Help with new machine

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Vaskadar

Vaskadar

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So, ol' bessie is reaching the end of her lifespan as a cobbled machine. I'm looking for some insight on these two cases and some other hardware. I'm not the most knowledgable, but I know I'm not going to buy something that doesn't fit with the other things.

For cases
I'm looking at the Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - Blue Edition
And the NZXT Phantom 530 - Black

I'm looking at an EVGA X79 FTW 132-SE-E775-K2 LGA 2011 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188121

An Intel Core i7-3820 clocked at 3.6Ghz

A dual fan EVGA GTX 670 at 2GB 256-bit GDDR5

8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 clocked at 2133
 
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Benfica

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Vaskadar said:
An Intel Core i7-3820 clocked at 3.6Ghz
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Or the newer i7-4770K. If so, use a motherboard with the Z87 chipset (?). I googled and landed here:
http://www.kitguru.net/components/c...bertooth-motherboard-review-w-intel-i7-4770k/

A dual fan EVGA GTX 670 at 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
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At that price range (320 - $360), there are also the Sapphire Radeon 7970's, but choosing between NVidia or ATI, depends if you want to use your card for something else besides gaming.

If you need hard drives, stay away from Seagate and WD Green. Choose WD Blue or WD Black
 
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Vaskadar

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I'm planning on staying within the 1200 USD budget range at the moment, are LGA 1150 boards relatively less expensive?

EDIT: Looks like it. I also shouldn't even bother with the LGA 2011 series.
 
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Benfica

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Nice case!

Though, I'd stay away from Thermaltake and OCZ on components that need to perform reliably like PSU's, cooling, storage... . Worst/most overrated brands in the market.
 
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