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[Magik6]

Hi Everyone,

I'm planning on building a new PC as I haven't had a new desktop since my uni days and while the laptop serves me well it doesn't do all the new games I want to play justice (I also fucking hate my ATI Mobility card). I have listed some specs which I have compiled myself derived from the 'bang for buck' scenario. Any input you guys have would be greatly appreciated in trying to get the best system for the money, I will be doing things later on such as adding a SSD and a second GFX card hence why I have chosen the mobo I have. The prices I have listed are all from the following site ( http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2 ) feel free to see what they have to offer, it is pretty much the only source of parts I can use for numerous reasons so if you are going to suggest any components would be helpful if they are on this site.

I can't imagine I would get any other CPU and my reasoning behind the GFX card is due to overclocking capabilities, if anyone could suggest a decent CPU fan too that would be great. Things like the PSU I honestly have very little clue what makes one better then the other so once again price has influenced my decision on this.

Anyway here are the specs, look forward to hearing your thoughts.

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CPU = Intel i5 2500k ($233)
Mobo = Asus P8Z68-V PRO ($222)
GPU = Gainward GTX570 Phantom ($395)
RAM = Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 ($109)
PSU = OCZ Fatalt1ty 750W PSU ($130)
HDD = Western Digital 1TB SATA3 64M IntelliPowe CaviarGreen ($65)
Case = Antec Three Hundred ($65)

Total = $1155

[Kadey]

Motherboard wise, I'm running on of the Asus P67s, which has been really rock solid for me, and the two Z68s you're looking at should be ever better. I've got the same CPU - which is fantastic tbh.

Graphics card I have MSI's out of the box OC'd 570, I have had to slightly bump the voltage for it to be completely stable in DX11 games. Not really sure what the issue is, from the sound of other people having similar issues (and oddly, Blizzard's response to people having the issue in WoW) its something to do with the Dx11 side of Nvidia's drivers being very sensitive to Ocing and voltages in the 500 series. It is an excellent card though, and does seem to perform something like 20% better than the 560Ti, which makes sense, as it is basically the same design, just 20% more of everything. (Well, more like 30% more power, hence the 750 really being the minimum needed for SLI, especially as the 560Ti isn't exactly the most power efficient card in the first place - at least they're a hell of a lot better than the 400 series in that regard.)

If you're wanting to play at 1920x1080/1200 or higher especially, the 570 is clearly the superior card, and if I was buying one now, I'd get the particular model you've chosen for the same reasoning you have.



Oddly I also have the Antec 300 case