New gaming computer - need some input!

[Andynor91]

heh well if it doesnt unlock, you'll brick your card. you can flash it back to recover. if it does, theres a high change it'll work all along. but there still is a change of screw up. after you unlock, card may give up after some few years if you prefer to keep em for long. your call chief.

Guess I'll be on the safe side instead then and go with the 6970's.

Build:
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO
CPU: 1x Intel Core i5-2500K
GPU: 2x ASUS EAH6970/2DI2S/2GD5 PCIE
PSU: 1x Corsair 750W TX V2
RAM: 1x Corsair KINGSTON 8192MB HyperX DDR3 1600MHz
HDD: 2x Western Digital 500GB SATAIII 7200RPM 32MB WD5002AALX
Case: 1x COOLERMASTER RC-932-KKN5
DVD-ROM Read/write: 1x Samsung SH-S222AB
CPU Cooler: 1x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus

Total config: 2075$

Really close to hitting the buy button now, so if there are any last recommendations/inputs throw them out there! I personally think the price is good in regards to the performance I'll be getting.

 

[stargazer7]

if you want it %100 safe, yeah. if not, the risk of bricking card AFTER unlock is low. up to you. anyway which board are you getting? make sure you get p67. h67 is limited by vrm. it wont oc&may crap out

 

[Irony]

It looks pretty happy to me. I wanna see some OC results in a couple months

Buy it, and obliterate everything from Germany to Arkansas.

 

[Andynor91]

if you want it %100 safe, yeah. if not, the risk of bricking card AFTER unlock is low. up to you. anyway which board are you getting? make sure you get p67. h67 is limited by vrm. it wont oc&may crap out

Updated the post with the motherboard. Seems like I'm pretty much ready to go.

Thanks for all the help you guys!

 

[JrRacinFan]

Just asking out of curiosity: Why not the Extreme 3(or 4) Gen3?

 

[Andynor91]

Just asking out of curiosity: Why not the Extreme 3(or 4) Gen3?

Any of these you mean?
http://www.ipon.hu/?searchthis=Extreme+IV&where=shop
http://www.ipon.hu/?searchthis=Extreme+3&where=shop
http://www.ipon.hu/?searchthis=Extreme+4&where=shop

Seems like most of them are about double the price of the motherboard I listed in the config, except some in the last listing there.

 

[JrRacinFan]

Was talking about the Asrock Z68 lineup. Sorry I should have been more specific.

 

[Andynor91]

Was talking about the Asrock Z68 lineup. Sorry I should have been more specific.

Ah, then I see. Either one of these two then:
http://www.ipon.hu/webshop/product/_asrock_z68_extreme4_gen3/185256
http://www.ipon.hu/webshop/product/_asrock_z68_extreme3_gen3/185255

asrock z68 extreme4 gen3 is actually the same price as the Asus P8Z68-V PRO which I listed in the config. The ASROCK Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 is about 63$ cheaper than the asrock z68 extreme4 gen3 or the Asus P8Z68-V PRO.

Better to go for the Asrock z68 extreme4 gen3 instead then?

Edit: seems like the asrock z68 extreme4 gen3 also has PCIe 3.0 which is a neat bonus I guess.

 

[Irony]

Asrock seems to get good reviews. I'm planning on getting an Asrock Fatal1ty

 

[JrRacinFan]

Andy
Difference between the 2 is minimal. Extreme 4 has 2 more sata ports connected to a Marvell controller and includes a USB 3 bracket for use with the onboard header.

 

[Andynor91]

Final build (2075$):

Motherboard: ASROCK Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
CPU: 1x Intel Core i5-2500K
GPU: 2x ASUS EAH6970/2DI2S/2GD5 PCIE
PSU: 1x Corsair 750W TX V2
RAM: 1x KINGSTON 8192MB HyperX DDR3 1600MHz
HDD: 2x Western Digital 500GB SATAIII 7200RPM 32MB WD5002AALX
Case: 1x COOLERMASTER RC-932-KKN5
DVD-ROM Read/write: 1x Samsung SH-S222AB
CPU Cooler: 1x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus

Only thing I'm unsure about is the ram. It's 1.65v so would be nice with something a bit lower.
8gb would be the best and about the 15000HUF +/- mark; the list is here http://ipon.hu/webshop/group/8192mb/921/

 

[Irony]

The pricing on that site confuses me...thats beside the point.

