Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next few weeks
Budget Range: $2200 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Recording/steaming games, general computer usage
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, operating system
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: the cheapest site that isn't shady
Country: United States
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel parts. Good airflow case
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Would like it quiet even under high load. Cosmetics aren't important, just want good airflow to keep things cool, and I heard good things about the HAF X in regards to this.
Also I have some concerns about when I eventually do add a second gtx 680, that microstutter results from having this CPU. Sprouted from this thread:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1247550/which-are-you-buying-i5-3570k-or-i5-2500k/10
Where some folks talk about sli 680s will get microstutter with 8/8 lanes or something. Not sure what it all means, though.
Finally, I would like to drop down the optical drive to some cheap but durable dvd reader, since writing/blue ray isn't important.
All in all I would like a build that can Max all current and immediate future games at a high (60+FPS)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.47 @ CompUSA)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($235.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($51.00 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($254.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($507.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($138.98 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH12LS39 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG236HE 23.0" Monitor ($299.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2145.94
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-04-30 19:34 EDT-0400)
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Any and all help would be appreciated
Budget Range: $2200 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Recording/steaming games, general computer usage
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, operating system
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: the cheapest site that isn't shady
Country: United States
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel parts. Good airflow case
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Would like it quiet even under high load. Cosmetics aren't important, just want good airflow to keep things cool, and I heard good things about the HAF X in regards to this.
Also I have some concerns about when I eventually do add a second gtx 680, that microstutter results from having this CPU. Sprouted from this thread:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1247550/which-are-you-buying-i5-3570k-or-i5-2500k/10
Where some folks talk about sli 680s will get microstutter with 8/8 lanes or something. Not sure what it all means, though.
Finally, I would like to drop down the optical drive to some cheap but durable dvd reader, since writing/blue ray isn't important.
All in all I would like a build that can Max all current and immediate future games at a high (60+FPS)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.47 @ CompUSA)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($235.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($51.00 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($254.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($507.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($138.98 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH12LS39 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG236HE 23.0" Monitor ($299.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2145.94
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-04-30 19:34 EDT-0400)
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Any and all help would be appreciated