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IceHot
06-19-2012, 12:46 PM
Hi Everyone,

A few years back I used this website to get insight on building a computer. The Spec's are below. My GPU started failing and it has a lifetime warranty so I will be getting a brand new one back. However, I was wondering if anyone could suggest some upgraded parts? Or possibly if it's time to build a new system? It runs great except the video card gets really hot even with the fan at 100%. When playing Diablo 3 it peaks out at around 100 degrees C. I run two monitors a 24inch acer and a brand new 23 inch Samsung. Since I built this I have been out of the loop. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Case:
Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-B Blue Steel ATX Full Tower Computer

Power Supply:
PC Power and Cooling S75CF 750W EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC

GPU:
EVGA 01G-P3-1284-AR GeForce GTX 280 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

MotherBoard:
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor:
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601920

Ram:
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D

Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

DVD Drive:
LG Black Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model GGC-H20L

RickyTick
06-19-2012, 02:16 PM
It's still a great system. Upgrade the video card and rock on. Take a look at the new GTX670 or HD7950.