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Post Date: 2012-01-29
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    Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 6:03am
Hello everyone.  I'm looking for a gaming build and I don't know much when it comes to parts.  Any help I would appreciate.

I game now at 1920 1200 on a 24 inch monitor.  I would like to stay around 3k give or take a couple hundred.  In the future I would like to go at a higher resolution and maybe run duel monitors.  So I guess I would like SLI??
Also I'm paranoid when it comes to keeping the pc cool so I would like a good air flow build.  Liquid?
Same with the PS.  1050?
I don't know anything about MB's.  I also don't need a monitor, keyboard or a good sound card.
So would anyone help me by building me a gaming pc around 3k?
Thank you very much!!!  I hope I gave you enough info to go on.


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Ticket #: 647011
Chassis Model: Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Processor:Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
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Motherboard:ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
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System Memory:8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
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Power Supply:1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
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» Storage / Connectivity
Expansion Bay:- No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1:1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
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Set 1 Raid Options:- No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2:1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)
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Hard Drive Set 3:- No Thanks
Optical Drive 1:DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
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Optical Drive 2:- No Thanks
Internet Access:High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
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» Graphics / Multimedia
Video Card(s):2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
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Add-on Card:- No Thanks
Sound Card:Integrated Motherboard Audio
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» Digital Storm Engineering Lab
Extreme Cooling:AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
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H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow:Standard Factory Chassis Fans
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Internal Lighting:- No Thanks
Enhancements:- No Thanks
Chassis Mod's:- No Thanks
Noise Reduction:- No Thanks
LaserMark:- No Thanks

CPU Boost:Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
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Video 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
» Software
Windows OS:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
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Recovery Tools:Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
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Virus Protection:- No Thanks
Office Suite:- No Thanks
Game:- No Thanks
» Accessories / Goodies
Display:- No Thanks
Surge Protector:- No Thanks
Audio:- No Thanks
Keyboard:- No Thanks
Mouse:- No Thanks
External Storage:- No Thanks
T-Shirt:- No Thanks
Total Cost: 2,819
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Posts: 612 		  Quote kane860 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 10:32am
if you going to increase resolution in the future and add another monitor, might want to step up the sli GTX570's to the 2.5gb version.. also swich the OS to Windows Professional in that build.  Everything else looks good to me in that build.
System:
HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO
16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's
WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD / GTX570 2.5gb GPU / Noctua D14 Cooler
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Posts: 17 		  Quote frnk55 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 11:40am
Thanks guys for the responses!  Anyone else want to chime in?  3k is a lot of money so I want to make sure I get my pc right.
BTW, should I go liquid for cooling or isn't it necessary?


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Posts: 612 		  Quote kane860 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 12:09pm

unless you plan on getting liquid cooling stage 4 or higher, stick to air cooling.  And for that CPU, air cooling will be just fine.. dont need liquid cooling.  That A70 cooler will be just fine but if you did want to step up the air cooling, go with the Noctua D14..that cooler is a beast.

System:
HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO
16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's
WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD / GTX570 2.5gb GPU / Noctua D14 Cooler
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Posts: 2254 		  Quote FrankW Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 1:43pm
Hi frnk55,

You will definitely need SLI and for another $100 you can move up to the 570 2.5Gb.

Make sure you order the free T-Shirt. I wear mine every time I go into Best Buy.

Ask DS to add the second OEM 200mm fan to the top of the case. Ask them not to exceed a Vcore of 1.4 volts.

Frank
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Posts: 17 		  Quote frnk55 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 2:28pm
Originally posted by FrankW

Hi frnk55,

You will definitely need SLI and for another $100 you can move up to the 570 2.5Gb.

Make sure you order the free T-Shirt. I wear mine every time I go into Best Buy.

Ask DS to add the second OEM 200mm fan to the top of the case. Ask them not to exceed a Vcore of 1.4 volts.

Frank

Good stuff.  Thanks for the info!
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I have nothing to add, whatever I would say everybody covered

so I will just repeat and provide link:

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan

Ask for vcore lower then 1.4 for your oc.

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Posts: 17 		  Quote frnk55 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 4:08pm
Thanks again all.  Order has been placed!Drooling  Now the waiting begins. 
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 11:24pm
Our pleasure

Congrats Let the torture begin

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