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ZALMAN Z9 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
HIS IceQ X H785QN2G2M Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB
ASRock Z75 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000
what do you guys think about this build? It is my first and im a little nervous i will admit. It costs 862 with shipping. is it easy to build computers? i men i watched some youtube videos and it seemed easy...
Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
HIS IceQ X H785QN2G2M Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-8GAB
ASRock Z75 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000
what do you guys think about this build? It is my first and im a little nervous i will admit. It costs 862 with shipping. is it easy to build computers? i men i watched some youtube videos and it seemed easy...
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So, you already ordered it?
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not yet i added a new heatsink still deciding if i wanna go with the i5 or the 8350.
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Go with the i5. Do you plan on OCing, or crossfiring in the future?
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I will be overclocking, idk bout crossfire i might. I might upgrade ram at some point also.
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I say just buy an alienware or mac. building PCs is definitely not easy.
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Nice specifications!
In regards to 'Vitamuffins'; Alienware is a good brand, I have them. They are by far the ultimate gaming machine for PC gammers! however some of the more newer versions are just to expensive for the people who cannot afford the luxurys!
If you can afford the neccesity buy it, alienware is worth it. But not worth the money.
In regards to 'Vitamuffins'; Alienware is a good brand, I have them. They are by far the ultimate gaming machine for PC gammers! however some of the more newer versions are just to expensive for the people who cannot afford the luxurys!
If you can afford the neccesity buy it, alienware is worth it. But not worth the money.
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Vitamuffins wrote I say just buy an alienware or mac. building PCs is definitely not easy.
You've never built a PC or if you did, you made some easily-preventable mistakes. Under no circumstances is Alienware a good choice in the interest of performance, reliability, ease of ownershipe, anything. Macs are not for gaming, end of story.
mkdir wrote I would probably go a msi z77 board. The Z77s are great overclockers.
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I can't recommend this board. Weak 4+1 VRM with no cooling and the Z77 chipset is not what makes a good overclocking board. It's fine if for some reason you need a feature exclusive to Z77 that's not available on the other current 1155 chipsets, but it really should be run with locked CPUs and coolers. Keep in mind that non-K i5s can be overclocked by 400 MHz (4 bins). Even then, the Z77A-G43 is good enough for light overclocking and the Asrock Z75 Pro3 is cheaper and better than the G41.
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r00t wroteVitamuffins wrote I say just buy an alienware or mac. building PCs is definitely not easy.
You've never built a PC or if you did, you made some easily-preventable mistakes. Under no circumstances is Alienware a good choice in the interest of performance, reliability, ease of ownershipe, anything. Macs are not for gaming, end of story.
mkdir wrote I would probably go a msi z77 board. The Z77s are great overclockers.
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I can't recommend this board. Weak 4+1 VRM with no cooling and the Z77 chipset is not what makes a good overclocking board. It's fine if for some reason you need a feature exclusive to Z77 that's not available on the other current 1155 chipsets, but it really should be run with locked CPUs and coolers. Keep in mind that non-K i5s can be overclocked by 400 MHz (4 bins). Even then, the Z77A-G43 is good enough for light overclocking and the Asrock Z75 Pro3 is cheaper and better than the G41.
Macs can be quite "okay" for gaming, if you're smart enough to install boot camp+windows 7.
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