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Post Date: 2011-08-08
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    Posted: 08 Aug 2011 at 1:25pm
Thanks in advance for any advice or words of assurance. I am pretty far along in this build (Stage 5) so probably too late to change much. Just wanted some opinions.
 
1. Budget is medium - I am placed at $2.2K right now and I am okay with that.
 
2. Expectations - great fps for smooth video (no lag) for 10 man WOW raiding. Had an Alienware Area 51 laptop that had failed video cards (3X replaced). Sent back for repairs to be a true mobile computer. This build will replace it for my main use. Using a work HP to game right now until my DS box or my Alienware get to me. Not a satisfactory experience. Hope the new DS Raven will "blow the doors" off of the Alienware. Nothing special in setup. Just pushing a 24 inch Samsung monitor.
 
3. Right now just playing WOW, email, word processing stuff, etc.. some music and video.
 
4. No special needs.
 
Here is the build:
 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - SilverStone Raven 3
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)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 2000MHz GTX-8 Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
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 570 2.5GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR)
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: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Blue) (Up to 6 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 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz
Graphics 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
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
I am excited!
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You don't need to spend 2.2K just for playing WOW.
 
$599 laptop on newegg is way enough for WOW.
 
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You'll be able to play WoW on max settings, easily.  As stated, it's overkill but will last you quite a while.
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An air cooler would have worked better and the upgraded fans are not necessary.
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Aug 2011 at 5:52pm
Just for wow, means you won't be taking advantage of sli, which means no need for deluxe mobo, no reason whatsoever for 2000MHz ram, 1600MHz would have been the same, 750w hx psu, 1TB black caviar, a70 cooler, no fan upgrade, stage 2 oc.

but your build is nice too

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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