Selling my used MBP 15'' Late 2011 that unfortunately I have to let go because I will be moving and traveling a lot. This laptop is in really great condition and it was almost always indoors. There are few scuffs on the underside that are barely noticeable, but the rest of the unibody is clean...
Selling a couple extra motherboards I had in working builds, but decided to build one better.
Maximus: http://www.ebay.com/itm/261252779351?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
P8Z68: http://www.ebay.com/itm/261252779177?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Awesome. It's great that you have a budget. Some people spend way too much for what they don't need.
Your 3770k is a beast CPU, the only reason for getting the 650 is because its fully supported by Hackintosh.
For what its worth, the 650 is comparable to console graphics performance (360...
Without mods, the PC-Q07 is a very limited case. For example, you only get 1 PCI Slot vent.
Your best bet is with a 650 or 7770 (single slot)
Why not go for the PC-Q11B? Or the Prodigy?
I have the Asrock Z77E-ITX motherboard and it's incredible value for what you get. Although I do own three different other ASUS motherboards, they all overclock about the same and have had no problems with them. But, the Asrock BIOS do have fewer options and is less polished than ASUS...
Trying to sell my iPhone 4S, rarely used and no longer needed since I got a new phone.
24 Hour sale. Starting at $189.99
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261246865454?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Just did these benchmarks on my own OCZ Agility 3 240GB. Never did a single benchmark until now, but here are some comparisons to help you out. I also tried not fill more than 50% of my available space. I use this SSD for games only and madvr logs.
It always impresses me to see these WC builds and how they just blow those AIO closed loops out the water (no pun intended). For comparison sakes, my i5 is pushed to around 68c when folding using the Zalman CNPS-9900 Max (air). I'd like to try WC'ing someday, but now is not the time...
What did...
Wow, I went through the exact same dilemma 5 months ago. Although the i5 2500K is a great CPU, I regret the choice and wish I had spent the extra for an i7 2600K. Turns out I've been doing much more video encoding/transcoding lately.
Bought this for my dad a few months back. It also has separate knobs to control the volume for each output.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003M8NVFS/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
EDIT: Looks like I got reverse. You needed multiple sources and one output.
You'll probably want to stick with those Valve games through Steam (HL2, CSS, TF2, Portal) if you're running them from OSX.
Run Bootcamp and install Windows. You'll have a lot more options for gaming.
Are you at stock voltage? Try upping the voltage a bit but not too much. I think 3.8 is great if you can get it stable, you won't see much of a difference if you're trying to go for 4.0
If you're in the US, there is sale on Newegg for XFX PRO550W for $40 AR that will be plenty for your setup. I've got a XFX 650W that I bought in 2009 and it's running strong and cool.
I've decided EVGA; even though I like the badass look of the DC2 coolers, ASUS customer service cannot compare with EVGA from what I've been reading. I'll be looking into GTX 770 unless AMD has something to fight back with.
So the GTX 760 is slightly better than the 660 Ti but right under the 670 (driver updates may change this.) All these cards are priced about $30 apart from each other with the 760 being the cheapest. If you're not worried about benchmarks, the GTX 760 has such great value right now.
Unless you've a spare 990FX motherboard, I would just get the H110 but remember it uses a 280mm radiator. For the price, I'd look for a H100 or a H220 since most cases have the fan slots for it.