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Antel0pe · Sun, 18th-Mar-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ZCPooSmear

H80 or H100 depending on what case you get (H100 obviously for full tower cases. H80 Can fit into either)

He's not overclocking so that won't be neccesary, neither will the i5 2500K. He could probably skimp on a H61 motherboard as well.

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TCPLemminks · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 10:35 AM

Quick question,
what's the SSD?

Probably should have included a detailed description of what i want from this com in the OP.

Erm, its mostly just gaming, I have most of my uni work on my macbook.

ZCPooSmear · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 11:47 AM

The SSD is a Solid State Drive, its a hard drive made with memory chips rather than magnetic discs. So the speed you get from SSD's are significantly fast than a normal "spinpoint" hard drive. The SSD is 2.5" where as your typical HDD is 3.5"
I suggest you just raid 0 two HDD's, unless Windows bootup speed is of a concern to you. Also maps in SC2, Battlefield etc will load a lot faster from SSD's.

Antelope is right about the H80 or H100, get them only if you plan on overclocking. However getting the i5 2500K over the non "K" version is a better decision in case you do decide to overclock in the future (the variance in price is only about $9) so you don't save that much by getting the non "K"

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rizE · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 1:03 PM

http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/p.../LS23A950DS/XY

change monitor to that, swap the i7 for an i5 2500k (3.4 clock, O/C to 4.8) cheaper free up money for monitor

[TA]LoSt · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 1:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rizE

http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/p.../LS23A950DS/XY

change monitor to that, swap the i7 for an i5 2500k (3.4 clock, O/C to 4.8) cheaper free up money for monitor

You're kidding right? lol

rizE · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 1:22 PM

totally, no not really

ZCPooSmear · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 3:27 PM

......no joke there buddy

The extra $115 is nothing more than extra 4 virtual cores. which is practically useless for gaming.

VB_WhiplashJC · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 4:02 PM

He's already said he isn't overclocking. The monitor is nice if you want 3D I guess, but personally I'd just pocket the difference.

Pretty much everyone has said get the 2500 or lower.

TCPLemminks · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 5:43 PM

A lot of the reviews are saying the i5 2500k is good for overclocking, which I don't plan to do yet, maybe when I'm a bit more tech savvy. So I think I'll stick with the 2600 for now.

rizE · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 6:09 PM

you don't get the monitor for the 3D lol... the 120HZ in LED is what your after, but im a fan of shmick screens, your build is pretty good anyway

ZCPooSmear · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 6:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TCPLemminks

A lot of the reviews are saying the i5 2500k is good for overclocking, which I don't plan to do yet, maybe when I'm a bit more tech savvy. So I think I'll stick with the 2600 for now.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/320525-28-2600-2500k

There, that might save you an the extra $100

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VB_WhiplashJC · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 6:33 PM

Get the 2500 then, Lemmi. Same stock performance as the 2500k. The 2600 is a waste of money for gaming.

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TCPLemminks · Mon, 19th-Mar-2012, 7:34 PM

Alright thanks guys, I think I'll get an SSD then, faster map loads sounds good.
As for monitors I think I'll stick with the one in the build

TCPLemminks · Tue, 8th-May-2012, 4:00 PM

Rawr NECRO....jks
I postponed building this PC because I found out I wouldn't have internet until the 17th of May (9 MORE DAYS!!!). Since that is only 9 more ******* days away I updated this thread with current prices and am looking for advice on new products that have been released since then (I heard the Ivy Bridge is pretty good).

Budget still the same, however would like to get it round $1,500 ± $350.

I also added a mechanical keyboard that I am planning to get. Any spare funds left over will be donated to sc2sea because you guys are so awesome^^.

NOM · Tue, 8th-May-2012, 6:36 PM

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...=shine&x=0&y=0

If you'd rather not have pink keys.
$130 is a really good price though

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Yeah but pccasegears has a $12 shipping to Brisbane T_T. I don't mind pink keys, they're not that pink

VB_WhiplashJC · Tue, 8th-May-2012, 7:11 PM

A lot has changed since march.

Apparently Amazon won't ship the 128GB m4 to Australia now.

Ivy bridge has been released but at your price point I think it make sense to stick with the 2500 (currently Ivy bridge is more expensive for little performance boost).

The 570 might still be the way to go, but the 670 is probably a couple of weeks away at most.

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thx fr spotting that

TCPLemminks · Tue, 8th-May-2012, 7:40 PM

Changed the monitor, updated SSD price (T_T).

So is the Ivy bridge not worth considering?

Bloodmyst · Tue, 8th-May-2012, 8:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TCPLemminks

Changed the monitor, updated SSD price (T_T).

So is the Ivy bridge not worth considering?

If your looking at purchasing a Sandy Bridge CPU. The 2500k will suit all of your needs. Doesn't matter if your tech savvy or not, look up a guide in how to overclock it. It's very easy. Just make sure if you do, to get a decent air cooler for the CPU.

Now onto Ivy Bridge, if you are looking at the equivalent of the 2500k in Ivy Bridge. Yes it is faster. The question is; Will you notice it? No. The excitement around Ivy Bridge was in the overclocking area of things. Unfortunately with the smaller die shrink and the amount of transistors they have added, it heats up like a b^tch! The Sandy Bridge CPU's are much more stable if you wish to overclock.

Also, in terms of games. It's really only SC2 that is CPU heavy, I just bought one and it's plenty imo, I haven't even overclocked it yet. Most other games, especially FPS games are more rely much more on what type of GFX card you have.

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**|Erasmus|** · Tue, 8th-May-2012, 9:50 PM

It is a little more expensive, but you listed the Corsair HX650 as a PSU option... it is a seasonic built unit (so extremely high quality), fully modular, and comes with a 7 year warranty (iirc... even seasonic who manufacture them only sell it with a 5 year warranty...)

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It's actually a little cheaper, CHANGED (sry Mayo)

TCPLemminks · Thu, 10th-May-2012, 9:53 PM

Ok well the games I'm currently thinking of getting are GW2 and Diablo 3, I'm assuming the current build is way more than enough to runs these games at max.

So if I was to overclock it in the future, would the fan I currently have be sufficient enough?