Decided to get a new rig running with FSX mainly in mind, and after having a browse of the stickies on here, this is what I've conjured. I'd like to know if there's anywhere that I can improve with this rig, or any tips of reducing price without compromising performance etc. Budget is roughly ~$2000, and basically I'm hoping to get 5Ghz OC on the CPU out of this. (Is 750W enough for that?)

 

 

Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SSD $132.00

Intel Core i5 3570K $233.00

ASUS Xonar Essence STX $169.00

Saitek X52 Pro Flight Control System $205.00

Corsair Carbide 500R Case - Black $143.00

Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW $21.00

Corsair TX-750M Modular Power Supply $159.00

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 WF2 2GB $419.00

Corsair Hydro Series H100 CPU Cooler $145.00

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM $95.00

Corsair CMT8GX3M2A1866C9 8GB (2x4GB) Dominator GT $92.00

Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 $102.00

ASUS P8Z77-V LK Motherboard $149.00

 

 

Sub-Total: $2,064.00

 

(Prices are in AUD)

Looks good to me!

Thanks, that's good to hear!

 

One question though, would I be better off with a HAF X over the 500R? I know it's about $30 or so more, but is the extra air flow worth it, and will it fit the H100 OK? Or is there a better case for roughly the price of the 500R that will fit the H100?

 

And also; does the 2500k overclock better than the 3570k? Or similarly the 2600k to the 3770k? That's the message I'm getting from a bit of reading.

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Decided on 650D for the case;

 

Question on the CPU's still stand.

Go with the 3570K. BTW, I think you might want to go a bit higher on the mobo... Something like the P8Z77-V or -V Pro.

OK, and what benefits does the better mobo give? I assume better overclocking capability? The mobo has always been a bit of a grey area for me, there's such a large plethora of options that I just get overwhelmed and have no idea what does which! :lol:

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Decided on 650D for the case;

 

 

Ooh you'll love that case - same one I have.

 

One funny tip, while modular PSU's are awesome for most cases, they actually add extra wiring mess for the 650D. I noticed pictures with non modular psu means there is one tight bundle of wires coming from the psu, but you can hide all the ones you don't need behind the mobo. With the modular psu, you've got more cabling coming off the psu because it's not in a tight bunch. Here's mine (yes I was lazy with the final gpu cables not routing them through the inner panel).