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Need opinion for my gaming pc build

heah — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:03:04 +0800

Hello guys, so gonna buying a new pc early Feb. Here's my build

Budget: Highly flexible

PROC: Core i7 2600K
MOBO: Asus P8Z68 V
RAM: Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 x2
Graphics: **SEE BELOW**
Storage: Corsair Force 3 120gb + 3TB (storing anime, need advice on which to buy, dont worry about thailand flood, budget is flexible)
Sound card: Asus Xonar DX
DVD writer
Power Supply: Seasonic x660/x760
Wifi: any pci/pcie 1x card (no i dowan usb dongle)
Case: NZXT Phantom (lingloong? any shop in lowyat/digital mall selling it?)
Monitor: Samsung S27A950D

Any comment for this build?

GRAPHICS ***: Now im thinking of 2 options:
1) Gigabyte 7970 + Accelero Xtreme fan both from clawhammer
2) GTX580 (which reference card got cover warranty if i change the fan?) + Accelero Xtreme Plus ii (clawhammer)
I've nvr used AMD b4, is there any problem with the driver in general? Like game support, etc etc.

Then about power supply, i think 660W should b enough to support my build even if i do heavy overclock. But 760 do haf extra modular sockets, will my build need the extras? If not, in what kind of build will those be needed?

And for the mobo, if i plug in xonar dx into the black pcie 4x slot and run it in 1x mode, will it affect the performance on the other 2 x16 slots? (my graphics card will be plug in there)

Thanks.

[WTA] Speakers with multiple inputs

heah — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:43:30 +0800

Hi guys, im trying to get a speaker that will accept sound from my ps3 and pc SIMULTANEOUSLY. Is there any speaker out in the market that support such function? If possible I dont want to use Y splitter/muxer/wadever u call it. I dont have a fixed budget yet, just looking out for possible choices 1st.

Thx.

EDIT: Need 2.1 setup only, from Digital Mall or Lowyat (or somewhere close by maybe)

[WTA] MSI GTX 580 lightning + AC AXPii

heah — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:09:30 +0800

Hi guys, so im considering a GTX580 with accelero xtreme plus ii.

I know the AXPii will fit on reference PCB, but unfortunately Lightning is not reference and has double stacked DVI, has any1 tried putting the cooler on Lightning yet? AFAIK AXPii has an extra cutout compared to AXP(1st), i wonder if the DVI port will block the heatsink on AXPii (I know its definitely blocking AXP's).

If it doesn't fit, then I will consider getting a Galaxy GTX 580 accelero (it has AXP 1st gen). Any1 using this card, what do u think about it?