new build. thoughts, questions, or opinions welcome

[kdfresh09]

alright. so here are the specs.
-Fractle case
-asus maximus v gene
-i7 3770k
-4x4gig mushkin 1600 cas 8
-GTX 480...(soon to be evga gtx 670 4 gig in 2 weeks)
-mushkin 256 msata ssd
-1tb hd
-2tb hd
-2x3tb hd
-creative xfi titanium sound card
-haupauge 1250 tv tuner
-antec kuhler 920 cpu cooler
-corsair gs 700 psu
-sony blue ray drive

the sabertooth build is on its way to being finished as well. ill post that up in a couple weeks too.

 

[Ocean Spray]

How much did it cost?

 

[tech savvy]

alright. so here are the specs.
-Fractle case
-asus maximus v gene
-i7 3770k
-4x4gig mushkin 1600 cas 8
-GTX 480...(soon to be evga gtx 670 4 gig in 2 weeks)
-mushkin 256 msata ssd
-1tb hd
-2tb hd
-2x3tb hd
-creative xfi titanium sound card
-haupauge 1250 tv tuner
-antec kuhler 920 cpu cooler
-corsair gs 700 psu
-sony blue ray drive

the sabertooth build is on its way to being finished as well. ill post that up in a couple weeks too.

Flip the PSU around(upside down) so it's blowing the hot air from the PSU out the bottom of the case, instead of in your case.

Other than that, nice rig!

 

[kdfresh09]

the psu, like most, sucks air in and exhausts it out the back, not into the case...and i didnt pay retail prices for everything. as it stands now , i have around $1100 into it. i think retail it would be closer to $2100. but when i get the 670, it will be a total of $1600 that i have into it. not bad since retail total for the tower would be bout $2600. i have it hooked up to my 40" hd tv and it looks great. crystal clear 1080p. but i have an asus 24" led screen, and im thinking of ordering 2 more and doing nvidia surround.

 

[tech savvy]

the psu, like most, sucks air in and exhausts it out the back, not into the case...and i didnt pay retail prices for everything. as it stands now , i have around $1100 into it. i think retail it would be closer to $2100. but when i get the 670, it will be a total of $1600 that i have into it. not bad since retail total for the tower would be bout $2600. i have it hooked up to my 40" hd tv and it looks great. crystal clear 1080p. but i have an asus 24" led screen, and im thinking of ordering 2 more and doing nvidia surround.

Still better to flip it. If you flip it so that the PSU is sucking air through the bottom, rather then through your case, it would be cooled more efficiently.

More like $1600, without the "mushkin msata 256gb". I couldn't find one to price, nowhere.(Is there a 256gb msata mushkin drive?)

So.. a $500 discount just for being used? That's a good buy IMHO, even without the Mushkin.

 

[kdfresh09]

ill give the flipping thing a go with the psu. i dont think $1500 would get it bud...
gtx 480=220
asus rog motherboard=200
i7 3770k=340
psu=120
ram=110
blue ray=50
ssd=230
1tb=65
2tb=110
3tb=150 (x2)
cpu cooler=100
sound card=150
tv tuner=50
case=110
thats around $2000 from newegg, and thats not prices for the exact model of hd's, ram, or tv tuner. it would be more. if you can find things cheaper, then let me know so i can return some of this stuff and save more money. thanks for the thoughts and opinions so far. im liking the antec cooler. its pretty good, as it cools just as well as the h100 thats on the sabertooth build i have going.

 

[tech savvy]

ill give the flipping thing a go with the psu. i dont think $1500 would get it bud...
gtx 480=220
asus rog motherboard=200
i7 3770k=340
psu=120
ram=110
blue ray=50
ssd=230
1tb=65
2tb=110
3tb=150 (x2)
cpu cooler=100
sound card=150
tv tuner=50
case=110
thats around $2000 from newegg, and thats not prices for the exact model of hd's, ram, or tv tuner. it would be more. if you can find things cheaper, then let me know so i can return some of this stuff and save more money. thanks for the thoughts and opinions so far. im liking the antec cooler. its pretty good, as it cools just as well as the h100 thats on the sabertooth build i have going.

$199
$100<---I have the same card. Or what I think you mean is you got the recon3D edition, NOT the X-Fi Titanium edition.
$99

So minus $80.

I said in my post that I didn't add the Mushkin to the total. So around 1800-1900 depends on where you buy.

Like I said, you got a nice deal, no question there. Also said it was a nice rig, and it is.

Edit: Like I said, it depends on where you buy certain items. I'm sure if I were to go looking around on different sites, I could most likely get that rig for around 1600-1800, new.