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larzlo

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Jul 1, 2012
Location
USA
Case - Zalman Z11 plus hf1
CPU - i7 4770k
GPU - r9 280x
RAM - corsair vengeance 8gb 1600mhz
PSU - corsair cx750
HDD - WD blue 1tb 7200rpm
MOBO - ASRock z87 extreme 4
Cooling- Corsair H60
Optical drive - Asus 24x DVD-RW
SSD - Samsung 840 evo 120gb

This is my first gaming desktop build and I'd like some people's opinion on how well it all works together and possibly identifying weak links if there are any. Feel free to suggest any changes.

Thanks in advance!
 
What resolution do you plan on playing at ie1080p 1440p 4k, what games.
First off don't get a h60 youre better off with a hyper x 212 evo.
Get a 4670k.
Now with the money you save buy a r9 290 or even a 780 if you can stretch your budget that far
 
For now I would say keeping it at 1080p on games like Battlefield 4, Planetside 2.

So you're saying i don't need water cooling? What if I want to overclock?

My reasoning on getting the i7 was I plan to stream.
 
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