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Post Date: 2011-03-17
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    Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 6:06pm
Hello,
 
I am looking to purchase a new gaming rig with a budget of around $3500.  I am hoping the system will be able to run Rift, LoTRO, Crysis 2, and other current high graphic games at ultra settings.  I plan on using the computer for gaming, videos, music, and surfing.  I really want the computer to be upgradeable in the future.
 
I have read a couple discussions here on DS and have configured the following but would like your help and advice on cutting out unnecessary components without sacrificing too much performance... any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks,
Benson
 
 
Specifications:
 
comes out to $3603 currently:

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 FTW3 Edition 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s) (Model: 132-GT-E768-TR)
System Memory: 12GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1200W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB 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: 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: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
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: - 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: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (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
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Posts: 16314 		  Quote Alex Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 8:18pm
If you like the chassis you selected, and want a X58 based system, you should change your memory from 12GB to 6GB. The difference between the two, especially in gaming is not even noticeable. It will shave off a few hundred and bring you in your budget.

Other than that, it looks great!
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Thank you for the response.  I will think about that.  My thinking is that maybe this year 6 GB is enough, but do you think next year games/applications will come out where I would need to upgrade the RAM anyway?  If not then I should definitely take it off, but if so then it might be worth it to have extra RAM.  What do you think?



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RAM is a really easy upgrade to do, even as a total inside your PC's guts novice.
 
If you go that route, just ask them when you place the order, tell them you want 3X2GB DIMMs(assuming your aiming for the tripple channel), then you can later add another 3X2GB to the 3 remaining slots later on when you think you start to need it.
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6GB is more then enough now, and its will be a few years before it won't.

What is the resolution you gonna be gaming at?

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I am using 1920x1200 right now but would like to run at 2560x1600 at ultra settings and still maintain high fps.  I want to use top settings at all games at highest resolutions but without spending on parts that do not help that much Big%20Smile

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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 18 Mar 2011 at 1:47am
a pc for 1900 x 1200 and for 2560 x 1600 are gonna be 2 different setup, also for 2560 x 1600 and what your are requesting, you might want tri sli.

if that is the case I would wait for the highend SB cpus that will be out Q4 of this year, the current SB cpus are better then the old ones (i7 9xx), but are not great for tri sli, the highend versions would be, I would hate to have you drop so much money on a i7 9xx weaker cpu, when the big boys will be out in a few month and be much more powerfull, I can't wait to see what a 6 core and * core SB will do, when the SB quad core is more powerful then the 980x/990x.


but if you don't want to wait we can go with the i7 9xx, just understand that you are getting a weaker cpu for the money.

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Posts: 129 		  Quote Bensonc120 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 18 Mar 2011 at 11:16am
DST4ME,
 
I've been going back and forth as well on whether I should wait mainly because I heard SSD drives will be much cheaper in Q4.  However, I read somewhere in this forum that the i7 9xx are plenty for gaming purposes, but do you think that in order to run 2500x1600 smoothly you would need Tri Sli as well as the new SB processors?
 
 
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 19 Mar 2011 at 12:48am
Why spend money on old platform, when for the same money you can get a faster/smarter brain for the pc?

As far as needing tri sli for that res, it depends on the game, some games will run great with dual sli and some won't.

Honestly if I were you I would not throw money at a old platform, when teh newer one is more powerful clock for clock.

do you need the new SB cpu to do tri sli or run smooth at 2560 x 1600? no, are you gonna get better performance for your money from the current/future SB cpus? yes.

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DST4ME,

Just wondering if you were to choose a motherboard strictly for performance and price was not an issue, which one would you choose and why?

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Right now it would depend on my needs, for gaming pc and sli here, I would choose deluxe mobo, cause it got everything I need, I'm not a fan of paying more for things I will never notice/use.

For my use that would be a different story.

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