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Is this a good middle of the road system?Post Date: 2012-02-14 |
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tfrank48 
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 Topic: Is this a good middle of the road system?Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 1:39am |
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I do gaming [newest] Crysis, BF3, etc. mainly.
However, I also do video and photo work. My
piece of crap Dell XPS i7 Sli PC is about dead,
so I want to get something I can upgrade in the
future without all the proprietary build limitation(s).
(I might add I'm not necessarily a extreme gamer though)
Thanks for any ideas - advise you might have.
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FrankW
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 6:01am |
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Hi tfrank48,
That is not a middle of the road system. You left that behind when you went with the X79 platform. That is for a 24" or samller monitor. We need to know the resolution of your monitor or any future monitor you might buy for this computer? Is this going to be a gaming computer or do you use it for other things that requires a lot of computing power? Frank |
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tfrank48
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 12:39pm |
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First, thanks for a speedy reply.
My monitor is a 24" 1920x1200 [native] rez. I doubt I will go any larger than 26" and will likely stay with the 24" ; other than maybe a 3D display. Basically, would this be above or below middle road then [as listed]? My previous processor is a i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (not over clocked) in a Dell XPS with 1gb nvidia SLI 9800 GT cards bought 3 years ago. Their system(s) are so proprietary & there is no upgrade ability. Typically, I buy a PC with (much) more power than needed at that time. I use my pc for gaming, video & photo editing generally. I want to have the ability to upgrade to any new mobo, chipsets tri/sli and such, but I don't have to have the full set of cutting edge just hardware now. I would certainly like to have a nice upgrade from from my old junky XPS system. Any advice on the build components [or other] is appreciated. Thank you Frank. |
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tfrank48
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 11:53am |
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Never heard back from Frank.
Anyway I made these changes
and placed my order:
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
Power Supply: 1200W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
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bprat22
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 12:35pm |
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Hi tfrank48.....Congtats on your order.
 The changes you made to Cpu cooler and mobo were good. I would suggest you change, and you still can, the psu to 1050hx and overclock to stage 2 ...The 1050hx is perfect for your sli 570 and the HX series has a 7 year warranty, indicative of its quality. The H100 cooler gives you the room to Oc to stage 2 safely and like a boost in horsepower. Either way, the build will be great for your monitor and resolution. Good luck 
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tfrank48
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 1:09pm |
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Hi bprat22
PC is already in Stage 3.
I'll hope for the best on the present psu.
I do appreciate your fast responce on the build.
 Thanks, Tommy
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bprat22
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 1:17pm |
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Chances are very good you'll have zero problems with the DS psu. Best of luck and let the waiting continue.
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FrankW
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 1:31pm |
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Hi tfrank48,
Sorry but I missed this thread after my first post. Wife was probably after me to go some where. 
You did a good job with what you ordered. With the 1200w PS you are good to go if you every wanted to do Tri-SLI. Frank |
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tfrank48
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 5:09pm |
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Hey Frank,
Wondered what happened to you.
I'm a pretty good go_fer for my wife too.
The possible Tri-SLI config was the main
reason for the upgrade. (just in case)
Catch you later, Tommy
(now, I have to hurry up & wait) Edited by tfrank48 - 18 Feb 2012 at 5:11pm |
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