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Considering a New PC Setup - Ultimatum - 11-21-2012
Well hey guys! I have started looking for a good build for myself so I took a look around and here are probably what I will buy for my build.
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V P8Z77-V.Z77 4xDDR3 3xPCI-E16 GBL SATA3 USB3.0 RAID DSP HDMI DVI VGA WiFi
Fan cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO w Transparent 12cm
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K LGA1155 CPU 3.4Ghz 6Mb Cache Ivy Bridge
RAM: Corsair 16G (4x4GB) Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 DDR3 This will be Quad-Channel.
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred Black Gaming Case
GPU: Gigabyte GV-N660OC-2GD GTX660 2GB,1033/6008MhZ,HDMI OR EVGA GTX660 2GB SC 1046MHz
PSU: Corsair HX-650 ATX Power Supply, 120mm fan 650 Watts
Monitor: Dell 23" S2330MX Ultra-Slim LED Monitor - 1920x1080, 2ms (GTG), 1x VGA, 1x DVI (With DVI-HDMI
HDD: Western Digital 2TB SATA3 64M Black(WD2002FAEX)
Keyboard: Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard
Total Cost: $~1,300 AUD (Australia Dollars)
RE: Considering a New PC Setup - w00t - 11-21-2012
1. Since I'm assuming size isn't a concern, get a Sandy Bridge core, not Ivy, Sandy's tend to be faster and overclock better
2. Please no NVIDIA. They're better for gaming, but considerably worse for computations(hashing aka "hash cracking", cryptocurrency mining)
3. Unless your harddrive is going, I wouldn't upgrade, personally, it's an unnecessary hassle.
I'm not too sure on this one, but you may want to look into mobos without built in wifi + a PCIe WiFi card, it may be less expensive.
RE: Considering a New PC Setup - Ultimatum - 11-22-2012
To fight with the first question:
1. The i5 Ivy Bridge Quad Core will over-clock much better than the i7 quad core edition. Also I'm not a Sandy Bridge fan. Additionally, the Ivy Bridge will run faster than Sandy Bridges. Otherwise Intel would have died from over-flowing mail of protesting.
2. Lol, I AM NOT using this to crack hashes. Fucking hell.
3. This is a new computer and all. I won't use my old HDD which is literally dead.
The PCIe WiFi card will run fine. It has good transfer speeds, however, I might not even use it if I use a Ethernet cable.
Also this PC will be used for gaming.
And also for the record. I hate AMD products.
RE: Considering a New PC Setup - w00t - 11-22-2012
Intel runs a development cycle. Ivy was made to be smaller than sandy, not faster, and the next generation will be smaller and faster than sandy.
Think we had a little miscommunication, the mobo you listed has built in wifi, I'm saying, if you want wifi, it may be cheaper to just buy a mobo without it built in and buy a cheap PCIe card.
RE: Considering a New PC Setup - Xeronations - 11-27-2012
Just out of curiosity, why aren't you buying from Newegg? They are more reliable and cheaper than almost all other websites.
RE: Considering a New PC Setup - E.J - 11-27-2012
For me, I use 1 GB graphics, 4GB RAM, 500GB storage, core i3 and I'm fine.
RE: Considering a New PC Setup - Simbaa - 11-28-2012
Well, just asking.
Why don't you go for i7?
I mean, I want to know the reason.
Re: RE: Considering a New PC Setup - Oni - 11-28-2012
(11-27-2012, 06:49 AM)Xeronations Wrote: Just out of curiosity, why aren't you buying from Newegg? They are more reliable and cheaper than almost all other websites.
I used Tigerdirect when I built my beast of a desktop.
RE: Considering a New PC Setup - Ultimatum - 11-28-2012
Lol. You are assuming I live in America.
RE: Considering a New PC Setup - Rawr - 12-01-2012
Consider:
- switching your GPU to this: http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=248&bid=2&sid=100441
- switching your motherboard to this: http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=177&bid=2&sid=89537