new rig config. around 5 g'sPost Date: 2012-01-25 |
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d2l41 
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 Topic: new rig config. around 5 g'sPosted: 25 Jan 2012 at 1:56pm |
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Looking to buy a new rig, will be playing games like crysis, crysis 2, bf, diablo3 when it comes out, metro 2033. playing on a 30 inch dell u3011. 2560x1600. Max graphics on everything is the idea... i have this configured 647953
If you guys can give me any pointers on making this better feel free!
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Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Edition 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: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1200W Corsair Pro Gold Series (CMPSU-1200AX) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) <b></b> Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series) <b></b> Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Seagate Barracuda (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (Model: ST500DM002) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 3x SLI Triple (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 2.5GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA 025-P3-1579-BR) <b></b> Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Triple SLI/CrossFire Video Cards <b></b> H20 Tube Color:Blue Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive) <b></b> Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect for H20 Tubes) <b></b> 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) <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 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: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large) <b></b> 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 |
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jmaster299
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Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 2:04pm |
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Everything looks good with a few tweaks.
Go with the 1TB WD Caviar Black for the best performance, speed and reliabilit instead of the 500GB Seagate. For the SSD if you have the money you may consider going with something like the 160GB. The 120GB fills up fast so it does not hurt to have extra room to store more games. For the OS we typically recommend Pro over Home Premium since Pro has a few extra features that may come in handy, better backwards compatibility for XP programs for example. Also I am fairly certain Pro has less bloatware. You really only need 8GB of RAM so you may be able to save some money there. Games are not even coming close to maxing out 8GB and you'll have tons of GPU RAM to handle your games anyways. More then 8GB of RAM is not needed unless you are rendering or something like that. Edited by jmaster299 - 25 Jan 2012 at 2:05pm |
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d2l41
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Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 2:12pm |
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My system the way its configured now, will it be super loud? is there a way to make it a bit quiter if so. I mean ive never had a lc system, nor tri sli system. My last comp was loud and had no wear near as much hardware. Oh and will it give off alot of heat or will it stay cool and keep the room im in at normal temps?
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jmaster299
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Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 2:21pm |
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LC is always loud as it uses smaller fans (typically 120mm or 140mm) to cooler the radiator. How cool your system runs and how much heat it gives off is directly related to room air temps. If the room is hot, or has bad ventilation the system will run hot regardless of it being an air or liquid cooled system.
The one thing your system will save on is GPU fan noise, since you won't have any, and those are typically the loudest fans in a system. You can always adjust your case and/or radiator fan speeds as needed to balance performance and noise. You will not know what settings you need until you get the rig in your room and get it under load. |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 11:24pm |
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ASk DS to use XSPC "RX" series rad with Scythe gentle typhoon fans on them, this will give you better performance with practically no noise.
Your room temp will have a big impact on your temps, whether you have lc or air, so you want to make sure the room temp is at 75f or lower, otherwise you may have issues. of course the pc will give off heat, the heat that is generated from your use has to go somewhere, it goes to the room. change your hdd to 1TB bc as jm299 said, and get a ram fan. Edited by DST4ME - 25 Jan 2012 at 11:25pm |
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