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May 7 2012 08:38pm

Big thanks to BattleShip for advice/recommendations via pm

Stopped by Microcenter on Friday Mobo and SSD I wanted were out of stock
sales dude said to come back in a week

Will be getting these once I recieve an email from them

ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
i7 2600k
Crucial m4 128GB
8GB Corsair Vengeance (will upgrade ram later on)

A friend of mind convinced me to return my corsair 850W PSU and go for the 1200W
it looked pretty sexy and tempting on the shelf in store
will be adding another gtx 680 somewhere down the line

Does anyone know if GPU back plates are worth getting?

Ordered the most of my water cooling parts today
Looking to buy a few more fittings when they restock
I wanted a few of these

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_346_393_611_624&products_id=29048

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_346_393_611_625&products_id=28079

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May 7 2012 08:41pm

AS5 is antiquated. -_-

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May 7 2012 08:46pm

Quote (Mastrshok @ May 7 2012 07:41pm)

AS5 is antiquated. -_-

You think I should buy a different mobo?
I am still open to suggestions since I have not purchased it yet

Budget is $400 tops /w shipping

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May 7 2012 08:51pm

Quote (jlazy @ May 7 2012 09:46pm)

You think I should buy a different mobo?
I am still open to suggestions since I have not purchased it yet

Budget is $400 tops /w shipping

Your thermal compound I was talking about. Arctic Silver 5 is out dated, but it does the job.

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May 7 2012 08:54pm

ahh..

yeah Im new to water cooling

what brand of thermal compound should I buy instead?

edit- i went with it because it had the most reviews on amazon

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May 7 2012 09:01pm

Quote (jlazy @ May 7 2012 09:54pm)

ahh.. :( yeah Im new to water cooling

what brand of thermal compound should I buy instead?

edit- i went with it because it had the most reviews on amazon

I think they have newer stuff. Mx-2/3/4/5, I think there is not much of a difference between 3-5 though.

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May 7 2012 09:16pm

Quote (jlazy @ Apr 27 2012 12:31am)

Thanks again for the help

yeah case turned out alot bigger than I would have imagined
makes my 32in TV seem small
Can't wait to fill it with goodies soon ^^

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q166/unkownbeauty/DSC04303.jpg

Its.... a..... HIPPO!!!!!!!!!!!

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May 7 2012 09:21pm

Quote (Mastrshok @ May 7 2012 08:01pm)

I think they have newer stuff. Mx-2/3/4/5, I think there is not much of a difference between 3-5 though.

The MX stuff is labeled under Arctic Cooling
know if it is same or different brand than Arctic Silver? :blink:

Quote (VxDoomxV @ May 7 2012 08:16pm)

Its.... a..... HIPPO!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah

Souvenir from my visit to San Diego Zoo last summer

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May 7 2012 09:31pm

Quote (jlazy @ May 7 2012 10:21pm)

The MX stuff is labeled under Arctic Cooling
know if it is same or different brand than Arctic Silver? :blink:

Yeah

Souvenir from my visit to San Diego Zoo last summer

Yeah, Arctic Silver 5 is just antiquated. I'm sure the MX series of thermal compound is the updated version.

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May 9 2012 10:37pm

Sold my cello on craigslist so I could spend lil more money to get 16gigs of ram instead of 8
Could anyone tell me if there is any noticeable difference between 1333- 1600 - 2000 - 2133 MHz Ram?
Is it worth while getting 2k over 1333?
I would like your opinion of which selection below would be the better bang for the $

Corsair Dominator 2133
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145330

Maybe get 2x of these ? Corsair Dominator 2000 i don't actually need the fan coolers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233230

Corsair Veng DDR 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143

Or maybe get two of these for cheap and save $ for elsewhere?
Corsair veng 8gb 2x 4gb 1333Mhz $29.99 after rebate

http://www.frys.com/ads/page29

sale at frys this week

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