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    Tropheus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭Tropheus


    I would add an SSD. I'm also not sure you have the best monitors. BenQ seem to be good value at the moment and have HDMI connectors. They would work out cheaper than the Samsungs.

    You may also need to beef up your PSU to 500/550w.


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    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    ksimpson wrote: »
    I would add an SSD. I'm also not sure you have the best monitors. BenQ seem to be good value at the moment and have HDMI connectors. They would work out cheaper than the Samsungs.

    You may also need to beef up your PSU to 500/550w.

    Why beef up the PSU?

    @OP I would change that PSU though as it's not great quality, get the Antec Basiq VP-350. And maybe change the monitors to Dell U2312HMs.


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    Fussgangerzone
    Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭Fussgangerzone


    Eboggles wrote: »
    Why beef up the PSU?

    @OP I would change that PSU though as it's not great quality, get the Antec Basiq VP-350. And maybe change the monitors to Dell U2312HMs.

    Cool, I'll take that on board. Those Dell monitors look nice too. My last job had some woeful Dells, but they were intended for pure coders, so only the design team notices. I suspect they were the cheapest of the cheap.


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    ComputerKing
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 770 ✭✭✭ComputerKing


    I think you should maybe look in to water cooling.


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    deceit
    Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭deceit


    ComputerKing wrote: »
    I think you should maybe look in to water cooling.

    Why would he need to bother with watercooling?


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    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    What about the newer Ivy Bridge platform?

    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/Socket+1155/56296/Intel+Core+i5-3570K+Box%2C+LGA1155.article
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/59322/ASRock+Z77+Pro3%2C+Sockel+1155%2C+ATX.article

    Do you actually need the graphics card in there at all? - i.e., any games?


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