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Manoman66

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Oct 25, 2012
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Hello,

I would welcome any suggestions to tweak the following. Primarily, I want a fast, stable multipurpose PC. I am flexible on the budget. I do some gaming, nothing 3d. I do plan to upgrade to a 2560X1440 Monitor.

• BASE_PRICE: [+879]
• BLUETOOTH: None
• CAS: * Azza Hurricane 2000 Full Tower Gaming Case with 4 Hot Swappable HDD Cage & (4) 230MM Fans [+73]
• CASUPGRADE: None
• CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
• CD2: LG 14X Internal Blu-ray Burner, BD-RE, DVD+RW, 3D Playback Combo Drive [+99] (Black Color)
• COOLANT: Standard Coolant
• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)
• CS_FAN: Default case fans
• ENGRAVING: None
• ENGRAVING_MSG:
• FA_HDD: None
• FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
• FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
• FREEBIE_VC: FREE Assassins Creed III Game Coupon [+0]
• GLASSES: None
• HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+27] (128GB Sandisk Sata III Boot Drive + 2TB Single Drive Only)
• HDD2: None
• IEEE_CARD: None
• IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
• KEYBOARD: AZZA Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard
• MB_SRT: None
• MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory [+66] (Corsair XMS)
• MONITOR: None
• MONITOR2: None
• MONITOR3: None
• MOTHERBOARD: [3-Way CrossFireX/SLI] ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Wi-Fi GO!, 7.1 HD Audio, Dual GbLAN, Display Port, 3x PCIe x16 (2 Gen3, 1 Gen2) & 4x PCIe x1 (All Venom OC Certified) [+209]
• MOUSE: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge
• NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
• OS: None - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
• OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
• POWERSUPPLY: 1,000 Watts - Cooler Master Silent Pro Gaming 80 Plus Power Supply [+90]
• RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
• SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• SPEAKERS: None
• TEMP: None
• TUNING: None
• TVRC: None
• USB: None
• USBFLASH: None
• USBHD: None
• USBX: None
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+233] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
• VIDEO2: None
• VIDEO3: None
• WNC: None
• PRICE: (+1676)


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Can you get rid of some of the clutter? We dont need to know that you aren't getting your machine engraved.

The 3770k is overkill, go for for a 3570k if the most intensive activity will be gaming.
16GB is overkill, as is it being 1866Mhz. 8GB of 1600Mhz will be fine.
Motherboard is way expensive for what it offers, see what other boards you can get.
That PSU is very overkill. Could downgrade that to a 550W with the rig as its stands. Get a 750W if Crossfire/SLI is a possibility later. Also not Coolermaster, not a great brand for PSU's. Go for Corsair, Seasonic or XFX.
Dont bother with a 680, its 5% more performance at 20% higher cost compared to a 670. Dont get EVGA cards, reference design cooling.
 

Manoman66

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Oct 25, 2012
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10,510
Thanks. The VidCard is a free upgrade from the 670, the RAM is also a free upgrade from 1600. I'll probably go with a Corsair PSU, I have had good luck with those.

I may go to multiple vid cards in the future.

For MOBO, what do you think of Asus P8Z77-5 LK?

Sorry for extraneous info. Cut and Paste job.
 

Manoman66

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Oct 25, 2012
7
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10,510
Any thoughts on the case or cooling? I want room to expand, so I went full tower, but that might be overkill. On the otherhand, where I put the PC, size doesn't matter a whole lot.