TheDespite Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I posted this on another forum, and they found it useful. So I thought I might aswell share it here. I recently purchased this, and yet having nothing to regret. I've ran a couple of benchmarks and always end up in the top 3 with no matter which part I benchmark. Here goes: CPU: Intel i7-2600k Sandy Bridge. Best if accompanied by a REAL cooler and overclocked to around 4,5GHz <- And that's very safe! (most go up to 5GHz) Board: ASUS p8p67(-pro) However not required, but I suggest picking the pro version of the board. RAM: Pick any 24GB of 1666MHz RAM. Graphics: ASUS GTX 560Ti (TOP) It's almost 50$ cheaper than any GTX570, and when properly clocked it outperforms the default 580. Power: Any 600W+ Should do, I went with the Cooler Master GX 750W. HDD(s): 2x Any 1TB 7200RPM in RAID0. Doubling your read & write speed. All packed in a Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus case (2x 200mm + 1x 120mm + 1x80mm fans) Hope it's of any use for anyone. ============================= There was also some talk about the cooling of the CPU. I agree that the default cooler is really poor and should not be used at all, and overclocking with it is just going to burn you a chip. Here's my cooler: It's called NINJA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Nathan Posted April 28, 2012 Administrators Share Posted April 28, 2012 Nice I have the same CPU. You didn't have permissions to attach a picture? Let me know if there are any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDespite Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 Sorry it was my bad. I tried to attach the following url as an image: https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTi5diAeSIjFNAeZqQLLwKCxi4-0bg0Lw_5srEwkWoO5WX0OO6C It's some weird encrypted google URL that doesn't end in any extension even though it seems to be the full path to the image. Another issue I noticed was with resizing the image that I got to succesfully attach. The image didn't keep the new size I set to it on the forums but resized back to it's original. Might just be me being stupid again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 What uploader were you using? The simple one of the default advance one? That actually looks top notch. I know next time what to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDespite Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 Here's an image demonstrating how I tried to attach an image. Note I tried to use the smaller image on Google on purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 The only explanation I could get is that the image from Google Image Search isn't a direct link to the image. Maybe try clicking on the image, then Full Size Image and using that link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOKuCommander Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 That is the computer I want. My computer is about half as good as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashimashi Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 A really nice setup. A great price for it too. My setup costed me around $2k around 4 years ago but it still works fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallace Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Make sure to wait for Ivy Bridge at this point! Should be released soon for retail I imagine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinN Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Make sure to wait for Ivy Bridge at this point! Should be released soon for retail I imagine? Ivy Bridge has been released already, hasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallace Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I don't know if it has been for retail or not, regardless, I was just suggesting to make sure to include it in his build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinN Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I don't know if it has been for retail or not, regardless, I was just suggesting to make sure to include it in his build. It should indeed be included in the build. I think it will turn out pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ufakin Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Wow just looked at the specs on your computer and price and now i am in shock. Friend built me a computer that is half as good for the same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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