should i buy the first build or the second for high end gaming?

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Logan Clendenin

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SHOULD I BUY THIS ONE?

CAS: * Apevia X-Trooper LED Light Mid-Tower Case w/ Side Window [+0] (Blue LED Light Color)

CASUPGRADE: 12in Cold Cathode Neon Light [+10] (Blue Color)

CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: None

COOLANT: Standard Coolant

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011 (All Venom OC Certified)

CS_FAN: Maximum Enermax 120MM Case Cooling Fans for selected case (Maximum Silent Operation) [+29] (500-1,200 RPM T.B. Silence Black Color with Blue LED Twister Bearing 8-14 dBA [+0])


FAN: Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan [+14] (Dual Standard 120MM Fans (Push-Pull) [+9])


HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

HDD2: 64GB SanDisk SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 490 MB/s Read & 240 MB/s Write [+67] (Single Drive)
IEEE_CARD: None

IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
KEYBOARD: AZZA Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard

MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory (G.SKILL Ripjaws X [+29])


MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support) ASUS P9X79 LE Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX w/ Remote GO!, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3 Gen3 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI

MOUSE: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge

NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

OS: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)

OVERCLOCK: Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more)

POWERSUPPLY: 800 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready


VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+127] (Major Brand Powered by AMD)

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BLUETOOTH:None

CARE1:professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chassis - Minimize Cable Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System [+19]

CAS:* Apevia X-Trooper LED Light Mid-Tower Case w/ Side Window [-45] (Blue LED Light Color)

CASUPGRADE:12in Cold Cathode Neon Light [+10] (Blue Color)

CD:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

CD2:None

COOLANT:Standard Coolant

CPU:Intel® Core™ i5-3570K 3.40 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)

CS_FAN:Maximum Enermax 120MM Case Cooling Fans for selected case (Maximum Silent Operation) [+29] (500-1,200 RPM T.B. Silence Black Color with Blue LED Twister Bearing 8-14 dBA [+0])

ENGRAVING:None

ENGRAVING_MSG:

FA_HDD:None

FAN:Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan [+14] (Dual Standard 120MM Fans (Push-Pull) [+9])

FLASHMEDIA:None

FREEBIE_CU:None

FREEBIE_MB:None

FREEBIE_VC:FREE AMD Crysis 3 + BioShock Infinite PC Games [+0]

FREEBIE_VC2:None

GLASSES:None

HDD:2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+27] (Single Drive)

HDD2:64GB SanDisk SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 490 MB/s Read & 240 MB/s Write [+67] (Single Drive)

IEEE_CARD:None

IUSB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

KEYBOARD:AZZA Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard

MB_SRT:None

MEMORY:16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory [+118] (G.SKILL Ripjaws X [+29])

MONITOR:None

MONITOR2:None

MONITOR3:None

MOTHERBOARD:[CrossFireX/SLI] ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, XFast Technologies, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 3x PCIe x16 (2 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified) [+59]

MOUSE:AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge

NETWORK:Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

OS:Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)

OVERCLOCK:Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more) [+49]

POWERSUPPLY:800 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready [+5]

PRINTER_CABLE1:pPA 6FT HDMI TO HDMI MALE BLACK CABLE WITH GOLD PLATED CONNECTORS [+12] (1 piece)

RUSH:No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Date 10 Business Days

SERVICE:STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOFT1:McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013 [+15]

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

SPEAKERS:None

TABLET:None

TEMP:None

TUNING:None

TVRC:None

USB:None

USBFLASH:None

USBHD:None

USBX:None

VIDEO:AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+305] (Major Brand Powered by AMD)

VIDEO2:None

VIDEO3:None

WNC:None
 
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bigcyco1
Well the i7 is useless Why not the i7 you may ask? Well the i7 merely adds Hyper-Threading and a higher clock speed to the equation. Though these two improvements are fantastic in CPU intensive tasks such as video encoding and 3D modeling, in gaming scenarios it doesn’t really do a whole lot. Games these days are much more graphics intensive than CPU intensive, so it’s a much better idea to invest the extra dough into the graphics card.The 7970 is a good choice but not a reference one those are loud and don't overclock as good as non reference models. Also i just don't see the point of closed loop...
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13thmonkey

13thmonkey

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whats the difference. and neither.

swap the i7 38xx for an i5 3570k, cheaper mobo and bigger SSD 256GB so that you can actually install a game on it. my 128 is nearlyfuill with windows, bf3 and dayz.

their HDD spec is confusing, 2x1TB (single drive), is that raid0, which would be a bad idea for the 'data drive'.
 
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bigcyco1

bigcyco1

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Well the i7 is useless Why not the i7 you may ask? Well the i7 merely adds Hyper-Threading and a higher clock speed to the equation. Though these two improvements are fantastic in CPU intensive tasks such as video encoding and 3D modeling, in gaming scenarios it doesn’t really do a whole lot. Games these days are much more graphics intensive than CPU intensive, so it’s a much better idea to invest the extra dough into the graphics card.The 7970 is a good choice but not a reference one those are loud and don't overclock as good as non reference models. Also i just don't see the point of closed loop coolers either do water cooling right and build yourself a nice custom loop, or don't do it at all and stick to a nice dual tower air cooler like the NH-D14.

 
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BirdsOfWar

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Now you may want a few diff things.. like MOBO and Vid Card..

go for (i think) 2 660s maybe TI 's someone will tell u.. and maybe diff mobo if you want more than 2 sli .. but my ONE 660 (this build) runs crysis maxed out great with MSAA 4X (high) or SMAA(4x high) either look good..

i go with the lesser one (cant remember what ones higher) and motion blur off.. but everything else maxed out.. and i prob can use 8x smaa or msaa whatever one is higher in the game options but i like it at 4 cause its a lil smothers.. and v-syncs off (on my tv idk about my monitor)

IM overclocked on this setup (just got it) to 4200mhz at .8v -1.2 V min/max volts as of now.. just started today to oc and my max temp on prime got to (with current settings ) 65 68C .. and it went up to 80 on ( "auto" 4.2 ghz oc )

Im loving this setup .. windows 7 64bit .. cost 1300 - rebates of like 100 and combos when i got it.. the processor deal is over.. but not lying i dont see a point to get better. GOOD LUCK.

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

With ZALMAN CNPS9500A-LED 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

MSI N660 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Black Wired USB Optical Gaming Mouse 2000DPI

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

Rosewill THOR V2-White Edition, THOR V2-W Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case, support up to E-ATX / XL-ATX, come with Four Fans



Noones gonna read that list you gave us in the first post its too long and all the NONE we dont fuckin need ok? think about it next time.. if u want help make it so people dont mind reading though it.. no1 is gonna pay much attention and you wont get help.. so i didnt read your post except title.. but this is my responce have a goodday
 
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