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Going to be doing my first build since a C2D e6600 back in 2006. That's now doing duty as a media PC. I'd rather be a little generous in getting components than what I have to have for this thing to run because I don't do a ton of upgrading between builds. I need some particular advice around replacement fan selection for both the case and the H100 I've chosen. I'm also putting a little more beefy power supply than I probably need since I'll be doing two of these builds (one for me, one for fiancee) and the GPU may end up in SLI later, but I'm totally open to suggestions there with that in mind. I also need some help in looking toward what other accessories I may need for some really good cable management, something I've been lax about in the past, but with my mind toward a quieter system with some part liquid cooling (h100 to begin with, maybe custom water down the road) I'd prefer to not have it look like spider-man sneezed inside the case in the event something goes wrong with the cooling and I've got to replace parts. Thanks for the help reviewing in advance.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. Gaming, Photoshop, Video Editing, Surfing
2. What YOUR budget is. Less than $3,000 US
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. US
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. Ivy bridge
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts. Maybe a blu-ray burner I have in an external enclosure. Not sure.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds. Overclocking
8. What resolution will you be using? 24 inch 1080 but want room to either upgrade to multi-monitor setup in a year or so or keep this card for 3 years and still be happy playing new games.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it? Within the next month.
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Component list v1:
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. Gaming, Photoshop, Video Editing, Surfing
2. What YOUR budget is. Less than $3,000 US
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. US
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. Ivy bridge
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts. Maybe a blu-ray burner I have in an external enclosure. Not sure.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds. Overclocking
8. What resolution will you be using? 24 inch 1080 but want room to either upgrade to multi-monitor setup in a year or so or keep this card for 3 years and still be happy playing new games.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it? Within the next month.
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Component list v1:
- Corsair Obsidian Series 550D
- COUGAR CF-V12HP or Scythe Gentle Typhoons (to replace case fans and h100 -- pull config or push/pull if at all possible in this case)
- Intel Core i7 3770K 4.5GHz - 4.8GHz LGA 1155 Quad-Core Processor (8MB L3 Cache)
- EVGA GeForce GTX 670 4096MB Superclocked
- CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
- Corsair H100
- CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W ATX12V Modular (really want a modular, need help w/ brand)
- GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H
- Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA x2 Raid 0
- Seagate Momentus XT 750 GB 7200RPM
- LG Electronics WH12LS39K M-Disc 12X Internal SATA Blu-Ray Rewriter
- Windows 7 Family Pack (will be creating copy of this system soon)
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