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Post Date: 2011-12-09
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    Posted: 09 Dec 2011 at 1:14pm
Guys, the current build that I am thinking of purchasing comes with a 800W Corsair GS  and I am planning on upgrading to the 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX for an additional $144. Do you guys think this is worth the upgrade?  Here are the specs of the computer I will be purchasing:
 
i7 3930k overclocked to between 4.0-4.5ghz
ASUS rampage 4 extreme x79 motherboard
16gb ram
GTX580 video card (one card)
 
For $144, should i Upgrade to the larger power supply?
 
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thats a great power supply. and you're going to need the power for SLI. but those specs are not the 'best bang for your buck'.
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The Corsair 800W should be enough to power that system. We do run a PSU load test on the system before it ships to ensure you have enough power. However, if you want to make future upgrades to the system such as a 2nd video card for SLI, it might be a good idea to make the investment now to save money later and time with re-wiring the whole system.
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Posts: 612 		  Quote kane860 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 09 Dec 2011 at 2:56pm
Thanks Alex, I will be going with the larger power supply now so I dont have to worry about it later.
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Posts: 196 		  Quote sneaky George W Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 09 Dec 2011 at 2:58pm
Kane,
if you give us your budget, what you're hoping to do with the system and what resolution your monitor(s) are we can get you a system that will give you the best bang for your buck.
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Sneaky George:  my budget is around $3000, I am using an HP 24" monitor with resolution of 1900 x 1200.  I do a lot of multitasking and audio editing, some video editing.  I have debated whether I wanted to go with the 2600k or the 3930k and have decided on the 3930k.   I am looking for more than what I need. My build # is 629960 if you wanted to see the specs that I was going with.  Thanks
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based on my knowledge of your needs i believe that this build would give you the best performance for your money. its very similar to mine, which i love, and only max out when im folding or benchmarking.

629964

for your resolution the best bang for your buck are 570's, the 2.5gb version will let you add more monitors. I gave you 16GB of ram since you do editing and stuff. the HAF X gives you the best air flow, and if you want it to be blue, they can order the blue version of it. (thats what i got).
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Posts: 196 		  Quote sneaky George W Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 09 Dec 2011 at 3:23pm
if you really want the 3930k it'll raise the price of your system by about $400, and i dont think you'll see that big of a performance increase.
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Posts: 612 		  Quote kane860 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 09 Dec 2011 at 3:33pm

The 3930k is included in that build that I have mentioned.  I am at about $3000.  Also by the way, in the build you created, I see that you included two 570's in SLI but I am not much of a gamer.  I do play one game actually, Microsoft Flight Simulator X and this game does not take advantage of SLI.  In fact from all the research I have done, SLI is bad for the game.  Anyhow, thanks for the feedback though. 

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@kane860 please read here and continue this topic there

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