New Build! Some advice from the wise please.

cpu-wise this system is more powerful, gpu-wise you won't notice much of a difference, you can always oc the sli 570 for more power, but I left room for tri sli, should you feel like it in the future.

Here you go Ticket# 482914 --- $3436 (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 Maximus IV Extreme (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: 1200W Corsair Pro Gold Series (CMPSU-1200AX) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB 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) (LightScribe Edition)
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: 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 (Blue)
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

do not get the upgraded fans, they are loud, and smaller, instead ask DS to specifically change your fans to the oem 200mm red led, so that you get the led and get to keep the oem fans for the case that are 200mm and no where near as loud as the 120mm fans they use at DS for upgrades.

I'm sure you know fsx does not use sli.

Edited by DST4ME - 31 Jan 2011 at 2:33am

NO its not true, actually opposite, sounds like you have been talking to somebody who has not clue what they are talking about at all.

if you want 2 x 580 go ahead, I want you to understand tho that you will not notice the difference form sli 570 and basically you are throwing your money away, $400 worth on gpus alone, you can oc the 570 if you like to get the same performance of 580 pretty much.


the mobo I picked for you will give you tri sli.

you don't need x16 lanes to run sli, difference between x16 and x8 is like 2 or 4 fps.

for tri sli 1200w corsair will do.

my build gives you what you want, and the option of adding a third 570 if you need it and saves you over $600.

IMHO its a very easy choice between sb and gulftown, sb wins easy, th mobo I gave you in tri sli does x16, x16, x8, which is all one needs for tri sli.

For gaming there is nothing for me to add honestly, that build is jakced up.

the next thing would be to add LC (stage 3 and higher) but its not necessary, and it will only help with temps, performance will be the same.

One to many questions,sorry.Thank you very much DST4ME.