- Jul 12, 2011
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Hey guys,
This is my first post to the forum and I'd like to say thanks to all of you. I haven't built a pc in over 7 years (roughly when the first Farcry came out) and ALOT has changed since then. After perusing the forum, all of you have provided me with a ton of information on current PC's. With that said, I have a pc build in mind that I'm about to pull the trigger on but would like a little input first. The PC will be used primarily for gaming at 1920x1080. I'd like to be able to max out most games but I'm sure I'll run into a few that will give me issues (crysis 2 maybe?), so I'll look into SLI if necessary.
I'll be purchasing from Newegg and these prices should be current
($159.99) GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 ATX Intel Motherboard
($134.99) PSU CORSAIR| CMPSU-850TX 850W RT
($84.99) HD 1T|WD 7K 32M SATA2 WD1001FALS % - OEM
($179.99) SSD 120G|OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTX120G RTL
($79.99) MEM 4Gx2|GSKILL F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2
($314.99) CPU INTEL|CORE I7 2600K 3.4G 8M R
($339.99) VGA EVGA|012-P3-1577-KR GTX570 R
($139.99) CASE NZXT|PHANTOM PHAN-001BK R
($399.99) MNTR ACER|LCD 23.6" 2MS HS244HQBMII
($19.99) DVD BRN ASUS | DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS% - OEM
I will overclock the cpu some time in the future but probably not to the point that I'll need massive cooling in my rig. I bought the monitor for 3d gaming but I'm a little uncertain how well it will run with the current specs. More than likely I won't be playing in 3d all of the time but will every once in a while
One thing that I haven't researched yet is thermal paste. Do all of them perform roughly the same or is there one type that beats all? I've heard Arctic Silver is good.....
Let me know if you all need more information. but as far as the build goes, is it Overkill? Not enough? Just right? Let me know what you guys think when you get a chance. Thanks in advance
This is my first post to the forum and I'd like to say thanks to all of you. I haven't built a pc in over 7 years (roughly when the first Farcry came out) and ALOT has changed since then. After perusing the forum, all of you have provided me with a ton of information on current PC's. With that said, I have a pc build in mind that I'm about to pull the trigger on but would like a little input first. The PC will be used primarily for gaming at 1920x1080. I'd like to be able to max out most games but I'm sure I'll run into a few that will give me issues (crysis 2 maybe?), so I'll look into SLI if necessary.
I'll be purchasing from Newegg and these prices should be current
($159.99) GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 ATX Intel Motherboard
($134.99) PSU CORSAIR| CMPSU-850TX 850W RT
($84.99) HD 1T|WD 7K 32M SATA2 WD1001FALS % - OEM
($179.99) SSD 120G|OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTX120G RTL
($79.99) MEM 4Gx2|GSKILL F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2
($314.99) CPU INTEL|CORE I7 2600K 3.4G 8M R
($339.99) VGA EVGA|012-P3-1577-KR GTX570 R
($139.99) CASE NZXT|PHANTOM PHAN-001BK R
($399.99) MNTR ACER|LCD 23.6" 2MS HS244HQBMII
($19.99) DVD BRN ASUS | DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS% - OEM
I will overclock the cpu some time in the future but probably not to the point that I'll need massive cooling in my rig. I bought the monitor for 3d gaming but I'm a little uncertain how well it will run with the current specs. More than likely I won't be playing in 3d all of the time but will every once in a while
One thing that I haven't researched yet is thermal paste. Do all of them perform roughly the same or is there one type that beats all? I've heard Arctic Silver is good.....
Let me know if you all need more information. but as far as the build goes, is it Overkill? Not enough? Just right? Let me know what you guys think when you get a chance. Thanks in advance
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