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    Need advice on buying a new comp

    I was looking to get a powerful gaming machine and this is what I came up with from cyberpowerpc. I realize its a lot of text but I would appreciate any advice on things i should change/remove/upgrade etc... I changed the video cards from 1 AMD 6950 to those 2 nvidia cards (not sure which is better), and i put in a physx card (good idea???). I don't know a whole lot about building a computer so I appreciate any advice.

    Case: * Azza Hurrican 2000 Full Tower Gaming Case with 4 Hot Swappable HDD Cage & (4) 230MM Fans
    Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans
    CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2600K 3.40 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)
    Venom Boost Fast And Efficient Factory Overclocking: Pro OC (Performance Overclock 10% or more)
    Cooling Fan: CyberPower Xtreme Hydro Liquid Cooling Kit 240MM w/ Dual Fan(CPU & GPU Liquid Cool Capable, Extreme Overclcking Performance + Extreme Slient at 18dBA)
    Motherboard: [CrossFireX/SLI] GigaByte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX MB w/ Lucid Virtu + Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 Dolby Home Theater Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified)
    Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
    Video Card: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card [-47]
    Video Card 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+156] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
    Video Card 3: None
    Dedicated PHYSX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+156] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
    Multiple Video Card Settings: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
    Power Supply Upgrade: 800 Watts - XtremeGear Gaming Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready
    Hard Drive: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
    Data Hard Drive: None
    Hard Drive Cooling Fan: None
    External Hard Drive (USB3.0/2.0/eSATA): None
    USB Flash Drive: None
    Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive [-49] (BLACK COLOR)
    Optical Drive 2: None
    Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
    3D Vision Glasses: None
    LCD Monitor: * 24" Widescreen 1920x1080 Asus VH242H LCD w/ Built-in Speaker, DVI, & HDMI [+175]
    Speakers: None
    Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
    Network Switch: None
    Keyboard: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
    Mouse: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
    Mouse Pad: None
    Gaming Gear: None
    Extra Thermal Display: None
    Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: PCI Wireless 802.11n 150Mbps Network Interface Card
    External Wireless Network Card: None
    Wireless 802.11 B/G/N Access Point: None
    Bluetooth: None
    Flash Media Reader/Writer: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
    Video Camera: None
    Headset: None
    Printer: None
    Cable: None
    Power Protection: None
    Surge Protector: None
    IEEE1394 Card: None
    USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
    Operating System: * Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
    Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None
    Office Suite: None
    Games: None
    Ultra Care Option: None
    Service: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
    Rush Service: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

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    You dont need a 2600 if the system is only for gaming, spend the $$ elsewhere. Also why are you getting 2 550's? WoW isn't heavy on gpu so just buy a more powerful card and then SLI them later on (might also need to upgrade the PS depending on the card so you don't have to replace it when you SLI). I would also recommend adding an SSD drive, the corsair Force 3 120 gigs drives are great if you can afford it, otherwise just buy a cheaper 80 gig drive using some of the money u save from going to 2500.

    Edit: Also scrap that PHYSX card, the amount of games that you can use it on is less then 10, its not worth it. And watercooling isn't really needed, 2500 overclock amazingly on a good air cooler and if its costing more then $100 I would just buy a noctua DH-14 or silver arrow and use the money for an ssd
    Last edited by Esg; 2011-06-20 at 07:12 PM.

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    I'd get a 2500K instead of that 2600K. Also take out those 550s, get a single 6950 2GB. The power supply sucks too. A nice Corsair HX650/TX650 will be more than enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chocobar View Post
    I'd get a 2500K instead of that 2600K. Also take out those 550s, get a single 6950 2GB.
    Agreed here.
    As for the PSUs you listed, both are meh, but the HX650 should be decent enough.
    I'd suggest an Xfx pro, Seasonic X-series, Antec Earthwatts. Et c.
     

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    Thanks for the advice, I changed some of the things you suggested:

    CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K 3.30 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155
    Cooling Fan: Asetek 570LX Liquid Cooling system w/ 240MM Radiator and Dual Fans (It was the cheapest cooling system I could get)
    Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card
    No more Physx card
    Power Supply Upgrade: 1,050 Watts - Corsair HX1050W 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready (they didnt have the corsairs that were listed above)
    64 GB ADATA S501 V2 SATA III 6.0G/s Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Single Hard Drive) (they have a special on this right now)

    I do play games other than WoW such as Starcraft 2, Diablo 3 (when it comes out), and a bunch of games from steam (crysis, brothers in arms, Total War games, Assassins Creed). I want to be able to run these games on a decently high setting and I want this computer to last for a little while.

    Thanks again for th input.

  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by flasper View Post
    I do play games other than WoW such as Starcraft 2, Diablo 3 (when it comes out), and a bunch of games from steam (crysis, brothers in arms, Total War games, Assassins Creed). I want to be able to run these games on a decently high setting and I want this computer to last for a little while.

    Thanks again for th input.
    You should be able to do that. The PSU is waay too powerful for your build, though. :P
    You can run two Radeon HD6950s from a 650w. I'd scale it down, if I were you.

    However, the HX1050 is infinitely better than the HX1000 (which is one of the worst PSUs I've seen for a while), and has no apparant flaw. Other than being well over the recommended juice, that is. It might have trouble settling for a low-low idle wattage.
     

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    I don't know a whole lot about PSU's so here are some that I could choose from, the prices on them all vary and I am assuming the more expensive, the better they are but I don't know. They are listed from cheapest to most expensive with only 20-30 dollars seperating each one.

    850 Watts - Thermaltake TR2 RX Modular 80 Plus PSU
    800 Watts - CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 80 Plus Power Supply
    850 Watts - Corsair Professional Series CMPSU-AX850 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
    850 Watts - Thermaltake Toughpower Grand TPG-850M Gold Modular 80 Plus Power Supply

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    Quote Originally Posted by flasper View Post
    I don't know a whole lot about PSU's so here are some that I could choose from, the prices on them all vary and I am assuming the more expensive, the better they are but I don't know. They are listed from cheapest to most expensive with only 20-30 dollars seperating each one.

    850 Watts - Thermaltake TR2 RX Modular 80 Plus PSU
    800 Watts - CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 80 Plus Power Supply
    850 Watts - Corsair Professional Series CMPSU-AX850 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
    850 Watts - Thermaltake Toughpower Grand TPG-850M Gold Modular 80 Plus Power Supply
    The first one is a horrible, horrible PSU. Avoid at all costs.
    The second is good. I can recommend.
    The third one is one of the best Powersupplyunits that exists. It can safely draw wattage as a 1000w without suffering (although it will not be 80+GOLD at those values. Very silent. Very efficient. In fact, I can only think of one series of PSUs that are better than this, [without looking], and that is the Seasonic X-series. You will be pleased to hear that Seasonic are the ones whom make this PSU as well.)
    The fourth one can be recommended for it's effect. But if it is, as you say, the most expensive one, do not get it over any of the others; It's not as good as the CM silent pro or the AX850.
     

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