HELLPPPPP!!!!

I know I wrote in the forum before about getting a gaming system but that was over a month ago and I cant find that post so no harm in starting a new post with the same topic. Sorry if I'm a little repetitive. I was waiting to pick a monitor anyway so here it goes.

I decided to go with the LG DM2780D It is a 27" 3D monitor with resolution of 1920 x 1080. I really wanted to get the LG 27" 3D IPS monitor but I have a feeling that will be completely out of my price range. I will only be using 1 Monitor. Unless the LG is announced at around 800.00 I'm going with this one for sure.

I manly use the computer for video editing, "Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD". I have a Sony camcorder and it seems to flawless import and edit the video.

I do play games but not as often. I play Call of Duty and Starcraft 2 when I play but sometimes I do play DC online and Star Wars Old Republic. I also use Itunes and intend on watching some blu ray 3D movies on it.

I am looking for a system that will not break the bank but give me the most for my money for my needs. I would like to say future proof the computer but I know that that will never happen.

I do have a couple of questions. Do I really need SLI, does SLI only help with gaming or does it help with things like video editing? And do I need SLI for 3D gaming especially since I am only going to use 1 monitor.? Does Ram really matter? Do I need 16 or is 8 more than enough? Did I over do it in one area, and not enough in another? Do I need to add more power, change the cooling, etc...?

Thanks for your time.

My saved ticket is 657301

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Assassin Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2700K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) <b></b>
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) <b></b>
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <b></b>
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) <b></b>
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps) <b></b>
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) <b></b>
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: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) <b></b>
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 Tech) (EVGA 012-P3-1571-BR) <b></b>
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H80 Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition) <b></b>
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Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Blue) (Up to 6 Fans) <b></b>
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) <b></b>
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LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability <b></b>
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Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
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Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Wow, Jmaster299,

Thanks for the quick reply. I should have also said that I prefer the LG 3D for a couple of reasons. The most important one is that myself and my wife both wear glasses and find active 3D to be bothersome and like the way passive 3D looks. Active 3D gives my wife headaches and myself I can't get used to the fluttering of the active glasses.

I forgot to mention that my budget is 2500 to 3000, It will be hard enough to convince my wife to let me spend 3000 but 4, theres no way she'll agree to that.

This is the monitor I am considering

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/lg-dm2780d-27-full-hd-led-3d-tv-monitor-11866806-pdt.html

And this is the the IPS one that I was hoping wont be to expensive

http://www.digitalversus.com/lcd-monitor/lg-slim-bezel-27-passive-3d-ips-monitor-coming-2012-n22569.html

Both are passive 3D monitors.  Passive meaning that they use passive glasses where active use active shutter glasses. 

Passive glasses have 2 kinds.  A stand alone kind and clip on ones.  The clip on ones allow people like myself who wear glasses to use clip on glasses to go over your prescribed glasses, where active do not have clip on glasses.

Viewsonic also make passive 3D monitors.

I also found on Nvidia's web site a list of all 3D supported monitors, including passive monitors.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-system-requirements.html


Edited by thatsprime - 19 Feb 2012 at 12:42pm

Thank you for your help. I just have one a couple of questions still. Sorry, but I'm new to custom PC making. I usually just buy a pre-configured system.

If I want to later, will this configuration allow me to have put in another video card to have 3x SLI? and so you would recommend a heaver video cards over more ram? and you don't think I should have the video cards overclocked?

Also, I'm a little confused. I thought I read in one of the forum posts that for the money and performance people where being recommended to use the GTX 570 1.2 over the 2.5. I could be wrong. If anyone knows please let me know.

Thanks

Edited by thatsprime - 19 Feb 2012 at 6:57pm

would suggest switching that cooler to the Noctua D14 as well instead of the H100

I was wondering if I went with 1 or 2 video cards now, would I be able to add additional cards myself to make it SLI or 3 SLI? I will have the 3930k Processor and the ASUS P9X79 PRO Motherboard. Does anyone know if it is very difficult to do myself or should I just get the SLI now? And since I've never done it before is there a lot of wiring that has to get done to have SLI if I'm doing it myself?

