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  1. #11
    Quote Originally Posted by Karmageddon View Post
    If you have a lot of extra money perhaps invest it in a bigger case to house your components? I own the haf x by coolermaster and just love it.

    Also as mentioned above i've heard lffy things about the vengance ram (although it was when it was first released so they may have fixed the problems since then) i use dominator gt's and find them to overclock very well (and look nice on my r4e ) If you are thinking of upgrading your rig or adding a second 580 for sli, you might want to look at a bigger psu aswell
    I would love too but ive got Spacing problems in my home currently. And the study as well, my Work Rig in the Study are Componets leftover from Old Desktops. That has a Small case, and the one im upgrading is in my room. My maximum i can go is 500mm for length and 550mm for the Height. Width isnt that much of a problem.
    Personal Rig
    CPU:I7 3770K
    MOBO:Sabertooth Z77
    GPU: Asus DCII GTX680
    SSD: Intel 520 480GB SSD (x2 in Raid 0)
    SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar
    HDD:Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB
    CASE: Cooler Master HAF 912
    RAM:Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB (all single Sticks so they are NOT Quad Channel)
    PSU: Corsair HX1050

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    ROG Guru: White Belt Karmageddon +10
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    Im pretty sure it will fit your space budget, (unless my math is wrong),take a look at http://www.corsair.com/pc-cases/carb...ower-case.html

    My Build

    I7 3730k at 4.7 ghz
    H100
    16gb Corsair Dominator GT RAM at 1866 mhz
    2 x Asus GTX DCU2 670's overclocked at 1258 mhz
    1 x 1tb Storage Drive
    1 x 2 tb Game Drive
    1x 60 gb SSD Boot Drive
    CoolerMaster HAF X
    Kingwin Lazer 1000w

  3. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by Karmageddon View Post
    Im pretty sure it will fit your space budget, (unless my math is wrong),take a look at http://www.corsair.com/pc-cases/carb...ower-case.html
    Nice, but i would like a window to view my Components, I have a DF30 from Antec and its pretty good, just no dual Radiator and no cable management. The 400R is good though, i might consider it.
    Personal Rig
    CPU:I7 3770K
    MOBO:Sabertooth Z77
    GPU: Asus DCII GTX680
    SSD: Intel 520 480GB SSD (x2 in Raid 0)
    SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar
    HDD:Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB
    CASE: Cooler Master HAF 912
    RAM:Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB (all single Sticks so they are NOT Quad Channel)
    PSU: Corsair HX1050

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    I just bought the Intel 520 Series SSD, I got 2 of them and Im running them in raid 0 for my Boot Drive, THEY ARE EPIC FAST, like the Vertex 4 my Dad bought for my Work Rig. I don't know which is faster though, they are the same too me.
    Personal Rig
    CPU:I7 3770K
    MOBO:Sabertooth Z77
    GPU: Asus DCII GTX680
    SSD: Intel 520 480GB SSD (x2 in Raid 0)
    SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar
    HDD:Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB
    CASE: Cooler Master HAF 912
    RAM:Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB (all single Sticks so they are NOT Quad Channel)
    PSU: Corsair HX1050

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan-0804 View Post
    Nice, but i would like a window to view my Components, I have a DF30 from Antec and its pretty good, just no dual Radiator and no cable management. The 400R is good though, i might consider it.
    The df30 does look nice, perhaps you could mod your own cable management into it to suit your needs? I found another corsair case (they seems to just make some great cases, expecially for your needs) http://www.corsair.com/pc-cases/grap...ower-case.html A bit more money, but it has everything that you need and more on top of looking very sexy!

    For your SSD's they sound amazing! I know that intel makes great quality and speed ssd's but with them also being a bit more expensive than other brands. If your currious of speeds between the two, download crystal disc mark and compare the speeds of the two

    My Build

    I7 3730k at 4.7 ghz
    H100
    16gb Corsair Dominator GT RAM at 1866 mhz
    2 x Asus GTX DCU2 670's overclocked at 1258 mhz
    1 x 1tb Storage Drive
    1 x 2 tb Game Drive
    1x 60 gb SSD Boot Drive
    CoolerMaster HAF X
    Kingwin Lazer 1000w

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karmageddon View Post
    The df30 does look nice, perhaps you could mod your own cable management into it to suit your needs? I found another corsair case (they seems to just make some great cases, expecially for your needs) http://www.corsair.com/pc-cases/grap...ower-case.html A bit more money, but it has everything that you need and more on top of looking very sexy!

    For your SSD's they sound amazing! I know that intel makes great quality and speed ssd's but with them also being a bit more expensive than other brands. If your currious of speeds between the two, download crystal disc mark and compare the speeds of the two
    The 600t is too big, but i'm trying to find somebody to help me mod the 400r or 500r to a side panel window. They are great cases and I like them both, just don't know which too chose, and which is easier to mod.
    Personal Rig
    CPU:I7 3770K
    MOBO:Sabertooth Z77
    GPU: Asus DCII GTX680
    SSD: Intel 520 480GB SSD (x2 in Raid 0)
    SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar
    HDD:Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB
    CASE: Cooler Master HAF 912
    RAM:Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB (all single Sticks so they are NOT Quad Channel)
    PSU: Corsair HX1050

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    case ? .. gpu .. gpu .. gpu .. ra ra rog.

    and is this the ram ? what are the others using, using
    this board successfully ? I dont know.
    Ram ... is ... all over the place .. which one is rock solid ?

    I always lock down the best board,cpu,ram,gpu,powersupply ..
    the rest is moot ... everything else stands on this .. ssd ? nice.
    And yes I have love for the SaberTooths -- Im sure if ya chew
    through the thermals theres blackANDred under there somewhere..

    Your going to have a great rig .. very well thought out and planned..congrats.c.
    Last edited by chrsplmr; 04-22-2012 at 10:31 AM.

  8. #18
    Quote Originally Posted by chrsplmr View Post
    case ? .. gpu .. gpu .. gpu .. ra ra rog.

    and is this the ram ? what are the others using, using
    this board successfully ? I dont know.
    Ram ... is ... all over the place .. which one is rock solid ?

    I always lock down the best board,cpu,ram,gpu,powersupply ..
    the rest is moot ... everything else stands on this .. ssd ? nice.
    And yes I have love for the SaberTooths -- Im sure if ya chew
    through the thermals theres blackANDred under there somewhere..

    Your going to have a great rig .. very well thought out and planned..congrats.c.
    Well thanks, im still not done chosing, no where near. I really don't know which ram should i use. I got the rest but RAM is not done yet.
    Personal Rig
    CPU:I7 3770K
    MOBO:Sabertooth Z77
    GPU: Asus DCII GTX680
    SSD: Intel 520 480GB SSD (x2 in Raid 0)
    SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar
    HDD:Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB
    CASE: Cooler Master HAF 912
    RAM:Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB (all single Sticks so they are NOT Quad Channel)
    PSU: Corsair HX1050

  9. #19
    Im right now looking at alienware and all i can say is, its not ****ing worth it, the desktop i use for work has a better graphics card, an ssd, and a larger hdd for about 2000 less
    Personal Rig
    CPU:I7 3770K
    MOBO:Sabertooth Z77
    GPU: Asus DCII GTX680
    SSD: Intel 520 480GB SSD (x2 in Raid 0)
    SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar
    HDD:Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB
    CASE: Cooler Master HAF 912
    RAM:Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB (all single Sticks so they are NOT Quad Channel)
    PSU: Corsair HX1050

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