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Post Date: 2012-01-24
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    Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 8:26am
Budget:
$2000, preferably including monitor and shipping but that isn't completely necessary, they could be on top of it. Don't need a mouse or keyboard

Expectations:
To be able to last for at least a few years, play games like Diablo 3, Skyrim, and Guild Wars 2 as well as possible, within budget. Also looking to have dual monitors eventually

Usage:
Mostly gaming and video watching. Often at the same time.

Special Needs:
Its fairly dusty here, and would prefer it to run as quietly as possible.

Thank you for any help you can give.
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Posts: 612 		  Quote kane860 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 8:34am
what is the native resolution you will be gaming at?
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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Wouldn't that depend on what monitor I get?
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Posts: 612 		  Quote kane860 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 9:11am
yea lol  any ideas?
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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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1920 x 1080?
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 10:18am
Hi poppinjae....For your budget and gaming resolution and assuming monitor is 24" or less the ODE 1 is the best bang for the buck.  $1539   Hard to beat the price.
 
If you wanted to go to $2000 or so, you could get a custom build with better psu, case and mobo and overclock but the gaming performance would be about the same. 
Example is build # 647484   $1991
 
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 PRO (Intel P67 Chipset) (New B3 REV 3.1 Revision)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Seagate Barracuda (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (Model: ST500DM002)
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: 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 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 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: - No Thanks
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

For another couple hundred you get a build capable of sli ( dual graphic cards ).  Just up the mobo and psu to 1050.  Add a gpu later.

Hope this helps..Good LuckBig%20Smile

  

 
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 1:59pm
If your games don't utilize sli correctly then ode 1 or the build bprat22 posted is what you want, if they do sli then we need to change stuff around and budget will need to be stretched, or we can go with bprat22's build but make it so that it supports sli.

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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Posts: 4 		  Quote poppinjae Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 3:11pm
Thanks for the advice, I'm thinking that I might go with the ode 1.
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 3:42pm
Good choice.     Tough to beat the price and you'll have great gaming.
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 8:55pm
Our pleasure and good luck

ode 1 is a good choice for its price.

Edited by DST4ME - 24 Jan 2012 at 8:55pm

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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