Potential Customer - Config advicePost Date: 2012-04-21 |
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Kyndas
Newbie Joined: 21 Apr 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
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Topic: Potential Customer - Config advice Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 8:46am |
Hello,
I am considering becoming a first time DS customer for my next gaming rig. This computer will be used 90% gaming / 10% home office, photos, etc. My total budget is $4000 including monitor. I am going with the Asus VE278Q which i will purchase separately. For the computer i am considering the following config:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2700K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Higher Overclocks and Unique Wi-Fi Features) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Phanteks PH-TC14PE Extreme Performance H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 1 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds Only) LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty Any advice or feedback appreciated!
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 9:54am |
Hi Kyndas...great build. I would however drop the i7-2700k to the 2600k and put the $55 to stage 2 overclocking. The i7-2600k and Phanteks cooler are made for it. Drop memory to 8gb, all gaming can use and put the savings to the 1050HX psu, tops with a 7year warranty. Drop the noise suppresion package. the Hafx is great as is. No sense messing with a good thing.
Everything else is right on, except don't forget the free t-shirt Good Luck
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Kyndas
Newbie Joined: 21 Apr 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Quote Reply Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 11:35am |
Thanks for the reply. I like the suggestions. Always wondered if i really would use 16GB so some savings there. A little more juice in the PSU is never a bad thing.
No experience with overclocking. Always had a concern with cooling but it seems OC is pretty mainstream nowadays so i am comfortable giving it a shot. Thanks for the suggestions.
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