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What do you guys think for BF3? Do you think it will work fine or should i give or take from soem other components?
I'm knew to this and based on my research this is the best I can get for my budget I think. First computer in 6 years so it's a big upgrade 
Also just some standard corsair 2x4gb RAM that I did not include in that screenshot.
thanks!
well 2 GTX 560 ti's will outperform one GTX 580 in most cases.
Get a cooler master case!
get the HAF series or something like that....
they will cost you around 60 US$!!!
and they are bloody awesome!
for 140$ and that case....people will call you stupid 
also do you really need those headphones?
get speakers.........better gaming experience.
Even I am getting Dual 560 Ti's for BF3
also 60 GB SSD will be too less....
you need at lease 120 gigs.
| madimakhi wrote : well 2 GTX 560 ti's will outperform one GTX 580 in most cases.
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I own the Cooler Master HAFX and it costs more than the Fractal case the OP lists. I disagree that the Fractal case is too expensive. My only concern about it is cooling.
If you want a case that has the look of the Fractal case but cools better you may want to look at the Corsair 650D. It is about the same price as the Fractal case and has many features that the Fractal case does not have.
I also think that you should go with a single 560Ti or a single 6950 for now because the Gen 3 GPUs will be coming out soon and they will have 2-3 times the bandwidth of the current PCI-E slots. Gen 2 GPUs will be outdated and outclassed compared the the Gen 3 GPUs.
For the cost that you list for the 750W PSU you may be able to pick up the Corsair HX 850W PSU which is a much better PSU. It was on sale at Newegg about 3 days ago for $125 USD. It is more efficient, has a 7-year warranty and is modular so you won't have a jumbled mess of cables in your case. I own it and it is a brilliant PSU.
Good luck with your build.
| flong wrote : I own the Cooler Master HAFX and it costs more than the Fractal case the OP lists. I disagree that the Fractal case is too expensive. My only concern about it is cooling.
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I'll think about the fractal vs coolermaster. The main concern I also have with the fractal case is cooling but the quietness appeals a lot to me. Also the Corsair 650D here in Australia is about 60 dollars more expensive.
When are these Gen 3 GPUs coming out roughly aswell? I'm not a hardcore enthusiast that upgrades his parts annually so I'd prefer something that lasted longer so it might be worth the wait.
That corsair 850 is also extremely expensive compared to the 750 
about 70 dollars more.
That newegg website is so cheap :S. I also don't want to wait too long to get a new pc since my current one is broken and outdated (6 years old, intel core 2 duo 2.4ghz, gtx9600) it had a good run though. I used it up until bfbc2 and mw2 but after that it couldn't keep up.
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| Lavlol wrote : I'll think about the fractal vs coolermaster. The main concern I also have with the fractal case is cooling but the quietness appeals a lot to me. Also the Corsair 650D here in Australia is about 60 dollars more expensive.
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Hi 
No one knows the dates that the Gen 3 GPUs will come out but it will probably be sometime after Ivy Bridge's release in the first quarter of 2012. Gen 3 motherboards are already released and so it is just a matter of time.
Make sure that you get the numbers right with the Corsair case, it is the 650D NOT the 800D. The 800D is a full tower and is much more expensive. Remember that ANY case that cools well will make more noise than a case with less fans and that has less venting. Great cooling cases have lots of fans and lots of venting - and so they make more noise. The 650D cools very well at low fan and it is very quiet on low fan. Note that the case has its own fan controller in it which is very convenient. The 650D goes on sale regularly here in the USA for 150 USD which puts it in the same price range as the Fractal case
In your price range take a look at the Arc mini that was recommended above, the Corsair 650D, the Cooler Master 690 II, the Corsair 400D and 500D cases and the Silverstone Raven 3 case. The Raven 3 and the 650D are probably the quietest cases and they cool very well. The only knock on the Raven 3 is that it is made mostly of plastic - but a LOT of builders love it. Make sure that you look at the Raven 3 not the older versions. The Raven 3 has several improvements and it cools very well and stays very quiet.
I own the 650D and I think that it is the best all around mid-tower (mid-sized case) on the market. It is beautiful, it has exceptional cable management, it requires no tools to build in it, it has quick release side panels, it has very high construction quality including brushed aluminum front, it has USB 3.0 front ports, it has a SATA III hot swap bay and it comes with huge top fans and front fans stock and you can add more.
Don't blow a lot of money on a 580 right now. The ATI 6950 is a rockin video card and you can get it for $200. It will play any games you want and when the Gen 3 GPUs come out you won't have to break the bank to get one because you will not have overspent on the outdated Gen 2 cards.
As far as the Corsair HX850, if you can wait a few weeks it will go on sale. Corsair PSUs go on sale regularly here in the USA - it is my guess that they also go on sale where you are at. I know that you are on a budget, but the HX850 is a much better PSU and it is warrantied for 7 years. Like a said in my previous post, it is not unusual to see it drop over 1/3 in price when it goes on sale.
I get that your PC is dead but if you can take a few weeks to buy your components you can save a LOT of money because about once a month nearly every component you need will go on sale at different times. I feel for you because my $1500 PC was stolen when my house was robbed and I was devastated. I was lucky that they did not take my old and slow PC because it got me through until I could replace my beautiful I-7 920 system with an I-7 2600K system. If you can wait for sales it will help you a lot.
DON"T get your motherboard and GPU until the last when you are ready to build your computer because you probably will have only 30 days to return them and you will want to make sure that both are working well within that 30 day period.
BTW, on your budget, you probably want to look at the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler because it is cheap. However if you can afford it you may want to look at the Noctua NH-D14 which is the best air cooler available. The D-14 is about twice the cost of the Hyper 212.
Let us know how it goes.
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