Gaming Computer for Upcoming D3

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EvilBlu

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Been looking on Amazon and started to make a PC but not sure how well it will be for D3 or other upcoming games.

Gaming Case ($80)
Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower RC-922M-KKN1-GP (Blk)

Power Supply ($95)
Corsair 750W PS CMPSU-750TXV2

Motherboard ($175)
ASRock ATX Motherboard Z68 Extreme 4

CPU ($315)
Intel i7 2600k BX80623I72600K

Heatsink ($85)
Noctua Dual Heatpipe NH-D14

Video Card ($250)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560Ti 01G-P3-1563-AR

Hard Drive ($140)
Western Digital 1 GB WD10EARX

Ram ($85)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B

DVD Drive/Burner ($30)
Lite-On 24x SATA DVD+RW IHAS424-98

SATA Cables ($5)
StarTech 18in SATA to Right Angle SATA SATA18RA1

Monitor ($180)
Viewsonic LED 24 Inch 1080p VX2450WM-LED

Also saw OS Deal which i was uncertain about.

OS ($120)
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 Bit (Full) System Builder DVD
 
i don't think professional will give you anything you need that home premium won't. for the money i'd go for a corsair liquid cooler over those noctuas. i5 2500k will do just as well i'd bet. no chance any game over the next 5 years will use close to 16gb's of ram, nothing even hits 8gb's now. and i'd take the money saved to get a 2gb hd6970.
 
Off topic, but have they announced a release date for D3 yet? I've wasted hours upon hours of my life on D2 and am ready to waste hours more on D3.
 
lol they haven't but there was a fake email going around saying jan. 17 but i'm thinking early feb. Also ty for the quick reply's. i'm looking into the ati card but not too skilled in the liquid cooling so i'll have to read up on it.
 
I'm thinking of ordering the parts at that start of the new year but unsure about the mother board. I'm looking to spend no more than 2k. I am gonna get the XFX HD6970 also I looked into the liquid cooling and decided on Corsair CPU Liquid Cooler CWCH60.

ASRock ATX Motherboard Z68 Extreme 4 was the mobo i thought i wanted but now not so sure. Any thoughts?
 
Yeah those extreme boards are really nice. But you should look into the i5 2500k instead of the 2600k. D3 doesn't require that much power, especially from the CPU.
 
memory limit on homepremium is 16 gig, if you want more than that you will need to go to professional (24 gig) and then if you want even more, you need ultimate.
 
What's the difference between ASRock z68 Extreme4 Gen3 "MB-Z68X4G3" and z68 Extreme4 "z68 Extreme4". MB-Z68X4G3 looks a little better but is there anything that uses PCI 3.0? Also I'm deciding to get Windows 7 Ultimate since it was cheaper on Amazon than getting Professional.
 
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why the extra SATA cables? Otherwise, a cracker of a build.

A SSD is primarily used as a boot drive as they are small capacity. For example, a SSD will have the operating system and related files, along with a few choice games. A slower but cheaper and larger mechanical drive will host movies, music and everything else.
 
In case I need the extra slack and I don't wanna wait to play games if one fails a month or two down the line. Diablo is crack for nerds.
 
Not sure but i was thinking about the Intel 320 series 120 GB SSD. Boot Drive and a couple games maybe. Not sure if it's worth the $180 dollars lol.
 
IMO, the intel drives are reliable but aren't fast at all, compared to other drives. I would say a pretty good choice is the Kingston HyperX 120gb. It's fast, and Kingston has an excellent record of reliability and an easy RMA process if anything goes wrong.
 
These are my ideas for my upcoming Gaming Rig. (Thx for the advice):D

1. Gaming Case ($89)
Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower RC-922M-KKN1-GP (Blk)
2. Power Supply ($95)
Corsair 750W PS CMPSU-750TXV2
3. Motherboard ($185)
ASRock ATX Mobo Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3
4. CPU ($320)
Intel i7 2600k BX80623I72600K
5. Heatsink ($67)
Corsair CPU Liquid Cooler CWCH60
6. Video Card ($330)
Radeon XFX HD6970 HD697ACNFC
7. Hard Drive ($144)
Western Digital 2 TB WD20EARX
8. SSD ($230)
Kingston HyperX 120GB SH100S3B/120G
9. Ram ($85)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B
10. Blu-Ray Drive/Burner ($85)
LG Blu-Ray 12x Drive WH12LS30K
11. SATA Cables ($5)
Star Tech 18in SATA to Right Angle SATA SATA18RA1
12. OS ($246)
Windows 7 Ultimate GLC-00182
13. Monitor ($180)
Viewsonic LED 24 Inch 1080p VX2450WM-LED
14. Mouse ($70)
Razer Naga “Molten” RZ01-00280500-R3
15. Key Board ($80)
Razer Black Widow RZ03-00390100-R3U1
Total: $2211

If there is something off let me know. I just wanna build a great machine and it will run anything. I might need to add a couple fans but meh lol
 
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16GB of RAM and the 2600k is still overkill. That'll shave $150 off the build right there for unneeded parts. And your motherboard comes with 4 SATA cables, so you won't need those unless you want extras.

Here's the difference between windows home and windows ultimate:

Location Aware Printing
Domain Join and group policies control
Remote desktop host
Advanced backup (network and group policy)
encrypting file system
Bitlocker
applocker
directaccess
BranchCache
MUI Language packs

Do you use any of those? Chances are, no. And yes, win7 home can't address over 16GB of RAM, but you will never use that much gaming with this machine. By the time you will, your video card will be outdated, your CPU will be, and your RAM will be slower compared to what will come out.
 
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