2700$ budget - need a good comp spec

Yes great idea, she will need one gpu for those games anyways.

change case to haf 922 or 932.

change mobo to evga sli 3

change ram to...well here I took out the waste:

Here you go Ticket# 470253 --- Price: $2258 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI 3 Edition (USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s) (Model: 131-GT-E767)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Small)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: FREE PROMO: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 4 Year Limited Warranty

for the games she is playing, she won't need sli, however I included a 1000w corsair to do dual sli if she starts to play gpu intensive games.

if you don't see it in there its because its pointless.

HDD1 = fast small drive: os/apps/games

HDD2 = regular large drive: media/personal/work file storage

if think you will need more room for it then pick a bigger one.

1. the haf 932 is bigger then that case but an inch shorter.

if thats what she likes then that what she likes, haf has a better price.

2. as I said, if you don't see it in there, its pointless, the difference you will see from ram is not going to be noticed.

3. d14 is a great cooler, but its only like 4c better then u12, but its up to you, my build is a base build of what you need, if you want to throw other stuff on there go ahead, but you won't notice much from my config.

4. the difference betwween 570 and 580 is not huge, and for the games she plays a 570 is more then enough.

btw I forgot to ask what res she gaming at?

your system is future proof, once I know the size of the monitor I can tell you better, but in the future if you need more gpu power you can add another gpu, or upgrade to the more powerful gpu of the future.

example, if this was last year, would you rather have gone with 2 x 275 which you would not have needed, or would you rather have gone with one 275 and put the money you saved from the second 275 toward a new 570/580 if it was needed? you can't really future proof cause specs and etc changes, last year a person might have though sli 275 is future proof, then comes 580/570 and dx11 and that person is kicking themselves in the ass for getting 2 x 275, cause they don't even support dx11, best future proof is to have the ability to add more gpu, then in the future should the need arrive, you add a newer gpu that can handle newer games better then a old sli setup. today a 580/570 gives you the performance of pretty much a 275 sli in one card plus dx11.

now its up to you. but I can tell you wow and games like that will not use the second card, nor will they need the second card.

Edited by DST4ME - 18 Dec 2010 at 4:24pm

the cooling woth the d14 is overkill you would be better with the other notcua cooler and a sound card.
also the gtx580 is marked up by $200 because of low supply so you would save a lot going down to the 480. the 580 has a few more cores, is quieter and saves a few watts but is not at all worth$ 230 extra like it is now.

Originally posted by cheebamaster screen resolution will be 1900x1080. Taking your suggestions into hand, here is my updated version. I kept the mobo (I use the ASUS p6x58d and I think it's great) Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P6X58D Premium SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card 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 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Looks great, my only recommendations is to go with the ASUS Sabertooth x58 Motherboard, the P6X58D gives you no extra advantage or performance increase and costs more.

Just so you know, with the 750w Corsair, you will only be able to run 1x GTX580.

oh nice catch on the system optimization and video oc.
the video oc will create a lot of noise and heat for little gains.
the system optimizasion isn't neccisarry bc it might disable things you need or some cool visual fx. plus win 7 is so optimized and with your hardware you wont need it.

Agreed on the 580, forgot to mention that, currently the market is overvaluing that card, and the price:performance ratio is not as good as that of the 570.

Just something to think about.