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its actually one of their best cards. and my personal fav. 

Perfect! considering the good price, i'm probably going to grab it, although I don't have a PCI slot left on my motherboard since they're all taken haha

Is the creative sound card good by any chance?

Civilization 3
Alternate is warframe pack

im in

I like the way Asus designed it, in both hardware and software specifics

3 whole points!? Send me a pm with the pics.

Whats the program called that shows the pc information on the right screen?

I totally agree with you. But it all depends on peoples budget. I personally have an Intel i5 processor that I bought for $250, although I don't regret it, I think there are cheaper AMD processors that are more than enough for some peoples needs. Because as you know, more money is always spent on the GPU rather than the CPU 

I like how the casing looks and I think the way they designed the buttons on the back shows they are not scared to try something new

Lol i take money and games

LOL basically

I wonder why I cant buy dragon age... haha probably because its 125% off on steam

Depends on the power supply and actual use of the PC itself

Tigerdirect has a pretty decent deal going on

Buy anything under 25 pounds with free shipping

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/campaigns/deals.asp?campaignid=2915&cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2001a-_-CatId__freeshipping1

I've listed some examples. But of course you may also choose any product you may want. For example, instead of paying $7 shipping on a $4 thermal paste. Now you can just pay $4 plus tax

This promotion expires Sunday! Better hurry

Cheers!

If that's your thing, it sounds like you know what you want.

Just as a heads up--it's quite loud if you don't replace the fan. 

Ya I heard that also. I was thinking of getting the Noctua NH-D14 since I heard really good reviews about that, but I'm more of a water cooling guy rather than the fan cooling

Corsair link is more of just a gimmick than anything else imo. What's so appealing about it?

I like lights in a PC. its just appealing to me. I like the h80i because I like how I can change the LED light

Idles temps are pretty irrelevant. Load temps are what matter. 

What's the system being used for? Why would you upgrade?

I use the system for everything. Basically for gaming to video rendering. I also want to upgrade because I love the link software the h80i offers

I can't honestly say that I think you'll see a significant improvement in temps with a 30C ambient.

Usually the improvement is seen when you overclock and increase the processor's heat output, but you can't even do that.

I might decrease my ambient temp, I guess that would be my only option of testing wouldn't it

What's the ambient temp?

ambient temp is around 30 degrees Celsius

Actually there are other brands except Corsair which have quite good coolers like that H80i. For example this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Performer-All-In-One-Cooling-CLW0222/dp/B00DZL863Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399868424&sr=8-1&keywords=thermaltake+water+3.0

 

I have water 2.0 & my idle temps for i7 3770k is 35 celsius & on load 3.9ghz it gets 55-60.

That water 3.0 may be even better as it's newer version & it's cheaper than h80i.

go with like a hyper 212 evo for your CPU really. 

You could also get something like a Hyper 212 Evo for $30.

I'm going to be honest lol, one of the reasons I really want an h80i is because of the Corsair link software and their fancy LED  

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Are those load temps or idle temps?

Yes those are idle temps.

Not a good temps for idle. You can get good cooler & it will always serve you even if you choose to upgrade to another socket (of course if cooler supports those socket [usually they have support many sockets]). So yes, why not? Get water cooler, besides you will see huge difference in temps, it will be very pretty in case.

I agree, those are not fairly well for idle temps. I might get the h80i the next time they are on sale

Heres a picture using Asus' software for simplicity... This is on idle btw

I currently have a 2 year old build, with the following specs

CPU: Intel i5 2500 3.3 GHz overclocked to 3.8 GHz

GPU: EVGA GTX 660 superclocked 2 GB

SSD: 128 GB Adata 

HDD: 2 TB Western Digital

PSU: 630 Watt Rosewill

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V-LK LGA 1155

RAM: 2 x 4 GB Corsair Vengeance

I was thinking of upgrading my CPU heatsink fan from the stock to the Corsair h80i. I was wondering if it is even worth the upgrade if I own a locked i5 CPU. Also I am on a tight budget in the current moment, so I really don't want to upgrade my motherboard or CPU to a newer version just to be able to get an unlocked CPU (I know I could still get a third generation CPU for my motherboard 1155 socket , but I want to wait for the new CPUs that are coming out so I don't have to upgrade again since we both know that will come out to $300 and above). I was wondering if it's worth holding on to my budget and wait to upgrade my CPU, motherboard, and heatsink all at once when the time comes or just get the heatsink alone now since I really don't mind the i5 2500 at this point in time (at least for now ).

Thanks for the opinion guys!!