Winterpixie

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Jul 8, 2011
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18,510
Approximate Purchase Date: July/August

Budget Range: $1500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (World of Warcraft, wanting to play on max settings)

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Anything easily obtained in Australia

Country of Origin: Australia

Parts Preferences: not fussed

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Monitor Resolution: N/A

Additional Comments: Easily upgradable in the future, quiet.
 

jeremy1183

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Apr 29, 2011
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MOBO- ASROCK Z68 Extreme 4 - $209
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-28023551-ASRock_Z68_Extreme4_Motherboard_Intel_LGA1155_Intel_Z68_Chipset_4x_DDR3_2133_3x_

CPU-i5-2500K- $219
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-19010218-Intel_Core_i5_2500K_3_30GHz_Quad_Core_Socket_LGA1155_95W_TDP_4x256KB_L2_6MB_L3_C

RAM- G-SKill 1333 (10666) 4GB- $45
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-37140442-G_Skill_4GB_(2x_2GB)_Dual_Channel_Kit_PC3_10666_(1333MHz)_DDR3_240_pin_DIMM_Unbu

HDD-Samsung Spinpoint 1TB- $59.99
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-22040155-SAMSUNG_Spinpoint_F3_HD103SJ_1TB_7200_RPM_32MB_Cache_SATA_3_0Gb_s_3_5%22_Inte

Optical Drive-Lite On DVD Burner- 37.50
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-17040302-Lite_On_iHAS324_Internal_Optical_Drive_24x12x8x_24x12x6x_12x_+_48x24x48x_DVD&_17

GPU-Asus GTX 560 -$229 EA
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-42051028-ASUS_GeForce_GTX_560_DirectCU_Video_Card_GDDR5_1GB_256_Bit_VRAM_810_4008MHz_Cloc

PSU-Corsair 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular- $219
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-34040666-Corsair_AX_Series_750W_Professional_Series_Gold_ATX_Power_Supply_ATX12V_EPS12V_U

or

PSU-Corsair 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular-$249
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-34040667-Corsair_AX_Series_850W_ATX_Power_Supply_ATX12V_EPS12V_Ultra_quiet_120mm_Ballbear

Total-$1,247 with the 750W PSU
or
Total-$1,277 with 850W PSU

Put the z68 board and unlocked "K"series cpu in just in case you felt like OCing in the future. You have a good amount left over so take a look around at some cases. Suggest Cooler Master, Antec, Lian Li....if ya wanna go cheap on the case then look in to boosting your graphics card up to a better model. 2x560's or 560ti's will out perform 1xGTX580 in most games if not all.

=Cases=
Antec 900 Two v3-$140
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-16011412-Antec_Nine_Hundred_Two_Version_3_Gaming_Case_ATX_Midi_Tower_10x_Hard_Drive_Bays_

Cooler Master HAF 922-$129
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-16010989-Cooler_Master_HAF_922_Case_Steel_Material_5_25%22_3_5%22_Drive_Bays_USB_Au

Lian Li Lancool- $151
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-16011436-Lian_Li_Lancool_PC_K63_First_Knight_K_Series_Midi_Tower_Chassis_3x_5_25%22_Ex


++++EDIT- Change the 750 to 850 watt PSU. Still 80+ Gold...for better upgrade ability in the future
Corsair AX Series 850W ATX Power Supply -$249
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-34040667-Corsair_AX_Series_850W_ATX_Power_Supply_ATX12V_EPS12V_Ultra_quiet_120mm_Ballbear

Which will bring total to $1,277