Second Build, in 13 years.

Drowningshrimp · Apr 10, 2011, 11:23 PM

Hey guys, I have listed below the components that i plan on buying for my new gaming rig, feel free to take a look and give recommendations.

ASUS P8P67 DELUXE - Motherboard

EVGA GeForce GTX 580 - Video Card Click

Corsair 750w - Power Supply Click

Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz - CPU

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) - RAM

CORSAIR CWCH60 - CPU cooler

As far as i am concerned i am only missing one part and that would of course be the computer case. Feel free to give recommendations on a case.

**kris23** · Apr 10, 2011, 11:32 PM

unless you are going to use a flash drive to format the system, you will at least need a disk drive, you will also need a HDD to format to.

as for cases, a simple yet full featured one is the Cooler Master 690 II case, i enjoy using it and every system i built with one has received much praise

Drowningshrimp · Apr 10, 2011, 11:49 PM

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unless you are going to use a flash drive to format the system, you will at least need a disk drive, you will also need a HDD to format to.

I suppose that the best/top brands would be WD and Segate?

And my next though would be...What Monitor should i get?
As far as technology is today i plan on doing a 3D gaming rig.

**kris23** · Apr 10, 2011, 11:54 PM

Seagate Barracuda XT drives and WD Caviar Blacks have all been good in my experience, for a monitor,

i hear that most 120hz monitors sacrifice image quality for double the refresh rate. if anything, i recommend just buying the one with the best warranty

Drowningshrimp · Apr 11, 2011, 12:10 AM

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i hear that most 120hz monitors sacrifice image quality for double the refresh rate. if anything, i recommend just buying the one with the best warranty

Intresting...I'm aiming to get a 3D monitor, Perhaps a Acer monitor as they are good performance/price. Any suggestions?

OldBuzzard · Apr 11, 2011, 12:32 AM

+1 for the Cooler Master 690II case.

I had the original 690 for my last build, built a system recently for my #2 son using the 690II Basic, and have a 690II Advanced for my new system.

The original 690 was a great case, and the II's are even better. They aren't flashy if that's what you want. They have a pretty much understated styling, but have really great features where it actually counts. Built for go, not show.

Judas · Apr 12, 2011, 09:04 PM

can't beat the 690 II

Coolermaster 690 II vs Coolermaster 690 Cases

i haven't installed a single floopy drive in a computer for a few years now... provided with USB Flash drives that are 3.0 spec.. i wouldn't even bother with DVD drives anymore if i could do it.

***Veridian3*** · Apr 12, 2011, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

can't beat the 690 II

That needs the caveat of "at its price point". There are plenty better cases (from manufacturers such as Corsair) at higher price levels.

Judas · Apr 12, 2011, 10:12 PM

Well obviously while i like my silverstone Raven 02...... it has one MASSIVE flaw..... have to remove the guaddamn motherboard to change the hardrives or remove the hardrive bay...... pretty damn stupid... that and the fact that you can't use the top optical drive bay for most devices because it comes to close to the motherboard (would be fine if it was say 1 or 2 inches longer...)

But as a cheap but very very decent case without going all bells and whistles out... it simply cannot be beat yet.

Takaharu · Apr 12, 2011, 11:43 PM

I haven't needed to remove my motherboard to change around the hard drives. I just take out the bottom three front panels and slide out the cage from the front of the case, as it was designed to do.
As for the top bay, I did use it for the memory card reader but now it's home to the front USB 3 panel that came with the Extreme 6.

Judas · Apr 13, 2011, 12:47 AM

i hate taking the front panels out of the case..... i shouldn't have to do that...... why didn't they design the damn drive bay so there was no sliding involved from a front to back point of view.... it should have been able to slide right out the side.... tons of other easier solutions.

Drowningshrimp · Apr 13, 2011, 03:40 AM

It would be nice if there was a case that had a LCD fan contoller. I realize that your can buy a separate fan control and install into a 3.5 or 5.25 bay but, to tell you the truth...I'm just too lazy to sit down and figure out which fan goes with which.

Any suggestions?

Neshi · Apr 13, 2011, 09:47 AM

is lazy worth adding substantial amount of money of the pricetag?

Drowningshrimp · Apr 13, 2011, 02:05 PM

Haha, I'm not talking about a Level 10 Thermaltake case. But in that case, I guess I could sit down and figure out the controls.

Have any good fan controllers, that you can reccomend?

blibbax · Apr 13, 2011, 11:02 PM

You might want to look at an SSD for your boot drive, too

Takaharu · Apr 14, 2011, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Judas

i hate taking the front panels out of the case..... i shouldn't have to do that...... why didn't they design the damn drive bay so there was no sliding involved from a front to back point of view.... it should have been able to slide right out the side.... tons of other easier solutions.

