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Post Date: 2012-01-23
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    Posted: 23 Jan 2012 at 7:50am
1) Budget: under 4000 but would like to get it around 3000
2) Expectations: might try a triple display in the future but for now just have a 30" with 2500x1600
 
3) Usage: Gaming SWTOR, guild wars 2, Diablo 3, but I want these games to run flawlessly, also play Skyrim/dragonage on my ps3 because the pc I have now doesn't match its performance.
 
4) Special Needs: none really, have keyboard, mouse, monitor
 
5) Questions: Ram 8gb of 1600mhz or 2000mhz
                       GPU: Dual 570 2.5gbs or Dual 580 1.5 gbs
 
6) Extra info:  I just started playing SW:TOR and my old gaming machine just is not cutting it, it is a homemade machine which I was going to do again but after reading up on DS I believe that there are numerous benefits to letting them build it for me.  This is the build I was looking at is it enough, not enough, overkill?
 
3900$
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Assassin Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 2000MHz GTX-8 Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Seagate Barracuda (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (Model: ST500DM002)
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(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Blue) (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Graphics Boost: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial 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: - 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
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Posts: 2254 		  Quote FrankW Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 23 Jan 2012 at 9:33am
Hi Gutless,

You need to decide if you really want to go three screens in the future and if you will be gaming on just one. If what you do in the future requires Tri-SLI then you need the Corsair 1200w power supply. If you stick with gaming on just one 30" screen then dual SLI is OK with the Corsair 1050.

It seems like you are just strictly a gamer and you probably don't need the X79 platform. The 2600K will give you want you need with two 570 2.5Gb for less money than going with the 3930K and the 580s. There is no game out today that is using the power of the 6 core X79. The 580 is good for your resolution but I would want the 3Gb and that pushes up the cost.

Just giving you some balance between cost and performance to think about.

1. DS 1600 memory is what you want. You will be paying more for the same performance with the 2000.

2. The Intel 320 series is a better choice in the SSD.

3. I would drop the Sabertooth and move up to the Deluxe Mobo.

4. You are going air so get the HAF-X case. Much better air flow.

5. With the HAF-X case you don't want to upgrade to the performance fans. The HAF comes with one 230mm and two 200mm fans. If you want blue fans then change them out for 200mm fans. The front fan in the HAF-X is red. You will want to add the fourth 200mm fan to the top of the HAF-X. The performance fans are 120mm.

6. You don't want to boost the Video cards. The Nvidia cards, especially the 580s, are already high performance cards. I wouldn't want to stress them any more.

7. Don't have DS strip the OS. Do it yourself after you have the computer all set up and operating the way you want it to. If DS does it they may remove something you want to use. If it has been deleted or shut off you might have a hard time finding it again or turning it back on.

8. You forgot to order your free T-Shirt.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 23 Jan 2012 at 9:37am
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Posts: 13000 		  Quote Tidgxor Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 23 Jan 2012 at 7:59pm
Gutless,

FrankW has given you some good advice, I would definitely take into consideration what he has to say. I'd also second the importance of more VRAM for you considering your resolution. The future monitor situation is definitely a key factor as you ponder your purchase.

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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 1:39pm
For gaming 8GB of 1600MHz DS ram is more then enough.

for your res money is best spent on sli 570 2.5GB, you will not see a difference between that and sli 580.

Drop the led fans they are 6 smaller louder 120mm fans vs the 200mm quiet fans of haf as frank mentioned, if you want led fans on haf x let us know we will point you to proper 200mm led fans to get for your case.

os boost is pointless you will see no gains, but if you need one of those services then you may have a headache on your hands.

if you want tri sli ability then stay with x79 but you need to go with 1200w corsair psu, if not then go to p67 for dual sli you spend less and get the same performance.

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