Well, It's happened.. My PC is dead.

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:57 am

And with that, I threw together a wishlist of parts which I'll post below. Budget is definitely a concern, but I also want to have this thing for as long as possible too. Definitely going for the most bang for the buck. Take a look and let me know what you think:

CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible ...
Model #:CMPSU-650TX
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Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Model #:CC-9011014-WW
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ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
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SAPPHIRE 100364VXSR Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
SAPPHIRE 100364VXSR Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
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Item #:N82E16814202048
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Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Model #:BX80637I53570K
Item #:N82E16819116504
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Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model PV316G186C0K
Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model PV316G186C0K
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Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)
Model #:SH103S3/120G
Item #:N82E16820239045
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Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
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LG Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model UH12NS30
LG Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model UH12NS30 - OEM
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit - OEM
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit - OEM
Model #:FQC-06950
Item #:N82E16832416778
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Subtotal: $1,264.90

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:27 pm

Well, It's been purchased! Hopefully parts will arrive by Friday and everything arrives in good shape. I upgraded to a Haswell chip and board, but other than that, everything else is the same.

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:04 pm

Verra nice! Was thinking there should be a better deal on the OS but not a big deal.

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:13 pm

Thanks! I think the Win8 non-pro version is $99 but I wanted to have all the goodies. The pricing between versions is weird.. You pay more to have the 32 and 64 bit versions together for those who are cluless. Typical M$ pricing game. So I grabbed the Pro 64bit. The $40 difference isn't that big in the grand scheme.

XMEN Iceman · Post by **XMEN Iceman** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:27 pm

VERY nice!!!!! Love everything you got! Good luck!

XMEN Ashaman DTM · Post by **XMEN Ashaman DTM** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:31 pm

Sweet deal!

Please update with your thoughts.

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:21 pm

If UPS ever brings me my parts, I will be sure to give a review... they haven't updated the tracking, other than it has left the origin.. On Wed. AM...

Ont he other hand, Fedex delivered my case from NJ today. Saturday.. UPS is coming from Memphis.. Not sure how FedEx beat UPS here when they had farther to go.

Starmage21 · Post by **Starmage21** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:41 am

Spinning Hat wrote:If UPS ever brings me my parts, I will be sure to give a review... they haven't updated the tracking, other than it has left the origin.. On Wed. AM...

Ont he other hand, Fedex delivered my case from NJ today. Saturday.. UPS is coming from Memphis.. Not sure how FedEx beat UPS here when they had farther to go.

Newegg has implmented UPS' tracking APIs horribly. Take your tracking numbers directly to the UPS website, you should see tracking updates there that dont appear on the newegg website.

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:38 am

I did that too, and there was just no updates from UPS. Nothing updated until last night, and it showed arrival to MSP yesterday at 5PM or something. But then this morning, there were all kinds of updates, as my stuff was out for delivery at 0535 today.

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:21 pm

it's Alive! PC went together with no issues.. Now the task of getting Familliar with Windows 8.1 begins. Everything seems to be running just fine for now. Installing Tribes as we speak.

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:00 am

Day 4 mini- review..

First impressions? Holy fast. This machine is easily the fastest I've ever used or owned. I built an i7 system for my brother with a 1st gen i7 and this is faster than that one by far.

I have Tribes installed on my SSD, and I am usually 1st or 2nd choosing sides on map changes. Also, with Max detail and texture settings, it runs smooth as butter with no hiccups or slowdowns, even while I was downloading and installing Planetside 2 in the background. I have Vsync and framerate smoothing enabled, but it was still pegged at 60 fps in the console no problem. Played last night with Iceman and Duster, and wasn't near as bad as I remember, I just don't know the names of any of the maps we played on.. LOL

Windows 8.1 has taken some getting used to, and I still don't feel comfortable with it yet. I feel like I'm using someone else's PC right now instead of my own. That'll take some time to customize and set it up how I like it, I'm sure.

Overall, I am very happy with this setup. I will be adding an internal SD card reader this weekend, but do wish I had gotten a little bigger power supply in the event I lose my freaking mind and decide to add a second video card to this beast. I'm not 100% that a 650W will be able to support 2 graphics cards with this rig.