Retiring the old system (2nd Build)

check out ode 3 tell me what you think, if you want better psu/mobo/cpu cooler we can go custom but it cost a little more.

Your config is weak in the gpu department, I would do something like this instead:

Here you go Ticket# 580874 --- $2,760 (To see this build click here)

Copy of 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 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: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Set 1 Raid Options: Configure HDD Set 1 to a Raid 0 Config - Stripe Performance (Requires Two HDDs)
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: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
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
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
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test 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

your res is dependent on the native res of the monitor, and not what it is set at right now, so is that the native res of your monitor?

Originally posted by Nightmare-R59 1920x1080 is the highest i can go on the screen ( as it says on the box) only thing is that im not so hot on the hef case and would perfur the hailstorm even if i have to spend a tad more

The HAF 942 has notably better cooling than the Hailstorm, has almost as much room (both are huge), and is $227 cheaper with all other selections being the same.

The HAF 932 has roughly the same cooling as the HAF 942,  two less expansion slots, is slightly smaller, and is $292 cheaper than the Hailstorm.

If you still want to get the Hailstorm anyway for the looks then by all means, no one is going to stop you, but do yourself a favor and make sure the other components are taken care of within your budget firstly, before splurging on the case.

As for your config, both the ODE Level 3 and DST4ME's config are significantly more powerful. Since you selected a HDD RAID 0 array, I would like to point out the incredible speed and benefits of a SSD. A SSD is an order of magnitude faster than even a RAID 0 array of HDDs can manage. I would recommend a smallish 80GB to 120GB SSD for OS/apps/games and delegate the HDD(s) to just movies/music/media storage duty.

AS dragoon said the haf cases will bring better air flow which = better temps.

Also I wanted to show you the price difference keeping the same config as yours but I wanted to tell you afterwards what dragoon told you about your hdd setup, you are better off with a good ssd like intel 320.



not sure what your current case is or what stage 2 air cooler is in it, but I can't tell you that at 95f room temp you got problems, more on that later.

Now as for real lc systems that start at stage 3.

no matter if you get the a70 or stage 4 cooling, they all cool with fans, the lc system has fans on the rad to help with the heat exchange. In short what I'm trying to say is this:

if your room temp is 90 to 95, you got a problem, nor air or stage 4 lc here is gonna help youm, since they will both be blowing 90f to 95f hot air on the rad/system and as you can imagine 95 degree hot air is not gonna help cool anything down, not with air nor with lc.

Depends on the game and res, at your res your best bet for current performance and future (next 2 years) performance is to go with 570/570sli.

the 570 is more powerful. if you think in terms of wow, not much of a difference, if you think in terms of bf3, lot of difference.



Now I could have also posted the bench from metro where it shows only a 4 fps difference between 560 and 570, however most times you gonna run in to the scenario of the bench I posted.

Congrats Let the torture begin