Check which one has the longest warranty -- if not, the Asus Direct CU II cooler is awesome, but takes up a lot of space. I have a gigabyte branded video card now, but if I had the choice I would've picked either brand over gigabyte. I have had so many gigabyte parts fail on me (video cards, motherboards) -- so I'm not a big fan of gigabyte.



Same case, same problem. I even re-soldered the connections but every time I remove the front panel, the connection breaks. My solution is the same as yours, reset button = power.

I bought the asus one lol 630 after tax ..

^^^....what monitor do you have?

u2412m and benq 144hz XL2420TE

I got a EVGA GTX 660 is it worth to go for the gtx 770 if I am only using a 24inch monitior?

nope

My is a little less but that's because I have my own SSD and Video card

CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB Cache Retail
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0 Motherboard
PSU: EVGA Supernova NEX650G 650W Fully Modular ATX EPS12V Power Supply 80PLUS Gold
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory
CPU cooler: Zalman CNPS9900A LED CPU Cooler 120mm Blue LED Fan LGA1150 1366 1156 1155 AM3 AM2 754
Case: Enermax Coenus Gun Metal Mid Tower Window ATX Gaming Case 3X5.25IN 7X3.5IN USB3.0 *No PSU*
Storage1: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6Gbps 3.5in Internal Hard Drive - OEM
Storage2: Intel 120GB 530 Series MLC 2.5in 7.0MM SATA3 6GB/S R540MB/S W490MB/S 80000IOPS SSD Solid State Drive
CD/DVD writer: Samsung SH-224DB 24X SATA DVD Writer Black
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 FTW ACX Cooler 2GB 192BIT DUAL-LINK DVI-I DVI-D HDMI DP SLI Ready Graphics Card

hopping this would last me around 7 to 8 years with minor upgrades here and there. My last PC lasted me around 7 years I did upgrade the RAM, video card, SSD and change the PSU but otherwise the CPU and MB is still decent.

If the games you're running is fine with your current GTX 660, then I wouldn't recommend an upgrade.

You make take a look at the comparisons here - MSI GeForce GTX 770 Gaming review - DX11: Futuremark 3DMark 11 & 2013

http://www.overclock.net/content/typ.../1000/flags/LL
hnnnnngg....single slot dual GPU!
annnnd still cheaper than that overpriced Titan Z :lol

ASUS Unleashes The ROG ARES III Graphics Card Featuring Dual Hawaii XT Cores and Full Cover, Single-Slot EK Water Block

sweet but hella pricey

Just bought the MSI GeForce GTX 770 OC Twin Frozr IV 1098/1150MHZ 2GB 7GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DP PCI-E 3.0 Video Card..... going broke here -_-

Hey man, could've probably been happy with just your 660 if you didn't have upgraditis!

The price for Crucial MX100 makes it so tempting. I wonder how competitors will react to this, especially Samsung.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8066/c...b-512gb-review

I didn't want to uograde at first but seeing how I wanted to play watchdogs and dragon age when it comes out I bite the bullet.......

Dragon age... i want now

:fuckyea:

FINALLY figured the overclocking shit out using Sapphire Trixx and done broke 10k in FireStrike extreme which was my mission all along....
wonder if I should push my luck and try breaking 20k in the non-extreme preset

shit these 290 cards are fckin beasts man


http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps505004fb.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps41b83b0c.jpg

fck you Witcher I'm ready!

FX 4100 4core VS FX 8320 8core

worth upgrading?
AMD FX-4100 vs FX-8320

review seems to say insignificant difference. I have no idea what I'm looking at.

the 8320 is on sale now for about $130

I'm looking to build a new mid level gaming pc this weekend, since gaming on a mbp isn't ideal. I haven't built one since an i5-750 build many years ago.

I'm probably going to go with an i5-4670 build this time with a budget of $1100 + tax. should I mimic the builds a few posts above with cheaper video card + case or should I try to stretch my budget up a bit.

and what was the website where you could compare prices from various online retailers.

thanks.

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CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB Cache Retail
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0 Motherboard
PSU: EVGA Supernova NEX650G 650W Fully Modular ATX EPS12V Power Supply 80PLUS Gold
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory
CPU cooler: Zalman CNPS9900A LED CPU Cooler 120mm Blue LED Fan LGA1150 1366 1156 1155 AM3 AM2 754
Case: Enermax Coenus Gun Metal Mid Tower Window ATX Gaming Case 3X5.25IN 7X3.5IN USB3.0 *No PSU*
Storage1: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6Gbps 3.5in Internal Hard Drive - OEM
CD/DVD writer: Samsung SH-224DB 24X SATA DVD Writer Black
Video Card: MSI GTX 770GX
This came out to be less than $1000. Of course I suggest adding a SSD (I got my own). Pretty decent build.

sounds like a solid build. definately getting ssd since my last pc and laptop have them.

jsut steal them from the last computers

Just take the ssd from your old PC. That's what I did.

Hey guys, I am building a new PC and I am pretty new at this.. So far the specs I have planned so far are,

CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB($256.99)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Z87 DDR3 3PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 HDMI CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard ($134.99)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory($96.98)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 ATX Tower Case Black Pearl 2X5.25 8X3.5INT No PSU Front 2XUSB3.0 Audio ($79.99)
Storage1: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM ($64.99)
Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 1075MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card ($282.74)
SSD: Samsung 840 Evo Series MZ-7TE120BW 120GB 2.5in SATA III Internal SSD Single Unit Version ($99.99)
Monitor: ASUS VS247H-P 23.6IN Widescreen LED LCD Monitor 1920x1080 2ms 50M:1 300CD/M2 HDMI VGA ($169.99)
WI-FI Card: ASUS PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter ($27.99)

I am unsure about how many watts/what kind of power supply I should get for this build. All parts are priced from NCIX and total comes to over 1300. Any tips/advice would be appreciated. Thanks.