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   Alright, here's what I'm currently looking at, and I wouldn't mind a spot of advice on it. :)

I the past, I've built all of my own machines and they've generally been middle-of-the-road, price-wise, but this time I'm in the mood for something professionally put together.

[Budget] - $2500-3000
[Expectations / Usage] - 90% gaming machine, single monitor, 1920x1080 widescreen. Lots of online gaming, WoW, TF2, and others.

The only item I'm really waffling over is getting a single 480 card, or going SLI with 2x470's. Also, are the Killer NIC cards actually useful?

Thanks!

Saved Ticket Number: 455110            
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 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X58 (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series  (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended) 
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (40GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X-25V Edition) (Extreme Performance) 
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) 
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Player (Play Blu-Ray and Play DVDs) 
Optical Drive 2: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) 
Internet Access: Killer 2100 (Maximum Optimized for Online Gaming) Lag and Latency Reduction 
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Brand) 
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 (i7 Processors Only) 
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With Zalman Performance Fans (Up to 6 Fans) 
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) 
Enhancements: Touch 2000 Aerocool  Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade) 
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended)
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: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system 
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) 
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)

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Magentawolf Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Quote Reply Topic: New Config - Advice Posted: 08 Nov 2010 at 11:50am
	Alright, here's what I'm currently looking at, and I wouldn't mind a spot of advice on it. :) I the past, I've built all of my own machines and they've generally been middle-of-the-road, price-wise, but this time I'm in the mood for something professionally put together. [Budget] - $2500-3000 [Expectations / Usage] - 90% gaming machine, single monitor, 1920x1080 widescreen. Lots of online gaming, WoW, TF2, and others. The only item I'm really waffling over is getting a single 480 card, or going SLI with 2x470's. Also, are the Killer NIC cards actually useful? Thanks! Saved Ticket Number: 455110 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 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X58 (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (40GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X-25V Edition) (Extreme Performance) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Player (Play Blu-Ray and Play DVDs) Optical Drive 2: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Internet Access: Killer 2100 (Maximum Optimized for Online Gaming) Lag and Latency Reduction Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Brand) 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 (i7 Processors Only) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With Zalman Performance Fans (Up to 6 Fans) Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: Touch 2000 Aerocool Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade) Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) 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: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)

MagiK Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 25 Aug 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1074	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 2010 at 12:02pm
	Id dump one of the Optical drives, Killer NIC....some people swear by them but honestly I believe that the best investment you can make on that front is to pay for the best line your ISP can give ya. Might want to bump up the PS for the DUAL cards, so you have some free overhead to play with. Unless you have a specific need Id also get Windows Home Premium......There are reasons to get the ultimate but they generally do not apply to most people. Oh and I heard the i7 920 is available again, if so....go for that its the same chip as the 950 or so I have been informed. Edited by MagiK - 08 Nov 2010 at 12:04pm
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