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Post Date: 2010-08-08
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    Posted: 08 Aug 2010 at 3:25pm
I've spent days tring to put this build togeather... Please recommend any changes that you feel would make a better gaming system. I need to come in around 3200 bucks... I do have a question about 1 2g video card or 2 1g cards... I'm thinking in the future the price will come down and I can add the second card then. Also is my cooling opeion good enough?  Thank you for your help.
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Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Assassin Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P6X58D Premium SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator GT with DHX Extreme Edition (CMT6GX3M3A1600C7)
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended)
Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) (NOTE: Disables 2 Front USB Ports)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)
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: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: !PROMOTION: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based)
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: 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: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: 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)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: McAfee Internet Security (Includes: AntiVirus, FireWall and AntiSpyware)
Office: Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student (PC Attach Key PKC)
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming USB Desktop (Multimedia Keyboard)
Mouse: Cooler Master  Sentinel Advance Gaming Mouse (High-Speed Gaming Grade)
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Xtra 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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you can save yourself a lot by building in special deals, the cases in black ops are pretty overpriced, and for 3200 max, you could get a much stronger gaming machine (assuming gaming is what youre building for)
 
$2939
 
the case you chose wont give you any gains over this much cheaper one, but you can get the raven2 case if you like assassins design.
 
dual 480s is about as high as you can get for gaming right now, reasonably
 
the noctua u12p is near the exact same as the 14 without the extra cost
 
im not a fan of mcafee, there are tons of free solutions these days
 
i wouldnt buy a keyboard or mouse here, you can get better prices, better return policies, and wider selections elsewhere
 
"adding a 2nd card later" is a bad idea in my opinion. get it now and enjoy it. or get a single card and pocket what you would waste on second copy of it after its outdated... and buy a NEW video card instead of adding more outdated hardware.
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Originally posted by socalviper

I've spent days tring to put this build togeather... Please recommend any changes that you feel would make a better gaming system. I need to come in around 3200 bucks...

What is your monitor's maximum resolution?

I do have a question about 1 2g video card or 2 1g cards... I'm thinking in the future the price will come down and I can add the second card then.

A 5970 "2GB" is actually just two underclocked 5870 1GB GPUs together in one card, and it is overpriced. I would never recommend it.

Motherboard: ASUS P6X58D Premium SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)

If you're picking it for the USB 3.0 you can just get an add-on USB 3.0 PCIe card for very cheap. If you're picking it for the SATA III 6Gb/s, don't.
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Wow... thanks for the fast response...
I will check the non black ops builds and prob. go with two GPU cards and the U12P fan as well as getting my keyboard and mouse else where... guess I was being lazy.
 
Ok, I'm busted... I did select my mobo for the USB 3.0.... what would be a good replacement mobo?
 
I was planning on buying a Samsung PX2370 monitor... any feedback here would be great... thanks again!
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Posts: 2247 		  Quote Dragoonseal Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Aug 2010 at 4:25pm
Originally posted by socalviper

Wow... thanks for the fast response...
I will check the non black ops builds and prob. go with two GPU cards

But what is your monitor's maximum resolution? If it's only 1920x1200 or lower two GPUs is just plain wasteful when a single 480 works great.
 
Ok, I'm busted... I did select my mobo for the USB 3.0.... what would be a good replacement mobo?

The EVGA x58 LE. SATA III is pointless, but USB 3.0 is usable if you actually have any external storage devices that could benefit from the speed and use them often, but just get a USB 3.0 PCIe add on card for that.


Edited by Dragoonseal - 08 Aug 2010 at 4:28pm
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