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James Casteel

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I need some help on my computer build.. What should i change?

Case: CM Storm Enforcer - Gaming Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and Windowed Side Panel

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K

GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G

PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX600)

Motherboard: AS Rock LGA1155 DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 Quad CrossFireX and Quad SLI A GbE ATX Motherboard Z77 EXTREME4

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003

Ram: Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (PC3 12800) 240-Pin SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX

DVD Drive: Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

Heat Sink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)
 
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Seladon-1370374
Get this power supply instead : http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=59615&vpn=P1550SXXB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1190.
Get this RAM instead : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=.
Everything else looks fine.
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Get this power supply instead : http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=59615&vpn=P1550SXXB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1190.
Get this RAM instead : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=.
Everything else looks fine.
 
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Unless you prefer Amazon, I would go with the Sapphire 7970 Dual-X OC on Newegg (SN 100351SR) it is built on a non-reference PCB and is a much better overclocker.
 
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I only like amazon for the fact that I can finance the parts.
 
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James Casteel

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I took your solutions n.n thanks m8
 
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JackNaylorPE

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http://benchmarkreviews.com/252/msi-z87-mpower-max-motherboard-review/12/

I don’t think there’s any compelling reason to move from an Ivy Bridge or even a Sandy Bridge based system to a Haswell system– there simply isn’t enough performance and feature differential to justify it. On the other hand, if you’re building a new rig from scratch, there’s little point in investing in end-of-life platforms, so going Haswell/Z87 makes sense.
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In other words, ya investing substantial money in end -of-life platform whch shortens the useful live of the whole system.

Case gets a 8.95 rating from CMR
http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=725&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=6

This is cheaper ($75) and gets 9.25 rating
$20 off w/ promo code EMCXMVL36, ends 9/4 and $25 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010

get the newegg combo w/ TX650 and save another $30

$360 for Asus MoBo / 4670k Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1420822

Amazon sells same stuff but ya lose all the discounts
 
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