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Post Date: 2012-06-28
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    Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 7:21pm
I ordered this beast yesterday, but am i leaving anything out?

Intended purely as a gaming rig:
Cooler Master Cosmos II
Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset)
16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series
850W Corsair TX850 V2
Dual Solid State Hard Drive Hot Swap Bay
1x 120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) Model: Force GT Series
[additional 240GB Solid State by Corsair]
DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 4GB (Includes PhysX)
Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium HD 24-bit 96KHz 7.1
H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz <b></b>
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Dell Ultrasharp U2711
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Dave
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Nice Rig ;)

Did you get your free DS T-shirt?
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I would SLI 670 it instead of 690.
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Stage 3: 6/28/2012
Stage 4: 6/28/2012
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Originally posted by Teemberland

I would SLI 670 it instead of 690.


Do you say that from a cost standpoint, or a performance standpoint?

my original configuration had 2 GTX 680s. i like the idea of keeping things simple with one card. the GTX 690 is getting rave reviews, so i figured: why not?

i appreciate the feedback.

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Dave
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I would have gone with Windows 7 Profession because Home Premium only allows up to 16GB of RAM. Also I would've gone with the Coolmaster 942 HAF X case. Also I would have gone with the Vortex with the 240mm over the 120mm + Stage 2 OC.

Edited by Astrotechnics - 29 Jun 2012 at 5:27am
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Posts: 776 		  Quote Orange7 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 5:33am
Originally posted by groBschizer

Originally posted by Teemberland

I would SLI 670 it instead of 690.


Do you say that from a cost standpoint, or a performance standpoint?

my original configuration had 2 GTX 680s. i like the idea of keeping things simple with one card. the GTX 690 is getting rave reviews, so i figured: why not?

i appreciate the feedback.



From a performance standpoint, 2x680 would give you about the same performance as a 690, but they would be easier to cool, so you could probably OC better. 2x670 would see a huge price difference, but performance would suffer a little (probably 10-15%). I've got to say, I would ask DS if they could just do a 3x670, because you would probably get better performance with easier cooling for about the same price as a 690. As Asangard pointed out, they don't have it as a general option, but on many of their computers, a 3x680 is still an option, so you could probably contact them about the 3x670.
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