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First Gaming rig

jman20nnsss

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hello,im planning to build my first gaming rig and these are the parts
CPU: Intel Ivy Bridge i5-3570k
GPU:Nvidia GTX 680(not sure which brand yet but waiting on msi lightning)
CPU Cooler:Corsair H80
Storage:Intel 520 Series 240GB and WD 1TB Caviar Black
Memory:Kingston HyperX 1600MHz 16GB
Case:CoolerMaster HAF X
Motherboard:Asus Z77 V-Pro
Monitor:Dell 2412M
PWM:Corsair AX850
OS:Win 7 x64
Sound Card:Creative Recon 3D
Speakers:Creative Gigawork T40(a little short on space so im not getting a big base speaker)
so im asking if there is anything i should change or any advice thx
 

Synon Zelra

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good rig~

i wonder if ax850 is too much...it can even go with 680sli...
 

brandonwh64

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the 850W should be fine. You never know when you need the extra power
 
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Location
Oregon
System Name Juliette // HTPC
Processor Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s) ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s) ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s) Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro
Thats a pretty penny for a first gaming rig :p
 
Joined
Jan 17, 2010
Messages
12,280 (2.36/day)
Location
Oregon
System Name Juliette // HTPC
Processor Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s) ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s) ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s) Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro
I share your thoughts of laptops. Its a nice build you are going to have
 
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