~$2000 Rig Help

I was looking at the Power & Value rig, and I am very tempted; however, I am at a stage in my life where I think it is more appropriate to have a less "intense" looking machine if anyone knows what I mean.  I want to be able to enjoy occasional Aion, Crysis, etc. on a relatively quick / capable machine without the stigma of a behemoth in my space sort of deal.

and in anticipation i forgot:

1920x1080 resolution & monitor not included in price.

Honeslty to play games at high settings at 1900 x 1200 res you need 2 gpus, and at your budget, thats is going to be tight, I say that because a. cosmos s will cost more then the haf, and b. ordering stuff that is not in the config page will cost more then what you would pay if you were to get it.

having said that:

Here you go Ticket# 314476 --- Price: $2269 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2069

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: XFX X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 3GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
Liquid Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a H20: Stage 3 Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

this will handle whatever you throw at it at 1900 x 1200

@Kryhavoc, the 250 gtx is pretty weak gpu, even 2 of those will not do that great at 1900 x 1200

Edited by DST4ME - 29 Jul 2009 at 12:38am

Alright, thank you.  I mean the budget is slightly higher when I say the upgrade bit.  Its more that this part of it I am not paying for, but is rather a gift / work payment kind of deal from parents; so, I don't want to just go insane over what we usually have spent (usually about $2000 every 4 or so years on a rig.)  That being said, I do not mind adding additional money to upgrade ram and stuff on my own dime.

the 750w can easily handle 2 x 275 and whatever else you got.

adding ram is easy and cheap, when you are ready just match your ram here

you can always call them and ask them how much they will knock off the price if you supply the ram yourself then buy this 6GB and send it to them if the price works out

call Sarah at 1-866-817-8676 Extension: 115 and she will set you up

Edited by DST4ME - 29 Jul 2009 at 12:55am

I was asking as I wasn't aware as of whether it stronger or not for the not 1900 x 1200.  Thank you again though, you have been a great help.

That is good to know, as I probably would end up failing to upgrade down the road.  My last computer I did that, but the performance fall off was never that bad for me until DX10 came out.  I am just wondering, will the air cooling be very noisy?  Also, if I were to spend a little more money...where should I spend it?  Ram/Processor/HD or?

Alright; so, I assume that would mean liquid cooling is pointless unless I were to do one that cools the video card.  As most of the noise would come from the fans, which would still be needed, even with stage 3 [not the CPU &GPU], for the GPUs?

Alright; so, this is what I am looking at then.  I upgraded to 6 gigs total ram and the EVGA mobo.  That puts me at $2410, but I think that it is worth it to further upgrade something for approximately $90 as that'll give me, basically, a 50% discount on whatever I buy for that price range.

Thank you :)

Just out of curiousity, would the 910w PC Power & cooling be a good option?  Just a little less money, and I am assuming should be more than enough for my planned upgades?

Thanks again! :)  Better safe than sorry I suppose :-p  I'll update you as I put the order through

So now the question comes,

Alrighty, thanks.  And my computer should be more than fine to run that size monitor correct?  I am not sure about whether demand on the video card is just done by resolution or size as well.

for 30" your best bet is 3 x 275, you can add the third 275 anytime you want so you can always try the 30" with the 2 x 275 and is if that is enough for you, but for high settings you will need 3 x 275.

bit sure to be honest, I have not seen an review of tri sli on air yet, I think one or two people may have recently ordered it, I have to wait and see what their temps are.

whats your room temp?

Ya they change that all the time, soon it will be gone if you ask me.

Good looking out