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Post Date: 2011-02-20

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    Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 4:46am
Hi everyone, just ordered my first DS computer and wanted to introduce myself, i'm mostly just a lurker but thought I'd drop in and say hi.

I put in my order on Friday and really looking forward to my new rig!  Unfortunately I have a pretty tight budget (around $1,500) but I couldn't hold off any longer, my poor 5 year old Dell just can't take anymore.

this machine will be mostly used for MMO's (Everquest 2 has been my game of choice for the last couple years, but really looking forward to Rift) and also whatever single player games catch my eye.  I tend to stick to my consoles for shooters, but that may change after getting a rig that can actually play them nicely, heh.

anyway, here are the specs I ordered, for those interested, and I look forward to much lurking on the forums.
Any advice or suggestions are much welcomed.

System Configuration
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Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)
Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) (NOTE: Disables 2 Front USB Ports)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
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 560 Ti 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler (120mm Radiator) (Great Value)
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: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz
Graphics Boost: FREE: 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 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)

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  Quote rholyrag Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 5:03am
Congrats on your order...Excited!  Welcome to the forums!
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  Quote Ingram Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 5:55am
Thanks!
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  Quote Ingram Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 8:33am
just curious, I know my cooling selection and power supply isn't the best, but should I stick with it, or go to a high end air cooling system/power supply?  I really doubt i'll do anymore overclocking, but anything is possible.
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 9:50am
change psu to corsair 750w, it has its own 5 year warranty.

change cpu cooler to Noctua NH-U12P
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  Quote Ingram Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:21pm
Thanks DST, i'll talk to 'em about that.
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:45pm
My pleasure and good luck        
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