Need assistance with custom build

not sure if you need 12GB for cs3 if your dell with 4GB is doing it then 6GB with this pc should be more then enough.

Here you go Ticket# 384487 --- Price: $2594 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2594

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master Elite 310
Exterior Finish: - Not Available
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: !SALE: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: CMFSSD-256GBG2D)
Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Seagate/Hitachi/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Available
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - Not Available
Chassis Mods: - Not Available
Noise Reduction: - Not Available
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - Not Available
Boost Memory: - Not Available
Boost OS: - Not Available
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - Not Available
Office: - Not Available
Benchmarking: - Not Available
Install/Test Game: - Not Available
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 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

you don't want a big drive for os always remember:

HDD1 = fast drive: os/apps/games

HDD2 = regular large drive: media/personal/work file storage

Don't fill up your HDD1 more then 50%, if think you will need more room for it then pick a bigger one.

if you don't like the cost of ssd then go with a veloci

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Feb 2010 at 12:17am

Dimension (W / H / D)	(W) 191 x (H) 437 x (D) 468 mm (W) 7.5 x (H) 17.2 x (D) 18.4 inch
Weight	Net Weight: 5.8kg / 12.8 lb Gross Weight: 6.9 kg / 15.2 lb

Originally posted by yahtzee where did you find that?

No clue but:

From Newegg -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119201&cm_re=cooler_master_310-_-11-119-201-_-Product

Model
Brand	COOLER MASTER
Series	Elite
Model	RC-310-OWN1-GP
Spec
Type	ATX Mid Tower
Color	Black
Case Material	SECC
With Power Supply	No
Power Supply Mounted	Top
Motherboard Compatibility	Micro ATX / ATX
With Side Panel Window	Yes
Expansion
External 5.25" Drive Bays	4
External 3.5" Drive Bays	1
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays	6
Expansion Slots	7
Front Ports
Front Ports	USB 2.0 x 2 , Mic x 1 , Audio x 1 (support HD audio)
Cooling System
80mm Fans	No
120mm Fans	1 x 120mm rear fan
Side Air duct	No
Physical Spec
Dimensions(L x W x H)	18.40" x 7.50" x 17.20"
Weight	13 lbs.

find info on case here

6 HDDS bays, go with a 1TB HDD as HDD2 then the 1.5 TB HDD don't have a great rep in the near past, not sure if all is worked out or not.

as I said it needs to be big enough os that its not 50% full after you put os and whatever apps and etc you want to put on it.

smaller driver is easier to scan, backup, defrag etc. if both drives have 32MB cache then you should not notice a big difference at all.

Edited by DST4ME - 15 Feb 2010 at 12:40am

not good.

psu needs to be corsair.


the micor mobo has only 3 pci lanes, with the gpu will be only 2 and it maxes out at dual sli.

I love the 275 but it does not support dx11, for future games and dx11 support 5770 is better.

asetek sucks, if you want go with Noctua d14 tho the u12 is great also.

no point in gpu oc here, you will see no gains.

you picked a 24" monitor, thats gonna have 1900 x 1200 rs, for that res you gonna want a 5870, high oc 5850, or 2 x 275 or 2 x 5770, remember one card solution is always best.

in short I would not recommend that build.