New Comp Build

Budget: approx $2K

Most of those games don't even use sli, your build is not one we would recommend to you.

I see you chose monitor from here, here is some info:

Most important thing about a monitor is its panel, right now there are 2 major ones, TN and IPS, IPS has superior picture quality/clarity.

1. response time is a bs number, its there to fool you and does not represent the true response time of the monitor, there is no real way of truly finding what response time is, the closest to it is white to white but you don't see that, you see grey to grey or black to black cause they give small numbers to fool users but they don't mean anything, there are different methods to get these numbers also, and each will give a different number as results, therefore you can even compare one to the other, cause we don't know what method was used for which, and even if we did, still GTG or BTB don't mean anything.

2. contrast ratio is also bs number.

all the ones here on DS are TN.


here is a good IPS:

Dell UltraSharp u2312

Right now its on sale for $239.

this config is much better, both in performance and reliability:

Here you go Ticket# 636905 --- $2,264.00 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Maelstrom
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 P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (Model: Blue Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
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) (EVGA Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: 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: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - 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
Game: - No Thanks
Display: Hanns-G 23.6 inch HH-241HPB (Widescreen) (Black) (Built-in Speakers) (5ms Response Time)
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: Logitech 2.1 System (Model LS21) (Includes Subwoofer)
Keyboard: Logitech Media Combo MK200 Keyboard and Mouse
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large)
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

I wanted to change the case also for more room and airflow however we are already over budget so I wanted to hear from you first, this system can do sli but I believe only starcraft will use it not sure if it needs it, we can drop the price a lot if we make it so that the system can't do sli and supports only one gpu, so something to think about, for a single gpu system checkout ode 1 also.

Edited by DST4ME - 28 Dec 2011 at 1:05am

You can't tweak by build to cut cost cause with it you will cut reliability. My config is at it minimum for you without losing performance/reliability.

the ticket number you posted 636909 is a duplicate of my build, whats teh tweak?

HD prices are high right now and will come back to normal in a couple of months,for that reason right now I try to get the cheapest hdd, so that less money is wasted, later you add a ssd and the 500gb gets pushed to storage or if you like you get a 1TB black caviar when prices are normal.

NO sli 550 will not do better then single 570 in the games you mentioned.

Edited by DST4ME - 28 Dec 2011 at 1:59am

I see very good tho for case we recommend haf x for best airflow, but that one is ok also if you like it.

check newegg/amazon for speakers and etc, you should find better prices for the same things.