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#11
May 18 2013 12:18am
Quote (Death_killaxx @ May 17 2013 11:58pm)
prototypegamingpc.com


ugh... coming soon?

anyway new question. If I was to use i5-3570k cpu and geforce 660ti 2gb video card, what would be a good motherboard for me?
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#12
May 18 2013 12:24am
Quote (SaF7 @ May 18 2013 02:18am)
ugh... coming soon?

anyway new question. If I was to use i5-3570k cpu and geforce 660ti 2gb video card, what would be a good motherboard for me?


whats total budget?
what ram do you plan to use?
are you going to be using a aftemarket heatsink? do you plan on water cooling?


Should totally use the sticky

This post was edited by Azenor on May 18 2013 12:26am
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May 18 2013 12:30am
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whats total budget?
what ram do you plan to use?
are you going to be using a aftemarket heatsink? do you plan on water cooling?


Should totally use the sticky


budget is around $1200
MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory
probably water cooling
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May 18 2013 05:50am
http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=56436747&f=189&p=449531198

And you probably won't need water-cooling.
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#15
May 18 2013 10:23am
K here's the sticky info:

- Budget: FOR TOWER ONLY I Would like to stick around $1,000, but going up to $1,200 won't break the bank if there is far greater value for spending a couple extra hundred.
- Zip Code or Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Specific Use: Gaming, Photoshop, Downloading, Browsing (in that order)
- Any preferred components?: 12-in-1 media reader, it would be cool to have that touch screen visual display of cooling temperature etc
- Any spare parts you can re-use?: Going from scratch most likely.
- Overclocking your processor?: I would like to.
- Need an Operating System?: No.
- Need a Monitor? / Mouse? / Keyboard?: Yes. I've never tried a mechanical keyboard but I heard once u do u will never go back. Are they really that awesome? Monitor I would prefer 27".
- Need a Wireless Card or Adapter? Might as well since they are cheap.
- Need Another Component? (Specify): Not rigtn ow.

Other Useful Info

- Preferred Case Features (Ex: Color, Side Window, Flashy): I would like a side window to see the parts, green LED lights would be cool, and yes flashy would be cool.
- Number of Monitors: 1
- Other Info?: The thing I need the most help with is which motherboard to use. And also if I will need watercooling or how much cooling (regular or not) I will need. I plan to OC an i5-3570k and gtx 660ti
- Other Info2: I would be fine with 1 120g ssd (ssd is a must). I will most likely stick all movies, songs, pictures on an external hard drive or I can get an internal 1tb/2tb later.

This post was edited by SaF7 on May 18 2013 10:27am
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#16
May 18 2013 01:41pm
Quote (SaF7 @ May 17 2013 11:34pm)
I tweaked cyberpowerpc for an hour or two and I was able to get a build through them cheaper than buying the parts seperate on pcpartpicker. This includes them building it, overclocking it (+$50) added led lights, noise reduction and extra fans/liquid cooling. What do you guys think? I realize I have 2 keyboards on there on accident.

BASE_PRICE: [+920]BLUETOOTH: NoneCAS: Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Adjustable HDD Cage (Black Color)
CASUPGRADE: 12in Cold Cathode Neon Light [+10] (Green Color [+0])
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
COOLANT: Standard Coolant
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)CS_
FAN: Maximum 120MM Color Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+15] (Green Color [+0])
FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer [+10] (GREEN COLOR [+5])
FREEBIE_VC: Free Metro: Last Light Coupon [+0]
HDD: 128GB SanDisk SATA A III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 490 MB/s Read & 350 MB/s Write [-15] (Single Drive)
HEADSET1: Cooler Master Storm Sonuz Gaming Headset w/ Flexible Headband & Detachable Microphone [+0]
IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Port
KEYBOARD1: AZZA Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard [+5]
KEYBOARD2: * AZiO Levetron KB528U Clicker Mechanical Gaming Keyboard [+48]
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory [+0] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Ultra Durable 4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (Extreme OC Certified)
MOUSE1: AZiO Levetron GM2000 2000 DPI 6-Buttons USB Gaming Mouse [+0]
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OVERCLOCK: Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more) [+49]
POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX
READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
TEMP: NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum High Performance Fan Control, Clock, & Temperature Display [+69]
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+122] (EVGA Superclocked [Free upgrade from Major Brand]
[PRICE: (+1238)


if I were u, I would drop the i7 to and i5 and with that savings buy a better gpu than the 660 ti.
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#17
May 18 2013 02:00pm
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if I were u, I would drop the i7 to and i5 and with that savings buy a better gpu than the 660 ti.


what would you recommend over the 660ti? Right now on my other pc i use a 550ti and that seems to work great.
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#18
May 18 2013 02:00pm
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what would you recommend over the 660ti? Right now on my other pc i use a 550ti and that seems to work great.


7950 > 660ti
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#19
May 18 2013 02:10pm
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7950 > 660ti


is 660ti overclocked better than stock 7950?
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#20
May 18 2013 02:36pm
Quote (SaF7 @ May 18 2013 04:10pm)
is 660ti overclocked better than stock 7950?


the 7950 overclocked is better then a 660ti overclocked.
so your comparison isn't good.

This post was edited by dolarsignzeroxeighty on May 18 2013 02:37pm
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