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Hey,
I bought a computer from DS quite a few ago and while it has done wonderfully I am feeling the need to upgrade. I am honestly a complete neophyte when it comes to the inner workings of a computer and I would like some advice on what seems to be appropriate for my needs.

My Budget is ~$2500

My expectations is that I will be able to run current and upcoming games fairly close, if not flawlessly.  I generally am playing MMO's but would like to have a system that could handle something more intense should the need arise. I don't plan on having more then one monitor and I will be running it 1920 X 1080.

The primary usage of the computer will be for running games well.  Besides that it will serve for basic needs, internet ect.

I have no special needs that I can think of.

Thank you
-Billy

*Edited for clarification

Edited by Billybobjoe03 - 28 Feb 2011 at 11:38pm

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Billybobjoe03 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Feb 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Topic: Building Help Posted: 28 Feb 2011 at 11:35pm
	Hey, I bought a computer from DS quite a few ago and while it has done wonderfully I am feeling the need to upgrade. I am honestly a complete neophyte when it comes to the inner workings of a computer and I would like some advice on what seems to be appropriate for my needs. My Budget is ~$2500 My expectations is that I will be able to run current and upcoming games fairly close, if not flawlessly. I generally am playing MMO's but would like to have a system that could handle something more intense should the need arise. I don't plan on having more then one monitor and I will be running it 1920 X 1080. The primary usage of the computer will be for running games well. Besides that it will serve for basic needs, internet ect. I have no special needs that I can think of. Thank you -Billy *Edited for clarification Edited by Billybobjoe03 - 28 Feb 2011 at 11:38pm

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 2011 at 12:36am
	this is more then you need for mmo, but its a system that can do sli, should the need for more gpu power arise: Here you go Ticket# 491653 --- $2553 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: 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 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 4GB 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 (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 Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX) 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: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz 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: - No Thanks 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 if you don't need sli capability then we can change psu and mobo and save some money. Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans: haf 200mm non led fan Edited by DST4ME - 01 Mar 2011 at 12:42am
	Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers

Billybobjoe03 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Feb 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 2011 at 10:17am
	Thank you very much for the help. I just want to be sure I understand what sli is. This would basically give me the capability of adding another video card should the time come that just the one isn't cutting it correct?

coolmasta Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 28 Jan 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 241	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 2011 at 10:56am
	That is correct. To be honest a single 570 should be good for MMO's for quite a while.
	I7 2600k @ 4.5 Ghz, Noctua D14 8 Gigs Corsair 1600 HAF 922 Evga Gtx 580

Billybobjoe03 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Feb 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 2011 at 11:15am
	Awesome. Thank y'all for answering my questions. Definitely feeling more informed and capable of making a better purchasing decision.

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 2011 at 1:03am
	If its just for mmo you don't need sli as they won't take advantage of it.
	Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers

Invader Mig Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 244	Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 2011 at 5:59am
	That's not necessarily true. Rift most certainly does support sli and crossfire and will give big gains. I'm fairly certain most of the long list of new MMO's coming out this year will also support multi gpu configs. Just something for the OP to think about. Edited by Invader Mig - 02 Mar 2011 at 6:13am

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: 02 Mar 2011 at 9:59am
	all MMO's support multi GPU's, it is hardware not software anyways, old ass games don't need multi GPU's, so easy to run, but yes, new ones. lol RIFT uses 3 GPU's very well, great scaling 90%+ most all the time, when you crank up the settings, it is very taxing on a system, now 4 GPU's seems to fail, but my wife has done all the driver/GPU settings, so maybe I could get better scaling out of it, but in the past I know a lot of games did not scale well with 4 GPU's.


Billybobjoe03 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Feb 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 2011 at 10:35am
	hmmm, glad Rift was mentioned as it is one of the games I am currently playing and at the moment probably the most taxing (system wise) for me to run. Thanks for the continued input.

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