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David C.
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Good Mobo
ASUS P8H77-V LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Pros: Solid board. Nice looking heat sinks. Neat BIOS.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: This mobo will not let you over clock your processor! Get the Z77 for that! Don't forget to press the "Mem OK" button when you first set it up so it gets the ram timings right.
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Nice Card
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores (Fermi) 1280MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card ENGTX560Ti448DC2/2DIS/1280MD5
Pros: Runs like a champ. Crysis 2 turned up to max settings runs flawlessly. The card stays cool around 52° Celsius after warming up. The included GPU Tweak is nice.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: The 3 slot style is big, but works for me and makes it look pretty nice. It is a monster.
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Perfect DVD Drive.
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
Pros: It does its thing and it isn't loud and it came at a great price!
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I almost didn't put a DVD drive in my new machine, but installing Windows would have been a hassle without one. It got the job done.
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Awesome Case
LIAN LI PC-60FN USB3.0 Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Pros: Very nice looking. I like the black finish. It doesn't seem like it will scratch too easily. I like the location of the USB and power button. I like the toolless hard drive bay. I like how all 3 side panels come off. I like the hold in the mobo back plate. I like the bottom mount for the power supply. I like the big fans.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I don't need so many front drive bays, but no harm there. I don't like how the mobo back plate doesn't slide out, but it wasn't a problem, so no harm. I don't like the lights on the front fan. They are bright! But, it was easy to cut the lights off and now it is all good.
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Good Power Supply
PC Power & Cooling ZX Series 850 Watt 80+ Gold Fully-Modular Active PFC Performance Grade ATX PC Power Supply (OCZ-ZX850W)
Pros: Solid box. Good looking. Nice cable bag. No problems.
Cons: None.
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Fast Processor
Intel Core i7-2600K - Core i7 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 3000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I72600K
Pros: It is fast and with my Zalman cooler, it runs under 30° Celsius.
Cons: The days of buying the best processors are over. This is far beyond anything I'll ever need. I could have gotten an i5 and put the extra $100 into something else. Put this into a real server, not a work station or even a gaming machine.
Overall Review: I got an H77 mobo instead of the Z77 so I can't overclock this. That was an accident but I don't care because this thing is stupid fast. I can't get it to warm up at all. My machine is ice cold while playing two video games simultaneously and video encoding at the same time.
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