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BurningSkyline

BurningSkyline

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Here is what I have so far:

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=11639369

I've got the i5-2400 because I don't plan on overclocking, and If I do I guess I could get an Extra few MHz out of it, So I don't see spending extra to get the 2500k.

The Storm enforcer I chose isn't exactly the best case in terms of value but I really like the exterior look of it. (I will be buying either a 200mm blue or green LED fan for it, and putting the RED led fan on the top. Of course I'd have to take out the LEDs or cut the power for them.)

Not the Best peripherals, but I will be upgrading over time.

A few questions I have are should I swap out the Gigabyte motherboard for the ASUS P8P67 board? Also, For 1080p gaming will I be able to cut some cash and use a GTX 460? The most intensive games I will be playing are Battlefield 3 when that comes out, Bad Company 2, Just Cause 2, and Crysis Warhead.
 
I'm not a hardcore gamer So I'd rather go with a single more powerful card, Which I honestly don't think I would need.

I really wanna do this build based of of aesthetics which is why I chose the UD3P, but I do need to give you guys some room for adjustments since I'm asking you guys for advice.
 
I'm not really a fan of full tower cases. Plus, the only HAF series cases I like are the 932 and 912.

Also, Nothing on the motherboard?
should I swap out the Gigabyte motherboard for the ASUS P8P67 board?
 
I think I'm going to wait until some Z68 boards are released so I can see what happens with prices on some P67 Boards. I don't know if anything will change but it can't hurt to see.
 
GTX460 is plenty for 1080p, especially if you get the 1gb model-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130570

My only other suggestion is to skip that gigabyte board and go ASrock-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229

The Extreme4 is a VERY good board, and it's cheaper too.

Also a few other things I like about the ASRock board over the gigabyte-

It has 4 sata3 ports VS 2 on the UD3P
It has 90 degree sata ports which allows cleaner cable management
It has front USB 3.0 capabilities VIA a 3.5'' bay they give you with two ports.
 
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87dtna said:
GTX460 is plenty for 1080p, especially if you get the 1gb model-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130570

My only other suggestion is to skip that gigabyte board and go ASrock-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229

The Extreme4 is a VERY good board, and it's cheaper too.

Also a few other things I like about the ASRock board over the gigabyte-

It has 4 sata3 ports VS 2 on the UD3P
It has 90 degree sata ports which allows cleaner cable management
It has front USB 3.0 capabilities VIA a 3.5'' bay they give you with two ports.
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The Asrock looks like a good board but I just don't see myself needing the x8/x8, plus I don't like the aesthetics (which is what I'm going for in this build). I think I may need to be a bit less stubborn... or more companies need to get the all black design like gigabyte >.<

Also, the gigabyte has an internal header and the storm enforcer has USB 3.0 on the front panel. I still say I'm going to see what happens when the Z68 boards come out.
 
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Whats the big deal about Z68 over P67? I don't see any differences....it's still 8x/8x, no more sata3 or USB3 ports than the P67 boards....??? Whats the difference? If anything the Z68-UD3P says that it only supports up to 1333 ram.
 
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