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Discussion in 'Gaming and Tech' started by King Cole, Nov 19, 2011.

  1. King Cole

    King Cole Active Member

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    Anyone have any opinions? I included prices in case anyone has any suggestions. I already have hard drives covered with two 750GB Caviar Blacks.


    Motherboard


    ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Intel Z68 ($250)


    CPU


    Intel Core i7-2600K ($320)


    CPU Cooler


    Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Liquid Cooler ($100)


    RAM


    Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 ($100)


    Video Card


    MSI GeForce GTX 580 (3GB GDDR5) ($500)


    Sound Card


    Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium Fatality Champ ($150)


    Optical Drive


    Lite-On 12X Internal Blu-Ray Writer ($120)


    Case


    Corsair Obsidian 800D Full Tower ($250)


    PSU


    Ultra X4 Gold Edition Modular Power Supply 1000W ($200)
     
  2. Pot Ducky

    Pot Ducky Hurf Durf,

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    Do you rest your pc on a hard floor or desk? (the tower)

    Edit: Although your using water cooling for the cpu are you for gpu? if so nevermind
     
  3. Bundt

    Bundt DJ Pauly D MVP

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    Why would you spend $2k on a computer? You really don't need that much power as much as you think you do. Tbh, a computer that can run everything on max is only about $1000. Your just going over the edge. By the time that a game comes out that can fully utilize your computer, the same specs would cost $500+ less.
     
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  4. King Cole

    King Cole Active Member

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    Floor, so I would assume your point is invalid? I didn't really think much about it.
     
  5. Whitefang

    Whitefang ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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    Such a waste of money.

    But go for it if you're buying it for bragging rights.
     
  6. Teddi

    Teddi Well-Known Member Bear

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    My tldr above
     
  7. Pot Ducky

    Pot Ducky Hurf Durf,

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    Ya it is, I was just gonna say that that case has had a bunch of issues being on think carpets as the intake fans are one the bottom and the feet are thin and have sunk into carpets
     
  8. Kaiden

    Kaiden Administrator Community Manager

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    Pretty much that. If you can afford it which I assume you can comfortably then fair enough, but you don't need to spend nearly that much on a computer that can still run top end games.
     
  9. King Cole

    King Cole Active Member

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    Ah shit, thanks. There's a couple things I'm still not really sure of yet. Mostly the case, the mobo, and the PSU, simply because I don't really study/hear news about those things. I considered going over the top with a LED case and whatnot, but I don't really know yet.

    Thanks Bundt/Kaiden, I was mostly going for a future-proof build I guess. I'd honestly rather go for a computer that will last me 3-5 years than replace parts over the same time period though, just a personal preference.
     
  10. Zephyr1551

    Zephyr1551 The Slayer of Bob

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    Yea, that pretty much sums it up
     
  11. Zeke

    Zeke [BB] Sub Admin Sub Admin

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    Yea for 1000w on PSU anything over $150 is overkill (and even then you are really overpaying). All the stuff you have listed is a waste of money pretty much. If you buy it, in the next 2-3 years you will feel like shit for wasting your money on it.
     
  12. Whitefang

    Whitefang ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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    Gonna add:

    CPU - Intel Core i7-2600K ($320) - Waste unless you plan on doing video rendering and stuff like that. 2500k has almost the same stats and is $100 cheaper.