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    I have been hanging off upgrading for CoD and RoF. The computer will only be used for these 2 sims, so huge storage is not an issue. I am now near the final solution as follows:

    Intel Core i7 2600 3.4GH s1155
    QuadCore/Turbo3.8GHz/LGA1155

    OR

    the i7 2500 as I believe the 2600 does not give gamers any extra benefit over the 2500

    Asus P8P67-M pro P67 B3 Rev i7 i5 i3 LGA 1155 DDR3USB Motherboard

    OR

    Gigabyte GA-H67A-UD3H MB Socket 1155, Intel H67 Chipset, 4x DDR3
    SATA3, SATA2, USB3.0, Firewire, HD Audio,Crossfire,ATX

    3 x Corsair (or similar quality) 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Unbuffered CL 9 DIMM
    Vengeance Performance

    Either WD VelociRaptor 300GB 10K SATA, OR

    A-RAM SSD Alpha 128GB 2.5" MLC SSD, up to170/100MB/s, SATA II 3.0 Gb/s + USB2, ECC

    Sumsung DVD player/Burner sata

    Antec DF-30 Case

    800W "Gigabyte" ODIN GT Power Supply, 140mm Fan, PCI-E(6+2) Pin, 6x SATA, SOFTWARE FANS CONTROL, SLI-Ready

    Win7 Pro 64 bit

    Palit GF GTX 560Ti PCI-E 2.0 2048MB DDR5 256-bit (MUST BE 2048MB) 822/4008MHz, 2x Dual-Link DVI,VGA, HDMI, Fan

    OR

    the 570 1280MB - faster but less RAM (that seems to be important in CoD)

    Opinions most welcome.
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    Whats your budget?
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    Von_Rat's Avatar Senior Member
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    my gtx 570 OC is doing just fine in COD.

    the 2600k gives only a very small increase for 100 bucks. i'd get the 2500k and use the money on a gpu.
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    Budget is up to $2,500 Australian
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    Originally posted by timholt:
    Budget is up to $2,500 Australian
    Where are you getting your stuff from?

    If you are not getting it online then you are most likely paying too much.

    I suggest you give http://www.pccasegear.com/ a go as they are priced fairly well and for your budget you should be able to get a good system.

    Here is a snap shot of what i hope to get in the next few months. Well two options anyways.

    Notice the cost.



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    I'm not paying $2,500 for the above, that will cost me $1886, built, tested and 2 years warranty on labour plus normal hardware manufacturers warranty
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    Originally posted by timholt:
    I'm not paying $2,500 for the above, that will cost me $1886, built, tested and 2 years warranty on labour plus normal hardware manufacturers warranty
    where do you live and where are you purchasing the parts from?
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    Adelaide, South Australia DIYIT Computers
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    steve_v's Avatar Senior Member
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    Originally posted by timholt:
    the i7 2500 as I believe the 2600 does not give gamers any extra benefit over the 2500


    3 x Corsair (or similar quality) 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Unbuffered CL 9 DIMM
    Vengeance Performance

    800W "Gigabyte" ODIN GT Power Supply

    Opinions most welcome.
    There isn't an i7 2500. There are two i5 versions of the 2500, locked and unlocked multiplier. Probably a typo. i7 offers hyper-threading, i5 doesn't. 8MB vs 6MB L3 cache. Agree with Von_Rat the 2500k is a great selection.

    The intel PCH 67 only supports dual channel memory. If you're wanting triple channel, you'll have to go north bridge X58, and the additional cost. Recommend 2X4GB DDR3 1600MHz that can run at command rate 1. (Or 1N) Corsair is good, and so are several others.

    800W PSU for what you've listed is overkill. 650W should be more than enough, but that is a matter of opinion and preference.

    You're going to have a very nice machine as all the hardware you've listed is first class. Have high expectations, they'll be met.
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    Thanks guys.
    Steve your avatar brings back memories from long ago, it used to be a regular sight on the IL2 forums.
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