Need advice on new PCPost Date: 2012-06-01 |
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laputa73 
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 Topic: Need advice on new PCPosted: 01 Jun 2012 at 2:11pm |
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I have been looking to replace my 7 yr old PC and when Diablo 3 came out and my system was obsolete for the game, it really put me to work. I use my PC for gaming (Starcreaft, Diablo, Football Manager), movies and music mainly. I want a system that can support two 27 inch monitors and it would be great to get ones that offer 2,560x1,440 resolution. I like the idea of being able to play, watch movies, browse (pick 2) at the same time without switching windows. My budget is up to 5.5k and I want something that can last me another 5 year minimum. I also like lots of hard drive space and memory.
I have been recommended DS by a colleague and reading through these forums have put a config together that I would like to get some feedback on. Greatly appreciate it. Thanks! Ticket Number: 694623 Total Price with Instant Savings: $5,069.00 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 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core) Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) <b></b> System Memory: 64GB DDR3 1600Mhz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <b></b> Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) <b></b> Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (240GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) <b></b> Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (2TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) <b></b> Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: USB 3.0 4-Port PCI Express Card <b></b> Sound Card: Creative Labs Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based) <b></b> Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition) 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/Deluxe/Sabertooth 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 Professional (64-Bit Edition) <b></b> 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: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) <b></b> 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 |
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bprat22
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Posted: 01 Jun 2012 at 2:41pm |
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Hi laputa73....... You put together a great config. If its in the budget then go for it. If you want to save some $$$ then I would suggest you go with the Z77 Deluxe mobo with l7-3770k chip in the Dreadnought level 2 config. The X79 mobo and 3930 k 6 core chip is for video editing, rendering,etc. Gaming will not utilize it. Also, 64gb ram is overkill. Gaming only uses 8gb if that. At least drop to 16gb. Also, the sli gtx 670 for lots less will give you almost the same gaming as sli 680 within 10fps or so. Plus DS just listed the gtx 670 4Gb version. The higher vram will help on 2560x1440 or so resolution. Just a few things to consider and best of luck.
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laputa73
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Posted: 01 Jun 2012 at 3:18pm |
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bprat22, thanks for the feedback! having second thoughts abt the 27 inch monitors. bnut go instead for the 23 inch ones and you seem to be big fan of the the delll ultrasharp U2312HM so might go for those instead.
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bprat22
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Posted: 01 Jun 2012 at 3:35pm |
 I do like my UltraSharp. If you go with the 23 or 24" monitor you could stick with 2GD version of gtx 670. Lets us know and keep us updated.
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laputa73
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Posted: 01 Jun 2012 at 4:33pm |
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i made some modifications. this is my new config. would appreciate some feedback, i recognize there might be some excess but wonder if the config would otherwise work. thanks.
Ticket Number: 694870 Total Price with Instant Savings: $3,812.00 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 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) (Requires Z77 Motherboard) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Higher Overclocks and Unique Wi-Fi Features) <b></b> System Memory: 32GB DDR3 1600Mhz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <b></b> Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) <b></b> Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (240GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) <b></b> Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (2TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) <b></b> Optical Drive 2: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) <b></b> Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 4GB (Includes PhysX) <b></b> Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition) 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 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz <b></b> 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 Professional (64-Bit Edition) <b></b> 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 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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bprat22
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Posted: 01 Jun 2012 at 5:13pm |
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Again, a great build. It does have some excess but certainly doesn' t hurt anything. I can be a real pain
but change the cpu cooler to the 240mm Vortex for a quieter and better cooling unit or the Noctua D14 for tops in reliabilty and quiet. And the most important thing.......Don' t forget the free t- shirt. It is free. You're gonna smoke that monitor.
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laputa73
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Posted: 01 Jun 2012 at 5:21pm |
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thks bprat22! i missed the cooler and free tshirt! greatly appreciate your advice!
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