TTG_Code wrote well that's a amazing build You will be able to run any game with this build, you even have liquid cooling, I'm quite jealous of your build. Do you know when you get your parts? I really would like to see how it all turns out.

-UrHideless- wrote

Generation wrote - GTX 680 are never in stock. By the time you get your hands on one, next generation CPU's will be out. But when he goes to purchase it and a 680 is in stock, sure, why not.

- Please show me boards that have a better price to performance ratio to a GD65 ( UD5, nope - ASRock z77 ( well technically there is but it's Asus' low class boards and they are still very new to the market. MSI also has an RMA center in Vancouver which is awesome if you live in Canada, unlike some companies who base their RMA centers in Hong Kong and charge for shipping.

What you said about SB is absolute nonsense. If you actually checked benchmarks, IB is a tad bit faster clock for clock at stock, yes, but when you try to OC it, it burns up and locks up.

Soooo a 4.8 ghz 2500k > a IB i5 @ 4.5ghz.

Sure a custom water cooling loop would be wicked, but unless you have a minimum of $500 for a very basic loops and a great deal of knowledge, you're setting yourself up for failure just to cool your CPU/GPU another couple of degrees. An h100 is almost identical in terms of temperatures compared to a NH-D14, minus the odd colored fans which some people hate.

I agree in you in most of the choices, I did not give it a 5/10 look r00t_b33r does most of the time.

1. GTX 680s are in stock, not on newegg, but they are. They get will get in stock eventually. My opinion is that it's worth the wait.

2. The Z77-GD65 is the one that has more features for the price, but it has useless/rarely used features. He could've saved around 30 - 50$ on that. But since this isn't a budget build, I agree with you.

3. I know the i5 2500k is better than i5-3550. Could have gotten the i7-3770k in this build with no problems considering the budget.

4. [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] Basic loops don't run very expensive, I'm planning on getting one myself. I agree with you, the problem is the knowledge and this guy isn't an enthusiast.