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The only differences between those 2 powersupplies seem to be the brand (other is xigmatek, other is cooler master) and the cheaper one is non-modular. Which means all the cables are already attached. The more expensive one is modular, which means you can choose what cables you want to attach. Should make cable management a whole lot easier. I reaaallllly doubt the compatibility is an issue because those power supplies seem to be standard size. Even with bigger PSUs I doubt it would be an issue with that case.

http://tweakers.net/reviews/1934/5/intel-core-i7-2600k-en-i5-2500k-benchmarks-desktop-benchmarks.html That link there shows performances in programs like Sony Vegas and then gaming benchmarks and stuff. The 2600k is clearly better. Even the 2500k seems to perform better than the 1100T, at least in most cases I've seen, and the price difference isn't a lot between those 2. I don't really know what exactly differentiates 2 CPUs from each other if they have the same amount of cores and frequency, but there's a clear difference when looking at the charts. Here's some more charts. The 1100T seems to lag behind both the 2600K AND the 2500K, but sometimes surpasses the 2500K. Never the 2600K though. E: Also, what the above said.

You can always cancel the pre-order, can't you?

It's 47 for Skyrim. I clearly remember Todd saying it on a video.

That's already posted in this thread... On the first page! Nothing to see here people, move along.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmqSln95SWI doubt that has any new info or gameplay, haven't watched it yet, but just so ppl can watch more stuff :P

8pm EST? Looking at some website with times now, if it's 2:35 EST now... Yay, I get to watch Skyrim @ 4 am :S

I know nothing about monitors, sry I'd take the more expensive mobo, just because it's not that much more expensive. About the case, I'd say scrap both of those and think about the HAF 932. Maybe even the HAF 942, aka HAF X (I haz it, love it :P ) if you have the money. But it's expensive. The HAF X that is, the 932 isn't that expensive as far as I know.

Replace the i7 2600k with the i5 2500k for a bit of money saving, which shouldn't affect you too much. Google "i7 2600k or i5 2500k" and you'll get over 9000 forum threads and reviews telling you to go with the 2500k ;D And if you feel like it, you could use the money saved on this for a CPU cooler or a nicer case. Or all of them :P or maybe use that little bit of extra cash for a HD 6950 graphics card. I chose my case thinking about upgradeability, the room for hardware. Of course it's nice to have a case that doesn't look like a donkey's ass but that comes in at a very close 2nd place for me.

Unless you're going for massive overclocks and need the absolute best cooling without going liquid nitrogen or smthing, go with air. No real need for liquid cooling for the casual gamers, or even the more extreme ones. But for the absolute most extreme ones, perhaps. There's always the risk of leak, like bben said

It's not about the type of cooling, it's about the temperatures. And more precisely about the voltages (afaik) but no need to get into that right now. The cooler does NOT affect performance in any way, unless the processor's temperature does. Every. Single. Processor. WILL benefit from good cooling over bad cooling, obviously. When it comes to lifetime. This one isn't an exception If you're asking which one of those is a better cooler, no one can tell you because you have to be much more precise on what this Liquid CPU Cooling System is. But usually those custom, more expensive liquid cooling systems are better than the air coolers.

Have you considered the drive being actually broken?

Nowhere does it say that wolves attack mammoths

Compatibility is no problem when it comes to something like a Graphics card, as long the motherboard has a PCI-E slot in it. Which is like, every mobo out there. And of course there could also be the case-size problem, but not with that HAF 932

I don't really know anything about HDDs or DVD drives, but what I do know is that PSU (power supply) is overkill, at least for now. Unless you go SLI, and since you have 1500 more on the budget, I say go for it. It would be overkill probably, for most games, but at least you won't lag :P and with SLI the 1000Watt PSU wouldn't be overkill, at least as much as what it would be with only 1 GPU. But if you're not going SLI and just want to have the 1 GTX 570, a 600-700 Watt power supply should be enough. But with the 1000 you'll have lots of upgrade room ;) About the CPU cooler, check out the NH-D14, one of the best, if not THE best, air coolers out there. Should fit in your case, but make sure to find out for yourself. EDIT: Now that I look at your list there again, you CANNOT put an LGA 1155 CPU, the i7 2600k, into a motherboard with the LGA 1366 socket, the X58A. So change the motherboard. The LGA 1155 motherboards are also generally cheaper than the 1366 ones (the one you have in your list) so that's a plus too.

There's already the Skyrim information thread, which has already been updated with the info from this link.

And if you're only gaming and don't do any like video editing etc. you would probably be set with an i5-2500k too.

Not really, you can't input custom specs into that last time I checked. Can only check your current puter with that OP's system looks fine, unless I'm a bigger newb than I thought

They really need to take out the time limits or at least make them longer. A 30 second summon will do NOTHING unless they make them more powerful

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