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Originally Posted by Ronaldo_raul™ I've thought to build a very powerful gaming PC. I want all of you whose reading the topic and are interested in helping, suggesting or whatever to post your ideas, reviews and opinion. Straight to the point. So, What are we hauling ? System: Processor: 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3700 Processor Series Intel® Core™ i7-3770K Desktop Processor (8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz) Motherboard: ASUS / GIGABYTE Intel Z77 Chipset Motherboard Support Quad-GPU SLI & Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology Graphic Card: ASUS Nvidia GTX 680 4GB DDR5 / DirectCU cooler / PCI-E 3.0 Bus standard / SLI and CUDA Core technology RAM (Random Access Memory): 8GB DDR3 Memory module, 1600MHz Transcend / Corsair / Kingston DDR3 Memory module Power Supply: Cooler Master Power Supply Cooler Master GX 750W Power Supply Cabinet: Cooler Master Medium Tower Cabinets Elite 372 Cabinet With Single Cooling Fan Am I missing something ? Is there something more better than these components ? (Specially in Motherboard and cabinet. I am just sure about the GPU and other things.) If the above things are not good to make a high performance gaming PC, suggest me something so I can really make a high-end PC. Thank you. Regards, Ronaldo_raul

For the CPU, I would wait another 3 days for 4th generation I7's as they have a much better integrated GPU (as good as a GTX 550), and they have better handlers to improve performance on multiple programs and multitasking will be faster as well.

For the mobo, I would go for a Asus P8Z77 -V Pro if your sticking with LGA 1155, but if your going to the new platform, I would switch to the new equivalent. The mobo is around $200 and has plenty of USB3 and Sata 6.

The GPU is great and will last a while!

For RAM, I would definatly upgrade to 16 GB, its only around $40 and makes a big difference because when I'm playing games, I am constantly using more than 8 GB, although I keep alot of programs open and occasionally run VM's.

For the Case, I would invest around $150-200 for a good one, because you will be looking at it all the time! I recoment Corsair Obsidian 650D or a Azza Gensis 9000 ( I personally have one and it is a fabulous case with plenty of room and R-ATX means better GPU cooling! You can have either ATX or R-ATX. Watch some videos on it if youre interested!)

Power Supply seems good, but with that GPU, I would be worried about upgrading because if you want to do an SLI, you might have to upgrade your PSU.

Now, really get a 240-256GB SSD. They are lightning fast and are much faster than a mechanical HDD. I understand that you already have a HDD, but you will not regret getting an SSD, It takes me less than 10 seconds to boot up.

Also, maybe get a $16 CD/DVD burner?