The second gen RV02 actually changed the cage so that the hard drives face the side. They also changed the fans to Air Penetrators. Annoying, ain't it?

Drowningshrimp · Apr 14, 2011, 12:53 AM

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You might want to look at an SSD for your boot drive, too

Haha, I'm sorry but I'm not about to shell out that much money yet.

Also, I don't know if you've heard of a brand called NZXT but they make some pretty cool cases. What do you thing about their Lexa S? It has a lot of features.

I also found this NZXT case that was discontinued, but man does it look cool!

NZXT Nemesis Elite Aluminum Gaming Tower Case w/ LCD Display Control Panel (No Power Supply) Black [Nemesis]

blibbax · Apr 14, 2011, 05:50 PM

NZXT cases are good, but varied, so just do your reading (of reviews) and you'll be fine

And how come you're willing to spend £400 on a GPU but not £80 on an SSD? It'd probably be a better system if you saved £80 somewhere else to allocate to a cheap SSD, which would still give monstrously faster loading times than a high end HDD.

Drowningshrimp · Apr 15, 2011, 01:33 AM

Hmm, ill consider it, but right now we are in the process of moving to another state. Once we get settled in, i will order the parts, do some benchmarks, take some pictures, and buy a chinchilla.

**synthesis204** · Apr 16, 2011, 05:55 PM

Sounds good mate

I would honestly see if I could hold off on the chinchilla and invest in a SSD, but to each their own :P

Gluck with the move!

Callandor · Apr 17, 2011, 02:52 AM

Are you really drowning? I thought your kind knew how to swim.

*throws him a float*

There ya go.

Drowningshrimp · Apr 17, 2011, 11:06 PM

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Are you really drowning? I thought your kind knew how to swim.

Haha. Ya, I know how to swim, it's just a name I've used for years for all the games that I have played and the fourms that I have joined.

Drowningshrimp · Apr 18, 2011, 10:51 PM

Haha, which brings me to my next point....

15,000 RPM Boot Drive
or
SSD?

blibbax · Apr 18, 2011, 11:26 PM

15000RPM HDDs aren't really worth it anymore. SSDs are a lot faster, and with comparable £ per GB.

Callandor · Apr 19, 2011, 03:07 AM

Definitely go with a SSD, much faster. What you should do is get a small SSD that can fit your installed games and your OS and then get a larger magnetic drive for storing music and other things.

Drowningshrimp · Apr 19, 2011, 05:18 AM

Haha, this is all new to me; I am still using IED Harddrives! And I am still stuck on a case, I want something that has a lot of features but is flashy at the same time. Any recommendations for a 3D monitor?

-Thanks

Callandor · Apr 21, 2011, 01:08 AM

For a case I'd suggest the Cooler Master 690II case, good value for money. And it looks awesome too.

Drowningshrimp · Apr 21, 2011, 01:55 AM

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For a case I'd suggest the Cooler Master 690II case, good value for money. And it looks awesome too.

Yup, that seems to be the favorite around here, but ill look at some other cases.

Drowningshrimp · Apr 22, 2011, 12:13 AM

OK, found another case an this one is LEGIT.

-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811322017

Really nice and for a good price.

Suggestions?

blibbax · Apr 22, 2011, 12:31 AM

Bit of a no-name brand, at least in the UK...

I'd tend to associate no-name cases with sharp edges, dodgy connectivity, poor build quality, limited compatibility...

It might be a well known brand for all that I know, but be sure to find some independent advise from people who've used it (not reviews on Newegg, people are biased in favour of things that they have spent money on as they feel the need to justify it to themselves).

Apr 10, 2011, 11:23 PM	#1
Drowningshrimp HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lousiania, U.S Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Second Build, in 13 years. Hey guys, I have listed below the components that i plan on buying for my new gaming rig, feel free to take a look and give recommendations. ASUS P8P67 DELUXE - Motherboard EVGA GeForce GTX 580 - Video Card Click Corsair 750w - Power Supply Click Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz - CPU G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) - RAM CORSAIR CWCH60 - CPU cooler As far as i am concerned i am only missing one part and that would of course be the computer case. Feel free to give recommendations on a case.

