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Intel Core i5 3570 Overclocked to 4.5Ghz
Gigabyte z77 d3h
8GB patriot 1600Mhz
2TB HDD
Radeon HD7850 2GB
Coolmaster storm enforcer
Corsair 750w
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EdwardianSheep wrote Intel Core i5 3570 Overclocked to 4.5Ghz
Gigabyte z77 d3h
8GB patriot 1600Mhz
2TB HDD
Radeon HD7850 2GB
Coolmaster storm enforcer
Corsair 750w


Take it, its the 3570K the unlocked one? nice motherboard, is the RAM dual channel? 2Tb is a good amount of space add a SSD aswell for improved performance - PSU and graphics card are a decent level aswell.

I'd rate this 8/10 an SSD IMO would increase this score.
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Whooooooa there. If you haven't already bought this, you should get a PSU with a more appropriate wattage. A quality ~450w unit would be more than enough for everything you listed and running such a high-wattage unit will actually result in greatly reduced efficiency.

Also, if this is a gaming PC, you should spend less on the CPU and motherboard but more on the graphics card. The 7850 is a great card, but it's a little imbalanced when paired with the i5, which I assume has an aftermarket cooler. The 1GB 7850 is also the way to go in almost every time.

7/10 as it is, but if the goal is CPU power over game performance, 8/10.
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I'm going to assume that you care less about gaming than CPU power, as a 3570k and 7850 combo isn't too favorable by gamers. The decent overclock also doesn't help gamers much, more for content creation. I would've gone the 550w route on a PSU, 750w is a bit much and like r00t said your efficiency will take a massive hit at the wattage you'll be using. No SSD which is upsetting, and you didn't list an aftermarket cooler. Though I assume you have one as 4.5 GHz on stock is relatively impossible.

7/10
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A i5 3570 overclocked... hmmm interesting.
-1 case
-1 oddly balanced build
-1 high profile memory
-.5 PSU is more then you need

6.5/10

Like the build, nice job
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