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It may be a small amount in the entire build cost, but the price increase to get an evo over a plus is a relatively high component cost increase that should have a similarly high performance increase to be justifiable.

Alright. I was wrong about the speeds, but right about the airflow and noise(at top speed). I didn't know about the difference in heatpipe spacing on the bottom of the heatsink, but are there benchmark tests out there that compare the plus and evo? What is the actual difference in cooling? Is the di...

Sorry about the formatting. I have been putting in forced carriage returns when I should be letting the text wrap. Now I know better. My understanding is that the only difference between a plus and an evo is the fan. The evo's is a bit faster(a bit more airflow but a bit louder), while the plus' is ...

The original 1GB gtx460 and HD6850 are about the same. HD7770 was a little slower at launch than HD6850, but newer drivers have boosted performance notably. Hardocp found that a mildly OCed xfx 7770 provided the same gameplay experience as both HD6870 and gtx560ti : http://hardocp.com/article/2012/0...

@airmantharp: You weren't talking about my post, were you? DId you read the whole thread? I wish there was a form for this sort of thread like on Tom's. That way we can help Orange get the best parts under budget to best meet the needs for the build. What is a i5 2570K? Did Orange mean to type i5 25...

Perhaps we should ask some questions about how this system will be used so as to optimize the parts for the purposes and stay on budget. Orange, how will you prioritize your usage of this pc(gaming, work, basic stuff)? What res is your screen? What games do you play? What are your desired settings(l...

I just realized that intel build I suggested didn't have a case. Here it is with the Antec 300 TWO: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hUBe This case has 2 front mounted usb 3.0 ports on top of all the various features the HAF 912 has. Move rear 12cm fan to front intake behind the dust filter there and set t...

I'm pretty sure IPC improvement is several percentage points lower than 10. You give Ivy too much credit. I've heard of someone getting a 3570k up to 4.6 prime stable on a hyper tx3, but you're reaching with that 4.4 on a stock intel cooler bit. Now a 73w LGA1156 i3 with its fluxless solder can get ...

I need to be honest with myself. If I had 1500 bucks to buy a new computer(everything, the tower and its contents, keyboard, OS, headset, lcd and maybe mouse) I would probably go with a i5 2500K/z68 mobo and hd7950. The majority of graphics cards I've owned have happened to be ati/amd(I am rocking a...

Right now, the 212evo is 28 bucks at ncix, possibly more with shipping depending on if it is by itself or with other parts. The 212 plus is 20 bucks at newegg right now after a ten dollar mail in rebate and free shipping. Is the difference in noise and/or cooling performance big enough going from pl...

The stock AMD cooler will be noisy and do a mediocre job of keeping a 965BE cool at 980BE speeds, but a hyper 212 plus should have no trouble quietly keeping the chip cool at around 4ghz or a little more. You are right about power draw, though. I think of ivy as kind of a step back, as far as enthus...

Here is the intel build. A little different than the one you got going. Check it out: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hwEn Went with i5 2500K. It'll OC like crazy while staying cool on a hyper 212 plus. No ddr3 1600 or pcie 3.0, but who cares? This msi mobo will let you push the i5 2500k and has both usb ...

I thought I'd throw this out there first. I'll work on an intel build as well, but your bang for the buck gaming doesn't get much better than this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hvXs If you oc the 965BE on the stock cooler to 980BE levels or use the hyper 212 plus to push 4ghz+, you won't get a cpu bott...

"I'm scrapping the 3 monitors fantasy ... MAYBE just stick to two." (emphasis added by me) if you get the suggested mobo you can add screens and another card. not sure sli/crossfire is the best way to go though. for future-proofing (and to not exceed suggest PSU's capabilities) you might w...

oops, I miscalculated that total... 257.48 Sapphire hd7870 2GB 42.48 cooler master hyper 212(evo or +) 299.96 (300) 111.98 ms win 7 home prem. 64bit oem 57.98 corsair cx500 v2 80+ 500w eps/atx 169.96 (170) 192.98 msi x58 3way crossfire/sli 35.98 Rosewill black steel atx mid tower 228.96 (229) ram 53...

oh, you can probably keep the fan off your processor heatsink and sata cables as well. you could even butcher your old power supply for the fan inside. if you can, try for positive air pressure in your case(a little more intake than exhaust). if you put filters (like coffee filters) in front of your...

you can salvage your i7 920, case fan, optical drive and HDD. ditch the rest due to my previously stated reasons as well as your dell case may not fit an atx or eps standard power supply. those pin changes in the 24pin connector on dell psu and mobo break compatability with industry standard parts(a...

forgot a few things... First your original post said you couldn't make out the mobo visually... oops. try going into your bios on boot. may have more info. you will be spending time in there anyway if you overclock that i7. since it is an i7 920 that means your mobo has to have the intel x58 enthusi...

sorry, meant to ask what resolution you wanted to run games at. since you are shooting for a gtx 670 or 680 and possible upgrades if need be topping out at 800 spent you already have 3 panels or budgeted them separate. guessing also your setup will be 3x 1920x1080/1200? it seems to me that for games...

looks like a micro atx case and mobo so the board is like about 9.6in x 9.6in and the gtx 680 is at least 10.5 in so it is probably a no go in your case by the looks of it. the standard reference gtx 670 is about 9.5in long and might fit but there are ones with longer pcb/cooler. the reference pcb o...

Hi again. If you do switch to the smaller cheaper 60GB SSD please don't use it for a boot drive(too little space). I know on the Z68 mobo you first considered you can use a smaller SSD for caching your most frequently used programs(BF3, Skyrim) so while you won't boot any faster your games still sho...

Hello there. I think I'm new (not sure) but I want to throw in two cents. In general, your build looks like it is going in the right direction to play BF3 on high/ultra on the screen you picked. However, my understanding is that the multiplayer aspect of BF3 is hard on the CPU so you will surely wan...