new gaming desktop

What res you gonna be gaming at?

for that res and max settings in games like metro and bf3 you gonna want sli 570 at your budget best you can do at this time is go single 570 but with dual sli ability, so that you can add another 570 in a few months and ssd too.

you also should go with the 2600k for future performance, everything is moving toward multi core/thread support.

all of that will put us around $2100.

I bought the pc you see in my sig from here, and that is why I'm here helping people, cause I like this builder.

single configuration is best when it gives you what you need, to max out bf3 and games like it, single card is not gonna give it to you.

you can enable and disable sli simply by going to nvidia control panel and enabling or disabling it there.

for games that don't utilize it correctly, its best for it to be disabled.

that config you have needs to change, and like I said, to give you the reliable parts and ability to go sli, its gonna be around $2100.

your cpu/psu/gpu/ram/oc all need to be changed. for monitor and keyboard look at newegg or other places and see if you can get a better price.

that means you mobo and cpu cooling is good.

as long as future cards don't need more then x8 lanes this platform is fine.

ask as many questions as you like.

upgrade service IMHO is expensive, due to shipping and price of parts, depending on what you want to upgrade, most of it you can do yourself, hdd/ssd/ram/gpu, these are very easy to change/upgrade, we can help you if you need it.

Edited by DST4ME - 20 Oct 2011 at 3:52pm

if you upgrade psu and cpu and case, that means you have to upgrade mobo and ram, thats pretty much a new pc, when you build a pc, you build it so that you can upgrade gpus and etc, rarely can you upgrade cpu anymore.

for your res if you want a system that can do sli but has one gpu now you are looking at this:

Here you go Ticket# 607918 --- $2,153 (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 i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
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 (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
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: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
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
Install/Test Game: FREE: Batman: Arkham City (Available only with NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphic cards)
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition (Gaming Keyboard)
Mouse: Razer Lachesis 5600 Gaming Mouse (High-Speed Gaming Grade)
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

the only other parts you would put in yourself would be gpu, ssd, which really is not worth the price difference, but at your budget you can't have teh second gpu and ssd.