WRXGuy's updated rig!

Geoff

Geoff

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So I decided to scale back the rig in my previous thread, and go with something a bit more manageable. I do plan on gaming, perhaps some Black Ops 2 and GTA V, but mainly I'll be doing lots of Photoshop work.

Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

MSI N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory

OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W ATX Power Supply

NZXT Phantom PHAN-002OR Newegg Exclusive Black Finish w/Orange Trim Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner

DoubleSight DS-275W Black 27" 6ms (GTG) WQHD Widescreen LCD Monitor

The total comes to around $2,300, with the monitor being $550. I'm open to suggestions, for instance I don't know if it's worth it getting the 680 instead or if the 670 is more than enough, and there may be better high-resolution monitors out there as well that I don't know about.
 
Geoff, it looks really good now.

I'm not sure why you want an 850W PSU though unless you're going to be SLI'ing another 670 in the future?
 
personally I would get a UD5 or UP4 over the sabertooth. A really good option is also the UP7, but it is about $50-70 more expensive.

I only say this because I think the sabertooth is over priced for what it has, and it looks bad to me too.
 
spirit said:
Geoff, it looks really good now.

I'm not sure why you want an 850W PSU though unless you're going to be SLI'ing another 670 in the future?
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Well it really isn't a whole lot more expensive, but no I don't really have any plans to SLI down the road. What do you recommend, a 750 instead?

wolfeking said:
personally I would get a UD5 or UP4 over the sabertooth. A really good option is also the UP7, but it is about $50-70 more expensive.

I only say this because I think the sabertooth is over priced for what it has, and it looks bad to me too.
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Are those both my Asus as well? I picked the Sabertooth mainly on reviews, and the cheaper Asus boards had quite a few negative reviews. It's been a while since I've built a gaming PC so I'm sure brands that we wanted to stay away from back then (ASRock, Biostar, etc) are better now.
 
Yeah the UD5H is a great board. My Dad has one with an i7 3770 and 32GB RipJaws-X. One thing you have to be careful about with the UD5H though is BIOSes. Some of the earlier boards came with bad BIOSes. If you update the BIOS it'll be fine. :)

750W is more than enough for one 670.
 
 
Lol. "Scaled back".

Most of the users on here make me feel like my computer is absolute crap in comparison but it's really not.
 
lucasbytegenius said:
Nice rig :D

but wait I thought you were a FAppleboy :(
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You would get along well with Oscar, right Travis? :P

Denther said:
Lol. "Scaled back".

Most of the users on here make me feel like my computer is absolute crap in comparison but it's really not.
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Yeah, most would say the one in my sig is good as well, but really it doesn't support a lot of new technologies that are out there which are useful such as DX11. Besides, if I decide to upgrade my rig instead I'll end up replacing most of the components anyways, so might as well have two fully functional machines :)

byteninja2 said:
Looks good, but I wouldn't go with that PSU. Thermaltake makes PSUs that are just okay, and I have heard bad stuff about the Black widow line. It's that cheap for a reason.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025 Just shows that even just a good 750w costs $100+. If you really want a 850W modulaur, look around used. (I can give you mine for $110, top of the line OCZ ZX 850 psu ;) )
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Thanks, I'll give that a look!

wolfeking said:
That is a very good board.

How do you plan to cool the CPU?
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Good question, haha. I'll have to check out some coolers.
 
WRXGuy1 said:
Good question, haha. I'll have to check out some coolers.
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Do you have an aversion to water cooling? That would fit nicely with a build like this, and would keep temps far lower than any air cooler could dream of.

If not, look at Phanteks or Noctua. Some Coolermaster fans are okay, but they are far overhyped.

I would seriously suggest going with Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra for paste over the AS5 stuff. Much more effective.
 
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