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