Overclock. OVERCLOCK!!!
Overall a solid build......can't complain for that money. Honestly, the higher you go in budget, the more subjective the choices......Crucial, Corsair, Team Group....all solid RAM choices. Lian-Li, Silverstone, Thermaltake....all solid cases. ETc, etc, etc. So really, the choices are somewhat irrelevant (somewhat) once you get into the $3K + stratosphere budget.
My guess for the roundup:
People will see that dropping 3x the money isn't worth it, unless you need a bigger e-p3nis than the next guy....in which case, money is no object. But for the vast majority of users, the "mid range" build is more than sufficient. For the cost of going up to a "high end", we could all get a 22" monitor, G15 keyboard, DeathAdder or G7 mouse, 5.1 speakers, some games, Internet for 6 months, and still have more than enough left over to get pizza and drinks for months.
So, excellent series, looking forward to the roundup and....overclocking with comparative performance-price analysis?
Someone, somewhere, has got to copy the midrange specs (and options) and sticky it into the Homebuilt section to combat the thousand "What Can I build for $1500" posts that have no end in sight.......... :roll:
Thanks guys.