First time build, any suggestions?Post Date: 2011-09-25 |
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txranger 
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 Topic: First time build, any suggestions?Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 3:28pm |
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Budget around $2500 just for the tower... $2000 would be better...
Use mostly for web surfing, text based sports sims, strategy games, MS Office, photo & video editing and storage... Would like it to be able to run some of the newer games at a fairly high resolution...Would like to be able to upgrade it in the future... Looking to get a new Dell UltraSharp U2711 27” Monitor to go with it... Not really sold on the SSD... Have read of some of the failures with these drives and I am unsure if I want to get one at this time... Want to be able to have a backup the main HD and backup the secondary HD as quickly and easy as possible... Would like it to be as quiet as possible... Do dust filters hinder the cooling and do they really help on keeping dust out? Thanks in advance for any suggestions... Ticket Number: 599231 Total Price with Instant Savings: $2,615.00 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) <b></b> System Memory: 8GB 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: Hard Drive Hot Swap Bay (EZ-Rack) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 2x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition) <b></b> Set 1 Raid Options: Configure HDD Set 1 to a Raid 1 Config - Mirror (Requires Two HDDs) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) <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 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Edition) 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 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 Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) <b></b> Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Install/Test 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: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 4 Year Limited Warranty <b></b> |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 3:36pm |
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SSD is a pretty important part of having a balanced system, balanced system means a system that has the least amount of bottleneck and one that gives you the most out of your components.
all ssds are not the same so you can't say since these are full of troubles, those ssd will be the same. intel 320 has a great track record and is the new gen of x25 which also has/had a great track record, its also the only ssd to have a 5 year warranty. 95% of noise comes from your gpus's fans when under load. filter only hurt airflow if you don't clean them and let them get clogged up by dust and etc. |
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txranger
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Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 4:53pm |
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Didn't really say that SSD's are full of troubles, just said that I had read of failures in the SSD's and was unsure of purchasing one at this time... That's why I posted my questions here to get suggestions on my build... I appreciate your response and would welcome further suggestions regarding my build?
Anyone know what the failure rate of the intel 320 is? |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 4:58pm |
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most people have the intel 320 here with no problems, not sure what the exact rate is but its very low, the 320 is the only ssd that has a 5 year warranty, intel did that because of 320's reliability.
your build looks good but you are missing the ssd performance for os/apps/games. |
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txranger
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Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 5:06pm |
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many thanks...
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DST4ME
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Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 5:43pm |
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My pleasure and good luck
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