PCI-E 3.0?

What would one need pci 3.0 for to begin with? nobody is maxing out pci 2.0 yet.

I believe support for pci 3.0 starts with x79, again not that its needed, IMHO by the time we need it, its time for a pc upgrade anyways.

your config needs lot of changes if you want good reliability and performance and your money's worth.

tom's hardware is full of bs, don't waste your time there.

what is your budget and do you want to game at 2 x 1600x1200? also please post your config number.

No body here is gonna tell you to go with 580 anyways.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Jan 2012 at 7:15pm

Well as I mentioned by the time you need pci-e 3.0 it will be time for a new pc (aka 4 years or so from now if that), there are no new cards coming out that will max out pci-e 2.0 let along 3.0.

as for tom'shardware, its not my assessment, its a fact, most users know they are full bs info, I myself was on there for 2 years till I got tired of fighting all the bs info there, but I just provide the info, you decide what you want to do with it.

better source of info are guru3d, anandtech, driveheaven, tho I'm not saying they are correct 100%, nobody is, but those 3 sites are much much much more creditable/reliable then sites like tom's.

heck if it was not for sites like toms most of us would not need to be here to clear up the bs info, most of it is from toms, unfortunately they are popular with the newer crowd mainly so most people go there first and thus the bs info begins.(not saying you are new or part of the new crowd).

If you dont want sli then 750hx psu is what you want.

if you do want sli then the 1050hx is what you want, unless you want to go with the 850hx which is a great psu also, I don't recommend or ever use the tx or lower model psus from corsair, the hx and ax have a 7 year warranty and proven track record for performance and reliability.

I for much better airflow, less noise, better performance and reliability, I would go with this instead, all you do is add a 1TB BC when prices of hdds come back down to normal:

Here you go Ticket# 643758 --- $2,400 (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 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: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
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 & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) (Lite-On iHBS112)
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 2.5GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA 025-P3-1579-BR)
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 Professional (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: 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

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan

Ask for vcore lower then 1.4 for your oc.

if for some reason you still think you want pci 3.0 then we need to go to x79 and that is not gonna be in your budget.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Jan 2012 at 9:06pm