Any last critiques/comments?

[klooste]

Approximate Purchase Date: Next week

Budget Range: 1000-1300

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching videos, surfing the net, homework

Parts Not Required: HD and windows (already have a 1TB hd with windows 7)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any websites (what ever is cheap... Currently I am using PC Part Picker)

Country: Canada

Parts Preferences: None

Overclocking: Slight overclocking

SLI or Crossfire: In the future, perhaps

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080+

Additional Comments: My build is listed below. I've done thorough research on the parts. I was wondering if my build is solid, and if you can offer a better price for the same performance then that would be helpful. I want a pc that can run Starcraft on high frame rates, league of legends, old republic, battlefields, border lands, crysis and left 4 dead 2. I'm hoping to run these games on the highest settings. I have provided a link and individual components for my soon to be pc. Please offer any advice that could cut down the cost, but without altering the performance too much.

Thanks in advance! =D




Intel Core I5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB
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Yes $209.69 $209.69

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366/1155/1156/2011 120MM
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Yes $31.05 $31.05

Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Case ATX 4X5.25 6X3.5INT USB 1394 No PS
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Yes $86.52 $86.52

OCZ ZS Series 750W ATX12V V2.2 24PIN ATX SLI Ready 80PLUS Bronze Performance Power Supply 135mm Fan
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Yes $86.60 $86.60

ASUS Radeon HD 7870 1000MHZ 2GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINIDP PCI-E Video Card
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Yes $349.44 $349.44



Microsoft Slim 200 Wired Keyboard Black
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Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Z77DDR3 3PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 HDMI CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard
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ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black
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Corsair XMS3 Classic 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL9 DIMMs, Optimized for Core i7, i5 and Core 2 / AMD Phenom II (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) $54.99
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MTAS000226 Asus VH236H, 23" Widescreen Full 1080p LCD Monitor, 1920X1080, 5ms, 20000 :1(DCR) w/2x2W Stereo Speakers, VGA, DVI, and HDMI $174.99
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Also is it true that Sandy bridge CPUs will OC better than the new Ivery bridge?

 

[ddan49]

Everything is good except for the PSU. OCZ is not very good, from what I've heard. Try a PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK II 750W... it's silver rated, and shouldn't cost that much more. As for the rest, everything looks solid!

About SB... no one really knows. Some people have said that IB runs much hotter... I will say this. You will be safe with SB, and you won't miss out on that much.