Mozzie's new rig

hey fellas, im about to buy a new computer so i can come back to gameing.

lucky let me know what he got a few weeks ago:


Product Price $1450

..OCZ ModXstream Pro 700W modular PSU $99.00
Samsung 22X DVDRW Black SATA $19.50
x2 Western Digital 1TB SATA3 64M(WD1002FAEX) $178.00
Intel Core i5 2500K Processor LGA1155 3.3GHz CPU $229.00
G Skill 8G(2x4G)DDR3 1600Mhz PC3-12800 CL8(F3-12800CL8D-8GB) $89.00
Logitech K200 Media USB Keyboard $15.00
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 1155 2PCIEX16 SATA2/3 USB2/3 $176.00
Thermaltake VN300M1W2N Chaser MK-I Full Tower Case No PSU $170.00
Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100 High-performance CPU Cooler $169.00
MSI GTX560 TI Hawk 950Mhz 1G DDR5 HDMI DVI ATX SLI TWIN FAN $270.00


my budget is a little bit more, absolute max of $2000

i need:
- the tower (obviously)

i want but not absolutely necessary:
- keyboard
- mouse

is lucky's rig still the best option? i want to be able to play bf3 on high graphics (i have never played a game on high graphics before)


cheers fellas

lots of love

Mozzie xx

zoomee this is ur thread

To get the cooler into that case is abit of mucking around. You could try the
corsair 400r

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_961&products_id=18306

Cooler will bolt straight in.

I would recommend getting a second 560ti hawk and running them in sli. This
will smooth out the game so it is more enjoyable playing on high settings. It will
compete well against the top end 580's ($600+) and is cheaper than 2x6950's.

Have a chat with lucky, mephisto and moo as they have similar gpu setups.


The power supply doesn't have enough vga outlets for sli or crossfire. Go for the 750 one instead:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_305&products_id=15160

blah blah blah did u get that mozz?

i got two 570's in SLi ... works a charm

thanks heaps for the help fellas,

I AM SO CONFUSED, ALL I SEE IS LETTERS AND NUMBERS!

xume, i will try to catch you on ts this week sometime and get you to talk me through through the dumb'd down version of what you just posted.

cheers fellas

I just built a computer yesterday, 12GB RAM, i5 2500k, GTX 570. SSD + HDD.

cool.

Personally I think the balance of cooling to power is tipped a bit on the wrong side. I like most of the list up until about the case.
It's a matter of looks mostly but the case seems like a bit of an overkill, you could save $50 and get a more simple case.
The cooler at $169 - you could just get a $40 air cooler and that would still give you room to overclock/multiply some if you wanted to. Just from first opinion you don't sound like the kind to try and run a 5ghz CPU speed.
You could then put that money saved into the second graphics card, maybe a mouse & keyboard you like the look of, and end up at maybe ~$1700

Just my 2 cents, even if you don't know me

edit: oh, and if you have already bought your parts, well, dun i luk silli