What about Corsair Vengeance? I think its the same money...

 

[Andynor91]

The pricing on that site confuses me...thats beside the point.

What about Corsair Vengeance? I think its the same money...

Which one of these two then?:
http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/_cor...ddr3_1600mhz_cl9_kit_cmz8gx3m2a1600c9r/186911
http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/_cor..._ddr3_1600mhz_cl9_kit_cmz8gx3m2a1600c9/173133

What's the difference between them? they have pretty much the same price.

 

[JrRacinFan]

The difference is a quite obvious one.

 

[Andynor91]

The difference is a quite obvious one.

lol, they take extra $$$ for the red color? : p

 

[Irony]

Thats the only difference I can see. The blue ones are optimized for low voltage with intel systems, I think. I'm not sure if there are any on your site though.

 

[Andynor91]

I see. Can't seem to find the blue ones so I'll settle for the black ones then.

Now, final build hopefully:

Motherboard: ASROCK Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
CPU: 1x Intel Core i5-2500K
GPU: 2x ASUS EAH6970/2DI2S/2GD5 PCIE
PSU: 1x Corsair 750W TX V2
RAM: 1x CORSAIR 8192MB Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz CL9 KIT
HDD: 2x Western Digital 500GB SATAIII 7200RPM 32MB WD5002AALX
Case: 1x COOLERMASTER RC-932-KKN5
DVD-ROM Read/write: 1x Samsung SH-S222AB
CPU Cooler: 1x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus

Everything fits together so no problems there? Also, the front of the HAF 932 case has 4x usb 2.0 slots it seems. Is there any difference between the USB 3.0 slots and 2.0 slots? just wondering if everything will match before I hit the purchase button.

 

[Irony]

That looks good.

I don't know if you said earlier or not; are you going to overclock? (not to suggest a change in components, just wondering)

 

[Andynor91]

That looks good.

I don't know if you said earlier or not; are you going to overclock? (not to suggest a change in components, just wondering)

I'll probably just overclock when the system tears a bit down with performance on games, that's probably a while til though (?)

Edit: Which 23/24" monitor do you recommend in the 50000HUF (235$) price range for primarily gaming?
http://ipon.hu/webshop/group/23_24/1068/2

Was thinking about this one:
http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/_asus_ml238h/174699

 

[Irony]

Probably a good while.

 

[JrRacinFan]

That monitor is pretty nice Andy. I like it.

 

[Andynor91]

There! Purchased it

Total config price without monitor: 2105$

Motherboard: ASROCK Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
CPU: 1x Intel Core i5-2500K
GPU: 2x ASUS EAH6970/2DI2S/2GD5 PCIE
PSU: 1x Corsair 850W TX V2 (opted for 850w over 750w since it only cost me 15$ more)
RAM: 1x CORSAIR 8192MB Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz CL9 KIT
HDD: 2x Western Digital 500GB SATAIII 7200RPM 32MB WD5002AALX
Case: 1x COOLERMASTER RC-932-KKN5
DVD-ROM Read/write: 1x Samsung SH-S222AB
CPU Cooler: 1x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Monitor: 1x ASUS ML238H

With monitor: 2350$

Thank you all for helping me out, it was very much appreciated!

 

[nt300]

Would you please explain this? On a dual channel system?

Nonesense. Stick with 16GB od DDR3 Ram, it costs next to nothing and should help with Gaming performance and overall everyday PC use.

 

[Andynor91]

Hopefully the 8gb I ordered will be sufficient for at least 3 years

 

[stargazer7]

Nonesense. Stick with 16GB od DDR3 Ram, it costs next to nothing and should help with Gaming performance and overall everyday PC use.

no it wont. it only increase the load on imc. he wont even exceed 4gb for his usage. you dont even need 8gb right now for anything regular. so stop overexaggerating the guy's needs. 8gb will be enough in the following years.