- ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
- Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5Ghz
- RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with ...
- Intel 330 Series Maple Crest SSDSC2CT180A3K5 2.5" 180GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
- Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EZRX 1.50 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model
- ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
- EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition
- 27" LG 1080p widescreen monitor
Just built this guy back in November. I posted it in the PC tech talk thread as well, back when that big baby Ricochet was still around.No overclocking yet because there's no need. The total price rang in at around $900 (this is approximately a $1,300 build though, got some really, really good deals on many of the components), the machine runs like a Goddamn beastly maniac and will run every game out right now at max-max-max, 1920x1080 60+ fps.
I was just like you for years, thought 1920x1200 was superior and didn't see why anyone settled for 1920x1080. I switched to 1080p for the first time at the end of last year when there was a 27" LG on sale for $200 which I couldn't pass up and I will be 100% honest with you - there is absolutely no discernible difference when it comes to gaming, surfing the web or general productivity. This may not prove true for picture/photo/video editing, where those extra pixels might matter (I doubt it) but I promise you'll save a ton of money on a 1080p display versus 1200p and if you notice a difference, it will be barely, if at all, and likely in your mind.Originally Posted by StarsMine
That said, I suppose if I were going to get a 1920x1200 IPS panel because I just couldn't 'downgrade' to 1080p, this would be the one I'd snag.
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