gaming rig for 1500

[houdinii]

trying to stay around 1500 bucks but in like 6 mounths ima get a 2nd 470 but ill overclock my current one till then. its going to be for gaming mainly. no overclocking fo the cpu or the ram.



would like you opinion on a cheaper powersupply thats super reliable and thermal compound for the cpu. also what version of windows 7 do i get off of newegg do i get the sp1 for 99 bucks???



case --- haf x --- 186

mogo --- GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 --- 189

cpu --- i5 3570 --- 214

cpu cooler --- nactua nhd14 --- 90

ram --- crosair vengeance 8g --- 55

gpu --- asus 670 --- 420

psu --- corsair tx750 v2 --- 109

hdd --- spinfoint f3 1tb --- 84

monitor 200

grand total 1,550 on new egg.

 

[houdinii]

any options? was also interested in if yall thought it was "balanced" as a system.

 

[Why_Me]

You have a Noctua cpu h/s yet you don't plan on over clocking, that case is the size of a small house and then some and is fine if you plan on running tri vid cards, and that UD5 board ?


http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Computer-X-Dock-RC-922XM-KKN1/dp/B007Q7EG7I/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1347832226&sr=1-1&keywords=haf+922+xm $109.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master HAF XM Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 Ports and X-Dock (RC-922XM-KKN1)

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MegaFlow-Computer-R4-LUS-07AR-GP/dp/B002LE8BJA/ref=pd_sim_pc_4 $14.96 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Cooler Master MegaFlow 200mm Red LED Computer Case Fan (R4-LUS-07AR-GP)

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-80PLUS-Certified-Modular-CP-9020015-NA/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_24?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1346646210&sr=1-24 $86.00 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Corsair CX 750 Watts 80PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply CP-9020015-NA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1061098 $152.98 save: $8.00
ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B007SZ0E1K/ref=pd_ts_zgc_e_229189_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&pf_rd_p=1381382962&pf_rd_s=right-10&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=193870011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=12XBB76DREE1SKY4W0WW $215.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A2EUTVCJXLAJ4K $32.42 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD-RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=pd_sim_e_2 $23.19 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Internal-Desktop/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_3?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1347832468&sr=1-3 $98.03 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-2-5-Inch-Solid-SDSSDP-128G--G25/dp/B007ZW2LY4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1347126230&sr=1-1&keywords=sandisk+128+gb+ssd $89.95 + $0.00 shipping
SanDisk 128 GB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SDSSDP-128G- G25)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127685 $409.99 - $400.00 after $10.00 rebate
MSI N670 PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_z $91.05 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-VS238H-P-23-Inch-Full-HD-Monitor/dp/B005BZNEVQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1347832813&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+23+led+monitor $155.68 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping | Price after rebate: $145.68
Asus VS238H-P 23-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor | 50,000,000:1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio; Full 1080P with HDMI

Total: $1,480.23 *not including shipping & rebates


http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6821 <----- another look at that case

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_670_Power_Edition/ <----- review of that MSI GTX 670 w/benchmarks

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77%20Extreme3/ <----- another look at that Asrock board along with a link to the latest bios

http://usa.asus.com/Display/LCD_Monitors/VS238HP/ <----- another look at that monitor


http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-Computer-RC-922M-KKN3-GP/dp/B0026FCI2U/ref=sr_1_12?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1347832120&sr=1-12 $89.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 Ports (RC-922M-KKN3-GP)

 

[houdinii]

You have a Noctua cpu h/s yet you don't plan on over clocking, that case is the size of a small house and then some and is fine if you plan on running tri vid cards, and that UD5 board ?

appreciate the info and help.

the reason for the big case and heat sink is i live in south Florida and we cant afford to run the a/c 24/7 so temps inside the house are 85-98 degrees till we turn it on at like 6-8pm.

the ud5 board? well i want to go 470 sli in like 6-8 months so i wanted a board to support it. the only boards i know anything about is gigabyte and asus and i remember back in the day when 1366 came out the ud3 and ud5 boards where all the rave so i chose one for this build. ud3 is 30 bucks cheaper i guess i could get that one since i only need 2 pci slots not 3

ill look into asrock though.

 

[Why_Me]

appreciate the info and help.

the reason for the big case and heat sink is i live in south Florida and we cant afford to run the a/c 24/7 so temps inside the house are 85-98 degrees till we turn it on at like 6-8pm.

the ud5 board? well i want to go 470 sli in like 6-8 months so i wanted a board to support it. the only boards i know anything about is gigabyte and asus and i remember back in the day when 1366 came out the ud3 and ud5 boards where all the rave so i chose one for this build.

ill look into asrock though.

That 922 XM post cooler temps than the HAF X according to the reviews/benchmarks.

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6821 <------ it supports 4 x 200mm fans. I posted that 200mm fan up there for the side. If and when you ever add a second 670 then that's when you add another 200mm fan. That case just hit the market about six months ago and CM gave it all the bells and whistles.

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=cooler+master+haf+xm+review&oq=Cooler+Master+HAF+XM&gs_l=hp.1.1.0l8j0i10j0.2222.2222.1.5180.1.1.0.0.0.0.696.696.5-1.1.0.eesh..0.0...1.2.W31c1CL_wgU&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=29f1d2d1223cbee7&biw=1440&bih=775 <------ there's some reviews on that case with temp benchmarks.

The CM EVO cpu h/s comes with excellent thermal compound is by far the most recommended mid range cpu h/s on here. It also comes set up to add another fan to it for a "push - pull" effect to bring temps down even lower.

That Asrock board just came out less than a week ago hence the reason there isn't any reviews on it but it's identical to the Asrock Z77 extreme4 other than it runs a 8 + 3 power phase configuration and the extreme4 runs a 8 + 4.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77-express-ivy-bridge-benchmark,3254.html <----- that's a review done here on Toms of the extreme4 w/benchmarks

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asrock_z77_extreme4_review,1.html <----- that's another review of that board. Again it's almost identical to that board I posted up above other than the power phase configuration and it doesn't have that shiny metal cover decoration on the South Bridge.

 

[houdinii]

cool thanks for the info