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Oracal
09-27-2012, 11:50 PM
First off I have never built my own computer so bare with me if I'm a total noob. I'v spent a little time on newegg and think I have most of what I want down but I would like any feed back on how to improve/ save money. Also, if I would benifit from making the build with liquid cooling. If I'm missing something or something doesn't work well with something else let me know.


I'm using this in a Thermaltake Chaser MK-I Case:

VIDEO CARD:
- MSI N660 Ti PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

SOUND CARD:
- Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion (70SB135400000) 5.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card with Sound

POWER SUPPLY:
- OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

RAM:
- CORSAIR XMS 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX16GX3M2A1333C9 or

- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL

PROCESSOR:
- Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K

SSD:
- SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit

EXTRA FAN:
- COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AB-GP 200mm Blue LED Case Fan

MOTHERBOARD:
- ASUS M5A99X EVO AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

RickyTick
09-28-2012, 11:06 AM
Can't use an AMD motherboard with an Intel cpu. One of them has to change.

Oracal
10-02-2012, 10:56 AM
Can't use an AMD motherboard with an Intel cpu. One of them has to change.


Which would be better to keep, stick with the motherboard and go for something other than Intel or otherway around?

RickyTick
10-02-2012, 11:49 AM
Other way around. Stay with the Intel cpu and get a different mobo.