I'm just trying to save some money right now. I really want to get the system, but SLI is EXPENSIVE and wifey will never go for that much at once. I'm considering dumping the whole 3D thing, but then I read that even without 3D I might need to go SLI. Ugh, so confused.

Edited by thatsprime - 22 Feb 2012 at 2:50am

Installing a second card is fairly simple. On the lower section of a slightly old post, DST explains in detail with pictures.How to install SLI (second card)

Edited by criTalon - 22 Feb 2012 at 9:50am

I'm sure it'll come in handy

Edited by criTalon - 25 Feb 2012 at 12:09am

A few things, since you are going to be upgrading to x3 SLI later on you should really go with the HAF X. The Hail Storm case is very bad for air cooled GPUs and they will run much hotter in the Hail Storm then they will in the HAF X.

The Stage 3 Frost Chill is not worth the extra money. Go with the Stage 2 Corsair H100, in order to beat the temps of the H100 you will need to go with Stage 4 LC or better which is even more money. The H100 is more then enough to keep that CPU running with very good temps.

If you can in any way afford it I would go with the x2 SLI GTX 570 2.5GB right now to start and just add that one extra card later. Starting with only one graphics card for right now will not be enough to support the monitor you are going to be using even for non-3D. Adding the 3rd card later will improve your 3D experience but you'll need at least 2 cards to start.


Edited by jmaster299 - 22 Feb 2012 at 1:28pm

I did not notice that DS had added those new quad core Sandy-e chips. It's a great way to save money on the build so that money can be used on the x2 SLI. I'd still drop the Stage 4 LC for the H100 and save nearly $200. The H100 can more then handle the temps.

Yes, the build that FrankW listed is the x79 platform, which will allow u to use x3 SLI later, but it only has a quad core CPU instead of the more expensive 6 core CPUs.

The current Intel CPUs are called Sandy Bridge. The base Sandy Bridge CPUs are things like the i5 2500k quad core (no hypert-threading which means no virtual cores, the i7 2600k quad core (which does use HT so it acts like it has 8 cores.

Then there is the Sandy-e chips, "e" standing for enthusiast, which all use the x79 platform motherboards. That would be the 3930k and 3960k, both of which have 6 CPU cores plus HT to act like they have 12 cores.

Intel just recently released another edition the Sandy-e series the 3820 which is only a quad core (plus HT to act like 8 cores) but it has faster clock speeds then the 2600k plus it uses the x79 platform which allows you to us the correct motherboard needed for x3 SLI.

For your use you do not need a 6 core CPU like the 3930k or the 3960k but previously they were the only two chips available for use on the x79 platform. With the 3820 you can save a few hundred dollars on the CPU and use that on a second GPU instead to start off.

That would mean all you would need to add later is one more GTX 570 2.5GB and your system would be complete.


Edited by jmaster299 - 22 Feb 2012 at 2:40pm

Technically yes but it's not something you need. If you were doing something like rendering then you would need all the CPU power you can get. But for gaming and even the video editing you want to do the 3820 will be way more then powerful enough.

Especially with the stage 2 OC on it increasing it's clock speed to 4.5-4.8GHz while under load. It's a very powerful CPU.

The build is ok except a few things.
 
Ignore Stage 3 liquid cooling. Drop down to Stage 2 with the H100 or go up to Stage 4. Personally I recommend the H100 due to your budget as it will be way more then enough for your needs.

You do not have to but if you want you can easily go with the Stage 2 CPU over clock which is 4.5-4.8GHz. It's not required if you are looking to save money, the Stage 1 OC 4.0-4.4GHz will still be very good.

Don't worry about the 580's. The 2.5GB version of the 570's are nearly on par with the stock 580's. You would have to go all the way up to the 3GB version of the 580's for a real difference but it's going to cost you a lot more money that's not worth it.

Stick with the x2 GTX 570 2.5GB SLI for now and add a third one later. The config you have listed will handle adding a third 570 later.

Edit: Almost forgot. Drop the corsair SSD and go with the 180GB Intel 520 series, it's a better and faster SSD.


Edited by jmaster299 - 22 Feb 2012 at 4:26pm