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A little help please, buying this week.

Post Date: 2010-10-07

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    Posted: 07 Oct 2010 at 11:35am
I guess I posted asking for help in the wrong section before, so I decided to give it another shot:

1. My Budget: Is $2000 w/o S&H. I do not need a monitor, keyboard or mouse, as they will be purchased separately.

2. Expectations: Looking for a computer that will allow me to play the latest games, and no I'm not looking for the highest settings, but I would like for the games to be played as intended. Lastly I would like to upgrade this rig for 3D gaming on multiple monitors in the near future.

3. Usage: I'm looking for a rig that is sufficient for 70% gaming, 20% web surfing and downloading, and 10% networking my movies for Xbox 360 and PS3.

4. Special Needs: As stated above, I will be using this rig as a server of sorts to network my digital movie library via LAN or wireless (Primary goal is gaming). As of now I see no use for an SSD, as mentioned in the guide the cost to GB ratio is not worth it at this point, so I will wait to purchase that hardware at a later date.

I went with the basics initially, but I am still a little confused about the cooling. Thanks for any advice in advance:

Ticket Number: 445973
Total Price with Instant Savings: $1,797.00
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: MSI X58M Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series  (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM)
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 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 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler (120mm Radiator) (Great Value)
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: - 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 (Large)
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




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  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Oct 2010 at 12:02pm
id stick with the evga sli 3 board, its more common and better supported around here
 
if you are planning to go up to 3 monitors with 3d vision id suggest a minimum of 2 gtx 470s which would need 1000w power or 2 480s which you should get 1200ws for
 
cooling: noctua u12p
 
you sure you dotn want some more hdd space for recording?
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  Quote the12deel Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Oct 2010 at 2:22pm
Understand the evga sli 3 board,  as for the x2 470's/x2 480's well to be honest I believe this will exceed my meager budget of 2k, will upgrade to the 1000w PSU. Will reconfigure to add the noctua u12p, as far as hdd, I was planning on using externals e.g.. 2 TB, your thoughts? Or if you could suggest a decent build for me in the budget posted that'd be really good. lol

Note: Revised build-Saved Ticket Number: 446238


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  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Oct 2010 at 3:50pm
i think you maybe misunderstood, 1000w psu = 2:470s, 1200w psu = 2:480
 
as far as a build in that range, id usually say 1 480 would be perfect, but 3 monitors = 3xresolution, so you need more graphic power
 
 
external hdds are fine
 
and to pre-answer your question, 1156 / i7 860  //  1336 / i7 950 will have no difference on your gaming, or really anythign else besides your memory bandwidth synthetic benchmark tests.
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  Quote the12deel Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Oct 2010 at 11:44pm
Hey thanks again !ender,think that should do it


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  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Oct 2010 at 8:39am
no problem, let us know what final build you decide on Strong
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