$3000 Gaming PC

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keivngzx

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Apr 23, 2012
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Approximate Purchase Date:Within the next month(May)

Budget Range:$2000-$3000

System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming/Internet/movies/(don't want a heater in my room, better if it can generate cool air :) I live in Las Vegas it get 120F out here in the summer.


Parts Not Required:keyboard, mouse, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:newegg.com/frys.com

Country:US

Parts Preferences:by brand or type: Intel,NVIDIA,ASUS,EVGA,Etc

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: I got no idea i want to run it on a 32-40 LED HD TV


Additional Comments: PLANNING TO UPGRADE this system thats probably why i choose the 2011 MoBo for later use.
Watercooling from Ek would be nice i was looking for Ek HF360 its around $300, I want it to look nice not really for cooling( the cylinder shape reservoir)If u guys got any better ideas tell me please. Want to run it on a Tv thats going to be mounted on the wall thats around 4-5 feets away from me IDK if this is going to work or not(some people say is not clear if u sit too close) if not Im thinking of a 24 or 22 inch monitor Pretty much im going to spend about $2000ish just on parts not including the watercooling and monitor/Tv.

Hum I was looking to build these together but idk if it'll work out or not please give me some advice.

COOLER MASTER HAF X Blue Edition RC-942-KKN3 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Black Interior and Four Blue LED Fans-1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 200mm top fan, 1x 200mm side fan, and 1x 230mm front fan

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW120A3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4X1866C9

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

HT | OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

NZXT SEN-001LX Sentry LX Aluminum dual bay fan controller

Ek H30 360 HFX Advanced Liquid Cooling Kit (EK-KIT H3O 360 HFX) (FROM FROZENCPU.Com)

VIZIO
32" Class 1080p 120Hz LED™ LCD HDTV(FROM COSTCO.Com)

ALL PARTS FROM NEWEGG cept for the watercooling system&TV monitor
 
Solution
some suggestion-no matter how big your tv is,it's no more than 1080p.for gaming,monitor >tv.a smaller (23-24")1080p monitor provides better image quality becasue it has higher pixel density.watercooling isn't really necessary.the cooling solution i suggested is very good.LGA2011 is more 'future' proof then SB or IB and i am sure you can fit a x79 system in your budget.
my $3k pc for you-
silverstone fortress ft02b case-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163161
samsung f4 2tb-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152245
Asus 24" lem 1080p monitor-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236153
silverstone strider gold 850w psu-...


No it's not. The only thing that it'll do is damage your eye sight (which I value dearly) and I still game a lot, and my eye sight is fine. As long as you still get out side and get enough exercise.
 


I was thinking more about mental health...
 

Hum i think this is the one im looking for cept i might just drop the water cooling or add it later on & maybe change the case to something i want =D
 


But its SOOOOOO DAMMMMMM HARRRRRRDDDDD to get a Gtx 680 of any brand ....
 

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