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Kozlicek

Kozlicek

Kozlicek

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Hi, I'm gonna build new PC in ~2 weeks.
Currently I have AMD X2 5000+, ATI HD3850, 4 GB DDR2


New PC:
Intel Core i5-2500K + Noctua NH-C14
MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) - Intel Z68
Crucial m4 - 128GB
PowerColor HD7970 3GB GDDR5
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600
Enermax NAXN 750W -- or -- Fortron AURUM 700W 80 PLUS GOLD -- or -- Corsair Enthusiast TX650 V2 650W
Not sure about PS yet

Asus Xonar DX/XD Retail
Creative Labs GigaWorks T3
CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer Edition
LG GH22NS SecurDisc


Difference will be huge :D

What PS do you think is better?
I will also buy 1TB HDD when they are cheaper.

Any suggestions or everything looks good?
 
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Read reviews on the power supplies and see which comes out on top. Those review sites are a lot more qualified to answer that question than we are... anyway, everyone on here will just read the review for you and then tell you the answer with a bit of jargon ripped right off of the review site and claim they knew the answer themselves!

So... do your own reviewing/investigating on the PSU. Loads of other good PSU's... why those two?

You wont need a sound card, don't worry your speakers quality wont be reduced. Onboard audio is fine these days.

Do you need a cooler for the CPU, you might want one if you want to overclock.

The rest is of course fine.
 
A proper dedicated sound card does make a difference... however I dont know whether that one will.. the creative x-fi titanium will make a big difference

--saying that I just spent 10mins reading a review and it looks pretty kick ass, although for FPS that slight lag might be a problem
 
Buchanan0204 said:
Read reviews on the power supplies and see which comes out on top. Those review sites are a lot more qualified to answer that question than we are... anyway, everyone on here will just read the review for you and then tell you the answer with a bit of jargon ripped right off of the review site and claim they knew the answer themselves!

So... do your own reviewing/investigating on the PSU. Loads of other good PSU's... why those two?
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I have read many PSU reviews but still can't decide which one to choose..
Also Corsair Enthusiast TX650 V2 650W looks to be decent
 
I have had both.

My 6+ year old Enermax 300W still works but the fans are dead.
Still using my Corsair HX520 many years later pushing a 4.5GHz 2600k.

I think I would side with the Corsair as they always get decent write ups. My advertised Silent HX is actually silent also.
 
there is a XFX 850Watts XXX version on sale for £99 here. Check the deals and special offers in the forum. You can't go wrong with that one, and you have ample power in case you go for X-Fire later.

PS I bought mine for £130ish 3 weeks ago.

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It's here
 
pc_monkey said:
there is a XFX 850Watts XXX version on sale for £99 here. Check the deals and special offers in the forum. You can't go wrong with that one, and you have ample power in case you go for X-Fire later.

PS I bought mine for £130ish 3 weeks ago.

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It's here
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I'm from Czech republic so buying from here is not an option :(
I'm sure I won't X-Fire in future
I wanted XFX 650w but they are very hard to find here..

Looks like Corsair is my favorite now :)


Also does anyone have experience with Xonar DX? I've read some reviews and difference from onboard realtek should be significant.
 
Kozlicek said:
I'm from Czech republic so buying from here is not an option :(
I'm sure I won't X-Fire in future
I wanted XFX 650w but they are very hard to find here..

Looks like Corsair is my favorite now :)


Also does anyone have experience with Xonar DX? I've read some reviews and difference from onboard realtek should be significant.
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If you play FPS games Id lean towards a non PCI Express card as apparently there are lag issues with PCI-E??
 
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