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Old 12-26-2011, 11:24 PM   #1
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2nd Gaming PC Build need advice

I built my first pc back in 07. Several yrs and crashs later I just want to build a new one. I want to oc a bit but am a novice at this so the components I choose I want to be easy overclockers (software built in bios to automate it). I have a new family now and am getting married nxt yr so I will be saving about 400 a month and purchasing this in 3-4 months. I thought I should water cool my cpu because of the oc but not sure, any suggestions are welcome thanks.

Case- NZXT Phantom Black
PSU- Corsair Enthusiast 850w
Mobo- Asus Rampage Extreme iv
I know your thinking overkill but it will clock my cpu to 4.3 without blinking and all I do is change a setting in the bios to do it.
cpu- i7 2600K
Hdd- OCZ Agility 3 60gb SSD
I also have a raptor 150gb which i will install all my games on, this one will be just for system stuff
Ram- CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB
Vid card- Gonna use my old one to save money at first then get sli with Evga GTX 570's
Mouse- RAT 7 gaming mouse Might get the 9 (wireless version)

Everything I left out I have what do yall think? I was gonna order from digital storm but I had alot of fun building my first pc so I want to give it another shoot. Also Should I use that i7 or go amd, my only preference is which is the better real world performer. Total budget is 2k

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Old 12-27-2011, 12:49 AM   #2
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I hate to put a damper on your plans, but if you aren't going to be buying components for another few months, this is too early to ask our opinion on specific components. A quick look at your list says most of that is overkill and not cost effective - and the motherboard and processor are not compatible with each other.
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Old 12-29-2011, 08:46 AM   #3
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About the two months ahead, I made a post on here about a build exactly one month ago, two items had already sold out when I had the money and went to order the parts on the 27th, if it had been more serious than a video card and case, I likely would have had to do an entirely new build.

I lost the case I wanted because I didn't have the money, the video card I will end up with is much better than I previously chose though.
I suggest you wait until you have the money in hand entirely.
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Old 12-30-2011, 09:55 PM   #4
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It's your money, but after a certain point, it's not going to really make much difference.
i5-2500K with a good Z68 board, 8Gb RAM, Either a 120Gb SSD for OS or 60Gb or less if you plan to use Intel SRT caching.
PSU - as much wattage as you need to power the card(s) of your choice.

I game just as well on a single 5770 as I do on Crossfire 5770s, at least in MW3.
(Over 250 highest K/D, 32 MVP games)
The things that make a difference to me are decent monitor (24"), gaming mouse with dpi adjustment, good headset, and I use a Wolf King gaming keyboard.

I'm about to put together a i5-2500K build so we'll see if there's any difference with my gaming performance, with just the Mobo/CPU change.
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