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    Over the past few weeks i been reading over the forums and im looking for alittle more advise. Im looking for a gaming rig between 1800-2400$. I play mmo's and fps. I run a 27 hd 1080p monitor off hdmi cable. I have a dell xps 630i and have been having so many problems with it im probably gonna beat the dell guy over the head with it when he comes tomorrow. The pc is used mostly for gaming but also web surfing and email.

My questions are:

1. I7 950 or the 2600 im more of a part replacer so the tech aspects elude me. 

2. To sli or not to sli. i see people speak of bugs when i google sli bugs i dont find any resent post on them. Will i see more fps on a sli on set up or is it not worth it. i would like to run my games on max settings and not have to worry bout lag. 

3. the ssd i understand that yes windows can boot up in 5 secs and yea that may be nice but is it really worth it and on hd's should i just stick with a 500g which i have now and is now here no full or go with a 1tb. i did read some where that using a 1tb as main drive had some problems with it but not sure if its true or not. 

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phatbasterd Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Quote Reply Topic: Little help Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 10:16am
	Over the past few weeks i been reading over the forums and im looking for alittle more advise. Im looking for a gaming rig between 1800-2400$. I play mmo's and fps. I run a 27 hd 1080p monitor off hdmi cable. I have a dell xps 630i and have been having so many problems with it im probably gonna beat the dell guy over the head with it when he comes tomorrow. The pc is used mostly for gaming but also web surfing and email. My questions are: 1. I7 950 or the 2600 im more of a part replacer so the tech aspects elude me. 2. To sli or not to sli. i see people speak of bugs when i google sli bugs i dont find any resent post on them. Will i see more fps on a sli on set up or is it not worth it. i would like to run my games on max settings and not have to worry bout lag. 3. the ssd i understand that yes windows can boot up in 5 secs and yea that may be nice but is it really worth it and on hd's should i just stick with a 500g which i have now and is now here no full or go with a 1tb. i did read some where that using a 1tb as main drive had some problems with it but not sure if its true or not.

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 4:29pm
	1. 2600k is the new cpu and clock per clock has better performance then past cpus, (950). 2. This all depends on the game and your idea of max settings, if you mean game settings on max that is different then high aa and af. Best thing to do is get a system that can handle sli, but get one gpu, then after using it if you see you need more gpu power you can drop in one, if you see you don't, you just saved yourself $400. Adding gpu is very easy and takes 2 minutes for somebody that has never done it before. 3. SSDs are great, its not just boot time, most of the stuff you do on a pc on regular basis involves moving file sized of 4k, in this area ssd is king, regular HDD are not that great, so ssd helps boot up of window and apps yes, however they bring more then that to the table, like faster speeds on 4k files, transfering files, writing and reading speeds are much faster. the only problem with ssd right now is their price, the price is a bit high for the performance. Now once again ssd is something we can add down the road ourselves, and its very easy to do also. Hdd setup is best this way: HDD1 = fast small drive: os/apps/games HDD2 = regular large drive: media/personal/work file storage and remember, not all SSDs are the same, Intel is the one you want. Here you go Ticket# 478914 --- $2357 (To see this build click here) Copy of 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 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Pro (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) 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 (80GB 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 depending on what games you play, this will give you what you want, but it also has room to grow so you can add gpus and etc, feel free to remove the ssd and use the 1TB for HDD1 for now, then in a few months add a ssd and push the 1TB to HDD2 for storage. There is nothing wrong with having a 1TB for HDD1 but it makes managing the os drive a pain, since it will take forever to scan, search and back up a huge drive.
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phatbasterd Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 4:53pm
	thanks for the reply one question if i went with the 1 tb now and added an ssd later when moving it to back up do i have to remove windoews from it and would i lose all the info i put on it from day one

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 5:06pm
	To move all the stuff from the 1TB to the new SSD, just clone the 1TB to ssd, this moves everything over, os/apps/games and etc. you can follow my clone guide here
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