My New Rig

[LEBTowerGuy]

A few weeks ago my motherboard decided to give up the ghost after 7 years of faithful service. So I have set out to build a good rig for running FS as it should. I am hoping that this will do it. Let me know what you think.

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1 Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan

Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 120mm ...
Model #:DESTROYER
Item #:N82E16811147144
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
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$59.99 -$10.00 Instant $49.99
1 ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #:P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0)
Item #:N82E16813131703
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
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$189.99 -$15.00 Instant $174.99
1 EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support FPB Video Card

EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support FPB Video ...
Model #:01G-P3-1561-AR
Item #:N82E16814130604
Return Policy:VGA Standard Return Policy
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Mail in Rebate Card

$259.99 -$15.00 Instant $244.99
1 Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Model #:NEO ECO 620C
Item #:N82E16817371031
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$99.99 -$30.00 Instant $69.99
1 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
Model #:BX80623I52500K
Item #:N82E16819115072
Return Policy:CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
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$224.99 $224.99
1 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
Model #:F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
Item #:N82E16820231314
Return Policy:Memory Standard Return Policy
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$86.99 $86.99
1 Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Model #:WD5002AALX
Item #:N82E16822136795
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock

$59.99 $59.99
1 Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000

Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000
Model #:B2L-00002
Item #:N82E16823109149
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$18.99 $18.99
1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1-Pack

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1-Pack - OEM
Model #:GFC-02050
Item #:N82E16832116986
Return Policy:Software Standard Return Policy
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$99.99 $99.99
1 ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Blue LED

ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Blue LED
Model #:CNPS9900MAX-B
Item #:N82E16835118074
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
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$79.99 -$10.00 Instant $69.99
Subtotal: $1,100.90

[BadPvtDan]

Should be a nice system. You'll love the CPU. Why such a small hard drive, though?

[LEBTowerGuy]

I am pretty much at max budget, so I went with an inexpensive one that i can upgrade later, along with a second vid card

[Greg]

GTX 560Ti is a card with one of the best price/performance rates at the moment and you can easily pop another one in later as your motherboard supports even up to quad-GPU SLI if I'm not mistaken. Very good choice if your budget only allows one card for now.

[scottr5213]

Take a look at Fryes Electronics for your HD.

Seagate 1TB Serial ATA/300 Hard Drive
Retail Kit- ST1000340AS-RK

64.00

[LEBTowerGuy]

Thanks for the HDD info, but I think I will stick with the HDD I have for now, and upgrade to a Solid State one when the price comes down from orbit.

Looking at these parts, does anyone think that there may be any compatibility issues with them?

[BadPvtDan]

Just make sure the cooler is for 1155. Accidentally got one for 1156 and had to RMA it. I went with water cooled after that. U may have case issues but you always have that...will everything fit, reach, etc...

[LEBTowerGuy]

well the parts will be here tomorrow afternoon, and hopefully saturday I will be able to get my nerd on, and have a new computer by the end of the weekend.

[Joecoastie]

Mat;
What retailer are you dealing with?

[LEBTowerGuy]

I use newegg.com, this is the 3rd time I have bought a computer/parts from them.

[fishlips]

I’m in need of whole new CPU but I’m not a PC geek so buying something suitable is going to be interesting.
I’m looking at something along the lines of an;


Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4Ghz (3.8Ghz Turbo Boost) unlocked processor overclock up to 5Ghz.
Asus 6950 ATI graphics card, 2GB DDR5, 2x DVI & 4xDP (6 monitor output)
120GB Kingston HyperX Sata3 SSD drive
2 TB Sata HDD drive.
Sandforce 2181 controller
Advanced cooling Thermaltake level 10GT gaming case
775W modular power supply and Thermaltake Frio OCK gaming cooler.
Intel Z68 chipset MSI motherboard, USB 3 & SATA 3 PCI-E 3.0
Overclock Genie with Military class components
16GB Gaming Ram 1600Mhz
Blu-ray DVD Burner
WI-fi Dual Band
Windows 7 professional
Plus LG- 3x24” LED 1920x1080, 5ms monitor wall

This is just a starting point, if there is better for the right price then I'll go for that instead.

[petebramley]

WOW


Are you modelling high energy physics interactions or just playing Flightsim.

[fishlips]

Doesn't everbody use something like this for there moderate gaming needs these days, well that's what all the magazines seem to say. I'm really looking forward to the three monitors that can be setup to show forward and side views for easier and more realistic VFR flight. They say this CPU can also take the six screen pack but I doubt that would be the case running FSX at max. I'm just looking for something that won't labour when high-res scenery comes into view.