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timeywimey

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Oct 3, 2011
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18,510
Approximate Purchase Date: Wednesday


Budget Range: $950


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Web surfing, Media


Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg or Amazon


Country of Origin: USA


Parts Preferences: None


Overclocking: Yes


SLI or Crossfire: No


Monitor Resolution: 1680 x 1050

Additional Comments: I've been working on this for weeks. All of my combos ran out so I had to start over yesterday. Luckily I came into a bit more money and have more wiggle room. This is the final product.

My only real question is which brand of 560 ti do you recommend? I'm between the MSI Hawk and the ASUS DirectCUII TOP. Though, I have had two EVGA cards so far and had excellent experiences with that company. It seems that no matter which card I read newegg reviews for there are bad reviews and good reviews.

CPU - 2500k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

GPU - MSI GTX560 ti Twin Frozr II http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565 *

Mobo - ASRock Z68 Extreme3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 *

PSU - Corsair 650TX http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.737949 *

RAM - G.skill Sniper 8GB DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416 *

HDD - Samsung F3 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.737949 *

DVD - LG http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136238

Case - Antec 300 Illusion http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066 *

HSF - Hyper 212 EVO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 *

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Solution
Looks pretty good! A few notes though.
-go with the MSI Twin Frozr. Great cooler.
-Get a cheaper mobo. An ASRock Extreme3 Gen3 is a pretty sweet board, and it's PCI-E 3.0 capable!
-Better PSU! Rosewill makes crappy PSU's. A 750w from Antec, Corsair, XFX, Seasonic, Or PC Power & Cooling would be excellent. The extra wattage would allow you to add another card in the future.
-Look into the Antec 300 and HAF 912. Better cases for same price.

Thats it! Great build, have fun.