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Xander

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Hi guys.

I have a build log on this if you guys would like to go check it out, but I decided I would come and get the 'approval' of my fellows here in the New Build Advice forum. I don't claim to know a lot about computer building, but I generally know the basics - what's good, what's not.

Here's the build that I have in mind. It'd be used for (Teamspeak, if you can reccomend so good gaming headsets) League Of Legends, DotA, HoN, Battlefield 3, Planetside 2, and general video editing (nothing too taxing).

So far I have bought (They will be highlighted green):

1. Cooler Master Storm Stryker (Case).

2. Asus Rampage Extreme(Motherboard).

3. EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW (Graphics Card).

4. Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB DDR3-1600 (RAM).

5. Corsair AX 750W (PSU).

6. Intel Core i5 3570k Ivy Bridge 3.40Ghz (CPU).

7. Corsair Force GT 120GB (SSD).

8. Corsiar H100 (WaterCooling Kit).


Since I live in the land of the long white cloud. (New Zealand). Which barely has any computer stores. It's hard to source parts from NZ. I'm open to buying parts from LA, CA (Los Angeles, California). Since I fly there frequently. The shops i'm looking at buying these parts from are: Best Buy and Fry's (Fry's for the motherboard).



Thanks for reading and I hope if you have any advice you'll leave a comment.
 
It looks like a baller system from the specs. Very wise choices imho. I take it you're going for a red/black theme overall?

Are you going to be water cooling (the H100 doesn't count :p) in the future seeing as you've gone for the EVGA GTX 670?
 
yassarikhan786 said:
It looks like a baller system from the specs. Very wise choices imho. I take it you're going for a red/black theme overall?

Are you going to be water cooling (the H100 doesn't count :p) in the future seeing as you've gone for the EVGA GTX 670?
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670 FTW uses the 680 pcb and cooler, so I guess that a 680 waterblock would work... Might want to look that up though
 
yassarikhan786 said:
It looks like a baller system from the specs. Very wise choices imho. I take it you're going for a red/black theme overall?

Are you going to be water cooling (the H100 doesn't count :p) in the future seeing as you've gone for the EVGA GTX 670?
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Sorry to undermine you but, I've bought the Storm STRYKER (The White One).
So i'd be going for a White/Red theme, and yes I will be proper watercooling the system in the future.
 
Deejeta said:
Nice parts list there pal. Did you give PC Case Gear here in oz a go. They may ship over the Tasman for you.
http://pccasegear.com/
Worth a shot, postage probably cheaper. Plus they are really good to deal with.
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Hi thanks man. I took a look at that site. I think the conversion rate between currencies makes it a bit impractical to buy everything but i'll look at their sleeved cable since BestBuy doesn't sell any.

Also does anyone know the benefits of buying an H100i instead of an H100.
 
The H100i has better fans, better hoses and a better pump than the H100. The pump also has the ability to change the colors of the LEDs on it. It also cools about 3-5 coooler than the H100 if I remember correctly. Read Toms review ;) Also the fans can be software controlled... and a few other things seperate the two.
 
Bang said:
The H100i has better fans, better hoses and a better pump than the H100. The pump also has the ability to change the colors of the LEDs on it. It also cools about 3-5 coooler than the H100 if I remember correctly. Read Toms review ;) Also the fans can be software controlled... and a few other things seperate the two.
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^this

Good system specs you got planned! Also, personal suggestion, but I would try to avoid purchasing parts through Best Buy since their markup is horrendous. No sense in paying anything more than what you have to (unless there are shipping reasons). I have found that most other retailers ad e-tailers (namely tigerdirect and Newegg) have far better pricing than that place. You goin with the 2GB or 4 GB FTW card?
 
Bang said:
The H100i has better fans, better hoses and a better pump than the H100. The pump also has the ability to change the colors of the LEDs on it. It also cools about 3-5 coooler than the H100 if I remember correctly. Read Toms review ;) Also the fans can be software controlled... and a few other things seperate the two.
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Yep H100i you can get for about the same price
 
Mgutierrez33 said:
^this

Good system specs you got planned! Also, personal suggestion, but I would try to avoid purchasing parts through Best Buy since their markup is horrendous. No sense in paying anything more than what you have to (unless there are shipping reasons). I have found that most other retailers ad e-tailers (namely tigerdirect and Newegg) have far better pricing than that place. You goin with the 2GB or 4 GB FTW card?
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Hi, thanks for the reply.

I noticed you said Bestbuy wasn't so great. Are there any (physical) stores in LA prefferably Cerritos that i'd be able to go to? Since I don't actually live in the US i'd have to ship the parts, which i've noticed are extremely expensive, that is of course i'm mistaken and am just paranoid.
 