Apr 10, 2011, 11:54 PM	#4
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. Seagate Barracuda XT drives and WD Caviar Blacks have all been good in my experience, for a monitor, i hear that most 120hz monitors sacrifice image quality for double the refresh rate. if anything, i recommend just buying the one with the best warranty __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Apr 11, 2011, 12:32 AM	#6
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,783 Rep Power: 145 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. +1 for the Cooler Master 690II case. I had the original 690 for my last build, built a system recently for my #2 son using the 690II Basic, and have a 690II Advanced for my new system. The original 690 was a great case, and the II's are even better. They aren't flashy if that's what you want. They have a pretty much understated styling, but have really great features where it actually counts. Built for go, not show. __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

Apr 12, 2011, 11:43 PM	#10
Takaharu I can fart in 7 languages Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,850 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. I haven't needed to remove my motherboard to change around the hard drives. I just take out the bottom three front panels and slide out the cage from the front of the case, as it was designed to do. As for the top bay, I did use it for the memory card reader but now it's home to the front USB 3 panel that came with the Extreme 6. __________________ I don't get paid to know the answer, therefore I'm far more likely to give you a straight and honest answer. Mods Rig, Box Mods Rig, Folding details

Apr 13, 2011, 03:40 AM	Thread Starter #12
Drowningshrimp HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lousiania, U.S Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. It would be nice if there was a case that had a LCD fan contoller. I realize that your can buy a separate fan control and install into a 3.5 or 5.25 bay but, to tell you the truth...I'm just too lazy to sit down and figure out which fan goes with which. Any suggestions?

Apr 10, 2011, 11:32 PM	#2
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. unless you are going to use a flash drive to format the system, you will at least need a disk drive, you will also need a HDD to format to. as for cases, a simple yet full featured one is the Cooler Master 690 II case, i enjoy using it and every system i built with one has received much praise __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Apr 13, 2011, 09:47 AM	#13
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,378 Rep Power: 177 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. is lazy worth adding substantial amount of money of the pricetag? __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Apr 13, 2011, 02:05 PM	Thread Starter #14
Drowningshrimp HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lousiania, U.S Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. Haha, I'm not talking about a Level 10 Thermaltake case. But in that case, I guess I could sit down and figure out the controls. Have any good fan controllers, that you can reccomend?

Apr 13, 2011, 11:02 PM	#15
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,230 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. You might want to look at an SSD for your boot drive, too __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Apr 14, 2011, 05:50 PM	#18
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,230 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. NZXT cases are good, but varied, so just do your reading (of reviews) and you'll be fine And how come you're willing to spend £400 on a GPU but not £80 on an SSD? It'd probably be a better system if you saved £80 somewhere else to allocate to a cheap SSD, which would still give monstrously faster loading times than a high end HDD. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Apr 15, 2011, 01:33 AM	Thread Starter #19
Drowningshrimp HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lousiania, U.S Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. Hmm, ill consider it, but right now we are in the process of moving to another state. Once we get settled in, i will order the parts, do some benchmarks, take some pictures, and buy a chinchilla.

Apr 16, 2011, 05:55 PM	#20
synthesis204 Dragonborn Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,175 Rep Power: 97 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. Sounds good mate I would honestly see if I could hold off on the chinchilla and invest in a SSD, but to each their own :P Gluck with the move! __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure alzheimers, ALS, huntington's, parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Apr 17, 2011, 02:52 AM	#21
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,237 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. Are you really drowning? I thought your kind knew how to swim. throws him a float There ya go. __________________

Apr 18, 2011, 10:51 PM	Thread Starter #23
Drowningshrimp HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lousiania, U.S Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. Haha, which brings me to my next point.... 15,000 RPM Boot Drive or SSD?

Apr 18, 2011, 11:26 PM	#24
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,230 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. 15000RPM HDDs aren't really worth it anymore. SSDs are a lot faster, and with comparable £ per GB. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Apr 19, 2011, 03:07 AM	#25
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,237 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. Definitely go with a SSD, much faster. What you should do is get a small SSD that can fit your installed games and your OS and then get a larger magnetic drive for storing music and other things. __________________

Apr 19, 2011, 05:18 AM	Thread Starter #26
Drowningshrimp HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lousiania, U.S Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. Haha, this is all new to me; I am still using IED Harddrives! And I am still stuck on a case, I want something that has a lot of features but is flashy at the same time. Any recommendations for a 3D monitor? -Thanks

Apr 21, 2011, 01:08 AM	#27
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,237 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. For a case I'd suggest the Cooler Master 690II case, good value for money. And it looks awesome too. __________________

Apr 22, 2011, 12:13 AM	Thread Starter #29
Drowningshrimp HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lousiania, U.S Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. OK, found another case an this one is LEGIT. -http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811322017 Really nice and for a good price. Suggestions?

Apr 22, 2011, 12:31 AM	#30
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,230 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Second Build, in 13 years. Bit of a no-name brand, at least in the UK... I'd tend to associate no-name cases with sharp edges, dodgy connectivity, poor build quality, limited compatibility... It might be a well known brand for all that I know, but be sure to find some independent advise from people who've used it (not reviews on Newegg, people are biased in favour of things that they have spent money on as they feel the need to justify it to themselves). __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!