Hi, I’ve been reading the forums for a long time but just got an account and am hoping to get some advice. I’ve read a lot of build advice posts and am comfortable with most of what I’m choosing. I’ve owned both AMD (well ATI anyway) and nVidia cards. I prefer nVidia and that’s what I’m sticking with.
I play mostly play games like Fallout 3/New Vegas, Oblivion (and Skyrim this fall), Civ 5, Dragon Age and Diablo 3 (soon!)
I’m really hoping to get some guidance on:
1. Gtx 570 vs 560 Ti as it pertains to sound. I’m looking for a quiet PC. Not silent…just quiet. I’ve read the charts and now the 560 Ti puts out fewer decibels, but that’s just numbers on a page. I would like someone who has (at least heard) one or both of these cards to answer...is the 570 noticeably loud? I don’t want to force the wife to turn up the TV while I’m gaming. Or have to turn the sound up to hear the game over the GPU.
2. Is the 2600K too much? Would a 2500K suffice?
3. Motherboard…I like the look of the new ASUS Sabertooth P67. Any thoughts on whether or not that covering will just trap dust?
4. Is the BluRay Player OK? Any other suggestions?
5. All other comments welcome!
Approximate Purchase Date: Within 30 days…as soon as Vertex 3 is available
Budget Range: $2,000 - $2,500 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, surfing, some school work, MINOR video editing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com or Amazon.com
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I prefer ASUS, Intel, EVGA (nVidia), Corsair. Reliability/quality is more important that saving a few dollars
Overclocking: Probably
SLI or Crossfire: Prefer not to but would consider it in future to keep system ‘relevant’
Monitor Resolution: Currently 1680x1050 but getting a 1920x1080 within 3 months
Additional Comments: Quietness is very important…but I’m not comfortable with a custom liquid cooling solution. Although I can appreciate bling (lights, edgy cases, etc), I don’t need it. I know that Amazon shows the Vertex 3 as available but I suspect supply is low or non-existent.
Corsair Graphite Series 600T Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139003
ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131701
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144
Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid Cooling System
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209049
OCZ Technology 240 GB Vertex 3 SATA III 6.0 Gb/s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive VTX3-25SAT3-240G
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QJM1HG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222
EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604
Linksys WMP600N IEEE 802.11a/b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI Wireless Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124342
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
SilverStone Silent Foam SF01, Sound Dampening Acoustic EP0M Foam Material, Black, 21"x15", 4mm thick, 2 pcs (x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999222
I play mostly play games like Fallout 3/New Vegas, Oblivion (and Skyrim this fall), Civ 5, Dragon Age and Diablo 3 (soon!)
I’m really hoping to get some guidance on:
1. Gtx 570 vs 560 Ti as it pertains to sound. I’m looking for a quiet PC. Not silent…just quiet. I’ve read the charts and now the 560 Ti puts out fewer decibels, but that’s just numbers on a page. I would like someone who has (at least heard) one or both of these cards to answer...is the 570 noticeably loud? I don’t want to force the wife to turn up the TV while I’m gaming. Or have to turn the sound up to hear the game over the GPU.
2. Is the 2600K too much? Would a 2500K suffice?
3. Motherboard…I like the look of the new ASUS Sabertooth P67. Any thoughts on whether or not that covering will just trap dust?
4. Is the BluRay Player OK? Any other suggestions?
5. All other comments welcome!
Approximate Purchase Date: Within 30 days…as soon as Vertex 3 is available
Budget Range: $2,000 - $2,500 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, surfing, some school work, MINOR video editing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com or Amazon.com
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I prefer ASUS, Intel, EVGA (nVidia), Corsair. Reliability/quality is more important that saving a few dollars
Overclocking: Probably
SLI or Crossfire: Prefer not to but would consider it in future to keep system ‘relevant’
Monitor Resolution: Currently 1680x1050 but getting a 1920x1080 within 3 months
Additional Comments: Quietness is very important…but I’m not comfortable with a custom liquid cooling solution. Although I can appreciate bling (lights, edgy cases, etc), I don’t need it. I know that Amazon shows the Vertex 3 as available but I suspect supply is low or non-existent.
Corsair Graphite Series 600T Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139003
ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131701
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144
Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid Cooling System
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209049
OCZ Technology 240 GB Vertex 3 SATA III 6.0 Gb/s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive VTX3-25SAT3-240G
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QJM1HG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222
EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604
Linksys WMP600N IEEE 802.11a/b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI Wireless Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124342
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
SilverStone Silent Foam SF01, Sound Dampening Acoustic EP0M Foam Material, Black, 21"x15", 4mm thick, 2 pcs (x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999222