Help me build a new rig

[ScoutBoy888]

Hey, I have a pretty good PC that can run CloD on the highest settings with about 50-80 FPS and sometimes even above that. I dont really know about the prices and stuff since I dont live nor bought my PC in the US. but who knows maybe you will find it useful.
So my PC specs are:

CPU: i7 3770k 3.5 GHz
Video Card : Asus GTX 670 2GB TOP edition (Its a Nvidia card)
RAM: GSKILL 16GB

Im running it on Windows 7 64bit, and 2.5TB of storage.
I hope this helps you get a nice PC to run everything on Max, again I dont know about the prices for this parts.

[airmalik]

Thanks to everyone that helped. I thought I'd post an update on what I ended up building (prices in AUD):

Intel Core i5 3570K $234.00
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H-WB $189.00
ASUS GTX 660 Ti $309
G Skill 16G(4x4G) DDR3 1600Mhz $95.00
SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB SATA 6.0 $80
Western Digital 1TB SATA3 HDD 64M Caviar Blue WD10EZEX $88.00
LGE CH12LS28 Black Blue Ray $55.00
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler $36.00
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case With 500W PSU $69.00

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Track IR 5
Saitek Pedals
Thrustmaster TFlight HotasX

So far pretty happy with this setup. CLOD runs smoothly. I haven't tried to record framerates because I'd like to get a feel of how the game performs first without getting caught up in numbers.

Bonus - this setup with the exception of bluetooth and bluray works great as a Hackintosh too. I've got Windows 7 installed on the SSD and OSX on the HD.

[kendo65]

Glad that you got it up and running and are happy with it.

Nice spec - should be good for a few years!

[DoolittleRaider]

Hope you all don't mind. Now that Airmalik has completed his new Rig, rather than start a new thread, I thought I'd just jump in here and post my "Draft" Rig plan....This is based upon a selection of options for a CyberPower Rig.

I'm 99% disposed this time to simply order a pre-packaged Rig rather than my researching and mixing and matching separately purchased (cheaper) components and have it lashed together by a local Computer-"builder' for a fee. I've done that twice before.

First...Does anyone have an opinion on CyberPower as a company? reliability? customer service?

Second...below, are my current selected components, on which I would welcome any comments/suggestions. I'm a little foggy on the liquid cooling versus Case fans set up, as I have never had water liquid cooling before. I want to be sure my Case and Liquid Cooling elements are compatible.

I intend to do NO overclocking (so no concern with OC increases in heat, etc). I am not interested in anything related to 3D graphics/monitors, etc.

I am primarily interested in flight sim and other military-related gaming, and I want this Rig to last five years.Currently at 69 yrs old, I don't plan much further out than that.

Proposed CyberPower Rig:

• CASE: Azza Fusion 4000 Super Full-Tower 2-in-1 Gaming Case w/ Dual System Support, Dual PSU Support, 1x 140mm & 2x 120mm Fans, Front USB 3.0, HDD Easy Swap, 480MM Liquid Cooling Ready Drive


• FAN: CyberPower Xtreme Hydro Liquid Cooling Kit 240MM w/ Dual Fan (CPU & GPU Liquid Cool Capable, Extreme Overclocking Performance + Extreme Silent at 18dBA)
• CASE FAN: Maximum Enermax 120MM Case Cooling Fans (1,000 RPM)

• POWERSUPPLY: 1,200 Watts - Cooler Master Silent Pro 80 Plus Gold Power Supply ( 80 Plus Gold)

• MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Ultra Durable4, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, Display Port, 3x Gen3 PCIe X16, 3x PCIe x1 & 1 PCI (All Venom OC Certified)

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (Factory 20% OC)

• MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance)

• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 4GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card

• HDD: 120GB Corsair Force GT Series SATA-III 6.0 Gb/s SSD - 555MB/s Read & 515MB/s Write (Single Drive)

• HDD2: Two SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD’s in Raid 1 configuration

• CD: LG 12X Internal Blu-ray Drive & DVDRW, 3D Playback Combo

• MONITOR: 24" Widescreen 1920x1080 ASUS VS247H-P LCD

• MOUSE: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse

• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

• SPEAKERS: Logitech Z-506 5.1 Surround Speakers + Subwoofer System