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Suggestions on Current Ivy Build

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Klynt

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1500
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.

US
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, RAM, Video Card (Thinking GeForce 680 GTX Superclocked), Case, PSU, MB, Cooling
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Intel SSD80x2, LG Blu-ray Burner
6) Will you be overclocking?
This is my intent.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080 24"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Next few weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
I would like to have at least USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Maybe SLI?
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Windows 7 Ultimate x64




Case - Corsair Obsidian 550D - Purchased
Cooling - Corsair H100 - Purchased
Power Supply - Seasonic X750 Gold - Purchased
Motherboard - Asrock Z77 Extreme6 - Purchased
EVGA GTX 680 Superclocked
CPU - Intel 3770k
RAM - Need suggestions. I know the Samsung RAM seems to be the favorite but what are comparable alternatives for a less than "enthusiast" overclocker?
 
Since you're just gaming, zero reason for you to get the i7 3770K beside wanting a larger e-peen. You'll be fine with the i5 3570K.

RAM wise, any of these RAM will be fine:
$47 - G.Skill Ripjaws Series F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 2 x 4GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$48 - G.Skill Sniper F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR 2 x 4GB DDR3 1600 RAM
 
Because it costs roughly $100 more than the i5 3570K but doesn't offer a high enough gaming performance increase to justify that $100. At most, you'll see a 2% performance increase. The main difference between the i7 3770K and i5 3570K is that the i7 3770K has HT and 2MB larger L3 cache. Most games aren't that heavily multi-threaded and that 2MB larger L3 cache doesn't affect gaming performance that much.

The i7 3770K is really worth it if you're doing a ton of video, audio, or 3D editing/rendering or lots of Virtualization work. But for gaming, not worth it outside of giant e-peen or multi-boxing MMORPGs.
 
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