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reply to Krisnatharok

Re: Proposed Mother of All Builds (MOAB)

Second Maximus V Formula is DOA from Microcenter--all the other components are known to be working, but this one won't pass the first POST. The PCIe retention clip on the third PCIe slot also was broken before I opened the box.

What the fuck ASUS, I expected better quality control for a flagship enthusiast product.

Looks like a third trip to Microcenter tomorrow in as many days. Anyone want anything while I'm there? lol
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You should exchange that for a Gigabyte board

Shaddup. You're the second person to tell me that.

reply to Krisnatharok
Seriously though. I'd take that shit back the second they open. I can understand one needing an RMA, but a 2nd one also?

That's completely unacceptable. I'd definitely be considering a different brand at that point.

reply to Krisnatharok
There is no way I would go with another Asus board after the second one was crap.

Asrock, MSI and Gigabyte are my top choices, in that order.

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reply to Krisnatharok
I guess third time is the charm.

I brought my PSU, CPU, and ram and made Microcenter POST it for me before I walked out the door. (Then forgot my power cable there, #facepalm)

Everything works as intended now, and the Rosewill Thor V2 is QUIET. Even with all fans maxed (1x stock Rosewill 230mm front, 1x Bitfenix 230mm side, 2x Bitfenix 120mm top, 1x 140mm Bitfenix back), it's still very, very quiet.

I'd be hard-pressed to recommend ASUS again after this debacle, but I wanted this exact board due to the [alleged] quality, PCIe spacing, OC potential, and the other "goodies" it comes with, such as the integrated water pipe on the chipset should I decide to watercool.

The ASUS "CPU level up" is a pretty neat feature--press a button and the 3770K goes to 4.6 GHz stable. It spikes the voltage to 1.33v, though, so I'll have to tweak that down a little so it doesn't run as warm.
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Unless you compare it to the delta Mega fast, it just moves a tone of air.

reply to Krisnatharok
Updated build. This is finished except for a second GPU. Pics coming tonight!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($97.28 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Formula EATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($278.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($155.70 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($143.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($309.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Vapor-X Edition Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg / DISCONTINUED)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2-W ATX Full Tower Case ($137.67 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre PWM 51.3 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre PWM 51.3 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($127.49 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($135.97 @ Outlet PC)
Other: Spectre 140mm Case Fan - White ($14.99)
Total: $2371.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-19 12:43 EDT-0400)
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reply to Krisnatharok
Nice build.

reply to Krisnatharok
how is the ssd? any noticable difference between that and a "standard" one. the other 500gbs are 500$+ for a little bit of speed.. seems excessive to me.

The Samsung 840 (not "840 Pro") goes for between $270-300 on Newegg and Amazon if you can nab a sale.

It's blazing fast. I can post benchmarks tonight. I don't see the premium for the 840 Pro or OCZ Vector as necessary for home computing.
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reply to Krisnatharok
I love it.

Is that WD Red 3TB really 5400rpm? Why you go with that over a Black? Price?

Next build down the road, I'm going to step up to 2-3tb for a storage drive.

It's easy to fill 1tb when you start installing a bunch of 20gb games.

I got both (easy to miss in the PCPartsPicker wallotext), 500GB SSD boot, 2TB WD Cav Black for data, and 3TB WD Red for backing up both.
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reply to Krisnatharok
Ah, I guess I missed that in there. Didn't notice.

You can't beat that Black Caviar 2TB @ $155 price range. Makes me wish I went that route intead over the 1TB drive.

reply to Krisnatharok
that's what im thinkin man

+gg