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Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:33 AM
Well I went back and changed the setup... then went back again... and then again... lol. This is the setup I'm looking to get.
Mobo- ASUS P8Z77-V LX
CPU- I5-3570K
Mem- 2x 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600
Fan- Coolmaster Hyper 212+
GPU- 2GB Visiontek Radeon 7850
PSU- Ultra LSP750 750watt
Case- NZXT Guardian
The Pain of Being a Razorback Fan.....
Posted 27 February 2013 - 11:48 AM
I'm down with that build. Looks great.
If I were going to nitpick it would be on the Ultra LSP750. I know some folks who have had good luck with various Ultra power supplies, but they still don't usually get my recommendation.
Here is a much better power supply that is close in price;
Seasonic S12II 620W
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817151096
Don't get hung up on the wattage. A great 600 - 650W power supply is going to be more than enough for your needs.
Total Nerd
Posted 27 February 2013 - 12:30 PM
Case: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811112376 a little over 50 bucks after sale and rebate. It is a VERY solid case at a great price.
CPU: (this is going to upset the apple cart, but......) http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819113284 190 after sale.
Mobo: http://us.ncix.com/p...te&promoid=1302 140 after MIR
Cooler: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835146025 28 bucks. I like it over the evo.
PSU: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817139027 Corsair is an amazing maker of PSUs, and it would be 30 after MIR.
RAM: http://us.ncix.com/p...on&promoid=1302 Buy two kits for 72 bucks.
GPU: http://us.ncix.com/p...GA&promoid=1302 (If your wife does video editing, then nvidia has ways to increase the performance by using CUDA technology) 290 after MIR.
I think that all fits into your budget and would be an awesome gaming machine along with being a pretty darn butt kicking video editing machine as well. If I am correct, it also fits into your budget as well.
New Member
Posted 28 February 2013 - 05:49 PM
So I ordered my setup this morning, I'll post the build sheet a little bit later. For right now I need to go have a talk with my ISP. I used to have a really great provider, Midcontinent, now that I moved I'm stuck with this joke. For those who've seen the "Comcast is PC Mag's top pick"... check out this great service.
That download speed is actually supposed to be closer to 30 Mbps.
Frank <3 Reesa
Posted 28 February 2013 - 06:26 PM
If you wan to OC the processor beyond 4GHz 24X7, then go with I5 conbo, otherwise go with I7 combo.
Reason: V-LX isn't a good choice as 24x7 overclocking motherboard.
Surprisingly it does as ASUS builds its OC potential from the ground up so that each board in the product stack is quite similar in its overclocking experience.
I like the 3770K and Sabretooth combo.
Many like the Hyper 212+ but have not actually tried it on a 3770K. I have one to test to put all the hoopla to bed on it when compared to larger heat sinks that offer more cooling potential.
BMG FTW!!
Posted 01 March 2013 - 05:35 AM
If you wan to OC the processor beyond 4GHz 24X7, then go with I5 conbo, otherwise go with I7 combo.
Reason: V-LX isn't a good choice as 24x7 overclocking motherboard.
Surprisingly it does as ASUS builds its OC potential from the ground up so that each board in the product stack is quite similar in its overclocking experience.
Ok, initially I thought that lack of heat-sink over VRM might cause a problem.
BMG FTW!!
Posted 01 March 2013 - 05:36 AM
Well I went back and changed the setup... then went back again... and then again... lol. This is the setup I'm looking to get.
Mobo- ASUS P8Z77-V LX
CPU- I5-3570K
Mem- 2x 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600
Fan- Coolmaster Hyper 212+
GPU- 2GB Visiontek Radeon 7850
PSU- Ultra LSP750 750watt
Case- NZXT Guardian
Very good config! +1.
New Member
Posted 14 March 2013 - 08:00 PM
Well I've had it all going for about a week, took a little time getting the fans setup right to get a nice air flow going. The Hyper 212+ took up quite a bit of room and unless I change the fan on it to pull through the radiator then I won't be able to run more than 3 sticks of Ram. I might play with that later and see what the temps will sit at. I have to say the Asus Suite II is really handy; especially when we put it through it's first paces. Once i had the fans setup figured out I sit around 36 deg on CPU pushing all the wife's software (3 separate programs), burning, and surfing the net. The new quad core is really nice, much better than the old Pentium. And I have to say the boot up is phenomenal, 15 seconds from power button on to Windows 7 Login screen. Much better than our old push the power button and go make some lunch.
I haven't pushed it into OC yet, and with how well it's been handling I don't think I'll even crack into that.
Thanks for the all the help and advice.
