First Gaming Rig

Ok so im from the northern east coast, and I have two companies in mind one from closer to me which I wont name that is more expensive and Digital Storm of course. My concern of course being the long shipping process not so much the cost, and how it will look when i finally receive it any thoughts on this would be great. Now on to the build I am looking at. My main purpose will be to use this for all types of games fps, mmos, rpgs, etc with my budget being no more than $2,300.00 any help will be appreciated thanks.

What is the native resolution of the monitor you gonna be gaming at?

Here you go Ticket# 792120 --- $2,361 (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 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Higher Overclocks and Unique Wi-Fi Features)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
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 670 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance
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
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth Motherboard)
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 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
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: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

should you find you need more gpu power for any games you simply add a second gpu, but only if you see you need it.

I'm $61 over but all the parts are quality parts, for example psu has a 7 year warranty.

Edited by DST4ME - 23 Feb 2013 at 8:05pm

2 to 6 fps and not really where it counts.

sli 670 is very close to sli 680 so sli 670 down the road if needed is better then 680 now and another later, at your res sli 670 will handle just about everything.

btw forgot to tell you, I'm in MD, and my pc in my sig got here just fine. DS covers anything going wrong anyways.

when you have a chance get this fan and at the to the top so you have 2 big fans on top sucking air out instead of one:

haf 200mm non led fan

Just one more question is there a huge increase from i5 to i7? wasnt sure on that so i just went with the safe bet on my first config.

Hey i'm in MD too!

Im in a similar situation. this will be my very first built RIG. When are you planning to purchase?
My shipping should be pricey..SC

well DS already can have my monies even if it cost a few hundred wouldn't make a difference to me.
but since this is my first build it's new territory to me

lol ok since this will be something that will be delivered to my parents house back home. i don't want to make it too heavy for them if they need to move it 

so very true...i guess i could give them a decent coffee table until i come pick it up

Ok I did some number crunching and I came up with two builds. I plan to go with one of them was hoping someone could tell me in the long term which would be a better way to go. The first one ill use would be option 1 and the second option 2 thanks in advance for any help.

EVGA psu has 5 year warranty.

HT may not help is games much (depending) but it does help with windows, windows takes advantage of HT and your game is on windows, what helps windows, helps your game IMHO. Also a cpu with HT feel more powerful in the long run, For that reason and the fact that other apps take advantage also, I like the 3770k.

Other than that BP22 gave you some good info

Our pleasure and good luck

Originally posted by pcgameshardware.com Due to Hyper-Threading (HT), or as Intel calls it simultaneous multithreading (SMT), the Core i5-661 can virtually double its two cores and thus has four operational threads. To benefit from this advantage a PC should have Windows 7 installed since the operating system offers the SMT Parking feature that provides a better distribution of available recourses. Unfortunately there are games like World of Warcraft that don't cooperate correctly with the feature and thus run slower. But in games that are benefit from multiple cores, like Anno 1404: Dawn of Discovery, the performance advantage is obvious.

Edited by DST4ME - 25 Feb 2013 at 11:44pm