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Posted onPost created on
November 02 2012 18:39 ET by Daniel Healy
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i know there is a load of these threads out there but i need some advice about the parts i have picked they are:
Case:corsair obsidian 650D
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77
Memory(RAM): corsair vengence 8gb
Graphics card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 TI
Memory: 2tb western digital Cavior, crucial 128gb ssd
psu: corsair 750V2 enthusiast series
Extras: optical disk drive, windows 7 and cpu cooler
any thoughts on these specs and any help to improve ad especially lower the price as of right now it is quiet expensive
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Posted onPost created on
November 02 2012 22:57 ET by Matthew Sark
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Looks good so far. You now need to decide core I5 or Core I7 CPU. A corsair H80 water cooler would go great with this setup. Unfortunately the cost can be reduced a little by changing the case to a cheaper one and removing the SSD. Or trying a AMD setup. Might save a a bit.
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DVA8574
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2012 01:48 ET by David Garrison
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Not too sure about the 650D, but the obsidian line is usually made for the water-cooling crowd (I have the 800D) and thus has terrible air flow so it would not benefit an air cooler. Look at the Coolermaster line, one of the better flowing cases.
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DVA10665
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November 03 2012 08:01 ET by Daniel Healy
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ok thanks guys ill look into better caseand i may goto a an i5 anyone know if there is much difference between the two and Matthew the cpu cooler i cuurently have picked coolermaster hyper 212 should i move to the H80?
What do you guys think of Nzxt cases like the phantom 820
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2012 09:14 ET by Luca Di Biase
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go for the I7 if u can....
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DVA8574
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November 03 2012 09:47 ET by David Garrison
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If money is a factor, don't worry.. the 2500k will perform exactly the same as the 2600k in FSX (or any other game for that matter) since it does not take advantage of hyperthreading. You would only see the benefit of the 2600k when doing cpu intensive work such as video rendering, or something of the like.
Both overclock similarly, I had my i5-2500 running daily at 4.8, my 2600k at 4.9 @ around 1.380-1.4v.
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DVA8574
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November 03 2012 09:49 ET by David Garrison
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What will you use that SSD for? OS or FSX? If you plan to use it for FSX, I would say save your money on the SSD and try to look for some 150gb WD Velociraptors - they are cheaper and still FAST. Use that money saved for perhaps a bump up to the GTX 670?
They can be found on newegg at $114 for 250gb.
edit: yikes never mind.. SSD's went down in price apparently.
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DVA10665
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2012 10:27 ET by Daniel Healy
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ok so i will stick with the i7 ivy bridge or no as that was what i had planned but they seem about £40 more and David the SSD is for OS any one know if the NZXT phantom 820 is good or not? http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/crafted_series/phantom_820
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DVA8574
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2012 10:32 ET by David Garrison
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Like i said the i5-2500k will perform just like the i7-2600k.. so you will get the same performance by going with the 2500k, not the "i7".
A lot of people like the Phantom, it's a good looking case.
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DVA8574
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2012 10:38 ET by David Garrison
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I would suggest the following:
motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643
CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
RAM - Vengeance 8gb is fine
Case - Phantom? if you want a very good flowing case, the best bang for the buck is the CM690 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216 )
PSU - recommended by jonnyguru.com ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182073 )
just a starting point for you.
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DVA10665
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2012 11:29 ET by Daniel Healy
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thanks David i have switched over to the motherboard and cpu you have said put the psu is not available in europe so i will either stick with what i have or if you know similar ones that are available in europe that would be helpful
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Posted onPost created on
November 05 2012 07:51 ET by Josh Martin
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David Garrison wrote:
What will you use that SSD for? OS or FSX? If you plan to use it for FSX, I would say save your money on the SSD and try to look for some 150gb WD Velociraptors - they are cheaper and still FAST. Use that money saved for perhaps a bump up to the GTX 670?
They can be found on newegg at $114 for 250gb.
edit: yikes never mind.. SSD's went down in price apparently.
Yeah, like a week after I bought my setup this summer they went down in price. I wasn't happy to say the least...
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DVA10665
Captain, MD-11
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Joined on April 07 2012
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"captaen ..... táimid ag dul síos"
Western Europe
282 legs, 630.7 hours
162 legs,
433.9 hours online
279 legs,
619.7 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.3 hours event
4,070 legs, 7,227.4 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
December 01 2012 07:39 ET by Daniel Healy
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hey guys just wanted to put up what my final pc specs are i wont be ordering this till maybe tomorrow so some last minute suggestions are still welcomed
cpu: intel Core I7-2600K
motherboard: AsRock Z77 Extreme6 Motherboard
case: NZXT Phantom
memory: corsair vengeance 8gb, Crucial 128GB M4 SSD, Western Digital 1TB HDD
psu: Cooler Master 720W 12V Silent Pro
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX660Ti
extras: Corsair Hydro Series H80i, windows 7, LiteOn IHAS124-19C 24x Internal DVDRW and 4 Scythe - Case Fan - 120 mm
let me know if i left something important out
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