$3500 RiG 25600x1600

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   Hi all,

I need some help. I thinking about build a gaming rig, on a dell 30"  monitor, so i going for the 2560x1600 resolution.I play alot of online games like jade dynasty etc and dow2 also. I want a case that has good air flow, for gpu, I thinking about 2xati5870, its this card good enough to max out most games. I was reading about the 2x480 but its seem it eats alot of power 2 much heat output. Budget is $3500,thanks in advance.

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ShiningForce92 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Topic: $3500 RiG 25600x1600 Posted: 17 Jun 2010 at 12:47am
	Hi all, I need some help. I thinking about build a gaming rig, on a dell 30" monitor, so i going for the 2560x1600 resolution.I play alot of online games like jade dynasty etc and dow2 also. I want a case that has good air flow, for gpu, I thinking about 2xati5870, its this card good enough to max out most games. I was reading about the 2x480 but its seem it eats alot of power 2 much heat output. Budget is $3500,thanks in advance.

!ender_ Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4219	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2010 at 9:19am
	http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=415371%20 2385 right now, its a good base to start with, realistically, unless youre an overclocking / benchmarking enthusiast or have very specific needs, there isnt too much reason to go higher without wasting money on power you wont use in my opinion youre better off pocketing anything over ~2600 and saving it for upgrades or a new build in a few years and by upgrades i do NOT mean sli, your power gain especially with 480s would be both useless and wasteful, unless the extra 30% of graphic power you pay $500 for is going to jump out and clean your house for you anyway, this gives you a good launch pad. add some more storage space if you will use it get some visual frills you can bump up to an intel 160 ssd next stage of liq if youre very serious about overclocking maybe go to the assassin and get liquid cooled cpu and gpu... but you will have to switch to a black ops build to do this ******************** ****************** now, if someone told me i had a $3500 1 time gift card to get my computer and i had a week to use it, id get this: $3498** http://digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=415372%20 Edited by !ender_ - 17 Jun 2010 at 9:38am

CStormO Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 May 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 86	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2010 at 9:53am
	i would say this build i think heard that you have to have 2 480s for 2560 x 1600 to run on high settings... if im wrong then you only need one also if you dont want the 4 year labor and 2 year parts you can knock off $99 for 3 year labor and 1 parts but i think its worth it 415375 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Not Available Trim Accents: - Not Available Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1250W Enermax Galaxy EVO (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Recommended) Expansion Bay: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Extreme Performance) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (2TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVDï¿½R/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: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 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: - Not Available Chassis Mods: - Not Available Noise Reduction: - Not Available Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: - Not Available Boost Memory: - Not Available Boost OS: - Not Available Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - Not Available Office: - Not Available Benchmarking: - Not Available 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 (Xtra Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 4 Year Limited Warranty with Life-Time Customer Support (4 Year Labor & 2 Year Parts)

ablahblah Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 12 Jun 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2312	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2010 at 10:17am
	radeon 5970 time...? =o
	R4D4RPR00F Core i7 920 @ 3.9Ghz Asus Sabertooth X58 EVGA GTX 570 Mushkin 6GB 1414Mhz

justin.kerr Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 06 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5084	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2010 at 10:17am
	2 GTX 480's would be the minimum I would ever think of for that resolution....SLI scaling on the GTX 4XX have been excellent, 70%-90% gains, and tri is also scaling very well. why play at 20-30 FPS on a single 480GTX, or have to reduce settings to medium to play.... If you have the $$ to do it, then get 2 GTX 480's.. if not 3 for the big monitors.


Cretae Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7331	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2010 at 2:27pm
	(Rant) You're on the right track with your reservations about power consumption with 2 GTX 480's. Peak consumption around 850-900W, ~300 at IDLE. OMG. Heat's not the big deal. The guys are right about 2 cards for that res, and they're right that 480's will be better, by a smidge, but not that much better to justify what you'll lay out every day more than for 2x5870's. ~45% more. I'm just sayin'.
	Coolermaster Storm Sniper Intel Core i7 930 3.8GHz OC EVGA X58 LE 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ram 750W Corsair 1TB HDD 1x ATI RadeonHD 5870 1GB Noctua Dual 120mm I can make my mind think... anything....

ShiningForce92 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2010 at 9:26pm
	okie ty all the reply, so to get the most i probably go with the 2x480 and do i need lc for this? Also the what the difference in mem speed..like 1600mhz to 2000mhz...is worth the upgrade? how about 80gb on drive to 160bg, what difference is this going to make?

ShiningForce92 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jun 2010 at 8:32am
	Ok, here is my build...just doing final check b4 order....any suggestions be helpful, I getting the sound card because I have a logic tv z-5500 set. Ticket Number: 415674 Total Price with Instant Savings: $3,632.00 Direct Load URL: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=415674 Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Not Available Trim Accents: - Not Available Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1250W Enermax Galaxy EVO (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Recommended) Expansion Bay: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Extreme Performance) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Seagate/Hitachi/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: VisionTek ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo TVW650PCIEWB PCI-Express Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based) 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: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Green) Enhancements: - Not Available Chassis Mods: - Not Available Noise Reduction: - Not Available Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: - Not Available Boost Memory: - Not Available Boost OS: - Not Available Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - Not Available

Cretae Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7331	Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jun 2010 at 5:17pm
	Ram speed increase won't do any good things for you. The Intel 160 vs the 80g is purely a luxury. 80 should be plenty if you use it wisely (don't put rarely used stuff on it, leave old games you don't play much on it, put any data on it.) It's a lot of $$ saved, but up to you. You don't need LC. Gonna say again, those cards will waste a lot of energy, and, now looking at how you game, are overkill for online stuff, anyway.
	Coolermaster Storm Sniper Intel Core i7 930 3.8GHz OC EVGA X58 LE 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ram 750W Corsair 1TB HDD 1x ATI RadeonHD 5870 1GB Noctua Dual 120mm I can make my mind think... anything....

ShiningForce92 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2010 at 12:55am
	Hi all, I just got my dell 30" 3008 and dam it huge. I hook up my dell 435mt with ati 4850 and dam my pc got hot very fast, then it shuts down, and the heat is bothering me, so how hot does exactly 2x480 get, I got the noctua stage 2 cooling system, do I need the stage 6 lc to keep the heat down, because the pc is in my bedroom, thanks in advance.

justin.kerr Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 06 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5084	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2010 at 12:57am
	no matter if it is air cooled or water cooled, the heat out put is the exact same. so just put a 800 watt electric heater in your room for a while, and that is about the same amount of heat the PC will put off.

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