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SaS Sharp

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So I'm building my first computer and I want it primarily for gaming, here is what I think I'll get. (please tell me what is good or not)

Mother Board - ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Intel Z68 Board

CPU - Intel Core i7-2600k 3.4GHz Quad Core

CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Liquid Cooler

Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX560 ti

Hard Drive - SeaGate Barracuda 1TB

Sound Card - Creative Labs sound blaster audigy 7.1

Ram - Patriot G2 Series 8GB DDR3(1600MHz)

Power Supply - Ultra LSP650 650 Watts

PC Case - Cooler Master Elite 430
 
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byteninja2

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If you are gaming, do NOT get a i7. Your build only has a 560ti, save $60 and get a i5 3570k. Than get a GTX 570, or a HD 7850. And, I would not pay that much for a closed loop watercooling loop, but your choice, it doesn't have the best cooling for that expensive price. Get a Z77 board, by gigabyte. Asus is fine, but gigabyte is preferred. Get a psu from Corsair, seasonic, XFX, Antec, or silverstone. Ultra is okay, but defiantly. It the best or most realiable. Get memory from Corsair or crucial or G-Skill.
 
spirit

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It's an old build. Go for an i5 3570K, GA-Z77X-UD3H, 8GB RipJaws-X 1600 RAM, Corsair H50 or H70 (but really an air cooler such as the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ would be fine).

Get a better power supply too, something like a Corsair CX 600 or any Corsair, Antec, XFX, Seasonic, OCZ etc power supply in the 600-700W range would be fine.

I agree with Byte and get something like a Radeon HD 7850 over the 560 Ti. The 560 Ti is getting a bit old now - its replacement is due soon.

Don't bother with a sound card, save the money and use onboard and spend the money you save on a better case. Perhaps a Cooler Master HAF 912 or a Storm Scout or even a Carbide 300R.
 
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SaS Sharp

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Ok so is this better?

Mother Board - GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H Intel 7 Series Motherboard $130

CPU - Intel Core i5-3570k $230

CPU Cooler - Corsair H50 $50

Video Card - Radeon HD 7850 $260

Hard Drive - SeaGate Barracuda 1TB $100

Ram - Patriot G2 Series 8GB DDR3(1600MHz) $43

Power Supply - Corsair CX 600 $69

PC Case - Cooler Master Elite 430 $50 or Cooler Master HAF 912 $60

Total Cost $792

So why shouldn't I get an i7? and does the case matter much because i'm trying to spend less, and I could only find SSD from corsair or crucial and I don't have the money for those and need more space, if they do have regular drives does anybody know where I could find one?
 
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For gaming there is virtually no difference between the i5 and the i7. The i7 is better for heavily threaded applications such as video editing and design; but games aren't really threaded for more than 2-4 cores really. i7 = i5 whilst gaming. :D

The HAF 912 is a much better case. If you can, go for that.

Everything else is looking much better. :)
 
spirit

spirit

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If you go for a HAF 912 or even a Cooler Master Storm Scout which already has fans pre-installed then no you wouldn't need any more. :) Which case have you decided on?
 
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SaS Sharp

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Can't decide yet down to either Antec Three Hundred Illusion or the Haf 912 which do you prefer? and is the motherboard I have selected an ATX? Because thats what the cases say they support.
 
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byteninja2

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The haf 912 isnt very good. Its silver, that just says low budget cheap case. All ATX cases are ATX mobo compatible, any your board is ATX. Get a storm series case.
 
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SaS Sharp said:
Can't decide yet down to either Antec Three Hundred Illusion or the Haf 912 which do you prefer? and is the motherboard I have selected an ATX? Because thats what the cases say they support.
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The HAF 912 is a good case, given the choice I'd go for that. :)

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The haf 912 isnt very good. Its silver, that just says low budget cheap case.
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Just because the interior is silver doesn't mean it's a bad case you know. It has great cable management features, good airflow and overall has pretty good looks.

The Strom Scout you suggested would be fine also.
 
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SaS Sharp

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I think I'm going to get the COOLER MASTER Storm Scout then, and also if I ordered all of those things would I need cables or something? or do they come with all of the wires I need to plug in?
 
StrangleHold

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The Storm Scout sucks at cable management. No cut outs in the motherboard plate to route wires. The HAF 912 has good cable management, but no side window, if that matters.
 
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I have an HAF 910 sitting next to me at the moment, and I can say it's a brilliant case for the money.

The storm scout is a nicely upgraded version of the Gladiator 600. It has some cool features, like the integrated carry handle and the nicely-positioned front panel, but compared to the 912 it has nowhere near the same amount of space inside, and lacks some of the HAF's cooler features like the movable/removable hard drive cage and epic cable management.
 
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Oh it's definitely not a bad case at all. Basically the HAF has more room and configuration options inside, while the storm scout is a bit more polished and showy. (painted interior, comes with more fans pre-installed, has a side window, etc)
 
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