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This is my soon-to-be biuld (you can improve it if you want) (price is about 1300 USD used for gaming)(prefer newegg or amazon)

Motherboard: z77 ASRock Extreme4
Graphics Card: Twin Frozr GTX 680
RAM: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Power Supply: OCZ 750W ATX12V Power Supply
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case

Questions:

-What temperatures can I expect from this build?
-What temperature should this build be running at? Approx. When playing intense games (keeping in mind that I live in India)
-Anything I could do to keep this build under the recommended temperature? (hopefully not too expensive and loud)

Thank you :) 

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I would not use that OCZ psu, unless it is a ZT series one! Temperatures would differ depending on ambient temperatures, load for the processor maybe around 60C since you live in India.

Is that temperature expected?
Oh and the CPU is intel i5 2500k (may OC)
I usually keep the AC on and definitely will while gaming so it stays about 27C in the room.
Should I have liquid cooling because 60C sounds like alot!
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Ok thanks alot! How often do you clean the fans on your PC? There is a lot of dust here in India unfortunately :/  so how often would you recommend a clean up to make sure the fans are working efficiently?

I do mine once a month, and blast the heatsink fins every other month. I use a Giottos Rocket Air Blower (designed for cameras...) and find the fluff builds up right in the centre of the fins, where the cooling is most needed, deadly!Always worse if you have pets in the house...

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Only takes a few minutes, whip the side off and personally I use a vacuum with a soft 1/2 inch paint brush to chase the dust out of corners/cables etc. I take care not to touch any components in case there is a static build up on the vacuum hose. Slow running, erratic behaviour and sudden shutdowns are the ultimate signs of overheating, best to run Speccy once in a while to check your temps. and take action long before you get symptoms.
http://download.cnet.com/Speccy/3000-2094_4-75181811.ht...
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