First Purchase need help

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I am totally new to desktop buying I have always owned a laptop. But I am ready to make my first desktop purchase.

1) Budget 2000-2500 including shipping

2) I want to be able to play current games and all the ones coming out this year at the max settings. I like playing all kinds of genres including MMO's FPS. This is the most important feature of the desktop the ability to play all the games at max and not have to update the computer for the next 2 years

3) I don't need a keyboard mouse or monitor. I will be using a 27 inch monitor 1920X1080
Do I need a SSD? Not sure if it helps gaming  if so I would need a second hard drive to keep pictures and personal stuff on it.

4) Not sure if my budget allows for SLI or just go with a single GPU and maybe add one later.

Not familiar with cooling Cases etc kinda new to it all,

Thanks for any help you can give

Edited by gianthuskers - 20 May 2011 at 7:06pm

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gianthuskers Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20 May 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Quote Reply Topic: First Purchase need help Posted: 20 May 2011 at 6:37pm
	I am totally new to desktop buying I have always owned a laptop. But I am ready to make my first desktop purchase. 1) Budget 2000-2500 including shipping 2) I want to be able to play current games and all the ones coming out this year at the max settings. I like playing all kinds of genres including MMO's FPS. This is the most important feature of the desktop the ability to play all the games at max and not have to update the computer for the next 2 years 3) I don't need a keyboard mouse or monitor. I will be using a 27 inch monitor 1920X1080 Do I need a SSD? Not sure if it helps gaming if so I would need a second hard drive to keep pictures and personal stuff on it. 4) Not sure if my budget allows for SLI or just go with a single GPU and maybe add one later. Not familiar with cooling Cases etc kinda new to it all, Thanks for any help you can give Edited by gianthuskers - 20 May 2011 at 7:06pm

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2011 at 7:48pm
	Here you go Ticket# 546188 --- $2825 (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) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) System Memory: 8GB 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 (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (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: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Corsair A70 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: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz 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 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 you can't max out all games if you want to also set high aa settings. Edited by DST4ME - 20 May 2011 at 7:49pm
	Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers

gianthuskers Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20 May 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2011 at 7:55pm
	That is out of my price range I need to be at 2500 or less. That build looks really good is there any thing I could cut back on maybe the 2nd hard drive a smaller one. Not sure what else I could change. Maybe go to a single card GPU. Edited by gianthuskers - 20 May 2011 at 7:58pm

Ralex889 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 30 Apr 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 25	Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2011 at 9:43pm
	Just drop down to 1 570 and you'll be at 2405. You can add a second one later on. You may have to wait till they get the corsair 1000w psu back in stock. Someone just said they are also out of the haf x case.

RetroGhost Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 May 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2011 at 11:48pm
	You can for sure skip the second hdd for now and add a second one later. It's a lot of cash, however it's only a little more time to save a little more money. I debated on whether or not to go SLI, in the long run I just decided to pony up a little more money and go for broke! Don't forget that there is a bit of a shipping costs tacked on to your overall total.
	Let the GAMES begin!

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 21 May 2011 at 1:26am
	My recommendation is to go with one gpu and add a second later. It is very easy to install for someone who has never done it, and if you find out you don't need it, you can save a good $400 or so. Here you go Ticket# 546362 --- $2405 (To see this build click here) thats the easiest way, you can drop the ssd instead and keep sli, and ssd later, but adding gpu is much easier then a ssd and with the ssd you are balanced in power, which is important.
	Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers

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