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Title: New PC configuration. What do you think?
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on January 18, 2011, 08:27:31 AM
Last saturday, my old pc died so I\'m configuring a new one for about 1600€ (no screen). What do you think? What would you change?

Processor: Intel Core i7 2600 3.4Ghz Box Socket 1155
MoBo: Asus P8H67-M LE
Fan: Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1333 PC3-10666 8GB 2x4GB CL7
Secondary HD: WD Caviar Black 2TB SATA2 MAESTRO
Main HD: OCZ Vertex 2 SATA II 3.5" SSD 120GB
Box: Antec Twelve Hundred
Power: Corsair HX750 750W Modular
Graphic Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5
DVD writer: LG GH22NS50 DVD SATA 22X
Keyboard: Logitech Media Keyboard 600
Mouse: Logitech MX 518 Gaming-Grade 1800 dpi
Title: New PC configuration. What do you think?
Post by: THX on January 19, 2011, 11:44:30 AM
lubs me some SSD. Looking good!

That motherboard is a monster, and it\'s only $99 !?
Title: New PC configuration. What do you think?
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on January 20, 2011, 09:13:20 AM
After some discussions, changes have been carried out:

Processor: Intel Core i7 2600 3.4Ghz Box Socket 1155
MoBo: Asus P8P67-M PRO
Fan: Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B + Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120x120mm 1450rpm
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1333 PC3-10666 8GB 2x4GB CL7
Secondary HD: WD Caviar Black 2TB SATA2 MAESTRO
Main HD: G.Skill Phoenix Pro SSD 120GB
Box: Antec P193
Power: Corsair HX750 750W Modular
Graphic Card: Asus GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5
DVD writer: LG GH24NS50 Grabadora DVD SATA 24x
Keyboard: Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse

I\'ve already purchased a screen: HP ZR24w LCD 24" S-IPS. It\'s not the best out there, but price/quality is outstanding.
Title: New PC configuration. What do you think?
Post by: JBean on January 23, 2011, 10:23:56 PM
Nice build... I was going to say go with 6950 and flash it to a 6970, but there are no guarantees with something like that.  A friend of mine just built a system very similar to the one you have listed, it\'s very fast.

I was also going to say get the g500 over the mx518.  I own the 518 and it\'s a fine mouse, but the g500 seems like a more substantial one.

I\'m a huge g.skill fan myself, so props for going with them for your ram and SSD.  That Antec twelve hundred is a pretty huge case, the nine hundred not enough room?  Or you just wanna make sure you have room for future?

Corsair PSU\'s are really nice as well... I have the 550 in my core 2 build i\'ve had for the past 3 years or so.. very quiet.

Post some pics when you get things setup, I take it you didn\'t get the "K" version of the 2600... not a fan of overclocking?
Title: New PC configuration. What do you think?
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on January 24, 2011, 04:52:00 AM
Quote from: JBean
Nice build... I was going to say go with 6950 and flash it to a 6970, but there are no guarantees with something like that.  A friend of mine just built a system very similar to the one you have listed, it\'s very fast.

I was also going to say get the g500 over the mx518.  I own the 518 and it\'s a fine mouse, but the g500 seems like a more substantial one.

I\'m a huge g.skill fan myself, so props for going with them for your ram and SSD.  That Antec twelve hundred is a pretty huge case, the nine hundred not enough room?  Or you just wanna make sure you have room for future?

Corsair PSU\'s are really nice as well... I have the 550 in my core 2 build i\'ve had for the past 3 years or so.. very quiet.

Post some pics when you get things setup, I take it you didn\'t get the "K" version of the 2600... not a fan of overclocking?


Hehehe thank you for your comments man. Yes, I think the changes improved the overall configuration of the system.

Yes, regarding the case I want to have space, lot of it. I suffered the pain of having a tiny case in my last PC and it was terrible to install or change anything. That wont happen again. Besides, this Antec has a really good cooling system.

You got it, i\'m not a fan of overcloking. Never been, actually. However, I dont really know if I should purchase the K version just in case, as price difference is little...

Pics as soon as I receive the tower (it is not ordered yet). I will receive tomorrow the screen (HP ZR24w LCD 24" S-IPS). I can upload some pictures as soon as I try it out because they say it\'s a great monitor.

Mike