Mate there are reasonably priced retailers in NZ. I'll find you a link asap. As far as Corsair parts go, it may well be cheapr to order directly from Corsair, especially if you order more than one part. I got to researching this after Corsair released the H100i and the new 760i, 860i and 1200i PSU's. I found that if you order one item there is a $40 shipping fee. However, if I order 3 items there is still only one $40 shipping fee. By ordering the H100i, 760i and C70 case all in one pop, tacking on the $40 shipping fee I still save $60 over buying retail local from the cheapest shop in town.

No shops in Australia appear to carry the H100i or the i series PSU's at this time.
Since about 90% of your planned build looks to be Corsair mayhap you could switch your case to a comparable Corsiar model, order it all at once and get everything shipped diectly from Corsair for $40. This might save you $100 to $200 over local retail/etail.

Edit: Derp! It slipped my mind that you already have the case.

http://www.corsair.com create an account and start adding items to your cart just to see how much it will cost you to have all your items shipped directly from Corsair.
 
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Bang said:
Mate there are reasonably priced retailers in NZ. I'll find you a link asap. As far as Corsair parts go, it may well be cheapr to order directly from Corsair, especially if you order more than one part. I got to researching this after Corsair released the H100i and the new 760i, 860i and 1200i PSU's. I found that if you order one item there is a $40 shipping fee. However, if I order 3 items there is still only one $40 shipping fee. By ordering the H100i, 760i and C70 case all in one pop, tacking on the $40 shipping fee I still save $60 over buying retail local from the cheapest shop in town.

No shops in Australia appear to carry the H100i or the i series PSU's at this time.
Since about 90% of your planned build looks to be Corsair mayhap you could switch your case to a comparable Corsiar model, order it all at once and get everything shipped diectly from Corsair for $40. This might save you $100 to $200 over local retail/etail.

Edit: Derp! It slipped my mind that you already have the case.

http://www.corsair.com create an account and start adding items to your cart just to see how much it will cost you to have all your items shipped directly from Corsair.
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Thanks, i'll do that right now.
 
I just read your build in progress link. I have to agree with Josh on a couple of aspects of your build. Take a long look at the MSI Z77A-GD65. I've got one as well. I did a lot of reseach on motherboards and Toms review isnt the only one that gave it stellar scores. Just about every website I found that did comparisons on boards in its price class gave it Best in Class. After buying it I cant find one flaw. The only hitch was it needed a BIOS flash to find my video card. That took about 30 seconds and the board has been perfect since then.

I also picked up the Samsung 128GB 830 SSD and have been very impressed with its performance, I like it so much I want another one, or maybe another one with the 256GB 840 for storage ;)

One thing I've been slowly realising over the last couple of years is Corsair and Samsung make top quality products. It's really hard to go wrong with anything from either company. I know there are companies that make faster SSD's but faster doesnt neccessarliy translate into more reliable.

Theres an old Cheech and Chong bit goes a little something like:
Look like dog poo?
Smell like dog poo?
Feel like dog poo?
Taste like dog poo?
Must be dog poo.
Good thing we didn't step in it.

I wouldnt put an OCZ drive in my system if you gave me one, and $5,000 to do it.
OCZ is dog poo.
 
Bang said:
I just read your build in progress link. I have to agree with Josh on a couple of aspects of your build. Take a long look at the MSI Z77A-GD65. I've got one as well. I did a lot of reseach on motherboards and Toms review isnt the only one that gave it stellar scores. Just about every website I found that did comparisons on boards in its price class gave it Best in Class. After buying it I cant find one flaw. The only hitch was it needed a BIOS flash to find my video card. That took about 30 seconds and the board has been perfect since then.

I also picked up the Samsung 128GB 830 SSD and have been very impressed with its performance, I like it so much I want another one, or maybe another one with the 256GB 840 for storage ;)

One thing I've been slowly realising over the last couple of years is Corsair and Samsung make top quality products. It's really hard to go wrong with anything from either company. I know there are companies that make faster SSD's but faster doesnt neccessarliy translate into more reliable.

Theres an old Cheech and Chong bit goes a little something like:
Look like dog poo?
Smell like dog poo?
Feel like dog poo?
Taste like dog poo?
Must be dog poo.
Good thing we didn't step in it.

I wouldnt put an OCZ drive in my system if you gave me one, and $5,000 to do it.
OCZ is dog poo.
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Haha, I chuckled at that Cheech and Chong. Thanks for the advice, i'll read up on that MSI board. Thanks for your help!
 
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